Christmas Favorites (Albums)

[Freddie French-Pounce]

 

[Sheriff John Stone]

I like Christmas albums by singers from the 1950's and 1960's including:

- Perry Como
- Andy Williams
- Tony Bennett
- Johnny Mathis
- Frank Sinatra
- Mario Lanza
- Jack Jones
- Nat King Cole

I also like some instrumental Christmas albums from the same time period including:

- Percy Faith
- David Rose
- Bert Kaempfert
- Mantovani
- The Boston Pops

Some miscellaneous ones include:

- The Moody Blues "December"
- A Charlie Brown Christmas Soundtrack
- Roger Whittaker
- Don Janse & His Children Choir

I enjoy the Beach Boys' Christmas music but it is pretty uneven. So, I made a special compilation titled "A Wilson Family Christmas" which includes "the best of" the 1964 Beach Boys Christmas album, "Child Of Winter", the 1977 M.I.U. Christmas sessions, Carnie & Wendy Wilson's Hey Santa album, Carnie Wilson's Christmas album, and Brian's What I Really Want For Christmas album.

No Ray Coniff Singers? His arrangements were revolutionary. Love Ray

Oh, yes. I love Ray Conniff. His album, Christmas With Conniff is a standard. I like his sound, with his use of echo and that "eerie" quality. Some of his stuff did get a bit shouty, but, yeah, his arrangements were great.