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.

Vera Lynn, 'I'm Sending My Letter to Santa Claus', London, 1948
The Majestic Orchestra, 'Dónde Está Santa Claus', Disco Christmas '78, Majestic Records, 1978
Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, 'Christmas on the Plains', RCA Victor, 1949
The Voices of Walter Schumann, 'The First Snowfall', RCA Victor, 1955
Calvin Bostick, 'Christmas Won't Be Christmas (Without You)', Chess, 1952
The Fabulous Wailers, 'Christmas Spirit', Etiquette Records, 1965
MSR Records, 'The Birthday of Jesus Christ', 1978 Christmas Album, MSR Records, 1978
Fran McKenna and the Mulcays, 'Mother's Christmas Tree', Cardinal, 1952
Dorothy Ashby, Jimmy Clark, and Tom Montgomery, 'We Three Kings', The Sounds of Christmas, Tab Records, 1966
The Ramsey Lewis Trio, 'Egg Nog', More Sounds of Christmas, Argo, 1964
James Brown and the Famous Flames, 'Let's Make Christmas Mean Something This Year', James Brown Sings Christmas Songs, King, 1966
Electronic Computer Christmas Music, 'Let It Snow', Electronic Computer Christmas Music, Silver Bells Music, 1990

Cover image source: https://archive.org/details/44-2_20230411

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