Christmas Artists & Albums. This section presents a selected discography of the best and/or most important Christmas albums, organized by artist name. (Note there's a separate section for various artists collections.) Whenever possible, the listings are accompanied by links to the album art; to a place to buy the album (usually Amazon); and to my review of the album. Admittedly, the list skews heavily towards my preference for all things that rock, roll, swing, and twang. But, nothing's perfect - especially me and my crazy list. Please send additions, submissions, corrections, criticisms, and suggestions via email.

Artist	Title	Date	image	Buy	Review
Ramone, Joey	Christmas Spirit... In My House (EP)	2002	image	buy
Randolph, Boots	Boots & Stockings	1969	image
	Boots & Stockings - budget CD reissue with new cover	1995	image	buy
	Christmas At Boots' Place - with the Tommy Newsom's Jazztet	1992	image	buy
	Christmas At Mr. Yakety Sax - same as above with new cover and title	1995	image	buy
	A Christmas Holiday	2002	image	buy
Rankin, Kenny	A Christmas Album	1999	image	buy
Ravers	Punk Rock Christmas (EP)	1978	image
Rawls, Lou	Merry Christmas Ho! Ho! Ho! - original Capitol album	1967	image	buy	review
	Christmas Is The Time - original EMI/Manhattan album	1993	image	buy	review
	A Merry Little Christmas - budget CD reissue of 'Merry Christmas' with new cover and title minus two tracks	1995	image	buy	review
	Swingin' Christmas - budget CD reissue of 'Merry Christmas' with new cover and title minus one track	2000	image	buy	review
	Christmas Will Be Christmas - 12 tracks from Rawls' two previous original albums	2001	image	buy	review
	Lou Rawls Christmas - original HyLo album	2004	image	buy	review
	Lou Rawls Christmas - Time-Life reissue of HyLo album with new cover and bonus track	2006	image	buy	review
	Merry Christmas Baby - 20 tracks from all three of Rawls' original albums	2006	image	buy	review
Raye, Collin	Christmas: The Gift	1996	image	buy
Redbone, Leon	Christmas Island - 2003 reissue includes one extra track	1987	image	buy
Redding, Noel	No More Christmas (EP)	1993	image
Reddy, Helen	Christmas	2001	image	buy
	Christmas Mem'ries	2003	image	buy
Reeves, Del	Santa's Boy	1966	image
Reeves, Diane	Christmas Time Is Here	2004	image	buy
Reeves, Jim	Twelve Songs Of Christmas - 1990 CD reissue	1963	image	buy
	Twelve Songs Of Christmas - 2000 CD reissue	1963	image	buy
	Christmas Songbook - imported collection mixing all of above with Gospel and other non-seasonal songs	2003	image	buy
Relient K	Deck The Halls, Bruise Your Hand - limited edition bonus CD packaged with 'Two Lefts Don't Make a Right'	2003	image	buy
	Let It Snow, Baby, Let It Reindeer - seven new songs plus 'Deck The Halls, Bruise Your Hand'	2007	image	buy
R.E.M.	Fan Club Singles 1988-2002 - bootleg compilation	2003	image	buy	review
Reno & Smiley	True Meaning Of Christmas	1963	image	buy
Revere, Paul & The Raiders	A Christmas Present... And Past - original Sony CD reissue (1989)	1967	image	buy	review
	A Christmas Present... And Past - Koch reissue, amended cover (2005)	1967	image	buy	review
Rev. Horton Heat	We Three Kings	2005	image	buy
Richard, Cliff	Cliff At Christmas - includes old and new recordings	2003	image	buy
Richie, Lionel	Sounds Of The Season	2006	image	buy
Riders In The Sky	Merry Christmas from Harmony Ranch	1992	image	buy
	Christmas The Cowboy Way	1999	image	buy
Rimes, Leann	What A Wonderful World	2004	image	buy
Rivers, Bob	Twisted Christmas	1992	image	buy
	I Am Santa Claus	1993	image	buy
	Twisted Christmas Boxed Set - both of above plus non-Christmas CD	1994	image	buy
	More Twisted Christmas	1997	image	buy
	Chipmunks Roasting On An Open Fire	2000	image	buy
	White Trash Christmas	2002	image	buy
Robbins, Marty	Christmas With Marty Robbins	1967	image	buy
Robinson, Smokey & The Miracles	Christmas With The Miracles	1963	image	buy	review
	A Season For Miracles	1970	image	buy	review
	Our Very Best Christmas - contains selections from both above	1999	image	buy	review
	20th Century Masters: Christmas Collection - same as above with new cover & title	2003	image	buy	review
	Soulful Christmas - recorded without Smokey Robinson	2001	image	buy	review
Roches	We Three Kings	1990	image	buy	review
	We Three Kings - reissue on new label with new cover	1994	image	buy	review
Rockapella	Rockapella Christmas	2000	image	buy
	Comfort & Joy	2002	image	buy
Rockin' Sidney	Holiday Celebration with Rockin' Sidney	1983	image	buy
Rodgers, Jimmie	It's Christmas Once Again	1959	image	buy
Rogers, Kenny	Christmas	1981	image	buy
	Once Upon A Christmas - with Dolly Parton	1984	image	buy
	Christmas In America - reissued on CD with new cover	1989	image	buy
	Christmas Wishes - budget collection	1995	image	buy
	The Gift	1996	image	buy
	Christmas From The Heart	1998	image	buy
	Christmas Greetings - reissue of Christmas (1981)	2000	image	buy
	Christmas With Kenny	2004	image	buy
	Christmas Collection - 2-CD collection taken from first two albums	2006	image	buy
Rogers, Roy	Christmas Is Always - with Dale Evans	1967	image	buy
Ronstadt, Linda	Merry Little Christmas	2000	image	buy
Roomful Of Blues	Roomful Of Christmas - two songs released on single in 1996	1997	image	buy
Ross, Diana	Christmas In Vienna - with Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras, arranged and conducted by Lalo Schifrin	1993	image	buy
	A Very Special Season - includes 'Amazing Grace' from above; UK only release	1994	image	buy
	Making Spirits Bright - with the King's Singers, Modern Jazz Quartet, and London Symphony Orchestra; originally sold only in Hallmark stores	1994	image	buy
Rotary Connection	Peace	1968	image	buy
RuPaul	Ho Ho Ho	1997	image	buy
Russell, Leon	Hymns of Christmas	1995	image	buy
Rydell, Bobby	A Philadelphia Christmas - includes rerecordings of his early hits	2003	image	buy