Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Christmas Music?

i know thanksgiving isn't even here, and it seems a bit early to talk about Christmas... but none the less here it goes...

my fiance and I agreed last year that we would each buy 1 christmas album each year...

and as the season quickly approaches I need to start picking this year's choice and was wondering if any of you had any suggestions... but before that here are a few of my favorites to get you rolling...

My Top 3 Christmas Albums of all time so far?
1. Christmas with the Beach Boys - the Beach Boys
2. A Charlie Brown Christmas - Vince Guaraldi Trio
3. The Sinatra Christmas Album - Frank Sinatra

Here are some of my favorite individual Christmas songs...
You Gotta Get Up - Rich Mullins
Christmastime Is Here - Vince Guaraldi Trio
Auld Lang Syne - The Beach Boys
I Hate Christmas Parties - Matthew Thiessen and the Earthquakes
Baby It's Cold Outside - Leon Redbone & Zooey Deschanel
Away In a Manger - Plankeye
Heaven's Got a Baby - Sarah Masen
Winter Wonderland - Hellogoodbye
A Christmas Song - Denison Witmer

so i was curious if anyone has any amazing suggestions?

8 comments:

Nic Randall said...

I would look for something r&b and or hip-hop, like Boyz II Men or something like that...oh and of course...KENNY G!!!

Little Bishops said...

I don't have a suggestion but I LOVE You Gotta Get Up by Rich Mullins!

thebaysingerboy said...

nic... really? really? hip hop christmas? really?

jamie... you have to love "you gotta get up"! have you heard five iron frenzy's version of it? it's different but very good too!

Brad Polley said...

Sufjan Steven's Christmas album is pretty incredible. Some of the stuff on it is a bit strange, but you need to hear his version of O Come, O Come Emmanuel. Freakin' great.

thebaysingerboy said...

i think i have 4 or 5 of the sufjan christmas records... it is really good, and weird too. haha

Nic Randall said...

Yeah hip-hop...why not? It's cheesy...and don't forget Kenny G...good stuff...really.

Anonymous said...

Mannheim Steamroller. and like nic said, kenny G.

thebaysingerboy said...

i would rather stick nails in my ear canals than listen to kenny G... let alone actually pay money for an album!