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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
Vee-Jay Christmas
- CD reissue of 1963 LP Treasury Of Golden Christmas Songs By America's Greatest Gospel Singers with new cover art and two additional tracks
1992 image buy  
Verve Presents: The Very Best Of Christmas Jazz
- spanning over fifty years of music from this venerated record label
2001 image buy  
Verve Remixed: Christmas
- part of a jazz remix series
2008 image buy  
Verve Unmixed: Christmas
- original versions of songs from above
2008 image buy  
Verve Wishes You A Swinging Christmas
- LP box containing four jazz classics by Kenny Burrell, Ella Fitzgerald, Ramsey Lewis, and Jimmy Smith
2020 image buy  
Very Bert Dax Christmas, Vol. 1 2002 image buy  
Very Bert Dax Christmas, Vol. 2 2003 image buy  
Very Bert Dax Christmas, Vol. 3 2004 image buy  
Very Bert Dax Christmas, Vol. 4 2005 image buy  
Very Bert Dax Christmas, Vol. 5 2006 image buy  
Very Bert Dax Christmas, Vol. 6 2007 image buy  
Very Bert Dax Christmas, Vol. 7 2008 image buy  
Very Bert Dax Christmas, Vol. 8 2010 image buy  
Very Bert Dax Christmas, Vol. 9
- above compiled by St. Louis indie rock label The Bert Dax Cavalcade Of Stars; CD's available through retailers Vintage Vinyl (St. Louis) or Jigsaw Records (Seattle); downloads available at Bandcamp; for the incurable completist, there's also A Very Bert Dax Halloween (2008)
2011 image buy  
Very Best Of Christmas Pop
- 2-CD German collection from Columbia ranging from 70's to 90's
1994 image buy  
Very Busted Christmas
- original collection from trip-hop, hip-hop, and funk label Cold Busted Records
2014 image buy  
A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (soundtrack)
- part of a series of stoner comedies
2011 image buy  
Very Indie Christmas
- alternative rock including Santa Cruz-based Whatnots
1996 image buy  
Very Joma Christmas
- New York City indie pop specialist
2009 image buy  
Very Joma Christmas
- new edition with bonus tracks
2012 image buy  
Very Merry Golden Records Christmas
- modern celebrities lend their voices to vintage children's recordings; companion to 20 Spooky Songs and other Golden Records reissues from the Verse Music Group
2012 image buy  
Very Metal Christmas 2023 image buy  
Very Metal Christmas II
- above two compiled by Cleopatra label Deadline
2023 image buy  
Very Milky Christmas
- 4-song EP released in association with Milk Magazine
2000 image buy  
Very Noisewater Holiday Sampler
- power pop from Los Angeles indie label helmed by musician Timmy Sean
2020 image buy  
Very Soulful Christmas
- tepid, 11-song compilation from Koch Records
2005 image buy  
Very Special Charlie Brown Holiday Collection
- sold exclusively by the United States Postal Service
2006 image buy  
Very Special Christmas
- popular, star-studded album produced by Jimmy Iovine and widely credited with igniting a resurgence in popular Christmas music; the ensuing series (below) benefits the Special Olympics
1987 image buy review
Very Special Christmas 2 1992 image buy review
Very Special Christmas 3 1997 image buy review
Very Special Christmas Live from Washington, D.C.
- recorded at the White House, 1998
1999 image buy review
Very Special Christmas 5
- some tracks recorded live at the White House, 2000
2001 image buy review
Very Special Christmas Collection
- boxed set containing above five
2003 image buy review
Very Special Acoustic Christmas 2003 image buy review
A Very Special Christmas: Playlist Plus
- 3-CD, 51-track compilation in eco-friendly packaging
2008 image buy review
Very Special Christmas 7 2009 image buy review
Very Special Christmas 1 and 2 + DVD 2010 image buy review
Very Special Christmas: 25 Years Bringing Joy To The World
- 25th anniversary edition of landmark album featuring all new music
2012 image buy review
A Very Special Christmas: 25 Years
- European special edition with original 1987 album plus 25th anniversary album (above)
2012 image buy review
Very Special Christmas: Today's Top Christian Artists Bringing Peace On Earth 2012 image buy review
Very Special Christmas: Essential
- several tracks drawn from entire series, plus some random outside tracks, plus one new song; download and streaming only
2013 image buy review
Very Special Christmas: Icon
- 11 tracks (same as above, minus new song); CD only
2013 image buy review
Very Special Christmas: The Story and the Music
- original 1987 CD album plus DVD documentary; initially a Target exclusive
2013 image buy review
A Very Standard Christmas
- from Indiana-based indie label Standard Recordings
2007 image buy  
A Very Threadhead Holiday
- New Orleans digital sampler featuring Susan Cowsill and produced by Paul Sanchez; CD's available at label website
2009 image buy  
VH1: The Big 80's Christmas
- adult-oriented video music channel compiles rock from the 1980's; one of the historic Rhino compilations
2001 image buy review
Vintage Christmas Cracker
- 2-CD compilation from British label ASV/Living Era surveying pop & swing, 1915-1949; includes the exact contents of previous releases Spirit Of Christmas Past (1995) and Nostalgic Merry Christmas to You (2000)
2003 image buy  
Vintage Jazz Christmas
- budget compilation from Fine Tune with several rare tracks
2001 image buy  
Virgin Christmas CD (promotional)
- UK 2-disc set promoting holiday catalog of Virgin Records
2000 image buy  
Vital Gesture Xmas
- originally released on cassette, reissued on CD in 2001; Vital Gesture is The BellRays record label
1996 image buy  
Viva Noel: A Q Division Christmas
- power pop from Boston-based label Q Division; proceeds benefit the Mark Sandman Educational Foundation
1999 image buy  
VP Records Presents The Christmas Album
- reggae from longstanding label based in Jamaica, Queens
1997 image buy  
VPRO De Avonden Xmas 1998 1998 image buy  
VPRO De Avonden Xmas 1999 1999 image buy  
VPRO De Avonden Xmas 2000 2000 image buy  
VPRO De Avonden Xmas 2001 2001 image buy  
VPRO De Avonden Xmas 2002 2002 image buy  
VPRO De Avonden Xmas 2003
- above six are very limited edition indie rock collections issued by Netherlands radio station
2003 image buy  

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