A box of treats: though maybe the organist has over-indulged\u2026?<\/strong><\/p> A Farrell full of fun: the great US soprano joins the family, 1959<\/strong><\/p> Two\u2019s company: but who decided to put that second tree there\u2026?<\/strong><\/p> Floral notes: this seasonal album gets straight to the poinsettia<\/strong><\/p> Missing keys: Christmas \u2018at the organ\u2019? Christopher Bowes practises some Glass<\/strong><\/p> Twin speakers: the Gantvoort sisters took stereo to a new level in the early 1950s<\/strong><\/p> Child\u2019s play: sometimes, simple is best, as this charming Christmas Songs disc shows \u00a0<\/strong><\/p> That\u2019s a wrap: lovely piano, but let\u2019s just hope that Dino doesn\u2019t want to lift the lid<\/strong><\/p> Tasteful tree: branches, with a touch of brass<\/strong><\/p> Well, fancy hat!: with photoshop, who needs props?<\/strong><\/p> Looks like reindeer: there\u2019s something in the air<\/strong><\/p> Can I sing you a carol?: Yes, Kiri, you Kanawa!<\/strong><\/p> Shining star: Grenville Pinto is in radiant form<\/strong><\/p> So here\u2019s to you, scary Christmas: someone at Naxos has a dark sense of humour<\/strong><\/p> Seasonal thoughts: Norman, sans<\/em> choir, goes for the pensive look<\/strong><\/p> Going out to sleigh: Jos\u00e9 takes the mighty trio for a festive spin<\/strong><\/p> Brrrr: there\u2019s always someone who forgets to dress for the weather<\/strong><\/p> Doubling up: only one chorister at the photoshoot? Not a problem\u2026<\/strong><\/p> By Published: Wednesday, 25 December 2024 at 09:00 AM Scroll down to see 18 of the strangest Christmas album covers throughout the years… A box of treats: though maybe the organist has over-indulged\u2026? A Farrell full of fun: the great US soprano joins the family, 1959 Two\u2019s company: but who decided to put that second […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":50958,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"3"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/12\/18-weird-and-wonderful-christmas-album-covers-our-pick-of-the-best.jpg",1200,800,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/12\/18-weird-and-wonderful-christmas-album-covers-our-pick-of-the-best-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/12\/18-weird-and-wonderful-christmas-album-covers-our-pick-of-the-best-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/12\/18-weird-and-wonderful-christmas-album-covers-our-pick-of-the-best-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/12\/18-weird-and-wonderful-christmas-album-covers-our-pick-of-the-best-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/12\/18-weird-and-wonderful-christmas-album-covers-our-pick-of-the-best.jpg",1200,800,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/12\/18-weird-and-wonderful-christmas-album-covers-our-pick-of-the-best.jpg",1200,800,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Published: Wednesday, 25 December 2024 at 09:00 AM Scroll down to see 18 of the strangest Christmas album covers throughout the years… A box of treats: though maybe the organist has over-indulged\u2026? A Farrell full of fun: the great US soprano joins the family, 1959 Two\u2019s company: but who decided to put that second…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/50957"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2021\/12\/EileenFarrell_cmyk.jpg\")
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