Kurz ist sie, die Saison für Weihnachts-CDs, und oft passiert es, dass man erst viel zu spät draufkommt, was alles an interessanten Aufnahmen erschienen ist. Die Weihnachtssaison 2007 bietet einiges. So zum Beispiel mit “The Secret of Christmas” das erste Studioalbum von Captain & Tennille (”Love will keep us together”) seit 20 Jahren. Der Soap- und Rockstar der achtziger Jahre Rick Springfield hat mit “Christmas with you” seine erste Weihnachts-CD aufgenommen. Barry Manilows bereits dritte Weihnachts-CD “In the Swing of Christmas” ist exklusiv bei Hallmark erschienen und auch nur dort erhältlich - oder über eBay, wenn man beispielsweise in Österreich oder Deutschland lebt, wohin Hallmark nicht liefert. Im Folgenden also ein kleines Bilderalbum einiger ausgewählter Empfehlungen für den perfekten Soundtrack der schönsten Zeit des Jahres.

Barry Manilow: In the Swing of Christmas [2007]

Tracks:
1. Silver Bells
2. Carol of the bells/jingle bells
3. Joy to the world/it’s the wonderful time of the year
4. Have yourself a Merry little Christmas
5. Violets for your furs
6. O’Tannenbaum/Winter Wonderland
7. Christmastime is here
8. The Christmas song
9. Toyland
10. Count your blessings

Michael W. Smith: It’s a Wonderful Christmas [2007]

Tracks:
01. Christmas Angels
02. It’s a Wonderful Christmas
03. The Promise
04. Song For the King
05. Christmas Day
06. A Highland Carol
07. Sing Noel, Sing Hallelujah
08. Son Of God
09. What Child Is This
10. Audrey’s Gift
11. All Year Long

Rick Springfield: Christmas with you [2007]

Tracks:
01. Christmas With You
02. The First Noel
03. Hark The Herald Angels Sing
04. What Child Is This?
05. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
06. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
07. Away In A Manger
08. Oh Come All Ye Faithful
09. Carol Of the Bells
10. Do You Hear What I Hear
11. I’ll Be Home For Christmas
12. Silent Night
13. Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem
14. I Saw Three Ships
15. Deck The Halls (With Boughs of Longboards)

Vickie Winans: Happy Holidays [2007]

Tracks:
01. Do your holiday dance
02. My Christmas gift to you
03. Silent Night
04. Have yourself a merry little Christmas
05. Jingle Bells(Featuring Tim Bowman II)
06. My Peace
07. We wish you a Merry Christmas(Featuring Vickies entire Family)
08. O Holy night (Featuring Denise Tichenor)
09. I’ll be home for Christmas
10. Hark the Herald (Featuring Marvin ”Coconut” Winans at the age 15)

Michael Bolton: Swinging Christmas [2007]

Tracks:
01. Walkin’ In A Winter Wonderland
02. The Christmas Song
03. I’ll Be Home For Christmas
04. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
05. White Christmas
06. Let It Snow
07. Jingle Bell Rock
08. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
09. Silent Night
10. Joy To The World

Toby Keith: A Classic Christmas [2007]

Tracks/Disc 1:
01. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
02. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
03. Winter Wonderland
04. Silver Bells
05. I’ll Be Home For Christmas
06. Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree
07. The Christmas Song
08. White Christmas
09. Frosty The Snowman
10. Please Come Home For Christmas

Tracks/Disc 2:
01. Little Drummer Boy
02. Go Tell It On The Mountain
03. The First Noel
04. O Come All Ye Faithful
05. Silent Night
06. Away In A Manger
07. We Three Kings
08. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
09. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
10. Joy To The World
08. Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
09. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
10. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
11. Feliz Navidad

Keith Sweat: A Christmas of Love [2007]

Tracks:
01. Be Your Santa Claus
02. Party Christmas
03. It’s Christmas Again
04. The Christmas Song
05. All I Want For Christmas
06. Once a Year
07. Nothing Like Christmas
08. Point Of Christmas
09. Under the Tree

Jon Secada: A Christmas Fiesta [2007]

Tracks:
01. Jingle Bells
02. Let It Snow
03. This Christmas
04. Silver Bells
05. Walking In a Winter Wonderland
06. Sleigh Ride
07. Jingle Bell Rock
08. Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
09. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
10. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
11. Feliz Navidad

Jon Secada: Una Fiesta Navidena [2007]

Tracks:
01. Navidad, Navidad
02. Va A Nevar
03. Contigo
04. Cascabel
05. Donde Esta La Nieve En Navidad
06. Paseo En Trineo
07. Navidad Rock
08. Quiero Cantar
09. Rodolfo En Reno
10. Mis Deseos
11. Feliz Navidad

Captain & Tennille: The Secret of Christmas [2007]

Tracks:
01. Merry Christmas
02. It’s the Most Wonderful Time Of the Year
03. I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas
04. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
05. Little Saint Nick
06. Tahoe Snow
07. Christmas In California
08. Boogie Baby Christmas
09. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Variations)
10. The Christmas Star
11. Silent Night
12. Daryl Of the Bells
13. The Secret Of Christmas

Jars of Clay: Christmas Songs [2007]

Tracks:
01. The Gift of St.Cecilia
02. Wonderful Christmastime
03. Love Came Down At Christmas
04. O, Little Town of Bethlehem
05. Hibernation Day
06. Winter Skin
07. Peace Is Here
08. God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen
09. Evergreen
10. Christmastime Is Here
11. Drummer Boy
12. Gabriel’s Message
13. In the Bleak Midwinter
14. I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day

Yolanda Adams: What a Wonderful Time [2007]

Tracks:
01. My Favorite Things
02. Give Love On Christmas Day
03. What A Wonderful Time
04. Jingle Bells
05. Do You Hear What I Hear
06. A Season Of Love
07. Hold On 8. Just Because
08. Little Drummer Boy
09. With God

The Isley Brothers: I’ll Be Home For Christmas [2007]

Tracks:
01. Winter Wonderland
02. I’ll Be Home For Christmas
03. I’m In Love
04. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
05. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
06. Isley Christmas Medley
07. What Can I Buy You
08. The Christmas Song (ft. Doc Powell)
09. White Christmas
10. Silent Night

Patti Labelle: Miss Patti’s Christmas [2007]

Tracks:
01. Christmas Jam
02. It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
03. What Do The Lonely Do At Christmas
04. Holidays Mean More To Me
05. It’s Going To Be A Merry Christmas
06. Do You Hear What I Hear
07. Nativity
08. Jesus, Oh What A Wonderful Child
09. Every Year, Every Christmas
10. Away In A Manger

Jim Brickman: Homecoming [2007]

Tracks:
01. Thanksgiving (Album Version)
02. Good King Wenceslas (Album Version)
03. Coming Home For Christmas feat. Richie McDonald
04. Gathering (Album Version)
05. Deck The Halls (Album Version)
06. Joy feat. David Klinkenberg (Album Version) feat. David Klinkenberg
07. I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day feat. Anne Cochran & Peter White (Album Version)
08. Still Nacht (Album Version)
09. I Saw Three Ships (Album Version)
10. Bethlehem (Album Version)
11. My Angel [Christmas] feat. Gerald Levert (Album Version)
12. Auld Lang Syne (Album Version)
13. Coming Home For Christmas feat. Richie McDonald (Country Mix)

Michael Bublà©: Let it snow (EP) [2007]

Tracks:
01. Let It Snow
02. The Christmas Song
03. Grown-Up Christmas
04. I’ll Be Home For Christmas
05. White Christmas
06. Let It Snow (Live)

A Disney Channel Holiday [2007]

Tracks:
01. Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree - Miley Cyrus
02. Girl Of My Dreams - Jonas Brothers
03. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - The Cheetah Girls
04. Last Christmas - Ashley Tisdale
05. The Christmastime - Corbin Bleu
06. Home For the Holidays - Keke Palmer
07. Best Time Of the Year - Christy Carlson Romano
08. Run Rudolph Run - Billy Ray Cyrus
09. Celebrate Love - Jordan Pruit
10. Let It Snow - Lucas Grabeel
11. Jingle Bells (a Hip-Hop Carol) - Kyle Massey
12. Greatest Time Of Year - Aly & AJ
13. Christmas Vacation - Monique Coleman
14. I’ll Be Home For Christmas - Drew Seeley

Josh Groban: Noel [2007]

Tracks:
01. Silent Night
02. Little Drummer Boy
03. I’ll be home for Christmas
04. Ava Maria
05. Angels We Have Heard On High
06. Thankful
07. The Christmas Song
08. What Child is this
09. First Noel
10. Petit papa Noel
11. It came upon a Midnight Clear
12. Panis Angelicus
13. O Come all Ye Faithful

Mannheim Steamroller: Christmas Song [2007]

Tracks:
01. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
02. The Christmas Song
03. Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town
04. It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
05. Feliz Navidad
06. Catching Snowflakes On Your Tongue
07. Masters In This Hall
08. Above the Northern Lights
09. Frosty the Snowman
10. Traditions Of Christmas
11. Christmas Lullaby
12. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Martina McBride: White Christmas [2007]

Tracks:
01. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
02. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
03. Silver Bells
04. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
05. Do You What I Hear
06. I’ll Be Home For Christmas
07. Winter Wonderland
08. O Come All Ye Faithful
09. Away In a Manger
10. Baby, It’s Cold Outside
11. Jingle Bells
12. White Christmas
13. Silent Night
14. The Christmas Song
15. What Child Is This
16. O Holy Night

Olivia Newton-John: Christmas Wish [2007]

Tracks:
01. O Come All Ye Faithful
02. Interlude: Angels We Have Heard On High
03. Everytime It Snows feat. Jon Secada
04. Interlude: Away In A Manger
05. We Three Kings
06. Interlude: The First Noel
07. A Mother’s Christmas Wish feat. Jim Brickman
08. Interlude: Jesu Joy Of Man’s Desiring
09. Angels In The Snow
10. Interlude: What Child Is This?
11. Silent Night feat. Jann Arden
12. Interlude: Oh Come Emmanuel
13. All Through The Night feat. Michael McDonald
14. Interlude: Little Drummer Boy
15. Underneath The Same Sky
16. Interlude: Oh Christmas Tree
17. Little Star Of Bethlehem
18. Interlude: Deck The Halls
19. Instrument Of Peace feat. Marc Jordan
20. Interlude: We Wish You A Merry Christmas
21. Christmas On My Radio
22. A Gift Of Love feat. Barry Manilow

Jacqui Naylor: Smashed for the Holidays [2007]

Tracks:
01. Santa Clause Is Coming To Town
02. Santa Baby
03. Celebrate Early And Often
04. Happy X-Mas (War Is Over)
05. What Child Is This
06. Thank You Baby
07. We Three Kings
08. The Christmas Song
09. Winter
10. Father Christmas
11. Silver Bells
12. Christmas Ain’t What It Used To Be
13. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Mindy Smith: My Holiday [2007]

Tracks:
01. My Holiday
02. The Christmas Song
03. Santa Will Find You
04. Follow the Shepherd Home
05. What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve
06. Away In a Manger
07. I Know the Reason
08. Silver Bells
09. I’ll Be Home For Christmas
10. It Really Is (A Wonderful Life)
11. Come Around

Dave Koz: Memories of a Winter’s Night [2007]

Tracks:
01. Deck The Halls
02. Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town
03. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Instrumental)
04. White Christmas feat. Kelly Sweet
05. Winter Wonderland (Fast)
06. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
07. Please Come Home For Christmas feat. Kimberly Locke
08. Memories Of A Winter’s Night
09. Little Drummer Boy (2001 Version) feat. Rick Braun
10. Silver Bells
11. Boogie Woogie Santa Claus feat. Brenda Russell
12. O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree)

Bebo Norman: Christmas … From the Realm of Glory [2007]

Tracks:
01. Come And Worship
02. Joy To The World
03. Born To Die
04. What Child Is This
05. Angels Interlude
06. Go Tell It On The Mountain
07. Silver Bells
08. Christmas Time Is Here
09. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
10. The Rebel Jesus
11. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
12. Great Light Of The World Interlude
13. Mary’s Prayer

The Smithereens: Christmas with The Smithereens [2007]

Tracks:
1. Waking Up On Christmas Morning
2. Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)
3. Merry Christmas, Baby
4. Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
5. Christmas Time All Over the World
6. Christmas
7. ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
8. Run Rudolph Run
9. Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight)
10. Christmas (I Remember)
11. Auld Lang Syne
12. Christmas Time Is Here Again

Mom & Pops Winans and Friends: Christmas Our Gift [2007]

Tracks:
01. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Marvin Winans
02. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Angie Winans
03. O Come All Ye Faithful - Cece Winans
04. Silent Night - Ann McCrary
05. Go Tell It On the Mountain - Pop Winans
06. Angels We Have Heard On High - Kirk Whalum
07. The True Meaning Of Christmas - Reverend Virgil Caldwell
08. What Child Is This? - Mom Winans
09. Little Drummer Boy - Darwin Hobbs
10. Mary Had a Little Lamb - Caldwell M.D.
11. A Christmas Moment With Pop Winans - Various Artists
12. Sweet Little Jesus Boy - Adrian Smith
13. Ryan’s Song - Angie Caldwell

Randy Travis: Songs of the Season [2007]

Tracks:
1. There’s No Place Like Home For The Holidays
2. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
3. O Holy Night
4. Go Tell It On The Mountain
5. Labor Of Love
6. Angels We Have Heard On High
7. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
8. Away In A Manger
9. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
10. Nothin’s Gonna Bring Me Down At Christmas
11. The First Noel
12. Joy To The World
13. Our King