Best Ever Albums

Re: Christmas Music

JOSweetHeart — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 01:04:19 GMT

Author: JOSweetHeart

Posted: 12/28/2025 06:04

I love John Foster from this year's American Idol show even more every day, but his decision to sing a song like this one is a huge question mark for me.

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Two of his friends were killed in a car accident on December 31, 2022. In other words, how can he sing about making it through December when his friends weren't able to make it through the month three years ago?

God bless you and him always!!!

Holly

P.S. A cop car crashed into his friends and the pursuit of a wanted criminal is the reason why the cop was in such a hurry. The horrific occurrence is what led John to writing this complete and total masterpiece of a song.

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Re: Christmas Music

albummaster — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 05:06:29 GMT

Author: albummaster

Posted: 12/24/2025 10:06

probably my favourite wintry track

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Re: Christmas Music

Johnnyo — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 04:10:11 GMT

Author: Johnnyo

Posted: 12/24/2025 09:10

Literally one of my favourite Christmas songs

La Fille Du Pere Noel or The daughter of Father Christmas

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Re: Christmas Music

Johnnyo — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 04:05:10 GMT

Author: Johnnyo

Posted: 12/24/2025 09:05

Although in no way a Christmas song I love this Christmas video.

Christmas starts for me when an Aussie friend of mine sends me this video. It's become our Christmas tradition

Enjoy!

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Re: Christmas Music

JOSweetHeart — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 22:57:33 GMT

Author: JOSweetHeart

Posted: 12/24/2025 03:57

This went up last night. I love when it's just John and his guitar.

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God bless you and John always!!!

Holly (a girl who will never have enough of him)

P.S. I wish that we could see him play the piano more. His TikTok page includes a clip of him singing "Goodbye Time" from the late and legendary Conway Twitty. John plays the piano during that clip while he sings the song.

Re: Christmas Music

Johnnyo — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 06:39:05 GMT

Author: Johnnyo

Posted: 12/14/2025 11:39

A great take on a Christmas stapple. What a voice

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Re: Christmas Music

Johnnyo — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 06:35:40 GMT

Author: Johnnyo

Posted: 12/14/2025 11:35

A "Christmas" song from one of my favourite albums of all time

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It's fabulous.

Re: Christmas Music

JOSweetHeart — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 03:18:35 GMT

Author: JOSweetHeart

Posted: 12/14/2025 08:18

Right is the complete clip of John Foster's Opry Christmas performance. "If We Make It Through December" and "Christmas In Dixie" are the other two songs that he did. What makes the stage time even more special is what John has to say in between the songs. I especially love hearing him talk about the Opry Christmas sweater that he has on. 😁 😁 😁

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God bless you and him always!!!

Holly (a girl who will never have enough of him)

Re: Christmas Music

MadhattanJack — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 17:37:55 GMT

Author: MadhattanJack

Posted: 12/13/2025 22:37

Here's an album that just came out three weeks ago, and it's already my favorite Christmas album ever! 😁

The Futureheads
Christmas (2025)

This album includes their 2010 b-side, "Christmas Was Better In The 80s," which is really less of a Christmas song and more of a "things were better in the 80s generally speaking" song.

Re: Christmas Music

albummaster — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 10:08:06 GMT

Author: albummaster

Posted: 12/13/2025 15:08

I think I prefer hymns to the usual tacky Christmas songs and I'm not remotely religious. Just rename Christmas a shopping festival and be done with it. Not a time of year I particularly enjoy.

Re: Christmas Music

Romanelli — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 09:49:58 GMT

Author: Romanelli

Posted: 12/13/2025 14:49

I absolutely cannot stand songs like "Silent Night", "Jingle Bells", "Winter Wonderland", and the list goes on. More overplayed over more years than any other songs. Ever.

I will, however, always have a place under my tree (which is basically a mic stand with a scarf on it) for these:

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Re: Christmas Music

Johnnyo — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 05:19:02 GMT

Author: Johnnyo

Posted: 12/13/2025 10:19

Not a great fan of Christmas music but this is a banger

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Re: Christmas Music

Hayden — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 09:30:44 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 12/11/2025 14:30

A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) by Vince Guaraldi

The best—

&

Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas (1960) by Ella Fitzgerald

The Muppet Christmas Carol (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1992) by The Muppets

The New Possibility: John Fahey's Guitar Soli Christmas Album (1968) by John Fahey

Natty Christmas (1978) by Jacob Miller / Ray I

Socks (2018) by JD McPherson

Asalto Navideño (1970) by Willie Colón & Héctor Lavoe

A Jolly Christmas From Frank Sinatra (1957) by Frank Sinatra

(bonus)

Dylan Thomas Reading A Child's Christmas In Wales And Five Poems (1952) by Dylan Thomas

& I'm hoping to listen to a few new ones this year—

Re: Christmas Music

MadhattanJack — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 23:42:53 GMT

Author: MadhattanJack

Posted: 12/11/2025 04:42

I don't really "do" Christmas these days because of all the right-wing political manoeuvering that's involved now, but when I did, I had lots of favorites — the obvious #1 being the Cocteau Twins' Snow single, featuring their version of "Winter Wonderland" which someone was nice enough to turn into a rotoscoped animation video on Youtube.

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As for Christmas albums that are not also Various Artists compilations, and going by the BEA "more than four tracks or over twenty minutes" definition (or restricting myself to albums already listed), that's a much more difficult question since I happen to believe that most Christmas albums are basically unlistenable. Still, there are exceptions. BEA user Asimpkins has helpfully made a handy chart, "Modern Christmas Albums," and I agree with him (pretty much) on his choice for the #1 slot — Low's "Christmas" mini-LP.

Low
Christmas (1999)

Last but not least, I've found that you can save a lot of time by combining your mix-tapes for Christmas and Halloween into a single, efficient collection, using tracks like Tape Deck Mountain's version of "Christmas Time is Here," to name just one example.

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Happy Holidays! 😄

Christmas Music

JOSweetHeart — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 21:24:17 GMT

Author: JOSweetHeart

Posted: 12/11/2025 02:24

What is your favorite Christmas music? I have so many favorites and so for now, I will share my newest favorite performance. This is John Foster who was this year's American Idol runner up. This performance was during his 8th Grand Ole Opry appearance which was this past Sunday night. His 9th appearance is scheduled for January 9th if he isn't added to the lineup of an earlier day. Anyway, to me, he owns every song that he chooses to sing, and in my opinion, this may be his best ever Opry performance. 😄 😄 😄

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God bless you and John always!!!

Holly (a girl who checks the Opry schedule every day for his name)

P.S. His Opry debut was June 7th and so he did eight appearances in just six months. I pray that a membership invitation is only just around the corner if the Opry powers that be keep adding him to the schedule. 😄 😄 😄