 | A Charlie Brown Christmas: The Original Sound Track Recording Of The CBS Television Special by Vince Guaraldi Trio
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $4.04 There's a reason you see this one on everybody's listmania lists -- it is simply the best christmas cd ever. If I could only own one christmas cd, this would be it.
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 | Sound of Christmas by Ramsey Lewis Trio
Buy new: $8.97 / Used from: $11.27 Often overlooked these days, this 1961 recording by the trio hinted at the fame they would achieve by mid decade, and has a great groove.
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 | Christmastime by David Benoit
Buy used from: $22.03 The 'other' David Benoit Christmas CD (made before he became famous), this one has a better groove and more interesting arrangements.
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 | Santa Claus Is Going To Town by Tom Grant
Buy new: $17.49 / Used from: $8.44 This is the one to put on the player at midnight on Christmas eve, turn on the tree, and turn off all of the rest of the lights in the house.
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 | Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas by Ella Fitzgerald
Buy used from: $3.17 nobody captures the festive mood like Ella -- there's a reason tracks from this CD are played so much in shopping malls at christmas time.
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 | Boney's Funky Christmas by Boney James
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $2.95 Great modern christmas groove -- hard to believe it's been 10 years since it was recorded -- it still outplays most of the christmas stuff released these days
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 | A GRP Christmas Collection by Various Artists
Buy used from: $2.99 volume 1 is the best of the 3 GRP christmas efforts, and one of the best contempo christmas compilations I have encountered -- check out dave valentin's version of santa is coming to town.
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 | Yule Struttin' by Various Artists
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $1.92 If the GRP vol 1 CD is my favorite contempo collection, this one is my favorite straight ahead one -- check out some of these jazz classics!
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