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Christmas Soundtracks. Herein, you'll find a selected discography of the more important soundtrack albums associated with hip Christmas music. These include movies about Christmas; movies featuring Christmas music; television specials; Christmas albums spun off from both TV shows and movies; and collections of songs from all the above. It's a biased selection, to be sure. So, please send additions, submissions, corrections, criticisms, and suggestions via email.

Title	Date	image	Buy	Review
All I Want For Christmas - features the hard-to-find Stephen Bishop cut, 'All I Want'	1991	image	buy
Ally McBeal: A Very Ally Christmas - featuring vocalist Vonda Shepard and cast members from show	2000	image	buy
American Idol: The Great Holiday Classics - performances by contestants in the popular reality TV show	2003	image	buy
Animaniacs: Hip-Hopera Christmas - also released Helloooo Holidays! (VHS, 1993)	1997	image	buy
Bonanza: Christmas On The Ponderosa - join the Ben, Hoss, and Little Joe Cartright for the holidays	1964	image	buy
Charlie Brown Christmas - featuring Vince Guaraldi's jazz trio	1965	image	buy	review
Charlie Browns's Holiday Hits - composed mainly of non-Christmas music	1998	image	buy	review
Christmas In The Stars: The Star Wars Christmas Album - produced by Meco, featuring John Bongiovi (aka Bon Jovi)	1980	image	buy
Christmas With The Brady Bunch - infamous spin-off from the Sherwood Schwartz-produced sitcom	1970	image	buy
Christmas With The Kranks - sountrack produced by "Little Steven" Van Zandt	2004	image	buy
Classic Cartoon Christmas	1996	image	buy	review
Classic Cartoon Christmas, Too - above two compiled by Nickelodeon from animated TV specials	1997	image	buy	review
Elf - comedy starring Will Farrell as human raised by elves	2003	image	buy
Fred Claus - classic pop and rock holiday standards from Vince Vaughn vehicle	2007	image	buy
Friday After Next - holiday-themed installment of popular Ice Cube franchise	2002	image	buy
Frosty The Snowman/Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - two Rankin & Bass animated TV specials, 1969 & 1970 respectively	2002	image	buy
Holiday Inn - film starring Bing Crosby that marked debut of 'White Christmas'	1942	image	buy
Holiday Inn - special edition of above also including 'White Christmas' (1954)	2002	image	buy
Home Alone Christmas - holiday songs from Home Alone (1990) and Home Alone 2 (1992)	1993	image	buy
How The Grinch Stole Christmas - original soundtrack from the animated Dr. Seuss TV special	1965	image	buy	review
How The Grinch Stole Christmas - audio track from TV special, plus 'Horton Hears A Who' (1966)	1999	image	buy	review
How The Grinch Stole Christmas - theatrical movie starring Jim Carrey	2000	image	buy	review
It's A Wonderful Life: The Record - Nickelodeon reissue from perennial 1946 Frank Capra favorite	1997	image	buy
Jingle All The Way - Schwarzenegger comedy marks Brian Setzer's Christmas debut	1996	image	buy
MTV TRL Christmas - bands featured on 'Total Request Live' hosted by Carson Daly	2001	image	buy
Muppets & John Denver: A Christmas Together - sountrack to television special	1979	image	buy	review
Muppet Christmas Carol - adaptation of Dickens classic starring Jim Henson's puppet troupe	1992	image	buy
Muppet Christmas Carol (Special Edition) - reissued in celebration of the Muppets' 50th anniversary	2005	image	buy
Muppets: A Green and Red Christmas - new recordings, sans Jim Henson and Frank Oz	2006	image	buy
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation - Yuletide installment of comedy film series starring Chevy Chase; 1999 limited CD release sold only through on-demand kiosks	1989	image
Nightmare Before Christmas - Danny Elfman (Oingo Boingo) score to Tim Burton animated film	1993	image	buy
Nightmare Before Christmas - special edition with 3D cover and bonus disc	2006	image	buy
The O.C. Mix 3: Have A Very Merry Chrismukkah - third in a series of CD's from the popular Fox TV show	2004	image	buy	review
Partridge Family Christmas Card - seasonal effort from musical TV family featuring David Cassidy	1971	image	buy	review
Polar Express - new and old Christmas songs, plus Alan Silvestri score	2004	image	buy
Prancer Returns - traditional and pop fare highlighted by Nickel Creek song	2001	image	buy
Ren & Stimpy's Crock O' Christmas - original recording featuring characters from John Kricfalusi cartoon	1993	image	buy
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - complete soundtrack to Rankin & Bass TV special starring Burl Ives	1964	image	buy
Rudolph, Frosty & Friends' Favorite Christmas Songs - culled by Sony Wonder from the Rankin & Bass TV specials Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964), Little Drummer Boy (1968), Frosty The Snowman (1969), and Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (1970)	2002	image	buy
Santa, Baby! - animated film with Eartha Kitt, Vannessa Williams, Patti LaBelle	2001	image	buy
Santa Clause	1995	image	buy
Santa Clause II - above two Tim Allen comedies	2002	image	buy
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town/Frosty The Snowman - two Rankin & Bass animated TV specials, 1970 & 1969 respectively	2002	image	buy
Scrooge's Rock n' Roll Christmas - TV special starring Jack Elam with numerous 60's rockers; also issued by Radio Shack as 'Christmas Party'	1983	image
Scrooged - Richard Donner film starring Bill Murray	1988	image	buy
South Park: Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics - scatological humor from the animated Comedy Central TV show	1999	image	buy
Star Studded Christmas - Part of the 'AMC Presents: Listen To The Movies' series; compiles songs that have been featured in Christmas-themed films	2002	image	buy
Stingiest Man in Town - TV adaptation of Dicken's Christmas Carol with Vic Damone, Johnny Desmond, the Four Lads, and Basil Rathbone	1956	image	buy
Surviving Christmas - holiday favorites and Randy Edelman score	2004	image	buy
Tales From The Crypt: Have Yourself A Scary Little Christmas - unlikely meeting between the Crypt Keeper and Santa Claus	1995	image	buy
Touched By An Angel: The Christmas Album - otherwise dull CD marks debut of good Keb' Mo' track	1999	image	buy
The Walton's Christmas Album - music by the Holiday Singers; narration by author Earl Hamner and actor Will Geer	1974	image
White Christmas - studio recording of Irving Belin songs from the film starring Danny Kaye, Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera Allen; Peggy Lee sings Clooney's part for contactual reasons; Trudy Stevens dubbed Allen's voice in movie and on record	1954	image	buy
White Christmas - special edition of 'Holiday Inn' (1942) also including above	2002	image	buy
Ultimate White Christmas - original soundtrack plus Rosemary Clooney's 1954 solo recording	2005	image	buy
Yules Of Yore: TV Land Tunes From Christmas Past - songs culled from non-animated Christmas TV specials	1998	image	buy