That changed a few months ago, when I decided the best thing for my mental health as we entered another pandemic wave would be to assemble every opera singer’s Christmas album and listen to it for the purposes of ranking them. It’s a good thing, too, that Spotify stops tracking my listening data in late October for its annual Wrapped feature, usually well before I start to play certain albums on repeat: the Vince Guaraldi Trio, the Robert Shaw Chorale, Sharon Jones, Sufjan Stevens, Bob Dylan… Yet, despite both a love of Christmas and of opera, I’ve tended to shy away from listening to opera singers’ Christmas albums. You will therefore permit me to repeat, emphatically, that I love Christmas as much as Kanye loves Kanye. But the wisdom of our memes is in the simile and my unhallowed hands shall not disturb it, or the internet’s done for. Mind! I don’t mean to say that I know, of my own knowledge, the particulars of Kanye’s love for himself. The register of my joy at this time of the year is secured by the glühwein, the television specials, the tree markets, and the carols. Put on your red and green loafers (or favorite dancing shoes), up the volume, grab an appropriate holiday cocktail, and set your Spotify to the following outstanding holiday albums.I love Christmas: to begin with. The 10 Best Christmas Movies of All Time.Turns out, a lot of great artists have made some incredible seasonal albums, from icons like Mahalia Jackson to guitar gods like Delicate Steve. We tend to treat the holiday music scene kinda like the karaoke notebook at your favorite dive bar: Here are the options, take it or leave it. While Christmas powerhouses like Bing Crosby are fun, you can be more creative. Songs like “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” should have been buried long ago. Silent Night: Songs for Christmas by Mahalia Jackson.Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas by Ella Fitzgerald.The Lost Christmas Eve by Trans Siberian Orchestra.A Charlie Brown Christmas by Vince Guaraldi Trio.Elvis’ Christmas Album by Elvis Presley.Hi-Fi Christmas Guitar by Joel Paterson.
It’s a Holiday Soul Party by Sharon Jones.
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