Jingle bell rock, country, pop, and soul: 20 new holiday albums for the season
- 1/20
Sia, ‘Everyday Is Christmas’
- 2/20
Gwen Stefani, ‘You Make It Feel Like Christmas’
- 3/20
Cheap Trick, ‘Christmas Christmas’
- 4/20
Hanson, ‘Finally, It’s Christmas’
- 5/20
Fantasia, ‘Christmas After Midnight’
- 6/20
Smokey Robinson, ‘Christmas Everyday’
- 7/20
Herb Alpert, ‘The Christmas Wish’
- 8/20
98 Degrees, ‘Let It Snow’
- 9/20
Tom Chaplin, ‘Twelve Tales of Christmas’
- 10/20
The Minus 5, ‘Dear December’
- 11/20
Lindsey Stirling, ‘Warmer in the Winter’
- 12/20
Tav Falco, ‘A Tav Falco Christmas’
- 13/20
The Beatles, ‘The Christmas Records’
- 14/20
Vince Guaraldi Trio, ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’
- 15/20
Josh Groban, ‘Noel’ (10th anniversary edition)
- 16/20
REO Speedwagon, ‘Not So Silent Night: Christmas With REO Speedwagon’
- 17/20
Frank Sinatra, ‘Ultimate Christmas’
- 18/20
Elvis Presley, ‘Christmas With Elvis and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’
- 19/20
Various artists, ‘NOW That’s What I Call Merry Christmas’
- 20/20
Various artists, ‘ Bloodshot Records’ 13 Days of Xmas’
Craig Rosen
·Writer
It’s that time of year again, and your friends in the music business have plenty of new releases and classic reissues to provide the perfect soundtrack for your holiday season. Artists serving up festive new music range from Gwen Stefani and Sia to Smokey Robinson and Herb Alpert — and if you prefer the classics, you can always dig into a reissue of Vince Guaraldi or a classic compilation of material by Elvis Presley or Frank Sinatra.