Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite:
Perfect Christmas music for when you're tired of hearing 50 million versions of the same carols. One of my very favorite albums to listen to and one of the few I can listen to from beginning to end... over and over. It is now only available with two other Ellington suites (the "Peer Gynt Suite" and "Suite Thursday") that aren't Christmas music... but the Nutcracker Suite alone is worth the $9.98 that amazon.com is selling it for.
An Oscar Peterson Christmas:
Arguably one of the best things to ever come out of Canada, you just can't beat Oscar Peterson. His version of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman" may be one of my single favorite christmas tracks ever recorded... and that is just the first song on the album. Recorded 12 years ago at 70-years-old I don't know why this isn't a more popular Christmas album.
P.S. Feel free to add any other albums in the comments section that are worthy of awards.
4 comments:
Do you have them?! I want them!!!
Yes, please be in a 'giving' mood this January.
We shall see... We shall see.
May I put in an order as well?
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