The Best Christmas Albums (in my opinion)

I know it's the middle of August, but this post will be about Christmas music anyways.  I know it's hopelessly weird, but I listen to Christmas music year round.  It has this way of cheering me up because no one can go wrong singing about the happiest time of year.  ;) 

Now that I have a Spotify account, it's so much easier to sort through artists that have amazing Christmas albums.  Something I really enjoy doing is to listen to different versions of Christmas songs.  It's so amazing to know how many versions of "Jingle Bells" there are.  I'll share a few artists whose Christmas albums are worth checking out.  

1.  Michael Bublé's Christmas album called Michael Bublé Christmas.  I was just listening to it a while ago.  It has many traditional songs, like "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas", "White Christmas", and "Silent Night", but all with their own Michael Bublé style.  For those of you who don't know, Michael Bublé's songs are mostly swing and jazz.  I don't really have a favorite song from this album, but I love his voice.  

Michael Bublé's cover from his album made in 2011  (source: amazon.com)

2.  Justin Bieber: Under the Mistletoe.  I'm not a Belieber, but I like his voice a lot.  It's smooth and fits his soft R&B style of singing.  My favorite songs are probably "Mistletoe" and "Only Thing I Ever Get For Christmas" which will be put on the Playlists page.  I'm not sure if they are both originals, but they amaze me all the same.

Justin Bieber's Christmas Album from 2011   (source: justinbieberzone.com)

3.  SHeDAISY's Christmas album called Brand New Year.  My goodness, their harmonies are so amazing.  The most amazing song of their album is their rendition of "Jingle Bells".  I discovered it by watching one of the Gardiner Sisters videos.  You can watch their cover here.  Before I listened to SHeDAISY's "Jingle Bells" song, I had no idea that it could even be sung that way.  Check it out on the Playlists page.  

SHeDAISY Christmas album cover from 2000  (source: grahamsdownunderthoughts.blogspot.com)

4.  Last but most definitely NOT least, is my favorite vocal group, better known as a boy's choir called Libera.  They have an astounding sound that I have never heard before in any choir, which is why I adore them.  I won't talk too much about them now, because I'll be blogging about them more later.  Anyways, their Christmas album called Libera: The Christmas Album (of course), is a favorite of mine.  It has many, many traditional Christmas songs, but my favorite would probably be "Still, Still, Still" with Ralph Skan as the soloist.  You can see him in the picture below; he's the boy on the far right.  Keep an eye out for "Still, Still, Still" on the playlists page.  :) 

The Libera Christmas Album cover from 2011  (source: libera.org.uk/music)

I'm pretty sure there are many more amazing Christmas albums out there, just waiting to be discovered.  If you have any to recommend, you know how to contact me!  Also, don't forget to check the playlists page for more music.  Thanks for reading and happy listening!