The best Christmas albums and songs of all time

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Christmas is coming, and many artists take advantage of this time of year, adored by many, feared by others, to release an album. Throughout history there has been a lot of variety in terms of success. In some cases with more success, and in others with less.

In recent years the good combination of pop and Christmas.

Mariah Carey, "All i want for Christmas is you"

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Mariah Carey is a true reference in Christmas music. The topic  "All i want for christmas is you" has constituted the biggest Christmas hit of the last 20 years.

Over the past few years, despite a wide variety of songs being released, none have been able to match Mariah's success.

In 2011, the song "All i want for christmas is you" was relaunched with Justin Bieber.

Analyzing the most important Carey Christmas records, he is "Merry Christmas" released in 1994, the best-selling Christmas album in history, and "Merry Christmas II you", which was released in 2010.

It should also be remembered that Mariah is, during each year, who is in charge of welcome Christmas at the New York Rockefeller Center tree lighting.

Ariana Grande, "Santa tell me"

The year 2014 had a musical Christmas with Ariana Grande. The moment Ariana stepped onto the scene, the comparisons with Mariah Carey began. That year he would present his well-known single “Santa tell me”.

Darlene Love, "Christmas (Baby please come home)"

Before the overwhelming success of Mariah Carey's “All i want for Christmas is you,” it was Darlene love the one in charge of opening Christmas on David Letterman's Late Show with her "Christmas (Baby please come home)".

John Lennon, "Happy Xmas (War is over)"

This Lennon song was born in 1971 as protest to the Vietnam War. The theme ended up becoming a Christmas classic and at the same time a plea for world peace.

The message that the song sent to the whole world was based on the campaign in which John and Yoko Ono took posters across the country and filled billboards with the slogan "War is over (If you want)"translated into Spanish as "The war is over (if you want)."

Bobby Helms, "Jingle Bell Rock"

One of the earliest rockabilly Christmas carols, and that have been perpetuated in time is "Jingle Bell Rock". In 1957 it was originally performed by Bobby Helms in 1957 and rose to the top of the sales charts of the time.

Brenda Lee, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"

An ideal theme to spend a good Christmas afternoon with the family. Although today we know this song as one of the great classics, the reality is that it was not released globally until its third publication, in 1960.

Aretha Franklin, "This Christmas"

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In his 55 years of musical career It is the only album he has released about Christmas. Some of the themes in this work, such as' Silent Night ',' Angels we have heard on high 'and '14 Angels', are small works of art.

Bob Dylan. CHRISTMAS IN THE HEART

The most recent Nobel Prize in Literature, quirky as ever, and also on this album. For more impact, the back cover features the three wise men instead of the Christmas Santa Claus. Do not miss some important songs, like 'Must be Santa' or 'The Christmas Blues'.

Jackson Five, "CHRISTMAS ALBUM"

The Jackson brothers crowned a successful year in 1970 after their first three albums. And they did it by recording this album with Christmas themes. Little Michael left us a sound document to remember, with the classic 'Santa Claus is coming to town'.

Elvis Presley "Elvis' Christmas Album"

Recorded in 1957 and also published in that year, it has two different parts. One of them with important classics, as "Blue Christmas "," Here Comes Santa Claus " o   "Santa Claus is Back in Town" y another more religious.

¡Elvis Presley, "ELVIS SINGS THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF CHRISTMAS"

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Su second album with Christmas themes, and one of the most complete. It was a resounding success. As a curiosity, this album was one of John Lennon's favorites.

¡The Beach Boys, "CHRISTMAS ALBUM"

 This album predates "Good Vibrations." It's about un Christmas carol album published in 1960. Many songs on this album were recorded with an orchestra of 40 musicians. To highlight 'Little Saint Nick'.

Rosana, "At Christmas"

Rosana wanted to combine an original theme with a medley of several classic Christmas carols, sung in Spanish.

Raphael, "The Drummer"

This matter, very traditional in Spain at Christmas time, was first recorded in 1955. Sand has covered more than 200 times in various languages ​​and in different musical genres. We have heard it from artists of the stature of Frank Sinatra, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston or ABBA, among others.

Michael bublé and Thalia, "My wishes / Merry Christmas"

  In Canada, he is an indispensable figure on these Christmas dates. Every year it comes out in a Christmas special on television accompanied by great stars of the song, as he did with the Mexican singer Thalía. He sang with her in Spanish.

Kelly Clarkson, "Underneath the three" 

Winner of a major music competition in the United States, Kelly Clarkson surprised us with an album of 16 songs, with covers and original songs, as is the case of  "Underneath the three ”. The version of one of Elvis's Christmas carols is not to be missed.

Kylie Minogue, "Santa Baby"

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 Always daring, always sexy, always gorgeous. Kylie brings her Christmas touch with a cover of "Santa Baby", Eartha kitt's original, included in her Christmas album “Kylie Christmas”.

Wham!, "Last Christmas"

 This theme, which has been consolidated as a hymn of Pop Christmas, is based on a video clip where George Michael nostalgically remembers those Christmas holidays in which everything was good intentions and happiness with his love.

Frank Sinatra, "TO JOLLY CHRISTMAS"

 Sinatra brought to the market several Christmas records, among which this one stands out, “A Jolly Christmas”, from 1957. Two songs to be highlighted, 'Have yourself a merry little Christmas' and 'The Christmas song'.

THE BEATLES: “THE CHRISTMAS COLLECTION

 The Beatles also recorded a Christmas song every year between 1963 and 1969. We can highlight two of them,  'Another Beatles Christmas record' and 'Chistmas Time is here again'.

As always, unmistakable, great. We never tire of listening to them, at Christmas and at any time of the year.


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