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This index presents a selected discography of the best and/or most important various artist Christmas albums and soundtracks, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takin' Care Of Christmas - power pop from Canadian Bullseye Records (not the blues label) |
2001 | image | buy | |
| Tales From The Crypt: Have Yourself A Scary Little Christmas - unlikely meeting between TV's Crypt Keeper and Santa Claus |
1995 | image | buy | |
| Tarquin Records All Star Holiday Extravaganza - indie rock from small Connecticut-based label and studio |
1997 | image | buy | |
| Taste Of Christmas - post-hardcore punk rock from Warcon Records |
2005 | image | buy | |
| A Taste Of Triple A Vol. 1 | 2004 | image | buy | |
| A Taste Of Triple A Vol. 13 | 2005 | image | buy | |
| A Taste Of Triple A Vol. 25 | 2006 | image | buy | |
| A Taste Of Triple A Vol. 37 | 2007 | help! | buy | |
| A Taste Of Triple A Vol. 47 | 2008 | image | buy | |
| A Taste Of Triple A Vol. 58 | 2009 | help! | buy | |
| A Taste Of Triple A Vol. 70 | 2010 | image | buy | |
| A Taste Of Triple A, Vol. 82 - above eight holiday-themed radio promotional CD's from "adult album alternative" series |
2011 | image | buy | |
| Taxi Christmas - reggae produced by Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare |
1991 | image | buy | |
| Taxi Christmas: Love and Reality - more reggae produced by Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare |
2007 | image | buy | |
| Tejano Country Christmas - happy Hispanic holiday from BMG/Arista stable of artists |
1994 | image | buy | review |
| 10 Great Country Christmas Songs - Capitol budget compilation |
2012 | image | buy | |
| 10 Great R&B Christmas Songs - Capitol budget compilation |
2012 | image | buy | |
| Tennessee Christmas - contemporary country artists (and Jimmy Buffett) on MCA Records |
1985 | image | buy | |
| Texas Christmas Collection - 16 tracks from 3-volume Austin Christmas Collection series |
1991 | image | buy | review |
| That Christmas CD | 1996 | image | buy | |
| That Other Christmas CD - above two are benefit albums featuring artists from Buffalo, New York vicinity |
1997 | image | buy | |
| That 50's Merry Christmas Album | 2006 | image | buy | |
| That 60's Merry Christmas Album | 2006 | image | buy | |
| That 70's Merry Christmas Album | 2006 | image | buy | |
| That 80's Merry Christmas Album - above four are budget CD's featuring stars from their respective decades, mostly performing music recorded long after the fact... |
2006 | image | buy | |
| That Fuzzy Feeling EP - rather twee indie pop from Static Caravan |
2008 | image | buy | |
| There's Trouble Brewin': 16 Serious Rockin' Crackers For Your Christmas Hop - Bear Family LP-only compilation slanted heavily towards 50's-era rock 'n' roll |
2021 | image | buy | |
| This And That For Christmas (EP) - country music sampler from YN Records; initially released as MP3 download; available on CD in 2013 |
2012 | image | buy | |
| This Christmas (soundtrack) - mostly contemporary R&B from Preston Whitmore film |
2007 | image | buy | |
| This Warm December: A Brushfire Holiday Vol. 1 | 2008 | image | buy | |
| This Warm December: A Brushfire Holiday Vol. 2 | 2011 | image | buy | |
| This Warm December: A Brushfire Holiday Vol. 3 - above three are laid back alternative rock from Jack Johnson and cohorts |
2019 | image | buy | |
| Thommy's Christmas Party - 60's and 70's British stars sing Christmas songs; produced by German TV personality, Thomas Gottschalk; reissued in 1999 as Christmas Stars Of The 70's |
1994 | image | buy | |
| Tinsel Tunes: More Holiday Treats from Sugar Hill - folk and bluegrass from respected independent label; companion to Sugar Plums: Holiday Treats from Sugar Hill (1993) |
1996 | image | buy | |
| 'Tis The Season - smooth R 'n' B from Sony-distributed label N2K; produced by George Duke, Russ Freeman, and Maurice White |
1997 | image | buy | |
| 'Tis The Season To Be Fearless - alternative rock from California indie |
2011 | image | buy | |
| 'Tis The Season To Be Gotee | 2010 | image | buy | |
| 'Tis The Season To Be Gotee, Too - above two alternative Christian rock from Gotee Records |
2012 | image | buy | |
| To Kate: A Benefit For Kate's Sake - Americana stars donate time and talent to transplant foundation |
2005 | image | buy | |
| Today's Christmas - Sony 3-CD set of modern Christmas songs and interpretations; companion to Classic Christmas (2004) |
2004 | image | buy | |
| Total Experience Christmas - funk and R&B from black label Total Experience Records |
1984 | image | buy | |
| Touched By An Angel: The Christmas Album - otherwise dull TV soundtrack marks debut of good Keb' Mo' track |
1999 | image | buy | |
| Traditional Christmas Classics - strong 12-song selection from MCA/Universal catalog |
1989 | image | buy | |
| Traditional Jazz Christmas - jazz classics compiled by GRP from Decca, Chess, and other labels; very similar to The Joy Of Christmas Past (GRP, 1994); companion to Contemporary Jazz Christmas (GRP, 1997) |
1997 | image | buy | review |
| Trailer Trash Christmas - also known as Redneck Christmas Party |
1999 | image | buy | |
| Treasury Of Golden Christmas Songs By America's Greatest Gospel Singers - 10-song LP from Vee Jay Records roster; reissued in 1992 as A Vee-Jay Christmas with two additional tracks; reissued in 2001 by Koch Records with original title but new cover art (as pictured) |
1963 | image | buy | |
| Treasury Of Golden Christmas Songs - CD reissue of above with new cover art and two additional tracks previously added to 1992 reissue as A Vee-Jay Christmas |
2001 | image | buy | |
| Trojan Christmas Box Set - 3-CD set culled from the archives of UK reggae label Trojan |
2003 | image | buy | |
| Trojan: This Is Christmas - 36-song digital album culled from the archives of UK reggae label Trojan; previously released in 2017 as a 50-song allbum that only survives in Spotify... |
2023 | image | buy | |
| Trucker's Christmas - original compositions, new recordings on a favorite country theme |
1998 | image | buy | |
| 'Twas the Night Before Hanukkah: The Musical Battle Between Christmas and the Festival of Lights - deluxe package from the Idelsohn Society featuring one disc of Jews singing Hanukkah songs and another of Jews singing Christmas songs |
2012 | image | buy | |
| Twelve Days Of Christmas - 12 original songs based on the titular holiday classic, presented by the Bubblewrap Collective, an independent label from Cardiff, UK |
2009 | image | buy | |
| Twelve Hits Of Christmas - historic United Artists compilation produced by Snuff Garrett; companion to Rhythm & Blues Christmas; with these two records, my obsession was born... |
1976 | image | buy | review |
| 20 Christmas Stars | 1999 | image | buy | |
| 20 Christmas Stars II | 2000 | image | buy | |
| 20 Christmas Stars III | 2001 | image | buy | |
| 20 Christmas Stars IV | 2002 | image | buy | |
| 20 Christmas Stars V | 2003 | image | buy | |
| 20 Christmas Stars VI - all country artists |
2004 | image | buy | |
| 20 Christmas Stars VII | 2004 | image | buy | |
| 30 Christmas Stars - above eight compiled by Kid's Records and sold through Wal-Mart; proceeds benefit the Children's Miracle Network; later packaged in pairs as 40 Christmas Stars (2007) |
2005 | image | buy | |
| 20 Great Christmas Instrumentals - collected from the vaults of Hollywood, King, and other affiliated labels |
1988 | image | buy | |
| 20 #1's: Christian Christmas | 2015 | image | buy | |
| 20 #1's: Christmas - originally issued in 2015 as Holiday, but quickly rebranded (another battle lost in the War On Christmas...) |
2016 | image | buy | |
| 20 #1's: Christmas Classics | 2016 | image | buy | |
| 20 #1's: Jazz Christmas | 2016 | image | buy | |
| 20 #1's: Motown Christmas - reissued on red and green vinyl in 2020, minus two tracks, new cover art - above five include big hits from the vast holdings of the Universal Music Group |
2015 | image | buy | review |
| 21 Christmas Hits - Columbia/Legacy digital compilation |
2014 | image | buy | |
| 21 Classic Christmas Favorites (first version) - Columbia/Legacy digital compilation, replaced the following year with below |
2014 | image | buy | |
| 21 Classic Christmas Favorites (second version) - new edition of above, with similar, but different, artwork and track listing |
2015 | image | buy | |
| 21 Country Christmas Favorites - Columbia/Legacy digital compilation |
2014 | image | buy | |
| 21 Jazz Christmas Favorites - Columbia/Legacy digital compilation |
2014 | image | buy | |
| 20th Century Masters: All Star Country Christmas | 2003 | image | buy | |
| 20th Century Masters: Best Of Americana Christmas | 2007 | image | buy | |
| 20th Century Masters: Best Of Blues | 2003 | image | buy | |
| 20th Century Masters: Best of Christmas Jazz Vol. 1 | 2007 | image | buy | |
| 20th Century Masters: Best of Christmas Jazz Vol. 2 | 2007 | image | buy | |
| 20th Century Masters: Best Of Motown Christmas - MP3 listed separately |
2003 | image | buy | review |
| 20th Century Masters: Best Of Motown Christmas Vol. 2 |
2005 | image | buy | review |
| 20th Century Masters: Best Of Santa's Greatest Hits | 2005 | image | buy | |
| 20th Century Masters: Best of Smooth Jazz Christmas | 2007 | image | buy | |
| 20th Century Masters: Smooth and Soulful - reissue of Smooth & Soulful Christmas (2005); above ten part of Universal's extensive reissue series |
2006 | image | buy | |
| 24 - 24 songs by 24 artists for the 24 days of advent; sometimes called "24 Soon-To-Be Christmas Classics"; compiled by London-based indie pop label WIAIWYA |
2021 | image | buy | |
| 24 Greatest R&B Christmas Hits - Gusto Records compilation from the vaults of Swing Time, Hollywood, and King Records |
2007 | image | buy | review |
| 25th December: Christmas Celebration of Women - 12-track CD of female vocalists compiled by Madacy Records; also sold as part of 2-CD set Ultimate Power Of A Diva's Christmas |
1998 | image | buy | |
| Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas Album - based on a movie character; features classic and contemporary Motown artists |
2013 | image | buy |