On iTunes I have 468 tracks identified as Christmas music. I’ve created a playlist with them that automatically drops a track off after it’s been played. At this writing I have 106 left to hear this year.
The types of music vary widely from Classical to Country, Jazz and New Age, but include of course the usual standards of which I suppose Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas” is the archetype. (Of the 468 tracks, 12 are in fact versions of “White Christmas” including two copies of Bing.)
I have a lot of favorites. I grew up in Catholic schools, so am nostalgic when I hear the carols, and have several albums of guitar versions by artists like John Fahey and Eric Williams. I particularly like Christmas in Santa Fe by Ruben Romero & Robert Notkoff, Winter Dreams by R. Carlos Nakai & William Eaton and Navidad Cubana by Cuba L.A. — it gets you dancing around the old tree.
And no collection is complete without Vince Guaraldi’s A Charlie Brown Christmas.
But when it comes down to it, this may be my favorite. It’s a nothing video. Just enjoy Clyde McPhatter and Bill Pinkney’s bass.
http://youtu.be/d9dW6wkA-s0
Didn’t know you were a fan of Christmas music. Some interesting selections.
All 468 tracks played again this year. Last was Linda Ronstadt, “River.”
Total 26 hrs, 1 min and 38 secs.