There are 10 days until Christmas, which means there are only approximately 9.6 shopping days left in the holiday season. Chances are you've locked down your shopping list and you've got it all sorted out (congratulations!), but if you're like us, you've still got some shopping left to do. So Michael Christopher and Michael Marotta of Vanyaland put their Michaelness together to whip up a 2016 Holiday Gift Guide, geared towards the music lover in your life. Yeah yeah, we know, we should have published this shit right after Thanksgiving (turns out we're as tardy with our publishing as we are with our shopping). But we live in the age of expedited shipping, so buck up, order some of the goods below, or use it as a template as you venture into the commercial brick and mortar war zones this weekend.
Legacy Recordings Christmas Vinyl
Get into the holiday spirit by spreading some vinyl love with some of the titles Legacy Recordings has made available this year. Merry Christmas Baby is a newly “made for vinyl only” Elvis Presley Christmas album includes 17 Christmas hits by the King, featuring festive favorites like, “Santa Claus Is Back In Town.” Another “made for vinyl only” is Christmas: There’ll be Peace in the Valley from Johnny Cash that has 14 of his Christmas and spiritual numbers taken from his bestselling Christmas and religious devotional recordings. And it wouldn’t be the holiday season without revisiting holiday classics like “Last Christmas” by Wham!, “Christmas in Hollis” by Run-DMC and “Silent Night” from the Hooters. Check out The Classic Christmas ‘80s Album for those hits and more.
$34.99, Elvis Presley: Merry Christmas Baby [Colored Vinyl] available on Amazon; $20.14, Johnny Cash: Christmas: There’ll be Peace in the Valley available on Amazon; $18.99, The Classic Christmas ‘80s Album available on Amazon.
— Michael Christopher
