 | Rocky Mountain Christmas by John Denver
Buy new: $7.98 / Used from: $4.90 John Denver at his Christmas best!
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 | Christmas Like a Lullaby by John Denver
Buy used from: $0.58 Soft and low - ideal for the late night by the fireplace.
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 | Christmas in Concert-John Denver by John Denver
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $4.40 John was engaging in live performances - get a feel with this great holiday appearance.
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 | A Holiday Celebration by Peter Paul & Mary
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $4.76 Harmony, grace and a true delight!
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 | All On A Wintry Night: A Judy Collins Christmas by Judy Collins
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $7.30 That wonderful voice makes us realize how special this time of year is. An updated version of her earlier LP Come Rejoice with some subtractions (Amazing Grace is not on this CD) and additions (such as Wexford Carol). Be aware of duplications on the two CD's.
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 | Come Rejoice!: A Judy Collins Christmas by Judy Collins
Buy used from: $3.41 Judy's 1994 Christmas CD. I'll Be Home For Christmas and Amazing Grace will leave you in tears with the beauty and emotion of her singing.
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 | Christmas at the Biltmore Estate by Judy Collins
Buy used from: $2.25 Her latest holiday CD is filled with traditional songs. A folk singer inside an American castle may both disturb and intrigue purists.
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 | Christmas at the Biltmore Estate
This is the DVD of her appearance at the American castle known as the Biltmore estate. You may forget her label of "folk singer" with this appearance and replace it with "singer". Fantastic. Nice to have in DVD format too.
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 | Noël by Joan Baez
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $11.99 This 1966 recording is remastered and is a great addition to your folk CD collection.
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 | Sings Traditional Christmas Carols by Pete Seeger
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $3.63 He helped start it all and it's interesting to hear him celebrate the holidays with his unique style.
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 | We Wish You a Merry Christmas by The Weavers
Buy used from: $35.00 Only eight songs - quality not up to modern standards, but you get to hear history in this one.
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 | Have a Holly Jolly Christmas by Burl Ives
Buy new: $6.98 / Used from: $1.33 I know -- we all hear this song a million times each Christmas. But it is a true classic.
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 | 20th Century Masters: The Best of Burl Ives - The Christmas Collection by Burl Ives
Buy new: $8.97 / Used from: $3.24 Burl Ives music from the 50s and 60s remastered in this CD. Quality is excellent
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 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer by Burl Ives
Buy new: $6.98 / Used from: $0.77 This is the soundtrack from the TV show. Lots of great memories you can take with you in the car.
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 | The Last Month of the Year by The Kingston Trio
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $7.13 The KT contribution to Christmas is heavily influenced by Dave Guard - the tunes are not familiar and you can detect the attempt to be "serious musicians." A tough listen but a classic.
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 | Merry Christmas by The Brothers Four
Buy used from: $69.98 Great harmony and delightful to listen to.
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 | Christmas With the New Christy Minstrels: Complete by The New Christy Minstrels
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $9.91 The two Christmas albums from the group and as all folk fans know, the group for each LP was very different. For fans of the old group, this is a great compliation.
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 | American Folk Songs for Christmas by Mike Seeger
Buy used from: $39.21 No, not Pete Seeger. This CD contains 53 American folk songs for Christmas from Ruth Crawford Seeger's work as performed by her children Mike, Penny and Penny Seeger and their families. Very interesting.
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 | Light of the Stable by Emmylou Harris
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $5.50 The debate rages on - is she folk, country or bluegrass? Who cares? She's great and I call it folk music and it's on my list.
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 | A Child's Christmas - Marvelous Toy with Tom Paxton by Tom Paxton
I was surprised to find this still available. Tom's music and lyrics will be especially fun for kids and also for us grown up kids. One reviewer has called this "charming." I think that says it all.
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 | Morningtown Ride to Christmas by Seekers
Buy used from: $52.61 This was another surprise to find. The Seekers sang these songs in 2001 and this is a remastered CD. Can you say harmony?
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 | Freshmas! by The Four Freshmen
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $4.95 More harmony in overdrive. These guys followed in the wake of the Brothers Four and turned out a lot of good records. Not my favorite group, but it makes the list.
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 | David Grisman's Acoustic Christmas by David Grisman
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $6.79 Is he folk? Maybe the definition is a stretch, but his approach in my view is a folk music approach to holiday music. I very much like this CD.
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 | Christmas In The Smoky Mountains: Featuring Authentic Appalachian Instruments by banjo Buddy Blackmon
Buy used from: $7.98 Once again, purists may say this is more bluegrass and country than folk, but I include it for the music made with traditional instruments -- something folk music types have been doing for years. Nice to hear these artists bang away on the original instruments. This is not slick but it is pure.
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 | A Musical Yuletide Celebration with the Serendipity Singers
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $4.56 This has been kicking around as a VHS - now on DVD. Ironically, you can't buy a CD version of this - a shame. This makes the list for the group name.
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 | Christmas with Glenn Yarbrough by Glenn Yarbrough
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $4.87 First with the Limeliters and then on to popular non-folk music, Glenn is considered by many purists to be anything but a folk musician. Still, his first stint with the Limeliters allows me to add this to the list. Unique - you either like him or you don't.
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