It's Christmas time again, and I'm just as excited as ever! As a fan of all things 80's music, I'm starting my month of December off with some great Christmas albums to fill the air.
Christmas In The Stars shows you just what depths Anthony Daniels will sink to make a buck off of C-3PO, and the Star Wars franchise. Hey, I get it. Get your bread buttered wherever you can.
The albums is light hearted, kid friendly, and 80's cheese through and through. I love it!
Menudo meets Christmas, and with it present their rendering of Feliz Navidad, among others. It's actually the groups third Christmas album, and twelfth overall. Depending on the version you buy, you get either ten tracks (1982 release) or fourteen (1983). Regardless, they're both compilations of the aforementioned other holiday albums.
Technically a 70's album of the same name, the 1984 released CD features selected tracks from the siblings prior released Christmas albums. The Carpenters capture the holiday spirit with their soothing vocals that transport you back to happier times.
Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton could very well pass as the real Mrs. and Mr. Claus. Whenever the two got together, they brought the gift of music, and presented it in a ribbon of joy. They remain one of my all time favorite duet duos.
New Edition captures the spirit of Christmas, and packages it with a somewhat rhythm and soul sound. They usher in the new while paying homage to the old, and sound great doing it.
Slade made a Christmas album? Well, sort of. It's actually part compilation, part Christmas, but intended to be a seasonal "party mix". Does it work? Here and there.
Now couples the best of the old and the new, and presents it on Now: The Christmas Album. Fans young and old will find something from the own eras, while possibly discovering something "new".
In between their debut and follow up studio albums, The Jets recorded the one and only Christmas album, Christmas With The Jets. It's most notable for the groups rendering of the track, Somewhere Out There, which was released that same year by Linda Ronstadt and Jame Ingram for the film An American Tail.
For their tenth and last album with label, Arista, Air Supply opted to record a series of classic Christmas tracks, sprinkled with two original recordings. You won't find the hits that fill the airwaves of radio stations, but it will definitely get you in the mood for the holidays.
If you buy any of these albums, A Very Special Christmas is the one to get. This 1987 compilation album featured holiday tunes from some of the hottest acts of the time, such as, Bon Jovi, Madonna, U2, Eurythmics, and more! If you do venture to get this one, do be careful. The original 1987 release contains the Bon Jovi track, Back Door Santa, while later pressing remove the song, and replace it with the band's 92 tune, I Wish Every Day Could Be Like Christmas.
It's technically an EP, but Erasure's Crackers International is considered the groups Christmas album. The problem with this is that you won't actually find holiday themed tracks.
Get a little silly with Twisted Christmas, and laugh the cold weather away. The songs are intended to be goofy renderings of some of you all time favorite classics, and for the most part fit that bill. Though repeated listening sessions can definitely wear thin.
If you can't get an actual New Kid for Christmas, you could at least get their 1989 Christmas album. It's sappy, aimed at teenage girls, and checks every boy band box with its delivery. I'm sure many females found this one in their stockings.
Okay, so I retract my opening statement. Maybe "great Christmas albums" isn't the right way to describe a lot of these. They're definitely fun and nostalgic, though. So what are you waiting for? Get you some of these tunes, and dive headlong into the holiday spirit!
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