Favorite Christmas Albums?

A few of mine:

Andy Williams: The Andy Williams Christmas Album
TSO: Christmas Eve and Other Stories; The Lost Christmas Eve
Steven Curtis Chapman: Christmas Hymns 
Third Day: Christmas Offerings
MercyMe: The Christmas Sessions
Nat King Cole: The Christmas Song
George Strait: Classic Christmas
Frank Sinatra: A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra 
Rend Collective: A Jolly Irish Christmas (Vol II)
Johnny Mathis: Merry Christmas
John Denver: Rocky Mountain Christmas
Bing Crosby: 20th Century Masters (The Christmas Collection)
Neal Diamond: The Classic Christmas Album

Every Year I listen to:

Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Christmas Eve and Other Stories, The Christmas Attic, The Lost Christmas Eve
Gary Hoey:  Ho, Ho, Hoey and Ho, Ho Hoey II
Merry Axemas: A Guitar Christmas
Rock Power Praise: Volume II:  Christmas Hymns
Derek Close:  In the Christmas Groove

TSO

Kenny Rogers

Oak Ridge Boys

Burl Ives

Blacknore's Night - Winter Carols

Majestica - A Christmas Carol

Sherri Youngward - The Sky Can Still Remember

I listen to Christmas music 12 months out of the year.

As far as playing it for family and guests, I usually start with this one.

Another fav!

Pretty much these:

Andy Williams: The Andy Williams Christmas Album
Nat King Cole: The Christmas Song
Amy Grant - A Christmas Album
Johnny Mathis: Merry Christmas
The Carpenters - Christmas Portrait
Frank Sinatra - Ultimate Christmas

However lately I've been checking out other artists and albums to see if I can find any new favorites.
I've been listening to artists ranging from Yolanda Adams, Bebe & Cece Winans, Burl Ives, Vince Guaraldi Trio, Pentatonix, and others.

Pentatonix does a stunning version of "Mary Did You Know?"

Constantine wrote:

Pentatonix does a stunning version of "Mary Did You Know?"

Oh yeah, awesome.

Constantine wrote:.Pentatonix does a stunning version of "Mary Did You Know?"

check out the Voctave version with Mark Lowry... 
he can really sing and, if you don't know, he wrote the lyrics

there's a particular part where he holds a note for what seems like a solid minute...gives me chills...

Voctave (w/Mark Lowry) - Mary Did You Know?
https://open.spotify.com/track/6Or5ZjLCBLfnQxF3fX6dWb

The TSO albums and Bad Religion's Christmas Songs. Other than that I have a playlist with some Theocracy, Merry Axemas stuff, Orion's Reign etc.

Black Rider wrote:The TSO albums and Bad Religion's Christmas Songs. Other than that I have a playlist with some Theocracy, Merry Axemas stuff, Orion's Reign etc.

Minniva - one of my daughters' future step-moms.

Um......

I listen to several while working out:

Pastor Brad Heavenly Shred
 
Two of the Northern Light Orchestra (but can't remember which two)

But really, the best Christmas song is obviously

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FJU4GrXztE

Black Rider wrote:The TSO albums and Bad Religion's Christmas Songs. Other than that I have a playlist with some Theocracy, Merry Axemas stuff, Orion's Reign etc.

I'd never heard Bad Religion's Christmas Songs... they are incredible. Good call and a great addition to my Christmas Metal playlist.

I appreciate they didn't do the silly Christmas songs.

Various - Noel (a project by the guys from The Choir similar to At the Foot of the Cross).
Various - Rock Power Praise II
Phil Keaggy - Welcome Inn
Various - Midnight Clear
August Burns Red - Sleddin Hill
Wretched Grave Robber - Christmas Spirit.
Leah - Ancient Winter


Normally I don't use playlists I listen to albums, but Christmas music is an exception to this.  It seems like every Christmas album (even TSO) has a lot of duds, but there are some really good Christmas songs on non-Christmas albums (Michael Sweet - O Holy Night, Theocracy - Bethlehem, among others).

TSO’s albums are too long to not skip songs most times. Especially because they have a lot of filler. But then they’re on, they’re great. 

My favorite:

https://youtu.be/4YwgJqrTrG4?si=cvvkp3YCURYkOEjp

Twisted Christmas
We Wish You A Metal Christmas
We Wish You A Hairy Christmas
Monster Ballads Christmas
Rock Power Praise 2:  Christmas
Both of the Christmas with the California Raisins albums
Go Fish - Christmas With A Capital C
Two Brian Setzer Orchestra albums
The two Apologetix Christmas albums
Helix - A Heavy Mental Christmas