Every year I buy myself a new album of Christmas music. I’m rather obsessed with Christmas music, and may very well listen to certain songs all year round (but shh, don’t tell anyone). Last night I loaded all of my Christmas music onto my iPod, and it has made a very has made my iPod very happy. However, I’m starting to think that my iPod is like Audrey from Little Shop of Horrors, only instead of crying out for human blood, it’s crying out for more Christmas music.
So, now I need to decide which one new Christmas album I’m going to get this year.
I’ve already got John Denver & The Muppets, City on a Hill, the Happy Christmas CDs, A Charlie Brown Christmas, Michael Buble’s Christmas album, plus many others. I feel like I have all the ones worth getting; the past few years have been really hard deciding what was worth getting. This year, however, there seem to be so many to choose from that I don’t know what I want most.
It could be ‘nsync’s Christmas album. I used to have it and then lost it, and it has the best version of O Holy Night on it. The best. I could get the Jingle Spells album – but will I really want to listen to Christmas songs about Harry Potter in another couple of years? Maybe I should get Relient K’s new Christmas album – but it’s basically a repackage of their older Christmas CD with a few new songs on it. Or, Jars of Clay has a new Christmas album – and the Drummer Boy album is awesome (even if it was only 4 songs) as are all their other Christmas songs that they have done.
I only wish there were more Maybe This Christmas CDs. They are my all-time favourite Christmas albums; how can you beat a series of albums that has one song sung by the singer of one’s favourite band? I mean, yes, Brett Detar (of The Juliana Theory fame) only sings one song on one of the albums, and there are three whole albums, but it’s gotta count for something eh? Plus, all proceeds go to Toys For Tots. I’d pick up another one of those CDs in a second, but there aren’t any more, alas.
Anyone else have their eyes on any specific Christmas albums this year?
Lisa November 9th, 2007 at 6:11 pm
I have Jars’ new album and I LOVE it. It’s probably one of my favourite Christmas albums now and I’ve only had it for a couple of weeks.
Court November 9th, 2007 at 8:17 pm
Lisa – Well that is most certainly very good to hear. I listened to clips of it on iTunes, and it seems quite good – different from their other Christmas stuff, but still good. (Have you heard their version Christmas for Cowboys? I love it.)
Nymeth November 11th, 2007 at 5:06 pm
I really, really recommend Sufjan Steven’s “Song for Christmas Singalong” boxset. It has 5 CDs and it only costs $19! Like you, I am obsessed with Christmas music, and this is my favourite thing ever. It has beautiful versions of traditional songs plus a few wonderful originals. And the best part is, you can check if you like it or not by streaming it for free at the label’s site! here.
I sound like a salesman, don’t I? :P But seriously, I love this boxset.
Court November 12th, 2007 at 2:13 pm
Nymeth – haha. You don’t sound like a salesman, just someone who really loves the boxset! :) I’ll definitely be listening to the music on the website to see if I like it :)
Tobias Gebb November 16th, 2007 at 12:34 am
Hi,
So glad to hear you’re not the only one who listens to holiday music when its not the holidays! I like it so much that I decided to arrange and produce one myself. Its called Trio West Plays Holiday Songs. Please check out my site and tell me what you think. If you like Charlie Brown’s xmas or Ella Fitsgeralds Swingin Xmas then I think you may love this. Actually, I’ve been told many times lately that a lot of people who don’t like jazz really like this recording. I’m happy to say it was just added to the top 10 jazz holiday recordings along with Ella F. and Vince Gauraldi!! You can check this out at about.com Jazz