 | To Drive the Cold Winter Away by Loreena McKennitt
Buy used from: $2.46 These songs are more generally for Winter, but Loreena's voice in the song "Snow" makes my heart soar every single time I hear it. There's nothing comparable.
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 | Wintersong by Sarah McLachlan
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $4.45 Check out "River" (originally Joni Mitchell) and "Christmas Time is Here", of Peanuts fame. This cd contains some traditional Christmas tunes as well, but they're all given an inspired interpretation.
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 | Home for Christmas by Amy Grant
Buy new: $9.97 / Used from: $5.65 She has a great take on the traditional Christmas classics, but also adds two amazing originals: 1) Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song), which will make you just well up with emotion every time; Grant really shows you a young girl about to give birth. The second is 2) Grown Up Christmas List - a wish for peace and hope.
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 | When My Heart Finds Christmas by Harry Connick Jr.
Buy used from: $0.01 For his uptempo beat, try "Sleigh Ride", "It Must've Been Ol' Santa Claus" and "Parade of Wooden Soldiers". Connick also plays it straight with "Ave Maria", "The Little Drummer Boy", and "When My Heart Finds Christmas". You'll be amazed at his versatility.
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 | A Scottish Christmas by Bonnie Rideout
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $6.49 If you like the Uliean Pipes or bagpipes at all, this is the CD for you. This cd also tugs at the heartstrings - without using any words. It evokes Christmas.
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 | The Christmas Song by Nat King Cole
Buy used from: $6.81 No Christmas collection is complete without Nat King Cole's The Christmas Song cd. Period. No explanation necessary!
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 | Christmas Adagios
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $7.53 A collection of easily recognizable traditional Christmas songs, like "O Holy Night", "Away in a Manger", etc., but also classical pieces with a Christmas tone, such as pieces by Bach, Brahms, and Irving Berlin.
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 | Noel by Josh Groban
Buy new: $10.49 / Used from: $4.18 His voice is perfectly suited for this collection of songs for Christmas. Songs include "Ave Maria", "I'll be Home for Christmas" (featuring voices of soldiers currently serving), "What Child is This", etc.
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 | James Taylor at Christmas by James Taylor
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $3.99 JT does it well! Another collection that includes traditional standards (with a slight twist) and more modern pieces.
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