Easy Listening
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen-Philip Aaberg (The carol's downcast melody is ideal for a solo piano arrangement. Aaberg brings out its solemnity.)
- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas-Lou Rawls (No one sings this with more self-assurance than Rawls.)
- Song For A Winter's Night-Sarah McLachlan (McLachlan slows the tempo of this Gordon Lightfoot song down, making it her own. Her heartfelt, intimate vocals serve the tune well. Seek out Lightfoot's original version, as well.)
- Winter Wonderland-The Andrews Sisters (Appealing vocal harmonies that would have fit in on WEW.)
- Christmas Is-Lou Rawls (See my review in Holiday Favorites of "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas.")
- Silent Night-Benny Green (Subtle, sublime piano.)
- The Christmas Waltz-Grover Washington, Jr. (The tune is equally uplifting as a vocal number, a piano instrumental, or, in this case, a saxophone instrumental.)
- Silent Night-Spyro Gyra (An appealing harmonica part.)
