One of the only groups to have multiple best-selling Christmas records, Mannheim Steamroller use “A Fresh Aire Christmas” to feature more of what they’re good at: holiday songs arranged with a focus on symphony strings, choirs, and electric keyboard.

“A Fresh Aire Christmas” by Mannheim Steamroller This album puts the focus on Christmas song classics of old, like “Deck the Halls” and “We Three Kings.” While this group has put out efforts that are more new age and less Christmas, most of their discography reflects the most wonderful time of the year. Mannheim Steamroller, it’s safe to say, is a Christmas band. “Mannheim Steamroller Christmas” by Mannheim Steamroller While Cole got his start in music as a jazz pianist, his “The Christmas Song” album, full of luscious string arrangements, is a stone-cold holiday classic. You know the song that starts with “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire”? That’s called “The Christmas Song,” and the way you remember it is probably the one sung by Nat King Cole. While “Miracles: The Holiday Album” hasn’t receive the most critical acclaim–Entertainment Weekly gave it a C+–there’s obviously something about the soothing sounds of well-known Christmas songs that make this album good background music. Kenny G, the smooth jazz saxophonist, has lay to the claim of creating the second-best-selling Christmas album. Give this album a spin if you want to hear the King’s country-tinged take on Christmas standards like “Silent Night,” and perhaps his most famous, “Blue Christmas.” Elvis Presley’s first Christmas album, released in 1957, is the best-selling holiday album ever, having sold 15 million records worldwide. “Elvis’ Christmas Album” by Elvis Presleyĥ0 million Elvis fans can’t be wrong, especially during Christmastime. If you’re in search of something holiday-appropriate to listen to, look no further than the most popular holiday albums of all time. Christmas music is in itself a big category, and there’s tons of it out there. Not only does the winter weather help bring on the holiday joy, but so do the decorations, parties, gifts, and music. When it’s the holiday season, you know it’s the holiday season.

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