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How the Grinch Stole Christmas More about... Thurl Ravenscroft as the Grinch An excellent television treatment of the Dr. Seuss classic, its excellence was due in no small part to the musical score. In addition to the very original Welcome Christmas, we are treated to the unforgettable You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch. Oddly, Thurl Ravenscroft, who sings this song, is nowhere credited in the liner notes for his immortal contribution to the Christmas zeitgeist of a generation. Polygram 1995 Order from Amazon Artist Site We Three Kings More about... Roches I've been a fan of this family folksinging trio since 1980, when they burst onto the scene with their incomparable debut record, The Roches. Their arrangements of Christian hymns and traditional seasonals are original and compelling. They obviously enjoy carolling. Even the title hints at the playful irony characteristic of their best work. If you could have only one Christmas record… MCA 1990 Order from Amazon Artist Site A Charlie Brown Christmas More about... Vince Guaraldi Trio This record is imprinted deeper into my psyche than almost any other. Some of these songs are more about the TV show and the Peanuts characters than about the holidays, but even these remind me of Christmas when I hear them now. 40 minutes Fantasy Jazz 1988 Order from Amazon Artist Site Christmas 1984 More about... Mannheim Steamroller Arranged, conducted, and produced by Chip Davis, this was a groundbreaking record. Endlessly copied by everybody with a synthesizer, it has also been instrumental in the increasing popularity of Christmas records. The others in this series are also quite good. American Gramaphone 1984 Order from Amazon We Wish You a Merry Christmas More about... Ray Conniff and the Ray Conniff Singers I grew up listening to this record because my parents liked it. It represents the best of the easy-listening popular music of the mid-1960s. While it may have been contrived and corny, it wasn't pretentious. The arrangements are crisp, and the voices are clear and balanced. I love this record. Columbia 1962 Order from Amazon

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