These tracks have been collected solely for edutainment purposes, in the interest of the public good. And what benefits the public more than a properly celebrated Christmas?

Below are details about the original recordings. In the metadata of each file is a link to the archive.org page for that recording.

Jimmy Wakely, 'It's Christmas', Capitol, 1953
Svend Asmussens Orkester, 'Luften Er Kold i Nat (Baby, It's Cold Outside)', Odeon, 1949
The Wailers, 'Sound the Trumpet', Mu-Zik City, 1968
Living Trio, 'Medley: One Bright Star / White Christmas', I'll Be Home for Christmas, RCA Camden, 1967
The Weavers, 'One for the Little Bitty Baby', Decca, 1951
Peggy Lee and Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires, Decca, 'Ring Those Christmas Bells', 1953
The Modern Folk Quartet, 'Ríu, Chíu', Changes, Warner Bros., 1964
Jack Shook and Dottie Dillard, 'There's No Place Like Home at Christmas', Coral, 1950
Raymond Scott Quintet, 'Siberian Sleighride', Columbia, 1939
Anne Hills and Friends, 'Over the Hill and Over the Dale', On This Day Earth Shall Ring, Hogeye, 1991
Olga Guillot, 'Nochebuena (Christmas Eve)', Coda, 1947
Paul Haig, 'Scottish Christmas', Les Disques du Crepuscule / Factory Benelux, 1985

Cover image source: https://archive.org/details/ChristmasLight-NGA-2

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