New albums from Leslie Odom, Jr. and Megan Hilty made our list, along with this year鈥檚 Carols for a Cure collection, and favorite albums from Josh Groban and the original stars of Wicked.
. 鈥� A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas
The Tony Award-winning star sings 鈥淚'll Be Home for Christmas,鈥� 鈥淒o You Hear What I Hear?,鈥� "Silver Bells,鈥� 鈥淪leigh Ride/Marshmallow World,鈥� and more on the 11-track album.
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The current star of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 released his own holiday album in 2007. The 13-track recording features duets with Brian McKnight (鈥淎ngels We Have Heard On High鈥�) and Faith Hill (鈥淭he First No毛l鈥�), as well as 鈥淪ilent Night,鈥� 鈥淎ve Maria鈥� and 鈥淥 Come All Ye Faithful,鈥� featuring the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Groban also just released the holiday single 鈥淗ave Yourself A Merry Little Christmas鈥� on Warner Bros. Records.
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The Smash and Noises Off star鈥檚 new holiday album (released November 13), features a mix of Christmas favorites such as 鈥淪anta Baby鈥� and 鈥淭he Christmas Song,鈥� as well as the Alan Menken-Lynn Ahrens song 鈥淎 Place Called Home鈥� from the Broadway musical A Christmas Carol. Also featured on the 10-track album is the Irving Berlin classic 鈥淐ount Your Blessings鈥� from White Christmas and Joni Mitchell鈥檚 鈥淩iver.鈥�
4. 鈥� Holiday Wishes
Tony winner Idina Menzel released her first Christmas album, entitled Holiday Wishes, on Warner Bros. Records. The Frozen star sings such tunes as 鈥淗olly Jolly Christmas,鈥� 鈥淲hat Are You Doing New Year's Eve?,鈥� 鈥淎ll I Want for Christmas Is You鈥� and more on the 12-track album. A Target Exclusive release features two additional songs, 鈥淢others Spiritual鈥� and 鈥淟et It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!鈥�
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The Tony-winning Hamilton star released his new Christmas album November 11 on S-Curve Records鈥� label. The 11-track album includes reinterpreted holiday standards such as 鈥淚鈥檒l Be Home For Christmas,鈥� 鈥淭he Christmas Song,鈥� and 鈥淔irst Noel.鈥�
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The 18th volume of the two-disc Broadway holiday album features new and classic holiday songs performed by cast members from Hamilton, Waitress, Cats, Something Rotten!, Holiday Inn, School of Rock, and , among others. Highlights include 鈥淚 Can See the Light,鈥� written by Hamilton cast member Anthony Ramos, plus Jessie Mueller and the cast of Waitress performing Sara Bareilles鈥� 鈥淟ove Is Christmas.鈥�
