What cool holiday music album are you spinning now?

[speeddeacon]

And of course, the modern Christmas giants can’t be denied. The unique style and ageless sound of Chip Davis’s Mannheim Steamroller has become synonymous with Christmas to so many. I love them all, although Christmas Angel is by far and away my least favorite. I lump them together but if I could only have one, it would be the original pictured here.

Last, but certainly not least, the offshoot of the Progressive Metal band Savatage, Christmas phenom Trans-Siberian Orchestral always gets playing time at the holidays. I enjoy their compositions, as well as arrangements of the classics along with their hard hitting instruments. Modern Christmas Classics, along with Mannheim, which have forever changed the landscape of holiday music.

Of course there are so many good ones out there and I could go on and on, but the ones in my posts are the ones on my Christmas Records To Die For list and many have maintained their place for decades. I see many of you have shared some of these already too. Enjoy and share yours!

[rcf051]

Some good tracks, some only ok.

[terzinator]

Just put the tree up and lit it and am listening to the best christmas album ever recorded.

Although this one is pretty good too

Current mood:

[1cdfoley]

Love the track “Night’s Falling”

[bootzilla]

[winston007]

[allan.thunes]

I was just listening to my absolute favorite Christmas song, “Oh Holy Night” performed by John Berry (album of the same title Nov 2001) and wondered if others have favorite holiday cuts they’d like to share.

[tmcqueen]

I use to work in Clayton, but we also had a facility in Apex and RTP

[dcm]

Yes, but he’s in Apex, “The Peak of Good Living!”

[dcm]

I don’t even know why but I’ve always liked “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”

[joma0711]

I mean, does anyone even have to ask?

.

but it is too soon…

[allan.thunes]

My daughter would say it’s getting a bit boojee, but Apex is some good living.

[allan.thunes]

I actually worked at our (Cat) Clayton facility when we first moved here. The commute was much easier then.

[dcm]

My sister lives in Apex but I like to tease her and say its just Cary

[allan.thunes]

And maybe she’d say all the Cary conveniences without the Cary prices. It’s probably not as true today as it was when we moved here.

[AllenP1]

These two have been in frequent in rotation here. . . .

[tmcqueen]

That building Cat is in was were I worked, it was then Data General.

[joe-appierto]

[robday]

[hthaller]

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