'Rolling Stone' Rates The Best Christmas Albums Of All Time
Saturday, December 25, 2021 at 12:01AM
Not just the greatest Christmas record ever, but a bona fide pop classic in its own right. (Rolling Stone named it Number 142 in our list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time). Spector's wall of sound production adds grandeur and drama, while the Philles Records crew lights up the holiday hit parade with rock & roll fire. The Crystals party under the chimney on "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"; Ronnie Spector turns "Frosty the Snowman" into a puddle in the front yard; and on the classic Brill Building original "Christmas Baby, Please Come Home," Darlene Love throws herself into an epic ballad of romantic affliction, turning winter wonderland into teenage wasteland. No wonder Brian Wilson has called it his favorite album of all time.
Sadly, no glam metal Christmas albums made the list, which is a travesty. You would think A Twisted Christmas, by Twisted Sister, would have made the cut. It's a pretty darn good - and popular - album! But, we are talking about Rolling Stone here...
From Bing Crosby to Bob Dylan, Motown to Death Row, we rank the 25 greatest Christmas albums of all time. https://t.co/uHLIDocJ6U
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) December 24, 2021
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The runner-ups would have to be the various Hard Rock, Metal or Punk Christmas compilations followed by the Savatage - er … um … I mean, Trans-Siberian Orchestra albums.