 | Merry Xmas From the Space-Age Bachelor Pad by Esquivel
Buy used from: $28.95 No holiday collection is complete without this. Merely marvelous.
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 | Happy Holidays-I Love the Winter Weather by Jo Stafford
Buy new: $13.99 Getting to play this album daily is what I look forward to most about December. The best Christmas album, period. (read my review if you want to hear me gush further about this one)
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 | Ultra-Lounge: Christmas Cocktails, Part One by Various Artists
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $4.55 More fun than a barrel of elves. The Ultra-Lounge series is a mixed bag, but this one is a standout that fits any party scene for young and old. Ultra-Merry.
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 | Christmas Caravan by Squirrel Nut Zippers
Buy used from: $8.46 Bouncy and swinging. Fits the holiday spirit while sounding totally original at the same time (and that's not easy to do).
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 | Plays Santa Claus: Christmas Music for Those Who've by Ira Ironstrings
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $6.99 If you had a weird nightmare about Lawrence Welk leading an uncooperative jazz band at an ice skating arena, it might sound something like this. Warning: contains banjo playing!
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 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer by Burl Ives
Buy new: $6.98 / Used from: $1.17 There are numerous incarnations of this soundtrack available on CD, so I picked the one I happen to own. Well worth the five bucks I spent at Office Depot, and I see now it can be had for even less. What Christmas is complete without hearing "Holly Jolly Christmas" and "Silver And Gold"?
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 | Yule Struttin' by Various Artists
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $4.19 Fun swinging stuff.
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 | Blue Note: Yule Be Boppin' by Fareed Haque
Buy used from: $13.98 Bob Dorough's performance of "Blue Xmas" is a classic.
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