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2008
Playlist |
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While all of the CDs on this playlist 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 ***
Christmas Spirit Award (unlike the other two designations, this reflects
spirit, and musical quality alone is not enough to gain this designation) Where
to acquire the CDs listed here? Apart from the links (just click any
CD's title below), the two main sources are amazon.com and cdbaby.com.
For a cappella CDs, the two sources are singers.com and a-cappella.com.
Thursday, December 18 Little River Band - "We
Call It Christmas" 3, 6, 10 Gretchen Peters - "Northern
Lights" 4, 6, 8, 10 Mulberry Lane - "Christmas
Spirit" 7, 9, 11, 13 Lucas Prata - "Christmas
with."4, 6, 9 Neil Sedaka - "The
Miracle of Christmas" 6 Marni Nixon - "My Christmas Card To You" Crestriders, The - "Cowabunga Christmas" 3, 5, 7, 10, 11 Various
- "All Wrapped
Up!"2, 3, 5 Various (Ecko
Records) - "It's Christmas,
Baby" 2, 3, 6, 7 Boxmasters, The - "Christmas
Cheer" 1, 3, 6, 8 Honky Tonk
Confidential - "Who Gets
The Fruitcake This Year?"1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 12 Faith Hill - "Joy
to the World" 2 (3:37) 4 (3:08) 9 (2:38) 11 (4:54) Bob Piorun - "It's Christmas"3, 4, 5, 6, 9 *Cadillacs, The - "Cad Tidings" 2, 4, 5, 6, 9 Teresa Carpio - "A
Family Christmas Album" 1, 5, 7,
10, 11 *Brian McKnight - "I'll
Be Home for Christmas" 3, 5, 6, 10, 11 Christine Lavin & The Mistletones - "The Runaway
Christmas Tree: Favorite Holiday Songs and Bedtime Stories" 1, 2, 4,
10, 12, 13 *Various - "(Little
Steven's Underground Garage Presents) Christmas A Go Go"
1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 13 Various
- "Happy
Holidays from Paradiddle Records" 1, 3, 7,
8 Various - "We Wish
You A Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New Year"
3, 7, 9 Mike Campese - "The
Meaning of Christmas" 2, 4, 8, 10 KevOz - "A
Very Merry Christmas" 2, 5, 7, 9 Ranlom - "Going
On Holiday" 2, 6, 7 Van Cooper - ".Late
Night Holiday Listening" 2, 5, 7, 10 Doug Astrop - "Holiday
Sounds" 3, 4, 6 Various
- "Lords a
Leaping Vol. III" 2, 5, 6, 7 PEAS featuring Rachel Leslie - "A
Christmas Chill" 1, 3, 6, 10 Various
- "Divin Enfant" 1, 2, 3, 6 Friday, December 19 Keri Noble - "Winter Comes Again"
2, 3, 4, 6 *Ledisi - "It's
Christmas" 2, 5, 6 Seay - "A Winter Blessing -
Songs for the Season" 2, 6, 7 ***Chris Trapper - "It's Christmas
Time" 2, 4, 5, 6 Silver Belles, The - "'Tis The
Season" 5, 8, 11 Johnny Mann Singers - "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" 3, 6, 9, 12
Octappella - "Christmas" 3, 4, 5, 6 *Inner Voices - "Greetings
of the Season" 1, 4, 5, 10, 14 *Various - "Peace
On Earth- Peaceful Holiday Songs" 1, 5, 6, 7 **Brethren - "Then
Christmas Comes" 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 11 Ali Matthews - "Looling for Christmas" 3, 4, 5 Enya - "And
Winter Came" - 4, 8, 12 CHICKAdivas, The - "Wintersong" 4 (2:47) 5 (3:10) 11 (2:50) 12
(2:12) 15 (2:51) *The Essentials - "Remember
December" 4, 6, 7, 10 Connie Hill/Sarah Morrau/Nita
Velo -
"Halleluiah!" 6, 7, 8, 9 (get it from CDBaby) *Haven Quartet - "An
Acappella Christmas" 1, 3, 5, 8, 11 **Cheryl Branz - "The
Christmas Gift" 2, 3, 6, 9 **Straight No Chaser - "Holiday
Spirits" 7, 8, 10, 12, 13 Janey Clewer and Randy Waldman - "Your
Favorite Christmas CD" 1, 3, 4, 7 Praise-apella - "The
Perfect Gift" 1, 5, 7 Loreena McKennitt - "A Midwinter Night's
Dream" 1, 7, 11 **An Octave Above - "Come
on and Take A Sleigh Ride" 1, 7, 9, 11 Frank Sinatra - "The
Christmas Collection" 1, 2, 6, 12, 18 *Harry Connick,
Jr. - "What A Night!"
12, 14 Saturday, December 20 Folger Consort - "A Medieval Christmas"1 , 20, 23, 25, 26 L'Arte Synve Lundgren, Johanna Fernholm - "Scandinavian
Christmas" - 3, 5, 8, 13, 18, 27 * Iza - "Noel en Maramures" 1, 5 Corou de Berra - "Noels
Provencaux et Nicois"
5, 7, 10, 13 Yann-Fanch Kemener, Aldo Ripoche - "Noel
en Bretagne" 7, 11 Choir of * *BBC Concert Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin - Leroy
Anderson - Sleigh Ride & Other Bella Voce Women's Chorus of Counterpoint & the VSO Brass Quintet - "Christmas
in Vermont" - 12, 23, 1-3 ( Kairos: A Consort of Singers - "Christus Natus Est" 12, 16, 18, 19, 21 *Clarion Brass Choir - "Nutcracker
Suite Dreams" - 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Mignarda
- "Duo Seraphim: Lute
Songs & Solos for Advent & Christmas Tide" 8, 11, 16, 18 *Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra, The, with the King's Singers - "Rejoice and Be Merry" 2, 5, 8, 13 *Imani Winds - "This
Christmas" - 2, 4, 7, 12 Kolner Kantorei, Volker Hempfling - "Advent"
- 12, 14, 15, 19 Burning River Brass - "Christmas
Around The World" 12, 14 Monday, December 22 Minister Win Thompkins - "Foot
Stompin Christmas" - 1, 4, 9 Coko - "A Coko
Christmas" - 2, 5, 6, 9 Travis Cottrell - "Ring The
Bells" - 2, 4, 6 Jeff Majors - "Sacred Holidays"
- 4, 6, 9 Shane & Shane - "Glory In The
Highest" 1, 3, 7, 10 Paul Morton - "Paul Morton's
Christmas" - 5, 9 Gaither Vocal Band - "Christmas Gaither Vocal
Band Style" 5, 7, 8, 10 *Lenny LeBlanc - "Christmas
Night" - 1, 2, 3, 7, 8 Various - "Christmas Gospel
Heritage" - 5, 6, 9 Caleb Collins - "Christmas"
2, 5, 13 *Various
- "Essential
LDS Christmas" 2, 3, 5, 9, 12 Various - "Sharing Christmas:
Songs for the Season" 2, 8 Bishop T.D. Jakes - "The Gift That
Remains" 4, 6, 9 Mary Donnelly Haskell - "Just in Time
for Christmas" 2, 4 Marnell
- "Come to the
Manger" 5, 6, 9 Various - "X Christmas" -
3, 6, 9, 13 Various - "The Gospel
Christmas Project" 4, 6, 16 Sixpence None The Richer - "The Dawn of Grace"
3, 6, 8, 10 *Sara Groves - "O
Holy Night" 3, 4, 6, 10 Annie Moses Band - "This Glorious
Christmas" 5, 6, 9, 11 Loose Ties - "Yule
Ties" - 2, 5, 6, 8, 13 Alison Brown Quartet with Joe Craven - "Evergreen"
1, 3, 6 Rose and Thistle Band - "Celtic
Christmas" 3, 5, 7 Reilly - "Kick Ass Celtic
Christmas" -7, 9, 11 Gordon Rydquist - "Have
Yourself a Global Little Christmas" - 3, 4, 7, 11 Beth Pederson - "Christmas In Their
Eyes" - 3, 8, 9, 12 Tuesday, December 23 Spyro Gyra - "A Night Before
Christmas" - 5, 6, 9 *Al Jarreau - "Christmas"
1, 2, 7, 8 Various
- "Putumayo Presents A
Jazz & Blues Christmas" - 2, 4, 5, 7 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Jazz
Ensemble I, The - "Christmas Day, My
Favorite Day" - 1, 4, 6 Tony Bennett with the Count Basie Band - "A
Swingin' Christmas" 2, 7, 9, 11 Tim Green & Trio Cambia
- "Change of
Seasons" - 1, 6 Various -
"Verve Unmixed
Christmas" - 3, 6 Various -
"Verve Remixed
Christmas" - 3, 6 *Judy Roberts & Jackie Allen - "Santa
Baby" 4, 10, 16 Royce Campbell - "A
Jazz Guitar Christmas Vol. II" - 5, 7, 9 Mariah Hortons-M Sandberg Duo "Christmas
Jazz" 5, 6, 8, 9 John Garvey - "Holly and Hearth" 1, 3, 8, 11 John Garvey - "A Christmas Motley" - 4, 5, 10 (get
John's CDs at cdbaby.com) Bradley Joseph - "Christmas
Around The World" - 9, 11, 12 Lorie Line and her Pop Christmas Orchestra - "Christmas
Around The World" - 5, 8, 9 Amy Lauren - "Winter &
Christmas" - 1, 4, 9, 15 Gary Smith - "Country Piano
Christmas" - 1, 8, 11, 12 David Arkenstone - "Christmas
Lounge: A Holiday Chillout Mix" - 7, 8, 11 Pamela Howland - "Have
Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"- 1, 3, 5, 7, 10 Lisa Addeo - "Spirit
of the Holidays" CD 1: 2, 6, 7 Ken Elkinson - "Generations
of Yuletide" - 3, 8, 12 Chip Mergott - "O Holy Night: Christmas Carols for Keyboard" -
4, 6, 9, 13 Frank Argento - "Christmas
Piano" - 2, 3, 8 Various - "A Piano Christmas in
the 1920s" - 4, 6, 8, 10 Bradley Joseph - "Classic
Christmas" - 2, 6, 10 John Erickson - "A
Feeling of Christmas"- 1, 5, 7, 11 Doug Hammer - "Noel"
- 2, 6, 8, 15 Café Accordion Orchestra - "Café
Christmas" - 6, 8, 10 Wednesday, December 24 Norbertine Fathers of St.
Michael's Abbey - "Christmas at St.
Michael's Abbey" 12-16 Gloriae Dei Cantores - "Be Merry! Celebrate Advent and Christmas with Gloriae Dei Cantores"
- 1, 6, 9, 13, 15 Colin Andrews - "Hommage
á Messiaen" - 10 * **musica intima - "O
Nata Lux" - 3,
4, 8, 9, 14 Sissel, with Jose Carreras - "Northern
Lights" - 8, 12 ** *M. Dee Stewart & Fabio Sampo - "Trombone Ornaments:
Seasonal Music for Two Trombones and Jazz Rhythm Section" - 1, 3, 6,
7, 8 **Conspirare - "Love
Again: Christmas at the Carillon 2007" - 8-10, 26-29 *Clarion Brass Choir - "A Partridge In A Pear
Tree" - 9, 11 Las Cantantes (Women's Choir, U
of * *Peter Richard Conte, City of * * * St. Mark's Cathedral Choir (Seattle) - "How
Brightly Shines The Morning Star" - 5, 17, 18 Burning River Brass - "Christmas
Around The World" - 4, 6, 8, 10 Thursday, December 25 *Kohala - "Kohala Christmas"- 1, 7, 9 Trinidadio Steel Drum
Ensemble - "Christmas in
Paradise" - 2, 6 Amjad Ali Khan - "Hope"
- 4, 8 Gregg Hansen - "The Six Strings of Christmas" Doc Heide & Eric Lewis - "Christmas
in Door County" - 3, 6, 9, 11 Phil Passen with Tom Conway - "Cold
Frosty Morning" - 7, 11 Ian Hattwick - "Christmas
Snowfall" - 9, 10, 17 Alexander Zonjic
& Ervin *Various - "Holiday
Blues in Greens" (get it on CDBaby - all
proceeds benefit American Cancer Society) - 3, 6, 8, 11, 12 Douglas Blue Feather - "Kokopelli Christmas" - 6, 13 *Michael McCabe - "Acoustic
Christmas" - 1, 3, 5, 8, 14 John Kovac - "Harp!
The Herald Angels' Strings" - 1, 4, 5, 11 *Richard Gilewitz - "Strings for a Season" - 1, 7, 10, 11, 15 Janet Harbison
and the Irish Harp Orchestra - "A Christmas
Collection" - 3, 6, 12, 15 Jim "Kimo"
West - "Kimo's
Hawaiian Slack Key Christmas" - 1, 2, 8, 11 Anne & Pete Sibley - "Winter on the Great Divide" *Dave Stryker - "Six String
Santa" - 1, 3, 4, 12, 15 Maya - "In The Spirit"
- 3, 6, 7, 16 *Various Steve and Ruth Smith - "An Appalachian
Winter" - 1, 3, 6, 10, 13 *Heidi O'Gara Jellison - "Christmas Harp" - 12, 14, 16, 20 **Kevin Ramessar - "Acoustic
Christmas" - 1, 2, 4, 7, 8 ...plus
a half-hour of my customary closing pieces |