Best Ever Albums

Re: PSA: Meghan Trainor's new Christmas album is the worst

spigelwii — Sun, 27 Dec 2020 14:53:53 GMT

Author: spigelwii

Posted: 12/27/2020 19:53

PossiblyMichigan wrote:

Honestly this thread just says more about you

It's always good to know what you're up against. 😉

Re: PSA: Meghan Trainor's new Christmas album is the worst

PossiblyMichigan — Sun, 27 Dec 2020 14:41:24 GMT

Author: PossiblyMichigan

Posted: 12/27/2020 19:41

Honestly this thread just says more about you

Re: PSA: Meghan Trainor's new Christmas album is the worst

spigelwii — Sun, 27 Dec 2020 14:36:53 GMT

Author: spigelwii

Posted: 12/27/2020 19:36

I was hoping at minimum that this thread would be home to several humorous comments about Meghan Trainor and other terrible Christmas albums, but what I got was even better...actual suggestions!

Christmas is over but it looks like I have some listening to do!

Re: PSA: Meghan Trainor's new Christmas album is the worst

EyeKanFly — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 12:23:59 GMT

Author: EyeKanFly

Posted: 12/15/2020 17:23

EyeKanFly wrote:

I also love most of The Killers' holiday tracks but I'm not aware of a full holiday album by them.

I stand corrected. In 2016 a compilation of The Killers' holiday songs thus far was released:

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Don't Waste Your Wishes by The Killers
"Happy Birthday Guadalupe" and "The Cowboys' Christmas Ball" are standouts for me.

Re: PSA: Meghan Trainor's new Christmas album is the worst

BARDAMU — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 10:53:55 GMT

Author: BARDAMU

Posted: 12/15/2020 15:53

Meghan Trainor showed up to Toronto's virtual Christmas parade this year to perform something off her Christmas album. I think I erased all the content of that misadventure from my mind.

Re: PSA: Meghan Trainor's new Christmas album is the worst

Applerill — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 00:27:58 GMT

Author: Applerill

Posted: 12/15/2020 05:27

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Midwinter Graces by Tori Amos

Re: PSA: Meghan Trainor's new Christmas album is the worst

baystateoftheart — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 17:45:47 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 12/14/2020 22:45

Streams wrote:

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Faith: A Holiday Album by Kenny G

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Miracles: The Holiday Album by Kenny G

🤥

Re: PSA: Meghan Trainor's new Christmas album is the worst

Streams — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 12:14:58 GMT

Author: Streams

Posted: 12/14/2020 17:14

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Faith: A Holiday Album by Kenny G

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Miracles: The Holiday Album by Kenny G

Re: PSA: Meghan Trainor's new Christmas album is the worst

PossiblyMichigan — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 11:43:19 GMT

Author: PossiblyMichigan

Posted: 12/14/2020 16:43

Yeah the Vince Guaraldi's a classic and I tend to agree re Suf in that some of the best stuff and worst stuff he's ever made are on those recordings. Laura Nyro's Christmas record is a classic too if that's a sound you're going for. I've always been partial to Nat King Cole's christmas releases and John Fahey's Christmas recordings are timeless.

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Christmas And The Beads Of Sweat by Laura Nyro

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The New Possibility: John Fahey's Guitar Soli Christmas Album by John Fahey

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The Christmas Song by Nat King Cole

Ludwig Ahgren's Christmas album is not bad

seb7 — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 11:38:31 GMT

Author: seb7

Posted: 12/14/2020 16:38

His vocals are decent. The instrumentals are nice. Some parts are a little bit awkward, but I'm certain that it is a million times better than Megan Trainor's album.

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A Very Mogul Christmas by Ludwig Ahgren

Re: PSA: Meghan Trainor's new Christmas album is the worst

EyeKanFly — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 11:37:41 GMT

Author: EyeKanFly

Posted: 12/14/2020 16:37

lol

In terms of actual good Christmas albums, A Charlie Brown Christmas by Vince Guaraldi is one of my favorite albums, currently in my top 100 of all time. The Nutcracker Suite by Duke Ellington And His Orchestrais a great one as well. And don't sleep on It's A Holiday Soul Party by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings. I also enjoyed Everyday Is Christmas by Sia, I think most of the tracks are pretty solid. It's hard to listen to outside of December though, the tracks don't translate as well to casual listening like Charlie Brown Christmas or The Nutcracker do.

I also love most of The Killers' holiday tracks but I'm not aware of a full holiday album by them. Sufjan Stevens has some great Christmas songs too but I think there's a lot of duds on his albums.

Re: PSA: Meghan Trainor's new Christmas album is the worst

PossiblyMichigan — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 11:26:00 GMT

Author: PossiblyMichigan

Posted: 12/14/2020 16:26

spigelwii wrote:

I figured I needed to be the sacrificial lamb and check it out.

Dude just a smoke a joint and check out Cabaret Voltaire. You'll be happier

PSA: Meghan Trainor's new Christmas album is the worst

spigelwii — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 11:18:47 GMT

Author: spigelwii

Posted: 12/14/2020 16:18

Probably goes without saying, but as there were no other ratings for it on this site, I figured I needed to be the sacrificial lamb and check it out.

A Very Trainor Christmas is an utter disgrace. The originals are a complete hack-job, and the covers are cringeworthy at best. What the world needs now is not a feux-hip-hop version of Sleigh Ride with electronic beats. And we definitely don't need a song encouraging us to have a Christmas Party with all of our family.

Anyway, to put a more positive spin on this thread, what's your favorite actually good Christmas album that I can check out and get me in the mood for Christmas? I always tended to enjoy Brian Setzer's holiday releases, but he's done like 5 or 6 of them now. That's probably enough of those, I think. Any thoughts?