Music To Shop For Xmas Dinner By

Today we get volume five of A&P's Christmas Greetings series. Although I hate to be a scrooge, there's not a whole lot to recommend on this one, with the possible exception of the Tanya Tucker and Charlie Rich tracks. Everything else drips schmaltz. I suppose the Mitch Miller Sleigh Ride is one of those classics, but I don't especially need to hear it again.

A&P - Christmas Greetings Volume 5

Andy Williams - Joy to the World

Ray Conniff and The Singers - Away in a Manger

Robert Goulet / Carol Lawrence - The Christmas Waltz

Tanya Tucker - Silver Bells

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir / The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble and Percussion - O Holy Night

Richard Tucker - The Lord's Prayer

Julie Andrews - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

John Davidson - Mary's Little Boy Child

Mitch Miller and The Gang - Sleigh Ride

Charlie Rich - White Christmas

Andre Kostelanetz with The St. Kilian Boychoir - Oh, Tannenbaum

Johnny Mathis - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve