Christmastime is here ... ?!

Jumping from one obsession to another ...

I got more Christmas CDs over the past couple weeks. I'm right at 400 now. ... I know, I know.

I got 2 (used) for $1 each at a place called Half Price Books. One is a Christmas version of the Time-Life worship series, Songs 4 Worship, and the other was Gospel artist Yolanda Adams' album.

The best deals were at the still-closing Sam Goody stores. They have some Christmas CDs for 35 cents each ... yes, 35 cents. I dived into a big bin of Christmas music looking for anything good. I got 6:

Ramsey Lewis Trio, The Sounds of Christmas. A great jazz album.

Various Artists, Jingle Bell Swing. I had some already, but still enjoy listening to Louis Prima, Duke Ellington, Tony Bennett and the like. Even has Art Carney reading "'Twas The Night Before Christmas"!

Miracle on 34th Street soundtrack, from the remake. Pretty good, only a couple songs I didn't already have.

Various Artists, The Best of Christmas Guitar. Chet Atkins, Jose Feliciano and a third guy I'm not familiar with.

Teddy Pendergrass, This Christmas. Features a Kwanzaa song and a REALLY bad version of John Lennon's "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)".

The Whispers, Christmas Moments. An old R&B group (by old, I mean from the 70s!). Suprisingly good!

I love bargains.

-Zube.