Artists & Albums: F
This index presents a selected discography of the best and/or most important Christmas albums, organized by artist name. (Note there's a separate section for various artists albums.) 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.
| Artist | Title | Date | Image | Buy | Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fab Four | Have Yourself A FAB-ulous Little Christmas | 2002 | image | buy | |
| Fab Four | A Fab Four Christmas | 2002 | image | buy | |
| Fab Four | A Fab Four Christmas - slipcase containing both of the above |
2002 | image | buy | |
| Fab Four | Hark! - reissue of above with new title and artwork, CD available through the band's website, download through Amazon; bonus tracks added in 2012 |
2008 | image | buy | |
| Fahey, John | The New Possibility: John Fahey's Guitar Soli Christmas Album | 1968 | image | buy | review |
| Fahey, John | Christmas With John Fahey Vol. 2 | 1975 | image | buy | review |
| Fahey, John | Christmas Guitar, Vol. 1 - re-recording of The New Possibility |
1982 | image | buy | review |
| Fahey, John | Popular Songs of Christmas & New Year's - with Terry Robb |
1983 | image | buy | review |
| Fahey, John | Christmas Guitar - CD containing most of above two LP's |
1986 | image | buy | review |
| Fahey, John | Christmas Guitar, Vol. 1 - CD reissue with new cover |
1990 | image | buy | review |
| Fahey, John | Popular Songs of Christmas & New Year's - CD reissue with new cover |
1990 | image | buy | review |
| Fahey, John | John Fahey Christmas Album | 1991 | image | buy | review |
| Fahey, John | The New Possibility/Christmas Vol. 2 - CD with all but one track from both LP's |
1993 | image | buy | review |
| Fahey, John | Christmas Soli - highlights from his four albums of solo Christmas guitar music, 1968-1983 |
2013 | image | buy | review |
| Faith, Percy |
Music Of Christmas - original mono version; reissued on CD by Real Gone Music in 2012 |
1954 | image | buy | |
| Faith, Percy | Hallelujah - religious and seasonal music; reissued on CD by Real Gone Music in 2012 |
1958 | image | buy | |
| Faith, Percy | Music Of Christmas - same songs as 1954 LP re-recorded in stereo; reissued on CD by Real Gone Music in 2017 |
1959 | image | buy | |
| Faith, Percy | Music Of Christmas Vol. 2 - reissue of "Hallelujah" (1958) |
1965 | image | buy | |
| Faith, Percy | Christmas Is... | 1966 | image | buy | |
| Faith, Percy | Christmas Melodies - 16-track CD selected from first & fourth |
1984 | image | buy | |
| Faith, Percy | Joy To The World - 10-track CD selected from first four |
1984 | image | buy | |
| Faith, Percy | Christmas Celebration - 12-track imported budget collection; part of lengthy "Songs for Christmas" series |
2006 | image | buy | |
| Faith, Percy | The Complete Music of Christmas - 1954 and 1958 Columbia LP's plus bonus tracks, reissued by Real Gone Music |
2012 | image | buy | |
| Faith, Percy | Music of Christmas (Expanded Edition) - 1959 stereo rerecording of 1954 mono LP, reissued on CD with bonus tracks by Real Gone Music |
2017 | image | buy | |
| Faith, Percy | The Essential Percy Faith: The Christmas Recordings - 40-track Sony digital collection |
2018 | image | buy | |
| Falco, Tav | A Tav Falco Christmas - Alex Chilton protegé and former leader of Tav Falco's Panther Burns |
2017 | image | buy | |
| Falcons | Canadian Christmas - Vancouver instrumental garage band |
2004 | image | buy | |
| Fallon, Brian | Night Divine - album of hymns performed by key member of the Gaslight Anthem |
2021 | image | buy | |
| Farina, Johnny - of Santo & Johnny |
Christmas Mine | 2003 | image | buy | |
| Farren, Chris | Like A Gift From God Or Whatever - singer/songwriter from Naples, Florida |
2014 | image | buy | |
| Farrow, Larry | It's The Happiest Time Of The Year - guest vocalists include Nancy Wilson |
1979 | image | buy | |
| Fatback Band | Funkin' Xmas Up (EP) | 2020 | image | buy | |
| Felder, Leah | California Christmas - daughter of Eagle bassist Don Felder; several tracks released as digital singles in 2011 |
2012 | image | buy | |
| Felice Brothers | Felice Navidad (EP) | 2015 | image | buy | |
| Feliciano, Jose | Jose Feliciano - original RCA Christmas LP with shiny gold cover |
1970 | image | buy | |
| Feliciano, Jose | Jose Feliciano - budget CD reissue of above with adapted yellow cover |
2004 | image | buy | |
| Feliciano, Jose | Feliz Navidad - CD reissue of above with bonus tracks, new cover and title; also available in DVD edition (2009) |
2002 | image | buy | |
| Feliciano, Jose | Love & Christmas (EP) - digital release with just two seasonal songs |
2022 | image | buy | |
| Felts, Narvel | Seasons Greetings - 10-track cassette reissued on CD with three additional tracks in 2003, followed by digital edition in 2006 |
1988 | image | buy | |
| Fender, Freddy | Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad | 1977 | image | buy | review |
| Fender, Freddy | Christmas Time In The Valley - same as above with new cover & title |
1991 | image | buy | review |
| Ferguson, Cool John | Cool Yule | 2005 | image | buy | |
| Ferrante & Teicher | Xmas Hi-Fiviories - Westminster 10-inch LP |
1954 | image | buy | |
| Ferrante & Teicher | Adventures In Carols - Westminster 12-inch LP including most tracks from above |
1956 | image | buy | |
| Ferrante & Teicher | Snowbound - first Capitol LP |
1962 | image | buy | |
| Ferrante & Teicher | We Wish You A Merry Christmas - second Capitol LP |
1966 | image | buy | |
| Ferrante & Teicher | Snowbound/Wish You A Merry Christmas - two Capitol LPs on one CD |
1992 | image | buy | |
| Ferrante & Teicher | Christmas Is So Special - CD compiled from two Capitol LP's |
2000 | image | buy | |
| Ferrante & Teicher | Winter Wonderland - new recordings by Arthur Ferrante |
1995 | image | buy | |
| Ferrante & Teicher | Snowbound/We Wish You A Merry Christmas - 2-for-1 Relayer/Friday Music CD reissue of 1962 and 1966 Capitol LP's |
2012 | image | buy | |
| Fighting Gravity | Bobsled (EP) | 1992 | image | buy | |
| A Fine Frenzy | Oh Blue Christmas - CD available through Amazon; download sold exclusively through iTunes |
2009 | image | buy | |
| Finnigan, Kelly | A Joyful Sound | 2020 | image | buy | |
| Finnigan, Kelly | A Joyful Sound: Instrumentals | 2023 | image | buy | |
| Fishbone | It's a Wonderful Life (Gonna Have A Good Time) - 4-song vinyl EP never reissued on CD, though all tracks appear on Fishbone 101 (1996) |
1987 | image | buy | |
| Fisher, Eddie | Christmas With Eddie Fisher - original RCA 8-song EP; digital edition issued 2017 |
1952 | image | buy | |
| Fisher, Eddie | Mary Christmas - original Dot LP; never reissued on CD but available for download in 2014 |
1965 | image | buy | |
| Fisher, Eddie | Christmas With Eddie Fisher - Collectables 3-for-1 CD including two other Eddie Fisher 1952 RCA releases |
2002 | image | buy | |
| Fisher, Eddie | Songs For Christmas - imported CD compiled from RCA EP and later singles; also includes two Frankie Lane tracks |
2006 | image | buy | |
| Fisk, Schuyler | Sound Of The Holiday (EP) - Fisk is the daughter of Sissy Spacek |
2011 | image | buy | |
| Fitzgerald, Ella | Wishes You A Swinging Christmas - original Verve LP |
1960 | image | buy | |
| Fitzgerald, Ella | Wishes You A Swinging Christmas - CD reissue with new cover |
1989 | image | buy | |
| Fitzgerald, Ella | Wishes You A Swinging Christmas - deluxe CD reissue with original LP cover |
2002 | image | buy | |
| Fitzgerald, Ella | Wishes You A Swinging Christmas - reissued on LP with new cover art |
2023 | image | buy | |
| Fitzgerald, Ella | Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas - original Capitol LP |
1967 | image | buy | |
| Fitzgerald, Ella | Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas - expanded CD reissue including entire 'Brighten The Corner' gospel album (1967) |
2006 | image | buy | |
| Fitzgerald, Ella | Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas - reissued by Capitol yet again with 13 original LP tracks and all new cover art |
2007 | image | buy | |
| Fitzgerald, Ella | Christmas & Hits Duos - slipcase with Swingin' Christmas plus Pure Ella (1998) |
2008 | image | buy | |
| Fitzgerald, Ella | Merry Christmas From Ella Fitzgerald - five-track digital EP from the Capitol vaults |
2009 | image | buy | |
| Fitzgerald, Ella | Songs For Christmas - 13-track imported budget collection taken from Verve recordings |
2011 | image | buy | |
| Fitzgerald, Ella | 10 Great Christmas Songs - Capitol budget compilation |
2012 | image | buy | |
| Fitzgerald, Ella | Icon: Christmas - Verve and Capitol recordings |
2014 | image | buy | |
| Fitzgerald, Ella | Ella & Louis Christmas - digital collection split with frequent duet partner Louis Armstrong |
2016 | image | buy | |
| Fitzgerald, Ella | Christmas Carols With Ella (EP) - Universal/Verve digital EP |
2020 | image | buy | |
| Fitzgerald, Ella | Christmas With Ella (EP) - Universal/Verve digital EP |
2020 | image | buy | |
| Fitzgerald, Ella | The Complete Christmas Collection - digital-only album compiling pretty much all the above... |
2021 | image | buy | |
| Fitzgerald, Ella | Ella & Louis Wish You A Swinging Holiday - digital compilation with Louis Armstrong |
2023 | image | buy | |
| Five Chinese Brothers | A Window Shopper's Christmas | 1997 | image | buy | |
| Flack, Roberta | Christmas Album | 1997 | image | buy | |
| Flack, Roberta | Holiday - reissue minus Peabo Bryson duet |
2003 | image | buy | |
| Flack, Roberta | Christmas Songs - reissue of her 1997 album plus new track |
2012 | image | buy | |
| Flaming Lips | Atlas Eets Christmas - pseudonymous release under the name Imagene Peise (get it... "Imagine Peace"...) |
2007 | image | buy | |
| Flash Cadillac | Ghost of Christmas Past | 1996 | image | buy | |
| Fleck, Bela & The Flecktones | Jingle All The Way | 2008 | image | buy | |
| Fleshtones | Stocking Stuffer | 2008 | image | buy | |
| Flores, Rosie | Christmasville | 2005 | image | buy | |
| Floyd, Eddie | I'll Be Your Santa - legendary soul man records first Christmas album |
2012 | image | buy | |
| Flying Pickets | Only Yule - group scored a coveted "Christmas #1" in the UK in 1983 with an a cappella version of Yazoo's "Only You" |
2010 | image | buy | |
| Fogcutters | Jingle These Bells (EP) - modern big band from Portland, Maine |
2012 | image | buy | |
| Fogelberg, Dan | First Christmas Morning - new cover art introduced in 2018 |
1999 | image | buy | |
| Folds, Ben | Sleigher | 2024 | image | buy | |
| Foley, Red | Sing A Song Of Christmas Vol. 2 - 4-song, 7-inch vinyl EP recorded 1949-1950; companion to similar Ernest Tubb EP |
1953 | image | buy | |
| Fontanas | Surfin' Christmas - instrumental band formed by veteran Canadian rockers Keith Scott (guitar) and Mark Holden (saxophone) |
2021 | image | buy | |
| Force Family 5 | Christmas Pageant | 2009 | image | buy | |
| Ford, Frankie | Christmas | 2001 | image | buy | |
| Ford, Tennessee Ernie | The Star Carol | 1958 | image | buy | |
| Ford, Tennessee Ernie | The Story Of Christmas - with the Roger Wagner Chorale |
1963 | image | buy | |
| Ford, Tennessee Ernie | Sing We Now Of Christmas | 1965 | image | buy | |
| Ford, Tennessee Ernie | O Come All Ye Faithful - above four are original Capitol albums |
1968 | image | buy | |
| Ford, Tennessee Ernie | A Tennessee Ernie Ford Christmas Special - 2-LP set with two containing Sing We Now of Christmas (1965) and O Come All Ye Faithful (1968) |
1970 | image | buy | |
| Ford, Tennessee Ernie | Christmas - his final original Capitol album; digital edition listed separately |
1971 | image | buy | |
| Ford, Tennessee Ernie | The Heart Of Christmas | 1991 | image | buy | |
| Ford, Tennessee Ernie | My Favorite Christmas - above two compiled from Capitol albums |
1992 | image | buy | |
| Ford, Tennessee Ernie | The Best Of Christmas - taken from his 1972 Christmas TV special |
2004 | image | buy | |
| Forester Sisters | A Christmas Card | 1987 | image | buy | |
| Forester Sisters | New Star Shining | 2002 | image | buy | |
| 45 R.P.M. | Sandra Claus Is Back In Town - German roots rock band led by, well, Sandra |
2008 | image | buy | |
| Foster, David | The Christmas Album - featuring 12 famous guest vocalists |
1993 | image | buy | |
| Fountain, Pete | Candy Clarinet - subtitled 'Merry Christmas From Pete Fountain' |
1967 | image | buy | |
| Four Aces | A Merry Christmas With The Four Aces | 1955 | image | buy | |
| Four Freshmen | Freshmas! | 1992 | image | buy | |
| Four Freshmen | Snowfall | 2007 | image | buy | |
| Four Seasons - featuring Frankie Valli |
The Four Seasons' Greetings - original Vee Jay LP released in mono and stereo versions; reissued in multiple formats over the years, most notably by Hallmark in 2013 and Real Gone Music in 2015 |
1962 | image | buy | review |
| Four Seasons - featuring Frankie Valli |
Christmas Album - Phillips LP, same as above with new cover & title; first reissued on CD by Rhino in 1987 |
1966 | image | buy | review |
| Four Seasons - featuring Frankie Valli |
Christmas Album - same as above with modified cover typography, reissued by Curb Records |
2002 | image | buy | review |
| Four Tops | Christmas Here With You | 1995 | image | buy | review |
| Four Tops | 20th Century Masters: Christmas Collection - same as above with new cover & title |
2005 | image | buy | review |
| Four Tops | Merry Christmas - 1995 reissue deceptively repackaged to look like vintage Motown album |
2009 | image | buy | review |
| Foxtails Brigade | Time Is Passed - originally for sale as digital download through Bandcamp; offered in wider release 2012 as both CD and digital album |
2011 | image | buy | |
| Francis, Connie | Christmas In My Heart - original MGM LP |
1959 | image | buy | |
| Francis, Connie | Christmas With Connie - UK edition of above with new cover and title |
1959 | image | buy | |
| Francis, Connie | Connie's Christmas - US reissue of above with new cover and title |
1966 | image | buy | |
| Francis, Connie | Christmas In My Heart - Polygram CD reissue of 1959 LP with new cover and bonus track; 2021 expanded edition adds two additional holiday-related tracks |
1988 | image | buy | |
| Francis, Connie | Christmas Cheer - 10-track budget album |
1995 | image | buy | |
| Francis, Connie | The Christmas Album - imported collection with all of "Christmas In My Heart" plus three seasonal singles |
1998 | image | buy | |
| Francis, Connie | Songs For Christmas - 12-track imported budget collection |
2010 | image | buy | |
| Franklin, Aretha | Joy To The World - Sony budget compilation with just three actual Christmas songs, recorded early 60's |
2006 | image | buy | |
| Franklin, Aretha | This Christmas - originally sold exclusively through Borders; reissued by Rhino on compact disc in 2009 and vinyl LP in 2018 |
2008 | image | buy | |
| Franks, Micheal | Watching The Snow - reissued on new label in 2007 |
2004 | image | buy | |
| Frantic Flintstones | Not Christmas Album | 1989 | image | buy | |
| Frantic Flintstones | Rockin' Out/Not Christmas - tandem CD paired with 1988 album |
2004 | image | buy | |
| Freberg, Stan | Have Yourself A Crazy Little Christmas - 10-song CD split with Yogi Yorgesson; includes three of four comic holiday sides Freberg cut for Capitol, plus "Meaning of Christmas" (a choral medley) and "Sir George And The Dragonet" |
1991 | image | buy | |
| Freedom Fry | Holiday Soundtrack (EP) | 2017 | image | buy | |
| Freedom Fry | Holiday Soundtrack Vol. 2 (EP) | 2019 | image | buy | |
| Freedom Fry | Holiday Soundtrack Vol. 3 (EP) | 2020 | image | buy | |
| Freelon, Nnenna | Christmas - with the John Brown Big Band |
2012 | image | buy | |
| French, Nicki | A Very Nicki Christmas | 2017 | image | buy | |
| Fricke, Janie | A Cowgirl Country Christmas - sold exclusively through her website |
2020 | image | buy | |
| Frizzell, David | Barnyard Christmas - digital version widely available online; CD and storybook sold exclusively through his website |
2020 | image | buy | |
| Furuholmen, Magne | White Xmas Lies - member of Norwegian band a-ha |
2019 | image | buy | |
| Future Idiots | Unwrap My Package | 2012 | image | buy | |
| Future Of Forestry | Advent Christmas EP | 2008 | image | buy | |
| Future Of Forestry | Advent Christmas EP Volume 2 | 2010 | image | buy | |
| Future Of Forestry | Advent Christmas EP Volume 3 | 2013 | image | buy | |
| Future Of Forestry | Light Has Come: Christmas (EP) | 2019 | image | buy |