The Best Christmas Music of 2024
These are our top picks for the best holiday-themed albums of the year, including brand-new releases and timeless classics on vinyl, CD, and digital.
Are you looking for music to add to this year’s holiday playlist? Or perhaps a collectible vinyl release that will make Christmas even more special? Look no further. We’ve gathered our picks for the best Christmas albums to gift in 2024 here.
Brenda Lee – Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree 7-inch
Following its #1 chart position last Christmas, Brenda Lee’s timeless holiday hit “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” is available on translucent emerald 7″ vinyl backed with “Papa Nöel” in a reproduction of the original single art.
Elton John – Step Into Christmas 10″
Just in time for the holidays, Elton’s classic “Step Into Christmas” is released for the first time on colored 10” vinyl. This limited edition features original B-side “Ho Ho Ho (Who’d Be A Turkey At Christmas)” as well as 3 bonus tracks – including, for the first time on record, “Calling It Christmas” by Elton and Joss Stone. Pressed on festive red vinyl.
Burl Ives – A Holly Jolly Christmas 7-inch
Burl Ives’ perennial holiday hit, “A Holly Jolly Christmas” is now available on opaque snow white 7″ vinyl.
Chuck Berry – Run Rudolph Run 7-inch
Just in time for Christmas, Chuck Berry’s legendary “Run Rudolph Run” is now available on stunning evergreen 7″ vinyl.
Ella Fitzgerald – Sleigh Ride 7-inch
Ella Fitzgerald’s perennial holiday classics “Sleigh Ride” and “Jingle Bells” are now available on festive apple red 7″ vinyl.
Frank Sinatra – Jingle Bells 7-inch
Frank Sinatra’s classic holiday hit, “Jingle Bells,” is now available on festive evergreen color 7″ vinyl, just in time for the holidays.
Nat King Cole – The Christmas Song 7-inch
Nat King Cole’s “The Christmas Song”, originally recorded in 1946, this iconic single, often referred to by its opening line, “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire,” brings to life the warmth and nostalgia of the Christmas season like no other. “The Christmas Song” is now available on an Opaque Baby Blue 7” single.
The Beach Boys – Christmas Album
The Beach Boys’ Christmas Album features seven-holiday classics and five original tracks, including “Little Saint Nick” and “The Man With All The Toys.” Available on limited edition translucent ruby red color vinyl.
The Beach Boys – Little Saint Nick
Just in time for the holidays, The Beach Boys’ festive hit “Little Saint Nick” is available on 7″ Ice Blue vinyl, backed with “Auld Lang Syne.”
ABBA – Happy New Year / Little Things
Two unique limited-edition singles are now available to help bring in the holidays. The first is a 7” vinyl featuring the tracks “Happy New Year” and “Felicidad”, pressed on white vinyl. The second is “Little Things,” the Christmas single from ABBA’s latest studio album Voyage. This marks the first time the track has been released on vinyl.
Carpenters – Christmas Once More
Christmas Once More is the all-new Christmas collection featuring 16 timeless Carpenters holiday classics curated by Richard Carpenter. This newly remixed and remastered 16-track set includes “Sleigh Ride,” “(There’s No Place Like) Home for the Holidays,” “Merry Christmas, Darling” featuring the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and many more!
A Bobby Helms Christmas
What a bright time to rock your Christmas away with Bobby Helms and his definitive version of “Jingle Bell Rock.” This all-new collection also includes two rare long-lost Bobby Helms holiday tunes, “The Bell That Couldn’t Jingle” and “Those Snowy, Glowy, Blowy Days of Winter,” along with the Ryan Riback remix of “Jingle Bell Rock.”
Bing Crosby – Ultimate Christmas
Spend Christmas with the one and only Bing Crosby and his timeless renditions of 28 holiday classics. Selections include Bing’s definitive version of “White Christmas,” “Do You Hear What I Hear?” “Winter Wonderland,” “Mele Kalikimaka” and many more!
Boyz II Men – Christmas Interpretations
Christmas Interpretations is Boyz II Men’s first Christmas album, released on October 5, 1993, on Motown Records. Produced by Boyz II Men and Brian McKnight, this album includes covers of classic Christmas songs and original Christmas tracks by Boyz II Men, all fully remastered.
Dean Martin – Dino’s Christmas
Spend the holidays with the one and only Dean Martin and his timeless versions of ten Christmas classics and winter favorites. Selections include “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!,” “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” and many more!
The Temptations – Give Love At Christmas
Give Love at Christmas is the second holiday release from the legendary Motown group, The Temptations. The album features their covers of Motown Christmas classics including The Jackson 5’s “Give Love on Christmas Day,” their own original Christmas songs, co-written by Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson, and perennial holiday favorites including “The Little Drummer Boy,” “This Christmas,” and “Silent Night.”
Donna Summer – Christmas Spirit LP
Donna Summer’s only holiday album, Christmas Spirit, was first released on October 4, 1994. Produced by Michael Omartian, the album combines traditional Christmas carols with three original Christmas tracks by Donna Summer. Christmas Spirit is the first vinyl reissue in 30 years that features the original 10 tracks.
New Edition – Christmas All Over The World
Christmas All Over the World is a holiday EP by New Edition released on December 18, 1985. This festive EP stands as the group’s only Christmas album. The album includes popular tracks “It’s Christmas (All Over The World),” and a rendition of the Jackson 5’s classic hit “Give Love on Christmas Day.”
