Various Artists: P-Q
This index presents a selected discography of the best and/or most important various artist Christmas albums, organized by album name. Whenever possible, the listings are accompanied by links to the album art; to a place to buy the album (usually Amazon); and to my review of the album. Admittedly, the list skews heavily towards my preference for all things that rock, roll, swing, and twang. But, nothing's perfect - especially me and my crazy list. Please send additions, submissions, corrections, criticisms, and suggestions via email.
| Title | Date | Image | Buy | Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PaPa Ain't No Santa Claus, Mama Ain't No Christmas Tree - a sackful of original rock 'n roll, jazz, R&B, doo wop, and blues; companion to I'm Gonna Lasso Santa Claus (2008) |
2003 | image | buy | |
| Parasol Presents Christmas Singles | 2000 | image | buy | |
| Parasol Presents Stuck In The Chimney - subtitled 'More Christmas Singles'; above two from Illlinois-based indie pop label Parasol Records |
2001 | image | buy | |
| Phil Spector's Christmas Album - Apple Records reissue Christmas Gift For You From Philles Records (1963) with new cover featuring Spector in Santa suit; original mono mix |
1972 | image | buy | review |
| Phil Spector's Christmas Album - above reissued on the Warner/Spector label with similar cover as above; in true stereo for the first time though cover states 'authentic mono' |
1974 | image | buy | review |
| Phil Spector's Christmas Album - above reissued on Spector International label; stereo mix; same cover as 1972 Apple reissue |
1975 | image | buy | review |
| Phil Spector's Christmas Album - UK stereo version on Warner/Spector with entirely different cover |
1975 | image | buy | review |
| Phil Spector's Christmas Album - UK stereo version on Impression Records with yet another cover; sold in tandem with a 20-track "Greatest Hits" album with similar cover, tinted blue instead of red |
1983 | image | buy | review |
| Platinum Christmas - superstars from BMG labels such as Jive, Arista, and RCA |
2000 | image | buy | |
| Platinum Christmas II | 2004 | image | buy | |
| Platinum Christmas III - above two released only in Europe |
2006 | image | buy | |
| Playboy Latin Jazz Christmas: A Not So Silent Night - part of series of jazz compilations from the gentleman's monthly |
2001 | image | buy | |
| Please Come Home For Christmas - vintage rhythm & blues from Ace US label |
1995 | image | buy | |
| Plugged In For The Holidays - Canadian EMI compilation of largely alternative rock, including several rare cuts |
2005 | image | buy | |
| Pop and Soul: Holiday Hits | 2000 | image | buy | |
| Pop and Soul: Holiday Hits Vol. 2 - above two self-evident budget collections from Universal Music |
2000 | image | buy | |
| Pop Christmas - Sony budget compilation, companion to Country Christmas and R&B Christmas |
2011 | image | buy | |
| Pop Garden Christmas - power pop compilation by Adam Waltemire, host of Florida radio station WMEL's Pop Garden Radio |
2013 | image | buy | |
| Pop Garden Radio Presents Very Merry Variations of Jingle Bells - power pop artists interpret the universally recognized Christmas standard |
2020 | image | buy | |
| Pop Into Christmas - 17-track album from Spectrum, a Universal budget label in the UK; would appear to be an expansion of 1993 album below |
2003 | image | buy | |
| Pop X-mas - 14-track album from Spectrum, a Universal budget label in the UK |
1993 | image | buy | |
| Power Chords, Harmonies, and Mistletoe | 2011 | image | buy | |
| Power Chords, Harmonies, and Mistletoe II | 2019 | image | buy | |
| Power Chords, Harmonies, and Mistletoe III - power pop from around the world, mostly new tracks, a few vintage; series initiated by UK label Twist Records, revived by Spanish label Snap Records |
2020 | image | buy | |
| Pravda's Rockin' Christmas Tunes - venerable indie presents mixed bag including New Duncan Imperials; originally issued as MP3 download, available as CD-R as of 2011 |
2009 | image | buy | |
| Prog Rock Christmas - new tracks from members of Utopia, Renaissance, Focus, Wishbone Ash, Hawkwind, and others; compiled by Purple Pyramid/Cleopatra |
2019 | image | buy | |
| Psych-Out Christmas - vintage and (mostly) new holiday psychedelia compiled by Cleopatra |
2013 | image | buy | |
| Psychobilly Christmas - mostly obscure modern punk/rockabilly on the Cleopatra label; reissued in 2021 with new cover art |
2008 | image | buy | |
| Punk & Ska Christmas Gone Wrong - compilation on California punk label Drive-Thru; reissued in 1998 as Christmas Gone Wrong with slightly different cover art and track listing |
1997 | image | buy | |
| Punk Christmas | 1997 | image | buy | |
| Punk Christmas 2 - above two compiled by German label SPV; contents reflect their Teutonic origin |
1997 | image | buy | |
| Punk Goes Christmas - part of extensive Punk Goes series on Fearless Records |
2013 | image | buy | |
| Punk Goes Christmas: Deluxe Edition - new version of above with new artwork and four extra tracks |
2015 | image | buy | |
| Punk Rock Christmas (first version) - download-only album from Cleopatra Records featuring mostly obscure artists; well-known artists generally perform non-Christmas songs |
2012 | image | buy | |
| Punk Rock Christmas (second version) - grab bag from Cleopatra Records including some big names from the early days of punk; almost completely different than above; reissued on vinyl in 2021 |
2015 | image | buy | |
| Punk Rock Christmas 2 - sequel to above; notable artists include the Members, MDC, the Vibrators, the Queers, Down By Law, Reagan Youth, and Johnny Thunders; reissued on vinyl in 2021 |
2019 | image | buy | |
| Punk Rock Xmas - far-reaching compilation of loud-and-fast music from Rhino Records |
1995 | image | buy | review |
| Putumayo Christmas: World, Folk, Blues, Jazz And Soul | 1994 | image | buy | |
| Putumayo Presents A Family Christmas | 2009 | image | buy | |
| Putumayo Presents Acoustic Christmas | 2013 | image | buy | |
| Putumayo Presents Blues Christmas | 2019 | image | buy | |
| Putumayo Presents Celtic Christmas | 2011 | image | buy | |
| Putumayo Presents Christmas Around the World | 2003 | image | buy | |
| Putumayo Presents French Christmas | 2014 | image | buy | |
| Putumayo Presents Jazz Christmas | 2021 | image | buy | |
| Putumayo Presents Jazz & Blues Christmas | 2008 | image | buy | |
| Putumayo Presents Joy To The WOrld | 2018 | image | buy | |
| Putumayo Presents Latin Christmas | 2016 | image | buy | |
| Putumayo Presents New Orleans Christmas | 2006 | image | buy | |
| Putumayo Presents World Christmas Party | 2010 | image | buy | |
| A Putumayo World Christmas - above compiled by direct marketing label Putumayo World Music |
2000 | image | buy | |
| Quad City All Star Christmas - holiday hip hop from the label that brought us 'Whoot (There It Is)' |
1996 | image | buy |