ADino Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Tis the season. Im sure everyone has their favorites. Im not sure of anything BN so far, but I would love to hear what you all are listening to this season. Some of my favs, All of the Take 6 LP's, James Taylor, excellent charts and great pianist on this one..Tony Bennett of course, the GRP Christmas LP's, think those came out in the 90's, Grusins label. The Wynton LP that came out a few years ago. Alvin & the Chipmunks, with my niece...of course... Also have Arron Nevel but havent pulled that in awhile..And goes without saying, Vince Guaraldi. But I am in need of a few suggestions for something new, so if theres anyone out there with some, lay them on me. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjwilcox Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 December by George Winston, Wishing You a Merry Christmas by Harry Belafonte and It's Christmas, Man! by Brave Combo. www.wjwcreative.com www.linkedin.com/in/wjwilcox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phloid Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Nat King Cole always brings out the spirit in me. I believe Mel Torme wrote the last original Christmas tune worth a spot in a traditional playlist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane hugo Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 I think I have 5: a Deutch Gramaphon recording of the Christmas liturgy (Gregorian chants) On Yoolis Night by Anonymous 4 The two Excelsis CDs that Projekt (an indie label specializing in goth bands) put out back in the '90s. Wintersong by Sarah Mclachlan that last one's probably my fave of the bunch, but I listen to the others at least once each during the season. http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Kaenel Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas Classic. Legend '70s Compact, Jupiter-Xm, Studiologic Numa X 73 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brenner13 Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 For nostalgia: Skinny Puppy. For volume of works: Ministry. For nice melodies: Tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADino Posted November 8, 2013 Author Share Posted November 8, 2013 Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas Classic. 5 Thumbs up always...I still love playing these. I have the original music book that came out with the pic of the whole gang in the middle. Skating, often overlooked, but a blast to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADino Posted November 8, 2013 Author Share Posted November 8, 2013 Nat King Cole always brings out the spirit in me. I believe Mel Torme wrote the last original Christmas tune worth a spot in a traditional playlist. Didnt he write "Its the most wonderful Time of The Year"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjwilcox Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Didnt he write "Its the most wonderful Time of The Year"? That was written in 1963 by Edward Pola and George Wyle and recorded by Andy Williams. www.wjwcreative.com www.linkedin.com/in/wjwilcox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dongna Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Mel Torme wrote, I belive it was, The Christmas Song a.k.a. Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire. A Charlie Brown Christmas and George Winston December are staples. An Oscar Peterson Christmas I'm sure would be appreciated by many here. Our family also enjoys most all of Amy Grant's Christmas CD's (she has several). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resigned Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 "Christmas Island" by Leon Redbone is a great alternative old-timey album. "If On A Winter Night" by Sting is an unusual selection of songs. There is also a trilogy of Christmas albums by Trans-Siberian Orchestra that is available as a box set with a bonus DVD. And "Christmas Songs" by Diana Krall is a good contemporary jazz album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADino Posted November 8, 2013 Author Share Posted November 8, 2013 I forgot to mention an oldie..Quincy Jones did the Messiah, quite a few years ago, early 90's I think. Still have it, great. Thanks for the Sting and Oscar rec's. I still have the LP's A Jimmy Smith Christmas and a Ramsey Lewis one too. Very old LP's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawback Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 My Top 3: Ella Fitzgerald's Swingin' Christmas Larry Carlton - Christmas At My House Fourplay - Snowbound ____________________________________Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 I enjoy an occasional Manheim Steamroller Christmas song. Perhaps that's considered cheese here. When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamienewman Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Anything by Johnny "Bow Tie" Barstow. Like this" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanV Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 My girlfriend just dropped $30 on new (to her) Christmas and holiday LPs at the Philadelphia Record Exchange this past weekend. My go-to's: A Charlie Brown Christmas Mannheim Steamroller's first 2 Christmas albums Trans-Siberian Orchestra's Christmas stuff. Saw them the last two years in concert and it's just an amazing show. What If Mozart Wrote "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Hampton String Quartet Nord Stage 2 SW73, Kurzweil PC3LE7, Moog Sub 37, Alesis Ion, Rhodes Stage 73, Moog Werkstatt-01, Yamaha CP-300 ------------- Knock knock Who's there? Interrupting synthesizer Interrup-MOOOOOOOOOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Nathan Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 We always spend the holidays with Nat, Joe Williams, Frank and Tony. One of my favorites of the last few years was LeeAnn Womack-The Season for Romance I didn't play a note on this one. It's a fine bit of work by Rob Mounsey worth hearing. http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_400/MI0002/049/MI0002049271.jpg Don't rush me. I'm playing as slowly as I can! http://www.stevenathanmusic.com/stevenathanmusic.com/HOME.html https://apple.co/2EGpYXK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Clark Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 This permeated my childhood. http://www.thrillermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/mathis.jpg Soul, R&B, Pop from Los Angeles http://philipclark.com Cannonball Gerald Albright Signature Alto, Yamaha YC73, Fender Rhodes, Roland Juno-106, Yamaha MX61, Roland VR-09, MicroKorg XL, Maschine Mikro, Yamaha Reface CP, Roland MKS-50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 I have a few compilation CD's I like. My favorite is "Croon and Swoon: A Classic Christmas". 1) Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters - Santa Claus is Coming to Town 2) Lena Horne - Let it Snow 3) Johnny Mathis - Winter Wonderland 4) Leroy Anderson - Sleigh Ride 5) Andy Williams - Most Wonderful Time of the Year 6) Perry Como - There's No Place Like Home for the Holidays 7) Angela Lansbury - We Need a Little Christmas (don't really like that one) 8) Bing Crosby - It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas 9) Gene Autry - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer 10) Doris Day - Here Come's Santa Claus 11) Tony Bennett - My Favorite Things 12) Judy Garland - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 13) Ray Conniff - Silver Bells 14) Mabel Mercer - 12 days of Christmas (Don't care for that one either) 15) Gene Autry - Frosty the Snowman 16) Peggy Lee - the Christmas Waltz 17) Perry Como - I'll Be Home for Christmas 18) Rosemary Clooney - White Christmas My second favorite compilation is a Christmas Swing CD....I'll spare you the details, but you get the idea. Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brettymike Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 By Far , my favourite Christmas album ever, happens to be a DVD movie from 1989 called "National Lampoons Christmas Vacation" . It's one of the funniest movies ever made to this day (with Chevy Chase the greatest), and packed with glorious versions of Christmas songs - very entertaining . Clarks pool scene > Clark finally gets the lights working > http://youtu.be/0ar-__ub0rc Clark opens his "Christmas Bonus" > I've got the DVD since 89, and watched it about 25 times . Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 I have a whole Christmas Album (acoustic jazz) ready to be recorded, but nobody seems interested in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 7) Angela Lansbury - We Need a Little Christmas I didn't know she sang. Hmmm... http://www.xojane.co.uk/files/sites/default/files/imagecache/article_full_width/field_image_attachments/article/jessica%2520fletcher.jpg When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonglow Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jlqR1909ENQ/SwbfNiJGs1I/AAAAAAAAA-I/zDysErv-vP8/s400/%5BAllCDCovers%5D_keith_emerson_the_christmas_album_1988_retail_cd-front.jpg "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmp Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 I like the version of Jungle Bells on this list. --wmp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Heslop Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 I have a Brubeck Christmas album that is nice, and of course the Charlie Brown Christmas album. My wife has a compilation of all the Bing Crosby era version. My other less widely heard favorites are: Jon Anderson - Three Ships Rick Wakeman - Christmas Variations And one by a pianist named Herb Avery called "New Age Noel" which is actually my favorite. It is solo piano. Some more or less traditional arrangements, but mostly sort of new agey improvisational arrangements. Really well done! I just found out Kitaro has a Christmas album so I'm going to check it out too. Stage: Korg Krome 88. Home: Korg Kross 61, Yamaha reface CS, Korg SP250, Korg mono/poly Kawai ep 608, Korg m1, Yamaha KX-5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 This album by some friends of mine just came out. I'm really digging it. Have a listen. Tianna Hall and Chris Cortez - Noel "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resigned Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 I have a whole Christmas Album (acoustic jazz) ready to be recorded, but nobody seems interested in it. Do not let that stop you. Record the album and force it on your friends as a present. It will wind up in places you never dreamed of (not all good of course). My Christmas album turns up everywhere.... I have a friend who's kids listen to it year round. Here's a sample: O Little Town Of Bethlehem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kawai James Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 You can't beat a bit of JB at Christmas! http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VRbo6yuzL.jpg http://www.amazon.com/The-Complete-James-Brown-Christmas/dp/B0041TM4AU And continuing the soulful/funky vein, albeit with a broad range of experimental instruments this album has a few foot-tappers: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5128Etuzb1L.jpg http://www.amazon.com/Very-Ping-Pong-Christmas-Treats/dp/B000W1V3Q2 Cheers, James x Employed by Kawai Japan, however the opinions I express are my own. Nord Electro 3 & occasional rare groove player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 7) Angela Lansbury - We Need a Little Christmas I didn't know she sang. Hmmm... [video:youtube] Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Because it includes Hanukkah songs, especially a nice original one: http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/500/90635627/Barenaked+for+the+Holidays.jpg] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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