Cool Yule Christmas Music

'Tis the season to break out all my Christmas CD's and even my old cassettes, so I can get my fix of Christmas music. Since I don't listen to it the rest of the year, I only have so long to work through all of them, especially since I keep adding to the collection every year. As a general rule, I prefer the classics. For me, it's just not Christmas without Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, Rosemary Clooney, Andy Williams or The Carpenters. But every once in awhile, I really enjoy something new, like The Barenaked Ladies and Sarah Mclaughlin singing "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/We Three Kings".

So far this year, my favorites have been The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and The King's Singers "Rejoice and Be Merry" (thanks to Steph for giving it to me), and Gladys Knight and The Saints Unified Voices Christmas CD. I've been listening to them over and over again. And the MoTab, thanks to Mac Wilberg, does this totally awesome version of "O Holy Night" (which we all know is the most beautiful Christmas hymn ever written).

Another fave that I've listen to several times already is my Rockapella Christmas CD. They do a really cool a capella version of "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch".

How 'bout you? Any all time Christmas music favorites you'd care to share? I'm always on the lookout for cool yule tunes.

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Anonymous said…

yup i agree, i also like Christmas music.

February 3, 2009 at 8:12 PM

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