This index presents
a selected discography of the best and/or most important various artist Christmas albums, organized
by album name. Whenever possible, the listings are accompanied by links to the
album art; to a place to buy the album (usually Amazon);
and to my review of the album. Admittedly, the list skews heavily towards my
preference for all things that rock, roll, swing, and twang. But, nothing's perfect
- especially me and my crazy list. Please send additions, submissions, corrections,
criticisms, and suggestions via email
.
Title |
Date |
Image |
Buy |
Review |
Vee-Jay Christmas
- gospel and rhythm & blues from the Vee Jay Records roster; CD reissue of A
Treasury Of Golden Christmas Songs LP (1962); reissued on CD with original title and cover in 2001 (Koch Records) |
1992 |
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Verve Presents: The Very Best Of Christmas Jazz
- spanning over fifty years of music from this venerated record label |
2001 |
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Verve Remixed: Christmas
- part of a jazz remix series |
2008 |
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Verve Unmixed: Christmas
- original versions of songs from above |
2008 |
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| Very Bert Dax Christmas, Vol. 1 |
2002 |
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| Very Bert Dax Christmas, Vol. 2 |
2003 |
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| Very Bert Dax Christmas, Vol. 3 |
2004 |
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| Very Bert Dax Christmas, Vol. 4 |
2005 |
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| Very Bert Dax Christmas, Vol. 5 |
2006 |
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| Very Bert Dax Christmas, Vol. 6 |
2007 |
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| Very Bert Dax Christmas, Vol. 7 |
2008 |
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| Very Bert Dax Christmas, Vol. 8 |
2010 |
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Very Bert Dax Christmas, Vol. 9
- above compiled by St. Louis indie rock label Bert
Dax Records; available through St. Louis record store Vintage
Vinyl or online retailer Jigsaw Records; for the incurable completist, there's also A Very Bert Dax Halloween (2008) |
2011 |
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Very Indie Christmas
- alternative rock including Santa Cruz-based Whatnots |
1996 |
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Very Milky Christmas
- 4-song EP released in association with Milk
Magazine |
2000 |
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Very Joma Christmas
- New York City indie pop specialist |
2009 |
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Very Joma Christmas
- new edition with bonus tracks |
2012 |
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Very Merry Golden Records Christmas
- modern celebrities lend their voices to vintage children's recordings; companion to 20 Spooky Songs and other Golden Records reissues from the Verse Music Group |
2012 |
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Very Soulful Christmas
- tepid, 11-song compilation from Koch Records |
2005 |
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Very Special Christmas
- popular, star-studded album produced by Jimmy Iovine; credited with igniting a resurgence in popular Christmas music |
1987 |
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review |
| Very Special Christmas 2 |
1992 |
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review |
| Very Special Christmas 3 |
1997 |
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review |
| Very Special Christmas 4 - Live from Washington, D.C. |
1999 |
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| Very Special Christmas 5 |
2001 |
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review |
Very Special Christmas Collection
- boxed set containing above five |
2003 |
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review |
| Very Special Acoustic Christmas |
2003 |
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review |
A Very Special Christmas: Playlist Plus
- 3-CD, 51-track compilation in eco-friendly packaging |
2008 |
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review |
| Very Special Christmas 7 |
2009 |
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review |
| Very Special Christmas 1 and 2 + DVD |
2010 |
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review |
Very Special Christmas: 25 Years Bringing Joy To The World
- 25th anniversary edition of landmark album featuring all new music |
2012 |
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Very Special Christmas: Today's Top Christian Artists Bringing Peace On Earth
- above twelve albums benefit the Special
Olympics |
2012 |
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review |
A Very Standard Christmas
- from Indiana-based indie label Standard Recordings |
2007 |
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A Very Threadhead Holiday
- New Orleans digital sampler featuring Susan Cowsill and produced by Paul Sanchez; CD's available at label website |
2009 |
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VH1: The Big 80's Christmas
- adult-oriented video music channel compiles rock from the 1980's |
2001 |
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Vintage Christmas Cracker
- 2-CD compilation from British label ASV/Living Era surveying pop & swing, 1915-1949; includes the
exact contents of previous releases Spirit Of Christmas Past (1995) and Nostalgic Merry Christmas to You (2000) |
2003 |
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Vintage Jazz Christmas
- budget compilation from Fine Tune with several rare tracks |
2001 |
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Vital Gesture Xmas
- originally released on cassette, reissued on CD in 2001; Vital Gesture is The
BellRays record label |
1996 |
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Viva Noel: A Q Division Christmas
- power pop from Boston-based label Q Division; proceeds benefit the Mark Sandman Educational Foundation |
1999 |
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VP Records Presents The Christmas Album
- reggae from longstanding label based in Jamaica, Queens |
1997 |
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