Rolling Stone: 40 Essential Christmas Albums

Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas

Ella Fitzgerald (1960)

A Christmas Gift for You

Phil Spector (1963)

The 25th Day of December

The Staple Singers (1962)

James Brown's Funky Christmas

James Brown & The J.B.'s (1995)

Elvis

Elvis Presley (1956)

A Charlie Brown Christmas (Deluxe Edition)

Vince Guaraldi Trio (1965)

Christmas In Soulsville

Various Artists (2006)

Pretty Paper

Willie Nelson (1979)

The Beatles (The White Album)

The Beatles (1968)

The Beach Boys' Christmas Album (Mono & Stereo)

The Beach Boys (1964)

White Christmas

Bing Crosby (1945)

A Very Special Christmas - Bringing Peace On Earth

Various Artists (2012)

Songs for Christmas

Sufjan Stevens (2006)

A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra (50th Anniversary Edition)

Frank Sinatra (1957)

Where Will You Be Christmas Day?

Various Artists (2004)

Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection for All the Family

Nick Lowe (2013)

Christmas

Low (1999)

Light of the Stable

Emmylou Harris (1979)

Christmas Cookin'

Jimmy Smith (1964)

The Bells Of Dublin

The Chieftains (1991)

Christmas With Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash (2002)

Blue Yule

Various Artists (1991)

Tinsel and Lights

Tracey Thorn (2012)

The Ventures' Christmas Album

The Ventures (1965)

Reggae Christmas From Studio One

Various Artists (1992)

Holidays on Ice

David Sedaris (2008)

What a Wonderful Christmas

Louis Armstrong (1997)

The Spirit Of Christmas (Remastered)

Ray Charles (1985)

A Christmas Record (Bonus Track Version) [Remastered]

Various Artists (2016)

Snowed In

Hanson (1996)

A Very Rosie Christmas! (Expanded Edition)

Rosie Thomas (2018)

A Christmas Celebration of Hope

B.B. King (2000)

An Oscar Peterson Christmas

Ben Webster & Oscar Peterson (1995)

The Christmas Song

Nat King Cole (2015)

One More Drifter in the Snow

Aimee Mann (2006)

Cee Lo's Magic Moment

CeeLo Green (2012)