A favorite Christmas album ...http://www.averyspecialchristmas.org/albums/a-very-special-christmas-vol-1 A great mix of everything from Springsteen, Cougar, Pointer sisters, Segar, Sting etc...
One of my favorite tunes is Pat Benatar Please Come Home For Christmas.
This is on the album True Love which she and her husband / guitar player recorded using Room Full Of Blues as their back up band. A must have for anyone who enjoys blues / swing with a gal that is proud and loud with a band that aims the beat at the feet! She was taken by surprise at what her hubby and the band could bring out of her in the genre. A short documentary here...
Somewhat off topic as there is only one Christmas song but what a kick album....
My favorite holiday songs: 1. Sleigh Ride by Arthur Fiedler & the Boston Pops 2. Linus & Lucy by Vince Guaraldi Trio I'll add more later.
I never watched the show Studio 60, but they had a beautiful version of "O Holy Night" done by one of my favorite New Orleans musicians, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews that has now become one of all-time Christmas favorites. There are various youtube videos of the scene from the show during which it is played, but since I never watched the show, I prefer to just listen to it without the video. You should be able to play it just by clicking on the link, and I *think* you can also download it and save it by right clicking and "Save As." Pretty sure that's how I got it on my iTunes/iPod:
http://writingjunkie.net/sounds/Studio60-O-Holy-Night-NOLA.mp3
Pleased that you like it. I get chills, and a little misty, every time I hear it.Now in my Favs Music list. Terrific. Thanks for sharing.