While all of the CDs on the playlists
were good enough to be on my show, some deserve to be singled out with the
following awards:
(*) Recording of Special Merit
(**) Recording of Exceptional Merit
Where to acquire the CDs listed here?
Apart from the links in the reviews, the two main sources are amazon.com and
cdbaby.com. For a cappella CDs, the two prime sources are singers.com and
a-cappella.com.
"Christmas Jam" - Various
Artists - 1, 2, 3, 6, 10, 11, 18 (call 715-294-2499 for info on obtaining this
one)
"A Kindie
Christmas" - The Hipwaders - 3, 7, 10
"Family Force 5's Christmas
Pageant" - Family Force 5 - 1, 3, 5, 6, 9
"A Dreaded Xmas" - Those
Dreaded Gnats - 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
(*)"Winterbloom: Tradition
Rearranged: - Duvekot, Heaton, Hutchinson,
Zukerman - 2, 3, 5, 7
"On The Holiday Highway" -
The Christmas Jug Band - 2, 4, 10
"Do You Hear?" - Eric Loy -
5, 7, 10
"Putumayo Presents A Family
Christmas" - Various Artists - 3, 5, 6, 7, 8
"An Awful Christmas and a Lousy
New Year" - Swamp Dogg - 2, 3, 7, 8
"Gift Wrapped" - Brenda Kaye
Pierce - 1, 3, 6, 7, 11
"The Magic of Christmas" -
Lisa Kessler - 3, 5, 13
"A Holiday to Remember" -
Audrey Malone & Michael Evans - 1, 4, 7, 9
"The Sounds of Christmas
2009" - Various Artists - 13, 14, 7, 9
The first part of today's program comes from
"Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier - Weihnacht mit den Essener Domsigknaben" - 1, 2, 3, 15, 16, 17
"Von Himmel
Hoch - Weihnachtliche Kantaten
und Motetten Norddeutscher
Meister" - 3, 4, 6, 8
"Wie Schon Leuchtet der Morgenstern - Musik zur Weihnachtszeit" - Fautando Koln - 9-14
(*)"Vidimus
Stellam" - Schola Gregoriana Monacensis - 5, 7, 9,
12
"Der
Tag der ist so freudenreich - Munchner Weihnachtsmusik des 16. Jahrhunderts"
- Die Gruppe fur Alte Musik Munchen - 1, 5, 9
"Es stot
Ein Lind in Himelrich"
- Freiburger Domsingknaben,
Freiburger Spielleyt - 6,
7, 10, 11
(*)"Lund an es
Liacht - Tiroler Volksweisen zur Weihnacht" - Osttiroler Viergesang, Konigswiesener Stubensmusik - 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 17, 19
"Europaische Weihnacht" - Knabenchor
Hannover - 10-20
"Ein
Kind is uns Geboren" -
Augsburger Domsigknaben
- 3, 5, 6, 10, 11, 20
"Stille
Nacht...German Carols" - RIAS Kammerchor - 1, 4, 7, 11, 14, 17
(*)"Frohlocket
ihr Volker auf Erden -
German Romantic Christmas" - Munchener Bach-Chor - 2, 6, 7, 9, 11, 14, 17
"Zu Weihnachten in Deutschland" - Knabenchor
Hannover - 2, 4, 18, 21, 26
The remainder comes from other European countries and
Canada
(**)"What If Mozart Wrote 'White
Christmas'" - The Northern Lights Orchestra - 1, 2, 11, 12
(*)"Magnum Mysterium"
- Grex Vocalis - 1, 4, 13,
15, 16
"Julemesse
- Missa in Nativitate
Domini" - Solvguttene - 3, 4, 12, 18, 19
"a un nino
llorando" - Quink
Vocal Ensemble - 8, 9, 10, 17, 20, 22, 24
"The Manchester Carols" -
The Manchester Carollers & the Northern Chamber
Orchestra - 1, 5, 7, 9
"Carols by Candlelight - Music
for Advent and Christmas" - The Choir of Magdalen
College, Oxford - 2, 4, 10, 11, 16, 21
(*)"In Terra Pax
- A Christmas Anthology" - City of London Choir, Bournemouth Symphony
Orchestra, soloists - 2, 4, 6
"Le premier noel" - Marc Hervieux - 4, 6, 15
(*)"A Chatman Christmas" -
University of British Columbia Singers - 1, 3, 5, 9, 12, 15, 18
"Celebremos
el Nino - Christmas Delights from the Mexican Baroque" - The Rose Ensemble
- 1, 5, 11
The focus
of today's program is popular music, in many varieties
"The Very Best of
Christmas" (Trippin 'n' Rhythm Records) - 1, 3,
8, 10
"Christmas in New Orleans"
- New Orleans' Own Dukes of Dixieland - 1, 4, 9, 10, 14
(*)"Hot Club Cool
Yule" - Hot Club of San Francisco - 2, 3, 6, 9, 10
(*)"Blues, Blues Christmas -
Volume 2 1926-1958" CD 1: 3, 4, 6, 9, 14, 17, 19; CD 2: 4, 5,
11, 13, 14
"Every Kind of Christmas" -
Texas Gypsies - 1, 3, 4, 7, 10
"How the Groove Stole
Christmas" - Dr. Zoot - 4, 5, 6, 14
(*)"Yuletide Groove" - Typhanie Monique, Neal Alger & Friends - 1, 3, 5,
9
"Jazzy Brass for the
Holidays" - Eddie Allen - 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12
(*)"You and Me by the Christmas
Tree" - Krisanthi Pappas - 1, 6, 8, 13, 14
"Smooth Soul Holiday" (NuGroove Records) - Various Artists - 1, 4, 6, 9, 12
"The Knight Before
Christmas" - Charles Hayes - 4, 7
"Trio West Plays Holiday Songs
Vol. 2" = Trio West - 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10
(*)"Peace on Earth" -
Monika Herzig - 3, 9, 10, 11
(*)"One Wish" - Johanna
Sillanpaa - 1, 3, 5, 8, 9
"Bossa
Nova Christmas" - Jack Jezzro & Friends
- 1, 3, 4, 9, 10
"Christmas with Moogstar" - Moogstar
& Company - 1, 2, 4, 5
(**)"Christmas with the Annie Moses
Band" -The Annie Moses Band - 1, 4, 7, 9
"Do You Hear What I Hear?"
- Aaron Meyer - 1, 3, 10
"Eban Schletter's Cosmic Christmas" - 4, 9, 11, 14
"Joy to the World: A
Bluegrass Christmas" - Charlie Daniels & Friends - 1, 3, 4, 6, 7
"Every Light That Shines at
Christmas" - Ernie Haase & Signature
Sound - 3, 5, 9, 10, 14
"Christmas with Bill
& Gloria Gaither and their Homecoming Friends" - 3, 6, 10,
11
"Jerry Christmas" - Jerry
Douglas - 2, 5, 7, 10, 12
(*)"Christmas Bright and
Beautiful" - Annie Moses Band - 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 12
"The Holiday Spirit" -
Aaron Meyer - 7, 9
The focus of today's program is popular vocal music
"Christmas Is Easy When Love's Around" - Tey
- 3, 7, 8, 9
'Christmas Jam II - The Best of the Midwest" -
5, 8, 11, 13, 14
(*)"Christmas Time Is Here"
- Colin Farish, Bob Phillips, Eddie Erickson
& Friends - 2, 3, 5, 10
"Christmas in A Cappella" -
Tina Lambert - 4, 9, 14, 15
"The Ghosts of Christmas
Past" - George Simonovich & Harry Kopy - 4, 5, 6, 13
"Comfort and Joy" - John
Cowan - 4, 8, 10, 12
"Connie Talbot's Holiday
Magic" - Connie Talbot - 3, 8, 9, 12
(*)"Nollaig: An
Irish Christmas" - Carroll Brown & Harry O'Donoghue
- 4, 8, 11, 13
"Wait With Me" - Susan
Bailey - 1, 4, 9
"Oh, What A Gift" - Denise
Edwards - 1, 2
"Christmas" - Linda Gray -
4, 7, 9
"For the Holidays" - Artful
Touch and Duane Ingalls - 6, 11, 14
(*)"Dream Center Presents Dream
Christmas Vol. 1" - Various - 2, 5, 8, 10, 13
(*)"Christmas Once Again" -
Hilary Weeks - 3, 7, 11
"Beyond the Star" - Michael
Londra - 3, 5, 9, 10
"Merry Christmas, with
love" - Christy Jefferson - 2, 4, 6, 7, 10
"'Tis
the Season" - Tom Ball - 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7
(**)"One Small Boy" - Cori
Connors - 1, 2, 4, 6
"A Christmas Tale" - David
James - 1, 4, 5, 7
"Cold Blows the Day" -
Traveler's Dream - 1, 5, 6, 8
"A Christmas Postcard" -
Emerson, Brown & Donoghue - 3, 4, 8, 12
"Have A Fancy Yancy Christmas" - Yancy -
2, 6, 7, 8
"It's Christmas Time in the
City" - Michael Tinholme - 1, 5, 6, 7
"Holiday High" - Cadence
Spalding and Mars Lasar - 2, 4, 5, 10
"In the Spirit of Peace: An
Irish Holiday Celebration" - Inner Splendor Celtic Christmas Music - 5, 10
(**)"Salvation is Created - A
Christmas Record from Bifrost Arts" - 2, 7, 10
(*)"Colors of Christmas" -
Timberline Players - 1, 3, 7, 10
"Christmas Light" - Sheri
O'Meara, Locklin Road and Friends - 1, 4, 7, 9
"The Eller/Martin Christmas
Project" - JanElaine Eller & Chip
Martin - 1, 3, 4, 8
"Christmas Is..." -
Mark Masri - 3, 8, 10
"Smoky Mountain Holiday" -
John Deere American Music Series - 2, 3, 7, 9, 12, 17
"A Slide Guitar Christmas"
- Tom Mason - 1, 5, 9
The focus of today's program is American choral
groups
"Hear the
Christmas Angels" - Washington National Cathedral - 1, 8, 13, 17
(**)"And Glory Shone Around -
Early American Carols, Country Dances, Southern Harmony Hymns and Shaker
Spiritual Songs" - The Rose Ensemble - 2, 13, 14, 16, 17
"Es ist
ein Rose" - Pastyme
"Rejoice! - Another Christmas
with the Lesters" - Noel Lester, RoseAnn Markow Lester, Marie
Lester Loy, David Lester - 4, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 20
"Beautiful Star" - Schola Cantorum on Hudson - 5,
11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
"Winter Patterns" -
Peninsula Women's Chorus - 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13
(*)"Ring Christmas Bells" -
Mormon Tabernacle Choir - 1, 6, 12, 16
(*)"Carol of Joy" -
University of Utah Singers - 4, 6, 14, 15, 17, 18
(*)"The Majesty of
Christmas" - Southwestern Seminary Oratorio Chorus/Fort Worth Chamber
Orchestra - 1, 3, 5, 7, 12
"Christmas Tidings" -
Southwestern Seminary Oratorio Chorus/Fort Worth Chamber Orchestra - 3, 4, 7,
11, 17
(**)"Lay Me Low - 2008 Christmas
at the Carillon" - Conspirare - 6, 10, 14, 21,
22, 23
"A Song for Christmas" -
The Heartland Men's Chorus - 1, 4, 8, 14
"A New December" - The
Heartland Men's Chorus - 5, 7, 8, 12, 14
"The World's Desire - Christmas
at Loretto" - South Bend Chamber Singers
- 2, 6, 9, 11, 12
(*)"Emmanuel shall come to thee.
Noel" - 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 14, 19
(*)"Beautiful Star" - The
Century Men - 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17
"Sing in Exultation" -
Washington National Cathedral - 4, 13, 17, 19
(**)"Love Looked Down" -
National Lutheran Choir - 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 16
(*)"My Spirit Sings of Wondrous
Things - 2008 Christmas at St. Olaf" - CD 1: 2, 6, 15/CD 2: 2, 6, 9,
12, 17
(**)"Christmas at Luther 2008 -
Night of Glory, Dawn of Peace" - 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 15, 18, 19, 24, 28
"Celebrating Christmas at Luther
Vol. 1" - 6, 17
(**)"Angels and Fools - A
Christmas Collection Vol. 2" - Neal & Leandra
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 8
(*)"A Small Town Christmas"
- SimpleGifts with Billy McLaughlin - 4, 10,
11, 12 (3, 6, 8 played 12/24)
Music for a Silent Night - as always, I
saved some of the best for the last day
"Christmas Peace" - Solveig - 2, 6, 8, 11
"Christmas Memories!!!" -
Darlene Miller - 1, 5, 7, 9, 17, 19
(*)"O Tannenbaum"
- John Black - 3, 6, 7, 9, 14
"The Hymns and Carols of
Christmas" - Jim Brickman - 3, 4, 5, 10, 15
(*)"Angelsong
- A Celebration of Christmas" - Joanna Mell - 1,
4, 6, 10
"A Home Grown Christmas" -
Home Grown Trio - 1, 2, 5, 8
(*)"Merry Christmas to you"
- Marius Noss Gundersen -
3, 4, 5, 8, 9
(*)"Christmas Remembered" -
Wayne Gratz - 5, 9, 14, 15
(*)"Of Shepherds and
Angels" - SimpleGifts - 4, 7, 8, 12
(*)"Christmas Guitar Solos"
- Edward Wright - 2, 6, 10, 11, 17, 19
(**)"Christmas Lullabies" -
The O'Neill Brothers - 7, 10, 12
(**)"Joy to the World" -
Cynthia Cathcart - 3, 5, 6, 7, 13, 16
(**)"December Peace" -
Stanton Lanier - 3, 5, 9, 15
(**)"Acoustic Christmas" -
David Sinclair - 3, 5, 7, 9
(**)"Silent Night" - Dana
Cunningham - 2, 4, 6, 7
...and my traditional closing pieces from the Dale Warland
Singers, the Real Group, the Riga Radio Choir, and Tom Barabas