#christmas albums

[atomic-chronoscaph]

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Shatner Claus by William Shatner (2018)

[stone-cold-groove]

Gene Autry Sings Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - 1949.

[retromusicart]

Christmastime is here Happiness and cheer

Vince Guaraldi - A Charlie Brown Christmas (Fantasy, 1965) - Design by Balzer/Shopes, illustration by Charles Schulz, animation by Bill Melendez

This one speaks for itself.

Image courtesy of Discogs.

[drunkraisinsandcoffee]

Because I can't imagine Christmas without Billy Idol on the turntable.

[denniswilsonzine]

Official places to find/buy Morning Christmas

Official places to find it:  The Beach Boys - Ultimate Christmas (discogs link)

Amazon uk https://amzn.to/3rnAgQ1 and Christmas With The Beach Boys (discog link - discogs' now moved all copies to the same master page as Ultimate Christmas)

Amazon UK cd https://amzn.to/3rkdNU5 Also available to download & stream https://amzn.to/3aG87Oq

Both are compilations of the original Beach Boys Christmas Album plus a slightly different mix of out-takes and tracks from the unreleased ‘77 Xmas album.

eta: Oh and it's currently on the offical Beach Boys Christmas spotify playlist (Christmas With The Beach Boys is on spotify too)

[prokopetz]

Die Hard being considered part of the canon of "Christmas movies" simply because the events of the film take place near Christmas is a classic, but for my money the funniest example of this particular phenomenon is Beethoven's Last Night, a rock opera concept album about a conversation between Ludwig van Beethoven and the Devil, consistently being filed under Christmas music purely on the strength that the artists who made it also did that one heavy metal arrangement of "Carol of the Bells" you keep hearing everywhere.

[yourlocalabomination]

Giving the people what they demanded

[alyjojo]

My Spotify thing is so messed up…between the kids songs, curiosity, hitting go on random playlists and this zodiac thing, my data is so off the mark. As much as I like Narwhal Eating A Bagel, no 😆

Obsessions in 2022

H.E.R., Tory Lanez, French Montana, Ella Mai, Marvin Gaye, Kevin Gates (newest), Kendrick Lamar, Emarosa, THEY., TS Midnights 💯, Brandi Carlile and Coheed & Cambria (newest)

[elijones94]

🎄 Aside from wishing I brought my Santa hat, I set up Grandpa and Grandma’s record player just as Jacob and I were decorating the tree. We started off listening to songs from Bing Crosby’s Christmas album and Jim Nabors’s Christmas album as well. I especially enjoy listening to Nabor’s rendition of “Go Tell It On the Mountain”. Then we played Percy Faith’s Christmas album too. It’s been ages since I tinkered with the record player. The first time I ever discovered it was when Grandpa and Grandma played my mom’s Disneyland Records album of “The Jungle Book”.

[atomic-chronoscaph]

The Addams Family Christmas - art by Charles Addams (1947)

[bring-me-some-dip]

the third dumbest thing I've made now Alternative title: All I Want for Christmas is You, Could You Take a Look at Me?

[retromusicart]

Various Artists - A Christmas Gift For You From Philles Records (Philles, 1963) - Designer and photographer unknown

Since the holiday season is around the corner, I figured I would go ahead and start showcasing Christmas-themed album covers. Just 'cause I can.

Record producer Phil Spector brought together his group of artists to record a selection of Christmas songs through his Wall of Sound technique. The result is a Christmas classic still receiving airplay.

In 1972, Apple Records (which Phil, at the time, ran during his short-lived tenure as Beatles manager) put out a new cover for the album featuring Phil dressed as Santa Claus.

This cover, designed by John Kosh and photographed by Clive Arrowsmith, was the basis for all re-releases until 1987, when Rhino's CD release restored the original cover.

Images courtesy of Discogs.

[bucky-boychik-barnes]

[suspectedtrash]

Listening to too much Gaga rn.

[Inspired by Strange Appetites by Gotllphi on A03. Pay attention to the tags! I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed reading it even though I'm not a fan of graphic depictions of gore.]

[denniswilsonzine]

Places to find/buy Morning Christmas - 2024 random streaming/download only comps edition.

- the "load of weird/unofficial looking mostly elf or gingerbread themed digital only Christmas compilations" featuring it mentioned last year have vanished but it's still on six short compilations with overlapping artists, all ℗© Trass Media Inc - one's even titled after it. (all UK amazon music links)

In The Valley Of Santa Claus ("I Saw Mommy Kissing Sant Clause" smh - doesn't even tell you who's singing it, manages to spell Claus right on the title track though, turns out to be some kid who can't really sing but they do sound appropriately depressed for once.)

Christmas Makes the Town (amazon's fucked up & tagged Bing Crosby's Sleigh Bell Serenade as explicit lol, maybe the line "every sleigh ride is a gay ride / You can sneak a hug `neath the old bear rug " set off a filter. Brook Benton's track & Glen Campbell's version of What Child Is This is pretty good too & so's Carolyn Kay & Grand Parees' A Christmas Halo. No thanks for the shuffle forcing me to remember Dominick the Donkey "hee haw, hee haww" though & Rag Mop isn't even a christmas/holiday song. )

Morning Christmas (they like the song so much they put on 6 of their comps & named one after it. o/t - "Here Comes Santa Clause" indeed smh - artist isn't credited again but it sounds like cheaply dashed off copyright free muzak for shops. The Cascades Rhythm of the Rain IS NOT by Ella Fitzgerald or a Christmas song & it sounds like a bland rerecording/cover version too (wtf amazon) Hang on, Big City & Tammy aren't christmas songs either. wtf there's also a Christmas rewrite of She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain?!?).

Christmas on Her Mind (How did The Waitresses' Christmas Wrapping get on a bargain bin comp like this? wtf Edison Lighthouse doing a karaoke/soundalike but worse cover of Shaky? )

Shazam! (Tammy still isn't a christmas song & neither's Shazam! + Gee Whizz It's Christmas doesn't sound remotely like George Formby.)

A Mom and Dad for Christmas (Is this a Christmas album or a romance novel? - the title track is some sappy glurgy nonsense about god answering prayers, set in a universe where you can walk into an orphanage and take a kid home (after guilt tripping your wife) just like you're buying a puppy as a present (don't do that). No More Blues is an unconnected blues instrumental that only seems to exist on similar comps & might not even be by Conway Twitty. Wine, Women and Song is a christmas song now, I don't make the rules. yay at discovering The Surfaris's A Surfer's Christmas List - their dream present is shaped like this

Despite being a mix of tracks from The Beach Boys' Christmas Album & their never fully released 1977 Christmas album this comp doesn't include Morning Christmas. :-(

The Ventures are on it too - cool.)

Despite what amazon's search claims Morning Christmas isn't on Now's offical playlist NOW That's What I Call Christmas (or Greatest Indie Folk). Shame, but I'm still hoping one year it'll finally get deservedly recognised as a true soulful Christmas song & get on a notable comp & yearly airplay etc.