From: flournoy@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (Raymond Suke Flournoy)
Subject: Christmas Music Recommendations:  Results
Originator: flournoy@Xenon.Stanford.EDU
Organization: Computer Science Department, Stanford University.
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 08:31:49 GMT


  Thanks to all who responded to my request for Christmas music
recommendations, and I apologize for not responding to each message
personally.

  I've gone through the messages, and summarized the recommended discs
below.  Sometimes the names of albums were somewhat unclear, or
weren't given at all, so the list is somewhat incomplete.

  I only received one negative recommendation, so I guess people are
pretty satisfied with their Christmas music.  (Or maybe these carols
and songs are just too great to ruin.)  Anyway, if anyone does have
any other warnings about disappointing discs, I still would like to
hear about them.

  BTW, the disc which was mentioned more often than any other was the
Canadian Brass' album(s).  One person said that the Canadian Brass'
CD's might be available only through mail order.  I don't know if this
is true, but I haven't been able to find them yet, with limited
searching.

  Once again, thanks to all, and I hope this list helps others to have
a happy holiday also!

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Acapella/Acapella Vocal Band	A Savior is Born
Alabama				The Alabama Christmas Album
Anderson, Jon			Three Ships
Andress, Tuck			Hymns, Carols and Songs About Snow
Baez, Joan			Noel
Boone, Debbie			The Debbie Boone Christmas Album
Boston Camerata	
Brooks, Garth			Beyond the Season
Canadian Brass 
Carlson, Evie Tournquist	Come on Ring Those Bells
Chicago Symphony Orchestra	Handel's Messiah:  Arias and Choruses
Christmas Jug Band
Clawson, Cynthia		Carolsinger
Cole, Nat King			The Christmas Song
Crosby, Bing			White Christmas
Denver, John			Rocky Mountain Christmas
Denver, John & the Muppets
Diamond, Neil
Ellington, Duke			Take the Holiday Train
First Call			An Evening in December, Vol 1&2
Goodlunas, Thomas		Noel Christmas Classics
Grant, Amy			A Christmas Album
Grant, Amy			Home for Christmas
Grant, Amy & Art Garfunkel	The Animals' Christmas
Grisman, David			Acoustic Christmas
Harris, Emmylou			Light of the Stable
Imperials, The			The Imperials' Christmas Album
Ives, Burl
Mannheim Steamroller
Mathis, Johnny			Christmas with Johnny Mathis
Maxwell, Mike & Doug		Back to Bethlehem
Modern Mandolin Quartet		The Nutcracker Suite
New American Guitar Ensemble	Christmas Carols
New American Guitar Ensemble	Hymns, Songs, and Carols
Oldham, Doug			
Presley, Elvis			Elvis' Christmas Album
Redbone, Leon			Christmas Island
Reeves, Jim			Christmas Album
Rogers, Kenny
Sandberg, Paul			This Christmas
Smith, Michael W.
Statler Brothers		Christmas Present
Taff, Russ
Travis, Randy			Randy Travis' Christmas
Van Shelton, Ricky	
Vince Guaraldi Trio		Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown
various				A Very Special Christmas
various				Christmas
various				Christmas for the '90s, Vol. 1&2
various				Creole Christmas
various				Handel's Young Messiah
various				YO! HO! HO!
various	(Modern Art)		Crystal Clear Christmas 
various	(Pakaderm)		Rock Power Praise, Vol 2 - Christmas Hymns
various	(Reunion)		Prism Green 
various	(Sparrow)		Christmas
various (Windham Hill)		Winter Solstice

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--Raymond Flournoy        
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flournoy@cs.stanford.edu         "For reasons I cannot explain
Computer Science Dept.            There's some part of me wants to see 
Stanford University, CA           Graceland"               -- P. Simon
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