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My partner Steve and I love Christmas Music.

I’m almost embarrassed to say we have several hundred Christmas CD’s.  Almost….

Our tastes are also rather eclectic.  From classical to cabaret to new age to famous vocalists…

Most of these are on Amazon.com or the website I will list the website with the entry…

Here are some of the favorites:

1. Spencer Lewis:  “Calling in the Winter“- available at his website:  http://www.spencerlewismusic.com.  This is really part a Christmas album and part a Winter Album.  You can listen to it online.  I play it almost all year.
2. Sting:  “On a Winter’s Night”– I blogged about this earlier and posted a link.  Again, more of a Winter Album that you can listen to all winter…
3. Nancy LaMott:  “Just in Time for Christmas”– the late, great modern cabaret singer made many great albums.  This is one of the best….
4. “A Cabaret Christmas“- a collection by some of the best cabaret and Broadway singers
5. “Cabaret Noel”– from Broadway Cares/Equity fights Aids-  This has a lot of really fun holiday songs on it done by some of the best performers in the New York theater and Cabaret worlds.
6. John Trones:  “Holiday”– Another great cabaret Christmas Album.
7. The Carpenters:  “Christmas Portrait”– beautifully arranged by Richard and beautifully sung by Karen.  This one is one of my all time favorites.
8. Linda Eder:  “Christmas Stays the Same”– a great album by a real Broadway Diva. Great for upbeat background music at Christmas parties.
9. Gary Morris:  “Every Christmas”– out of print and hard to find, but just wonderful.  If you try eBay or his website you might find a copy…
10. Sarah MacLachlan:  “Wintersong”– on sale cheap at Amazon now.  One we play over and over…
11. Liz Story:  “The Gift“- another one we can’t get enough of and play all through the Holidays.  Great piano versions of Holiday classics
12. Doris Day:  “The Doris Day Christmas Album”– A true classic.
13. Johnny Mathis:  “Merry Christmas“- Another Classic
14. Andy Williams:  “The Andy Williams Christmas Album”– a childhood favorite….

I’ll stop there…for now.

Here are a few other very special single recordings that are priceless.

Original songs by the original performers…

These  stars truly own these songs…

Judy Garland:  “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”

Eartha Kitt:  “Santa Baby”

Bing Crosby:  “White Christmas”

Nat King Cole: “The Christmas Song”