While the chestnuts are roasting on an open fire, fill the room with the best jazz Christmas albums of all-time. Featuring great Christmas songs from popular jazz singers, like Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Bing Crosby, and Tony Bennett, this list of jazz holiday albums includes soft jazz, adult contemporary, easy listening music, and a sprinkle of swing. What are the top Christmas jazz albums ever?
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"O Tannenbaum"
"What Child Is This"
"My Little Drum"
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3813A Dave Brubeck Christmas
Dave BrubeckRelease Date: 1996
Tracks: Winter Wonderland, Joy to the World, O Tannenbaum
Length (mins): 00:56:08
"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
"Joy To The World"
"To Us Is Given"
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3612Christmas Cookin’
Jimmy Smith"God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"
"Jingle Bells"
"The Christmas Song"
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3514An Oscar Peterson Christmas
Oscar PetersonRelease Date: 1995
Tracks: What Child Is This, Away in a Manger, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Length (mins): 00:53:14
Genres (Music): Jazz
"God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen"
"Let It Snow"
"White Christmas"
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275Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas
Ella FitzgeraldRelease Date: 1960
Tracks: Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
Genres (Music): Christmas music, Jazz, Vocal jazz
"Jingle Bells"
"Frosty The Snowman"
"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
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288A Merry Christmas
Bing Crosby & The Andrew Sisters"Happy Holiday"
"Jing-A-Ling, Jing-A-Ling"
"Twelve Days of Christmas"
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202Christmas Songs
Diana Krall, The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz OrchestraRelease Date: 2005
Producer: Tommy LiPuma
Tracks: The Christmas Song, Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep, Sleigh Ride
Length (mins): 00:44:51
Genres (Music): Christmas music, Jazz, Vocal jazz
"Jingle Bells"
"Let It Snow"
"The Christmas Song"
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269A Child Is Born
Geri Allen"We Three Kings"
"Little Drummer Boy"
"A Child Is Born"
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2711Six String Santa
Joe PassRelease Date: 1992
Tracks: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, Happy Holiday Blues, It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
Length (mins): 00:46:10
"Home For The Holidays"
"Angels We Have Heard On High"
"It Came Upon A Midnight Clear"
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225A Jolly Christmas From Frank Sinatra
Frank SinatraRelease Date: 1957
Tracks: The First Noel, The Christmas Waltz, Jingle Bells
Label: Capitol Records
Genres (Music): Christmas music, Traditional pop music
"Jingle Bells"
"Mistletoe and Holly"
"The First Noel"
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238Three Suites
Duke EllingtonRelease Date: 1990
Tracks: Peer Gynt Suites: Morning Mood, The Nutcracker Suite: Toot Toot Tootie Toot (Dance of the Reed-Pipes), The Nutcracker Suite: Arabesque Cookie (Arabian dance)
Length (mins): 01:05:34
"Sugar Rum Cherry"
"Toot Toot Tootie Toot"
"In The Hall of the Mountain King"
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194Crescent City Christmas Card
Wynton MarsalisRelease Date: 1989
Tracks: Carol of the Bells, Winter Wonderland, Little Drummer Boy
"Winter Wonderland"
"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"
"O Come All Ye Faithful"
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185This Time of Year
June Christy"Ring A Merry Bell"
"The Merriest"
"Christmas Heart"
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2211A Merry Christmas!
Stan KentonRelease Date: 1961
Tracks: Angels We Have Heard on High, The Twelve Days of Christmas, O Come
"The Twelve Days of Christmas"
"Angels We Have Heard On High"
"O Tannenbaum"
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2515December
Chris BottiRelease Date: 2002
Tracks: Winter Wonderland, I'll Be Home for Christmas, Perfect Day
Genres (Music): Jazz
"The Christmas Song"
"Winter Wonderland"
"I Really Dont Want Much For Christmas"
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167Sound of Christmas
Ramsey Lewis, The Ramsey Lewis TrioRelease Date: 1961
Tracks: Merry Christmas Baby, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, The Christmas Song
Genres (Music): Jazz
"Christmas Blues"
"Here Comes Santa Claus"
"Sleigh Ride"
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155Have Yourself a Soulful Little Christmas
Kenny BurrellRelease Date: 1966
Tracks: My Favorite Things, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, The Little Drummer Boy
Genres (Music): Jazz
"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"
"White Christmas"
"The Christmas Song"
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2316A Smooth Jazz Christmas
Dave Koz"Smooth Jazz Christmas Overture"
"The Christmas Song"
"Silent Night"
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2014What a Wonderfull Christmas
Louis Armstrong and friends"Christmas In New Orleans"
"It's Christmas Time Again"
"Cool Yule"
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135The Charlie Byrd Christmas Album
Charlie ByrdRelease Date: 1982
Tracks: Oh Christmas Tree, What Child Is This?, God Rest Ye Merry
Label: Concord Concerto
"O Come All Ye Faithful"
"Deck The Halls"
"Mistletoe And Holly"
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1610Silent Nights: A Christmas Jazz Album
Chet BakerRelease Date: 1986
Tracks: Silent Night, Part 1, Hark
"Silent Night"
"The First Noel"
"We Three Kings"
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138Winter Nights
Al Di MeolaRelease Date: 1999
Tracks: Winterlude Duet No. 1, Ave Maria, Carol of the Bells
Length (mins): 00:51:25
Genres (Music): Jazz
"Zima"
"Carol of the Bells"
"Greensleeves"
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148My Kind of Christmas
Dean Martin"Baby It's Cold Outside"
"Silver Bells"
"The Christmas Blues"
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127Jazz Piano Christmas
Beegie AdairRelease Date: 2008
Tracks: I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
"Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow"
"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"
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42Holiday Soul
Bobby TimmonsRelease Date: 1964
Tracks: Auld Lang Syne, Winter Wonderland, You're All I Want for Christmas
Genres (Music): Jazz
"Deck The Halls"
"White Christmas"
"The Christmas Song"
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