CHRISTMAS IN THE AIR - THE BEST FAVORITE HOLIDAY CLASSICS

1.
Nutcracker Suite, The - Les Brown
2.
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - Bing Crosby
3.
O Little Town of Bethlehem - Virgil Fox
4.
Silent Night / The First Noel - Sonny James
5.
O Holy Night - The Lettermen
6.
What Child Is This - Al Martino
7.
Angels We Have Heard on High - The New Christy Minstrels
8.
We Wish You a Merry Christmas - Roger Wagner Chorale
9.
Away in a Manger - Lacy J. Dalton
10.
Jingle Bells - Pirates of the Mississippi

Christmas In the Air: The Best of Favorite Holiday Classics has a selection of easy listening, vocal pop, traditional pop and country-pop holiday tunes, all culled from the EMI-Capitol and Liberty vaults. It isn't very coherent -- the New Christy Minstrels give way to Lacy J. Dalton and the Pirates of the Mississippi, which then cede ground to Bing Crosby and the Roger Wagner Chorale and the Lettermen. Nevertheless, this hodgepodge is pretty entertaining, especially considering that it's a budget-priced disc.