Christmas CDs - Top 10 Favorite Albums
New Christmas CDs and holiday albums are released every year.
This year, Justin Bieber's Christmas album will feature a song with the Biebs and Mariah Carey! Sure to be a hit with the millions of Bieber fans worldwide.
In 2010, Glee released a Christmas collection that satisfied the appetite of Glee fans everywhere with classics like O Holy Night (sung by Lea Michele), Angels We Have Heard On High (sung by Amber Riley), and--who can go wrong with this one--classic Jingle Bells (voices of Cory Monteith, Mark Salling, and Kevin McHale).
There have also been numerous high-profile country Xmas releases in recent years including one by Garth Brooks, Martina McBride, Taylor Swift, and more.
Even "American Idol" artists have composed their own Christmas collections including Clay Aiken in 2004 and Susan Boyle from "Britain's Got Talent" in 2010--both top selling holiday albums the year of their release.
With all the holiday collections to choose from, it can be hard to pick the right ones.
After all, one can only purchase a limited number of CDs around Christmas time and still have money left for gifts and decorations! The following holiday album titles appear on numerous favorites and best sellers lists so are time-tested choices for music lovers who are looking for tunes to generate warm holiday spirit.
The selections below tend to appear on list after list of favorite holiday albums, including lists for highest sellers and favorites by resources like Nielsen SoundScan Billboard lists from 1991-2010, MusicRadar.
com, and RateYourMusic.
com:
Many (if not most) songs on the tracks listed above can be viewed for free on YouTube--simply search by the artist's name and track title.
On iTunes and Amazon, you can listen to a sample before buying, plus you can buy mp3's rather than the whole collection.
Numerous websites from Walmart to Amazon carry complete CDs, so if you prefer this option, you'll have no trouble building a huge collection of Christmas CD selections in no time.
This year, Justin Bieber's Christmas album will feature a song with the Biebs and Mariah Carey! Sure to be a hit with the millions of Bieber fans worldwide.
In 2010, Glee released a Christmas collection that satisfied the appetite of Glee fans everywhere with classics like O Holy Night (sung by Lea Michele), Angels We Have Heard On High (sung by Amber Riley), and--who can go wrong with this one--classic Jingle Bells (voices of Cory Monteith, Mark Salling, and Kevin McHale).
There have also been numerous high-profile country Xmas releases in recent years including one by Garth Brooks, Martina McBride, Taylor Swift, and more.
Even "American Idol" artists have composed their own Christmas collections including Clay Aiken in 2004 and Susan Boyle from "Britain's Got Talent" in 2010--both top selling holiday albums the year of their release.
With all the holiday collections to choose from, it can be hard to pick the right ones.
After all, one can only purchase a limited number of CDs around Christmas time and still have money left for gifts and decorations! The following holiday album titles appear on numerous favorites and best sellers lists so are time-tested choices for music lovers who are looking for tunes to generate warm holiday spirit.
The selections below tend to appear on list after list of favorite holiday albums, including lists for highest sellers and favorites by resources like Nielsen SoundScan Billboard lists from 1991-2010, MusicRadar.
com, and RateYourMusic.
com:
- These Are Special Times - Celine Dion
- Merry Christmas - Mariah Carey
- Now That's What I Call Christmas (parts I, II, III, and others)
- Noel - Josh Groban
- Christmas in the Aire - Mannheim Steamroller
- A Motown Christmas - Various Artists
- Elvis' Christmas Album - Elvis Presley
- Miracles: A Holiday Album - Kenny G.
- Merry Christmas - Bing Crosby
- The Beatles Christmas Album - The Beatles
Many (if not most) songs on the tracks listed above can be viewed for free on YouTube--simply search by the artist's name and track title.
On iTunes and Amazon, you can listen to a sample before buying, plus you can buy mp3's rather than the whole collection.
Numerous websites from Walmart to Amazon carry complete CDs, so if you prefer this option, you'll have no trouble building a huge collection of Christmas CD selections in no time.
