There are some notable exceptions, and I’ll get those out of the way immediately.  Otis Redding’s ‘Merry Christmas Baby’, William Bell’s ‘Every Day Will be Like a Holiday’, And let’s not forget ‘Fairytale of New York’, and Swamp Dogg’s ‘An Awful Christmas and a Lousy New Year’.  But, The Pogues aside, these guys could sing the phonebook and still have me hooked.  I’m also a big fan of Gaby Moreno’s ‘Posada’ album, a mix of traditional hymns and gospel.  Her voice is exquisite