page Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 I think I have a cassette of the Carpenters singing carols somewhere, can't remember the title of the album though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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A Lark Ascending Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 I think I have a cassette of the Carpenters singing carols somewhere, can't remember the title of the album though. Might it have been in Bethlehem? That stable probably needed fixing up and they might have been singing in their break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
page Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 I think I have a cassette of the Carpenters singing carols somewhere, can't remember the title of the album though. Might it have been in Bethlehem? That stable probably needed fixing up and they might have been singing in their break. I'm not sure. I'll have to look for it, it is probably in the attic. I do not play my cassettes very often these days, but I still have some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 If you're a fan of NIck Lowe's current 'crooner' phase, there's some good stuff here - incl some originals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 Not strictly a Christmas album but does have a nice winter/holiday vibe to it. All instrumental (with some backing wordless choir vocals on some tracks), mellow progressive rock album featuring some beautiful guitar playing by Andrew Latimer. Camel - The Snow Goose (1975) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 I see that an old Paul Revere and the Raiders Christmas album which I don't recall called A Christmas Present...and Past has been re-released, and is up on Spotify as well. http://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Present-Past-Revere-Raiders/dp/B000AXWHLW/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1386827481&sr=1-1&keywords=paul+revere+and+the+raiders+christmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Staple Singers - 25th Day of December (Riverside). From their early-60s Riverside stint, when they were still a raw, unadorned gospel group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
page Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 So today at work I heard a song and I recognized the singer but thought: "Which song is that?" So I looked for the playlist of the radio station and I saw "What are you doing New Year's Eve?" with the album cover that belonged with it and I thought: "I have that album myself!" Since I usually do not listen to Christmas music outside the season, I hadn't recognized it. I bought the album at the time since I had to perform a song at a Christmas recital and had picked a classic, but really liked the rendition of this singer and wanted to do something similar. That song was "Christmas time is here." Still, one of my favourites, although not my favourite Christmas song. The album: Christmas Songs by Diana Krall This is my favourite Christmas song of all time: Fay Lovsky - Christmas was a friend of mine. Fay is a wonderful talented musician, talented in many ways. I have admired her for a long time. She plays several instruments with the theremin and singing saw among them. This was her first hit probably and I never forgot about her so I play it every year. I especially like the choir part at the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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page Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 (edited) Bugge Wesseltoft is wonderful jazz pianist. I still have to get this album, but I didn't get to it yet as I want to get his album "Songs" first. Can't buy everything at once. This is the title track: Bugge Wesseltoft - It's snowing on my piano Edited December 14, 2013 by page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedR Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 James Taylor At Christmas. A holiday favorite of my wife and mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted O'Reilly Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 From the more jazz-traditional side, there's a terrific LP (never on CD?) by the World's Greatest Jazz Band of Yank Lawson and Bob Haggart. And another that always appeals by the Black Eagle Jazz Band... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 (edited) A lovely one I've recently acquired. French folky stuff - lovely vocals, folky instrumentation. French folk music does not seem to get much attention outside of France - I have a couple of dozen discs but getting any idea of the history, key performers, best records etc is hard. Everything seems to stop after Alan Stivell, Malicorne and Pierre Bensusan. I do like the hurgy-gurdy/bagpipe driven stuff. Edited December 18, 2013 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted December 25, 2013 Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 I totally love Blue Christmas by Elvis Presley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted December 25, 2013 Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 I totally love Blue Christmas by Elvis Presley And there's a 6 1/2 minute version of Charles Brown's Merry Christmas Baby that's really good on a cd called "Reconsider Baby (Elvis Sings the Blues)". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted December 25, 2013 Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 Charles Brown Please Come Home For Christmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homefromtheforest Posted December 25, 2013 Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 I always pull out my John Fahey Christmas CDs/Lps this time of year. He brings his dynamic sensitivity to this wonderful music... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted December 25, 2013 Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 Charles Brown Please Come Home For Christmas This King album is a favorite of mine. It goes in and out of print. I see that the CD is now going for $39.87, but the cassette is going for only $2.75 http://www.amazon.com/Please-Come-Christmas-Charles-Brown/dp/B0000017BB/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1387950400&sr=1-2&keywords=charles+brown+please+come+home+for+christmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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