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This index presents a selected discography of the best and/or most important various artist Christmas albums and soundtracks, 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
Nashville Christmas Album
- new recordings on Epic; artists vary from contemporary (O'Kanes) to veteran (George Jones)
1986 image buy  
Nashville Christmas Party
- vintage RCA LP compiling tracks from their biggest stars
1962 image buy  
Nashville Indie Spotlight Christmas
- off-the-beaten path country music, including mostly original compositions
2014 image buy  
Nashville's Greatest Christmas Hits Vol. 1 1988 image buy  
Nashville's Greatest Christmas Hits Vol. 2
- above two collections from the rich Columbia/Epic archives
1988 image buy  
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (soundtrack)
- Yuletide installment of comedy film series starring Chevy Chase; 1999 limited CD release sold only through on-demand kiosks
1989 image buy  
Natty & Nice: A Reggae Christmas
- Jamaican music 1964-1993; one of the historic Rhino compilations
1998 image buy review
NBC Celebrity Christmas
- stars of Will & Grace, et al., sing for the benefit of the Children's Miracle Network
2001 image buy  
Never mind Christmas, Here's The Bollocks!
- latter-day punk MP3 compilation on Cherry Red; similar to Bollocks To Christmas (1994)
2009 image buy  
New Christmas Collection
- rather curious British collection featuring Edison Lighthouse, Mungo Jerry, Mike D'Abo, Gary Glitter, and Noel Redding
1999 image buy  
New Orleans Christmas
- Japanese CD reissue of Ace's 1989 compilation Rock 'n' Roll Christmas plus one additional track
1992 image buy  
New Wave Xmas
- one of the historic Rhino compilations; part of the series Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits
1996 image buy review
New York City Christmas
- benefit album for ASTEP (Artists Striving To End Poverty)
2009 image buy  
The Night Before
- subtitled 'A New York Christmas: Past, Post, Punk, Present & Future'
2002 image buy  
Nightmare Before Christmas (soundtrack)
- Danny Elfman (Oingo Boingo) score to Tim Burton animated film
1993 image buy  
Nightmare Before Christmas (soundtrack)
- special edition with 3D cover and bonus disc
2006 image buy  
Nightmare Revisited
- tribute to "Nightmare Before Christmas" featuring Marilyn Manson, Polyphonic Spree, et al.
2008 image buy  
Nine Below Zero: The Cold Winter Blues
- winter-themed adjunct to Document Records' "Blues, Blues Christmas" series of vintage music; initially sold only as digital download through the Document Records website
2020 image buy  
Nine Capitol Christmas Singles On One CD (promotional)
- title pretty much says it all...
2000 image buy  
A 1950's Christmas
- 2-CD public domain release; impressive collection of classics, skewed somewhat towards English tastes, e.g. Alma Coogan, Vera Lynn
2013 image buy  
1950's Christmas Classics Vol. 1 2023 image buy  
1950's Christmas Classics Vol. 2 2023 image buy  
1950's Christmas Classics Vol. 3 2023 image buy  
1960's Christmas Classics
- above four are huge digital compilations from deep in the Sony vaults
2024 image buy  
91X-mas Loudspeaker
- produced by George Gimarc for San Diego radio station XTRA-FM
1993 image buy  
99X Deck The Hall Ball 1998 image buy  
99X Deck The Hall Ball
- different cover and track listing than above
1999 image buy  
99Xmas Sound Track: Seasons Greetings From 99X 2000 image buy  
99Xmas Sound Track Vol. 2: Happy Holidays from 99X 2001 image buy  
99Xmas Sound Track Vol. 3: Happy Holidays from 99X 2002 image buy  
99Xmas Sound Track Vol. 4: Wishing You A Peaceful Holiday Season (promotional)
- above six compiled by Atlanta rock station WNNX
2005 image buy  
Nipper's Greatest Christmas Hits
- 20 tracks from the RCA Records archives, 1953-1987; part of RCA's extensive Nipper's Greatest Hits series
1989 image buy  
No Ho Ho Vol. 1: Alternative Indie Christmas Holiday Anthems 2007 image buy  
No Ho Ho Vol. 2: Christmas Gone Wrong 2008 image buy  
No Ho Ho Vol. 3: Christmas Songs You Haven't Heard 2008 image buy  
No Ho Ho Vol. 4: Alternative Christmas Holiday Anthems
- above four are eclectic MP3 download albums from the Selector Series
2009 image buy  
No Wrapping Required: A Christmas Album
- contemporary country collection from Lyric Street Records
2001 image buy  
No. 1 Christmas Album
- UK 2-CD collection of holiday hits, including many that achieved the coveted "Christmas #1' slot
1996 image buy  
No. 1 Christmas Album
- same as above with new cover
1997 image buy  
Noel Jazz
- French collection of hard-to-find Christmas jazz, swing, and blues
2004 image buy  
Norton Records Presents The Wild Sounds Of Christmas
- download only, mastered from original vinyl 45's; later deleted in favor of Norton's Christmas Gift Vol. 1 and Vol. 2
2016 image buy  
Nostalgic Merry Christmas to You
- British label ASV/Living Era compiles pop, swing, more, 1915-1949; complete contents included in Vintage Christmas Cracker (2003)
2000 image buy  
Not Another Xmas Album: An Alternative Christmas
- 10-song compendium from Flashback, Rhino's budget division
2004 image buy  
Novelty Christmas
- bootleg CD containing some really obscure, wonderful stuff, mostly mastered from vinyl
2004 image buy  
Now 100 Christmas Hits
- 5-CD boxed set; part of an adjunct series to the long-running Now That's What I Call Music series (see below)
2019 image buy  
Now 100 Christmas Hits 2020
- very similar to above, but with rejiggered track listing
2020 image buy  
Now That's What I Call Christmas 2001 image buy  
Now That's What I Call Christmas 2 2003 image buy  
Now That's What I Call Christmas 3
2006 image buy  
The Essential Now That's What I Call Christmas 2008 image buy  
Now That's What I Call A Country Christmas 2009 image buy  
Now That's What I Call Christmas! 4 2010 image buy  
Now That's What I Call Christmas! 4: The Carol Edition
- same as above but with printed lyrics for popular carols
2011 image buy  
Now That's What I Call Today's Christmas 2012 image buy  
Now Christmas
- 2-CD set, 36 tracks, divided into classic and contemporary
2013 image buy  
Now That's What I Call Country Christmas
- mostly modern country; completely different album than similarly-titled 2009 release above
2015 image buy  
Now That's What I Call A Merry Christmas
- pop/rock melange with green cover
2016 image buy  
Now That's What I Call A Merry Christmas
- nearly the same track listing as above but with altered red cover
2017 image buy  
Now That's What I Call A Merry Christmas
- largely the same track listing as above but with altered purple cover
2018 image buy  
Now That's What I Call Country Christmas
- completely different album than similarly-titled 2009 and 2015 releases above
2019 image buy  
Now, That's What I Call Music! R&B Christmas
- first-ever black-oriented collection; all above "Now" albums are part of the ongoing Now That's What I Call Music series
2020 image buy  
Now That's What I Call Music: The Christmas Album
- part of the original UK series that eventually gave birth to the American series listed above; also issued as "The Christmas Tape" and, in 1986, "The Christmas Compact Disc"
1985 image buy  
Now That's What I Call Music: The Christmas Album (new edition)
- vinyl-only revival of above, but with a shorter, very different track listing
2016 image buy  

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