Re: What's your favorite Christmas CD?

Diane wrote:

> I'd love some recommendations!  I'd particularly like to add some
> early music and other great choral works to my collection - maybe some
> of the songs I've enjoyed singing in the past couple of years.  I have
> Britten's Ceremony of the Carols - any other suggestions?

Because it saves my sanity after two months of Holiday Muzak in 
malls, etc.:

My old LP of the Sackville All-Stars.

Jay McShann, Jim Galloway, Milt Hinton, playing "Christmas Songs" as 
if they've never heard sentimental, saccharine, smarmy elevator 
music in their lives....

rm