I am posting here as a stand alone thread my all-time Top 50 Christmas albums.
Previously on the message board I posted my all-time Top 40; this is the same list plus 10 more to make it a nice round number of 50. Eventually I will post my entire Top Play, which consists of the greatest 300 Christmas albums in my entire collection. In the mean time, here is my 'cream of the crop' all-time Top 50:
1. Percy Faith – “Music Of Christmas”
2. Percy Faith – “Hallelujah” (re-released as “Music Of Christmas, Volume 2”)
3. Mantovani – “Christmas Carols”
4. Johnny Mathis – “Merry Christmas”
5. Fred Waring And The Pennsylvanians – “’Twas The Night Before Christmas”
6. Fred Waring And The Pennsylvanians – “Christmas Time”
7. Ray Conniff – “Christmas With Conniff”
8. Ray Conniff – “We Wish You A Merry Christmas”
9. The Norman Luboff Choir – “Christmas With The Norman Luboff Choir”
10. Andy Williams – “The Andy Williams Christmas Album”
11. Jim Reeves – “Twelve Songs Of Christmas”
12. Al Hirt – “The Sound Of Christmas”
13. Mantovani – “Christmas Greetings From Mantovani”
14. Frank DeVol – “The Old Sweet Songs Of Christmas”
15. Andre Kostelanetz – “Wonderland Of Christmas”
16. The Living Strings – “The Spirit Of Christmas”
17. Leroy Anderson And His Orchestra – “A Christmas Festival”
18. Kate Smith – “The Kate Smith Christmas Album”
19. Jo Stafford – “Happy Holiday”
20. Patti Page – “Christmas With Patti Page” (Columbia album)
21. Kitty Wells – “Christmas Day With Kitty Wells”
22. Brenda Lee – “Merry Christmas From Brenda Lee”
23. The New Christy Minstrels – “Christmas With The Christies”
24. Ray Conniff – “Here We Come A-Caroling”
25. Mitch Miller – “Holiday Sing Along With Mitch”
26. The Robert Shaw Chorale – “Christmas Hymns And Carols, Volume 1”
27. The Jack Halloran Singers – “Christmas Is A-Comin’” (re-released as “The Little Drummer Boy”)
28. Leroy Anderson And His Orchestra – “Christmas Carols”
29. Bert Kaempfert – “Christmas Wonderland”
30. Stanley Black – “Christmas Holiday For Romance”
31. Frank Chacksfield And His Orchestra – “Music For A Merry Christmas”
32. Ronnie Aldrich – “Christmas With Ronnie Aldrich”
33. The Living Strings – “The Sound Of Christmas”
34. John Gary – “The John Gary Christmas Album”
35. Perry Como – “The Perry Como Christmas Album”
36. Bing Crosby – “A Time To Be Jolly”
37. Burl Ives – “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer” (original soundtrack recording)
38. Burl Ives – “Have A Holly Jolly Christmas”
39. Ella Fitzgerald – “Ella Wishes You A Swingin’ Christmas”
40. Ace Cannon – “Christmas Cheer”
41. Bing Crosby – “Merry Christmas”
42. Perry Como – “Season's Greetings From Perry Como”
43. Barbra Streisand – “A Christmas Album”
44. Sammy Kaye – “I Want To Wish You A Merry Christmas”
45. The LeRoy Holmes Singers – “Snowflakes And Sweethearts”
46. Ferrante And Teicher – “Snowbound”
47. Ferrante And Teicher – “We Wish You A Merry Christmas”
48. The Glad Singers – “Swing Bells”
49. Vincent Lopez – “Christmas Music”
50. The Hollyridge Strings – “Christmas Favorites”