Artists & Albums: W
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wagner, Jesse - with the Western Standard Time Ska Orchestra |
Bluebeat Holiday - Jamaican swing from Los Angeles veterans |
2023 | image | buy | |
| Wailers | Merry Christmas From The Sonics, The Wailers, The Galaxies - three Pacific Northwest garage bands on Etiquette Records |
1965 | image | buy | review |
| Wakely, Jimmy | Christmas On The Range - Capitol 10-inch EP with the Mellomen |
1949 | image | buy | |
| Wakely, Jimmy | Merry Christmas From Jimmy Wakely - Shasta LP; reissued as CD-R and digital album by Essential Media Group in 2012 |
1958 | image | buy | |
| Wakely, Jimmy | Christmas With Jimmy Wakely - Dot LP reissue of above |
1966 | help! | buy | |
| Wakely, Jimmy | An Old Fashioned Christmas - Shasta LP; reissued as digital album by Essential Media Group in 2010, then as CD-R in 2011; thereafter, these recordings start showing up over and over again as digital albums - caveat emptor... |
1975 | image | buy | |
| Wakely, Jimmy | The Jimmy Wakely Christmas Collection - Varese CD taken from his 1958 and 1975 LP's; artwork based on 1958 album cover |
2000 | image | buy | |
| Wakeman, Rick | Christmas Variations - issued on Wakeman's own Music Fusion label |
2000 | image | buy | |
| Wakeman, Rick | Christmas Variations - Mascot Records reissue of above with new cover |
2003 | image | buy | |
| Wakeman, Rick | Christmas Portraits | 2019 | image | buy | |
| Wakeman, Rick | Christmas Variations - Purple Pyramid reissue of 2000 album with new cover |
2020 | image | buy | |
| Walker, Clay | Christmas | 2002 | image | buy | |
| Walker, Jerry Jeff | Christmas Gonzo Style | 1994 | image | buy | |
| Wariner, Steve | Christmas Memories | 1990 | image | buy | |
| Wariner, Steve | Guitar Christmas - originally sold through his website |
2003 | image | buy | |
| Wariner, Steve | Feels Like Christmas Time - vinyl available exclusively through his website, download and streaming everywhere |
2021 | image | buy | |
| Warnes, Jennifer | Hallmark Presents The Tradition of Christmas - with Harry Belafonte, the American Boychoir, and the London Symphony Orchestra |
1991 | image | buy | |
| Waronker, Anna | Santa Inc. - soundtrack to HBO Max animated series starring Seth Rogan and Sarah Silverman |
2021 | image | buy | |
| Warwick, Dionne | My Favorite Time Of The Year | 2004 | image | buy | |
| Warwick, Dionne | My Favorite Time Of The Year - same as above reissued on Rhino with new cover |
2007 | image | buy | |
| Warwick, Dionne | Dionne Warwick & The Voices of Christmas - guests include Ricky Skaggs, Dianne Reeves, Johnny Mathis, and Michael McDonald |
2019 | image | buy | |
| Washington, Grover Jr. | Breath Of Heaven: A Holiday Collection | 1997 | image | buy | |
| Washington, Joseph Jr. | Merry Christmas To You From Joseph - obscure soul/funk LP reissued by Numero in 2016 |
1981 | image | buy | |
| Washington, Joseph Jr. | Merry Christmas To You From Joseph - 2018 LP reissue, same as above with new cover art |
1981 | image | buy | |
| Watson, Dale | Christmas Time In Texas - European release with 2-track bonus disc |
2000 | image | buy | |
| Watson, Dale | Christmas Time In Texas - American release with new cover; originally issued by Koch, reissued by Red River in 2014 |
2001 | image | buy | |
| Wave Benders | Surfin' Christmas | 1996 | image | buy | |
| Wave Benders | Surfin' Christmas: Twelve Yule Tide Classics - same as above with new cover |
2001 | image | buy | |
| Weatherstar | Christmas Makes The Heart Grow Fonder (EP) | 2011 | image | buy | |
| Weavers | We Wish You A Merry Christmas - eight songs originally released as four-record, 45-rpm Decca album |
1951 | image | buy | |
| Weavers | We Wish You A Merry Christmas - MCA CD reissue of above with new artwork |
1995 | image | buy | |
| Weeping Willows | Christmas Time Has Come - Swedish metal band |
2014 | image | buy | |
| Weezer | Christmas With Weezer (EP) - issued for download and streaming only, though it was released on CD in Japan in 2022... |
2008 | image | buy | |
| Weiland, Scott | Most Wonderful Time of the Year - oddly traditional effort from Stone Temple Pilots vocalist; originally scheduled for 2010 |
2011 | image | buy | |
| Weiland, Scott | Most Wonderful Time of the Year - vinyl reissue of above with new cover art and three extra tracks |
2022 | image | buy | |
| Weisstronauts | I'm Dreaming of the Weisstronauts Christmas | 2000 | image | buy | |
| Wellington, Rusty | Merry Christmas and Happy New Year (EP) - 4-song, 7-inch Arcade EP split with Jimmy Collett |
1965 | image | buy | |
| Wellingtons | Wellingtons Christmas Cheer (EP) - Australian power pop band 2008-2013 |
2013 | image | buy | |
| Wells, Kitty | Christmas Day With Kitty Wells - original 12-song Decca LP |
1962 | image | buy | |
| Wells, Kitty | Christmas - budget Mistletoe LP reissue of above with new cover, minus three songs |
1977 | image | buy | |
| Wells, Kitty | Christmas With Kitty Wells - budget Eclipse CD of above, new cover, same nine songs |
1994 | image | buy | |
| Wells, Kitty | Christmas Legends - budget Direct Source CD reissue of above, new cover, same nine songs |
2001 | image | buy | |
| West, Mae | Wild Christmas - original Dragonet LP |
1966 | image | buy | |
| West, Mae | Mae In December - American Entertainment Industries LP reissue |
1980 | image | buy | |
| West, Mae | Christmas Classics - Master Classics digital reissue |
2009 | image | buy | |
| West, Mae | Wild Christmas/The Fabulous Mae West - 2-for-1 Dragonet CD paired with 1955 Decca album |
2011 | image | buy | |
| Whalum, Kirk | The Christmas Message | 2001 | image | buy | |
| Whalum, Kirk | How Does Christmas Sound? | 2021 | image | buy | |
| Whirling Dervishes | Grinch E.P. - two new songs plus four songs released first as Wish It Would Snow (1992) and then Grinch (1994) |
1995 | image | buy | |
| Whiskeybelles | Nothin' Says Christmas Like Whiskey - Milwaukee female country vocal trio; CD available through band's website |
2013 | image | buy | |
| Whispers | Happy Holidays To You - 2002 Unidisc CD reissue of original Solar LP with caroling cover |
1979 | image | buy | review |
| Whispers | Happy Holidays To You - 1996 Capitol CD reissue Solar LP reissue with gift bag cover |
1985 | image | buy | review |
| Whispers | Happy Holidays To You - 1989 Sony CD reissue of Solar LP reissue with wrapping paper cover |
1987 | image | buy | review |
| Whispers | Happy Holidays To You - Solar CD reissue with altogether new cover art |
1993 | image | buy | review |
| Whispers | Happy Holidays To You - Castle CD reissue paired with breakthrough 1980 self-titled album |
2002 | image | buy | review |
| Whispers | Christmas Moments - brand new Capitol album |
1994 | image | buy | review |
| Whispers | Christmas With The Whispers - self-released compilation of tracks from both previous Christmas albums, plus 1997 rarity |
2002 | image | buy | review |
| White, Brooke | iTunes Exclusive Holiday EP - indie folk/pop singer and former American Idol contestant |
2009 | image | buy | |
| White, Brooke | White Christmas | 2012 | image | buy | |
| Whitman, Slim | Christmas Album - original Imperial LP reissued on CD by Capitol 1990 |
1969 | image | buy | |
| Whitman, Slim | Christmas With Slim Whitman - original Cleveland International LP |
1980 | image | buy | |
| Whitman, Slim | I'll Be Home For Christmas - Epic/Cleveland International LP |
1981 | image | buy | |
| Whitman, Slim | I'll Be Home For Christmas - Sony reissue of above with new artwork |
1993 | image | buy | |
| Whitman, Slim | Christmas With Slim Whitman - Sony reissue of above with new cover |
1995 | image | buy | |
| Why They Came | Holiday Special (EP) | 2012 | image | buy | |
| Why They Came | Holiday Special 2 (EP) | 2013 | image | buy | |
| Why They Came | Holiday Special 3 (EP) | 2014 | image | buy | |
| Why They Came | Holiday Special 4 (EP) | 2015 | image | buy | |
| Why They Came | Holiday Special 5 (EP) | 2016 | image | buy | |
| Why They Came | A Stick Full Of Bells - includes new versions of songs from above plus new tracks; all above sold exclusively at now-defunct Bad Apple Records... |
2017 | image | buy | |
| Wilde, Kim | Wilde Winter Songbook | 2013 | image | buy | |
| Wilde, Kim | Wilde Winter Songbook (deluxe edition) - includes six bonus tracks and DVD plus amended cover art |
2015 | image | buy | |
| Wilde, Kim | Wilde Winter Songbook (deluxe edition) - includes same six bonus tracks, further amended cover art, but no DVD |
2020 | image | buy | |
| Williams Brothers | Christmas Album - Barnaby LP featuring Andy Williams |
1970 | image | buy | |
| Williams, Andy | Christmas Album | 1963 | image | buy | |
| Williams, Andy | Christmas Album - same as above repackaged & remastered; also available in DVD edition (2009) |
2004 | image | buy | |
| Williams, Andy | Merry Christmas | 1965 | image | buy | |
| Williams, Andy | Merry Christmas - same as above repackaged & remastered |
2004 | image | buy | |
| Williams, Andy | Merry Christmas - BGO 2-CD reissue of above in tandem with three non-Christmas albums |
2018 | image | buy | |
| Williams, Andy | Christmas Present - reissued in 2024 as digital album |
1974 | image | buy | |
| Williams, Andy | Christmas Present - BGO 2-CD reissue of above in tandem with three non-Christmas albums |
2017 | image | buy | |
| Williams, Andy | I Still Believe In Santa Claus | 1990 | image | buy | |
| Williams, Andy | Personal Christmas Collection - from Columbia Records 1963-1974 |
1994 | image | buy | |
| Williams, Andy | The New Andy Williams Christmas Album - live performance from the Moon River Theatre in Branson, Missouri; first broadcast on PBS in 1993; guests include the Osmond Brothers and Lorrie Morgan |
1994 | image | buy | |
| Williams, Andy | The New Andy Williams Christmas Album - "collectors edition" of above with amended cover art and same 15 tracks... |
2007 | image | buy | |
| Williams, Andy | Christmas Songs - 15-track imported budget collection; part of lengthy "Songs for Christmas" series |
2004 | image | buy | |
| Williams, Andy | Christmas With Andy Williams - culled from his popular annual TV specials |
2006 | image | buy | |
| Williams, Andy | Classic Christmas Album - Sony/Legacy compilation from prior holiday releases |
2013 | image | buy | |
| Williams, Andy | The Complete Christmas Recordings - 2-CD set from Real Gone Music; not complete, but rather everything he recorded for Columbia |
2013 | image | buy | |
| Williams, Andy | 40 Christmas Classics - Sony Legacy download-only compilation |
2014 | image | buy | |
| Williams, Joe | That Holiday Feeling | 1990 | image | buy | |
| Williams, Lucinda | Have Yourself A Rockin' Little Christmas | 2021 | image | buy | |
| Williams, Maurice & the Zodiacs | Santa Claus | 2004 | image | buy | |
| Williams, Maurice & the Zodiacs | Christmas With Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs - reissue of above with new cover and title |
2005 | image | buy | |
| Williams, Maurice & the Zodiacs | Merry Christmas - reissue of above with new cover and title |
2010 | image | buy | |
| Williams, Vanessa | Star Bright | 1996 | image | buy | |
| Williams, Vanessa | 20th Century Masters: Christmas Collection - above CD with new cover & title |
2003 | image | buy | |
| Williams, Vanessa | Silver And Gold | 2004 | image | buy | |
| Williams, Vanessa | 20th Century Masters: Christmas Collection Vol. 2 - above CD with new cover & title |
2006 | image | buy | |
| Williams, Vanessa | Christmas With Vanessa Williams - reissue of "Silver And Gold" (2004) |
2012 | image | buy | |
| Willis, Kelly & Robison, Bruce | Happy Holidays - limited local release |
2003 | image | buy | |
| Willis, Kelly & Robison, Bruce | Happy Holidays - Rykodisc reissue of above with new cover and extra tracks |
2006 | image | buy | |
| Wilson Phillips | Christmas In Harmony | 2010 | image | buy | |
| Anna Wilson | Yule Swing! - all-original set from Nashville-based jazz singer/songwriter |
2008 | image | buy | |
| Wilson, Brian | What I Really Want For Christmas - reissued as budget CD in 2008 |
2005 | image | buy | |
| Wilson, Carnie | Christmas With Carnie | 2007 | image | buy | |
| Wilson, Carnie & Wendy | Hey Santa! | 1993 | image | buy | |
| Wilson, Gretchen | Christmas In My Heart | 2013 | image | buy | |
| Wilson, Jackie | Merry Christmas From Jackie Wilson - original LP reissued on CD by Rhino Records in 1991, then on vinyl by Org Music in 2020, and green vinyl in 2023 |
1963 | image | buy | review |
| Wilson, Jackie | Merry Christmas From Jackie Wilson - CD reissue with 1983 Al Green album |
1998 | image | buy | review |
| Wilson, Jackie | Merry Christmas From Jackie Wilson - CD reissue with Wilson's own 'You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet' (1961) |
1999 | image | buy | review |
| Wilson, Jackie | Christmas Eve With Jackie Wilson - 'Merry Christmas' with new cover & title |
2000 | image | buy | review |
| Wilson, Jackie | Christmas - budget CD with 10 songs from 1963 LP |
2002 | image | buy | review |
| Wilson, Matt | Matt Wilson's Christmas Tree-O | 2010 | image | buy | |
| Wilson, Nancy | A Nancy Wilson Christmas | 2001 | image | buy | |
| Wolanin, Whitney | Christmasology - includes several prior singles |
2012 | image | buy | |
| Wolff, Michael | Christmas Moods - jazz-leaning pianist with some famous friends including Warren Zevon, Kenny Rankin, and Mark Isham |
2003 | image | buy | |
| Womack, Bobby | Traditions | 1999 | image | buy | |
| Womack, Bobby | Christmas Album - UK version of above with one extra track |
2000 | image | buy | |
| Womack, Lee Ann | The Season For Romance | 2002 | image | buy | |
| Wonder, Stevie | Someday At Christmas - original LP issue |
1967 | image | buy | review |
| Wonder, Stevie | Someday At Christmas - LP reissue with new cover |
1982 | image | buy | review |
| Wonder, Stevie | Someday At Christmas - CD reissue paired with Supremes album |
1986 | image | buy | review |
| Wonder, Stevie | Someday At Christmas - stand-alone CD reissue |
1991 | image | buy | review |
| Wonder, Stevie | Someday At Christmas - European CD reissue with new cover |
1999 | image | buy | review |
| Wonder, Stevie | 20th Century Masters: Christmas Collection - remastered version of above with new cover & title plus two extra tracks |
2004 | image | buy | review |
| Wonder, Stevie | Christmas & Hits Duos - slipcase with 20th Century Masters plus #1's (2007) |
2008 | image | buy | review |
| Wonder, Stevie | Merry Christmas - European version of "Someday" repackaged in vintage Motown style |
2009 | image | buy | review |
| Wonderland, Carolyn & Forsyth, Guy | Fireside Songs For The Soul - initially sold as CD exclusively through www.guyforsyth.com; later sold for download through iTunes |
2010 | image | buy | |
| Wonderlux | Christmas Eve - collaboration between producer Brad Benedict and Blue Hawaiians founder Michael Fontana |
2016 | image | buy | |
| Wright, Chely | Santa Will Find You (EP) - all original songs |
2018 | image | buy | |
| Wright, George | Merry Christmas - Hi-Fi LP, reissued 2008 |
1956 | image | buy | |
| Wright, George | Christmas Time - Dot LP, never reissued |
1962 | image | buy | |
| Wright, Michelle | A Wright Christmas - way better-than-average modern country featuring Patricia Conroy's original song "I Know Santa's Been Here" |
2009 | image | buy | |
| Wright, Michelle | A Wright Christmas & More - reissue of above with new cover art and three bonus tracks |
2024 | image | buy | |
| Wynette, Tammy | Christmas With Tammy - original LP issue |
1970 | image | buy | |
| Wynette, Tammy | Christmas With Tammy - CD reissue, new cover, full track listing |
1991 | image | buy | |
| Wynette, Tammy | Christmas With Tammy Wynette - CD reissue, new cover, minus two tracks |
1998 | image | buy |