 | Too Many Santas! by The Bobs
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $4.55 The Bobs are their usual zany selves on this CD. Suggested tracks to check out: Fifty Kilowatt Tree and Santa's Got A Brand New Bag.
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 | Rockapella Christmas by Rockapella
Buy used from: $24.99 One of two Rockapella CDs for Christmas that are readily available here. The other is "Comfort and Joy."
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 | Harmony: The Christmas Songs by The Nylons
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $2.48 One of two nice holiday CDs by the Nylons; the other (A Wish For You) may show up in the used lists once in awhile.
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 | Sugarüe by Tonic Sol-fa
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $4.86 a nice collection by this a cappella men's group. Tonic So-fa has another Christmas CD (Carol) worth seeking out as well.
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 | Soul Christmas by Various Artists
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $16.24 this CD has the great track "White Christmas" by Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters, as well as other soul Chrismas classics.
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 | Gospel Christmas Card - Pilgrim Travelers, Staple Singers, Cleophus Robinson (Specialty)
Buy used from: $2.92 Most songs here are by the Staple Singers, with a couple from the Rev. Cleophus Roginson and two from the Pilgrim Travelers.
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 | We Three Kings by The Roches
Buy used from: $50.00 There are two different covers for this CD, but the same great music is on both. The three sisters have a great vocal blend, and a mix of the sacred and the secular.
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 | Go Fish Snow by Go Fish
Buy used from: $9.99 Go Fish is a rockin' Christian a cappella group
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 | Snowfall by Return 2 Zero
Buy used from: $14.98 a nice selection of winter and Christmas songs by Return 2 Zero
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 | You're All I Want for Christmas by The Persuasions
Buy used from: $16.99 The Persuasions with a mix of sacred and secular, classic and original tunes. I especially like their mellow version of "Merry Christmas, Baby" and their take on "Do You Hear What I Hear?"
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 | Nog by The Blenders
Buy new: $15.99 / Used from: $7.96 "Nog" is the exact same CD as "Christmas A Cappella Style with the Blenders" with a different cover and on a different label. A nice mix of tunes for the holiday season. The Blenders also have other Christmas CDs with different songs: "Most Wonderful Time" and "When It Snows." Their CD "Holiday Best" has 16 tracks taken from their various Christmas collections.
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 | A Charlie Brown Christmas: The Original Sound Track Recording Of The CBS Television Special by Vince Guaraldi Trio
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $5.61 The original Charlie Brown Christmas soundtrack.
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 | Ultimate Christmas by Various Artists
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $6.10 17 tracks include some great Christmas pop standards, like Nat King Cole's version of "The Christmas Song" and Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" along with Luciano Pavarotti singing "O Holy Night" and Eartha Kitt purring "Santa Baby."
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 | Holiday Songs And Lullabies by Shawn Colvin
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $3.23 Nice combination of Christmas with lullabies of all kinds.
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 | Psallite!-Renaissance Christmas
Buy used from: $15.50 The male vocal ensemble Chanticleer has several Christmas albums; this one is especially nice if you love the music of the Renaissance era. Other nice albums by Chanticleer are "Our Heart's Joy", "Sing We Christmas" and "Christmas with Chanticleer and Dawn Upshaw."
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 | An Acapella Christmas by Manhattan Transfer
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $5.99 This one is all a cappella. The Manhattan Transfer also have another nice Christmas album (The Christmas Album is the title) which is accompanied by a band.
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 | Noël by Joan Baez
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $11.79 The newer version of this classic album by folksinger Joan Baez includes bonus tracks. Joan sings with a plaintive voice that suits this selection of contemplative and haunting carols.
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 | Go Tell It on the Mountain by Blind Boys of Alabama
Buy used from: $8.88 The Blind Boys are joined by several guests on this CD. Highlights include Mavis Staples, joining them on "Born In Bethlehem" and Aaron Neville singing with the Blind Boys in an a cappella "Joy To The World."
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 | He is Christmas by Take 6
Buy used from: $7.95 Take 6's first Christmas album. Their second, "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" is equally good if you like great singing and harmony.
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 | Black Christmas: Spirituals in the African-American Tradition by Thomas Young
Buy used from: $5.99 Some choir pieces and several solos featuring Thomas Young (one of the Three Mo' Tenors) and others in the Black Spiritual tradition.
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 | Carols & Capers by Maddy Prior
Buy new: $16.99 / Used from: $13.84 Worth seeking out, this collection of traditional English carols features a gorgeous a cappella track, "Poor Little Jesus." Maddy and the Carnival Band also have another CD of Christmas music, "Tapestry of Carols."
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 | Carols for Brass by Galliard Brass Ensemble
Buy used from: $61.10 This is one of my favorite all-brass albums. The brass sounds somehow more contemplative on these arrangements of familiar and not so familiar carols. I especially like "Tantum Ergo/ Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence."
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 | A Christmas Celtic Sojourn by Various Artists
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $9.69 A nice mix of different Celtic artists. A favorite is Sheena Wellington's version of the "Christ Child's Lullaby." There's also another CD "Comfort & Joy: A Christmas Celtic Sojourn" which has a lot of the same artists.
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 | Christmas Harmony by Inner Voices
Buy used from: $3.54 A cappella, four women's voices, secular and sacred tunes.
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 | Light of the Stable by Emmylou Harris
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $16.24 A nice country/bluegrass mix of Christmas songs. There are two versions of this CD available, one with 10 tracks and one with 13.
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 | Mistletoe and Wine: A Seasonal Collection
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $6.50 This compilation gathers in one CD all the Christmas related tunes by the Mediaeval Baebes.
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 | The Carol Album: Seven Centuries of Christmas Music
Buy used from: $39.69 ancient carols
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 | Diana Krall Christmas Songs by Diana Krall
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $4.50 I love pianist and vocalist Diana Krall's take on familiar Christmas tunes here: sultry & slow "I'll Be Home For Christmas" - jaunty and jazzy on "Jingle Bells" - and a contemplative "Christmas Time Is Here" are some of the highlights.
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 | Santa's Bag: An All-Star Jazz Christmas by Various Artists
Buy new: $6.49 / Used from: $2.35 various jazz artists - everything from Mel Torme singing "Good King Wenceslas" to a groovin' "Silver Bells" with Jimmy McGriff on Hammond B-3 and Hank Crawford on alto, to Travelin' Light's version of "Jingle Bells" featuring tuba and banjo. George Shearing's "Away In A Manger" (the English tune) is a nice addition to the mix, as is Jim Hall's solo acoustic guitar "O Tannenbaum".
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