The Roots Music Report's
Top Holiday Album Chart
for the Year of 2020
| Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Gulf Coast Christmas | Gulf Coast | Gulf Coast | Christmas |
| 2 | Moonlight, Mistletoe & You | Keb Mo | Concord | Christmas |
| 3 | Llegó Navidad | Los Lobos | Rhino | Christmas |
| 4 | Christmas in 3D | 3D Jazz Trio | DIVA Jazz | Christmas: Jazz |
| 5 | Christmas in Blue | Michele D'Amour And The Love Dealers | BluesKitty | Christmas |
| 6 | A Kaleidoscope Christmas | Michael Falzarano | Hypnotation | Christmas |
| 7 | La Di Da & Ho Ho Ho | Donna Singer | Emerald Baby | Christmas: Jazz |
| 8 | This Season | Hamilton Loomis | Ham-Bone | Christmas |
| 9 | The Gathering | Amber Weekes | Self-Release | Christmas: Jazz |
| 10 | The Pianoman at Christmas | Jamie Cullum | Blue Note | Christmas: Jazz |
| 11 | A Dualtone Christmas | Dualtone | Dualtone | Christmas |
| 12 | Hark! | Andrew Bird | Loma Vista | Christmas |
| 13 | Hillbilly Christmas | Tara Thompson | Self-Release | Christmas |
| 14 | Bluegrass & White Snow - a Mountain Christmas | Patty Loveless | Sony | Christmas |
| 15 | All I Got for Christmas is the Blues | Mindi Abair And The Boneshakers | Pretty Good For A Girl | Christmas |
| 16 | Bleak Midwinter | Barnaby Bright | Self-Release | Holiday |
| 17 | Winter Wonderland | Mandy Barnett | Concord | Christmas |
| 18 | December Falls | Norine Braun | Self-Release | Christmas |
| 19 | Christmas Anyway | Heather Maloney | Signature Sounds | Christmas |
| 20 | Seasonal Shift | Calexico | Anti | Holiday |
| 21 | On This Winter's Night | Lady A | Lady A Ent | Christmas |
| 22 | A Little Magic | Liz Longley | Tone Tree | Holiday |
| 23 | Underneath the Mistletoe | The Glenn Crytzer Orchestra | Self-Release | Christmas: Jazz |
| 24 | A Rootin Tootin Santa: a Hillbilly Christmas | Richard Weize Archives | Richard Weize Archives | Christmas |
| 25 | Stumbling Home (for the Holidays) | The Sea The Sea | AntiFragile | Christmas |
| 26 | Beautiful Star: a Christmas Collection | Rhonda Vincent | Rounder Rec | Christmas |
| 27 | 2020 Blind Raccoon Holiday Sampler | Blind Raccoon | Blind Raccoon | Christmas |
| 28 | Christmas Vibes | Warren Wolf | Mack Avenue | Christmas: Jazz |
| 29 | Christmas with the Blues | David Gogo | Cordova Bay | Christmas |
| 30 | A Stan Kenton Christmas | The Capitol Bones Big Band | Armored | Holiday |
| 31 | I'm in a Party Mood for Christmas | Ecko | Ecko | Christmas |
| 32 | Christmas in the Smokies | Pinecastle | Pinecastle | Christmas |
| 33 | Santa's Got Mojo | Various Artists | Electro - Fi | Christmas |
| 34 | Simply Christmas | Leslie Odom, Jr. | S-Curve | Christmas |
| 35 | Classic Christmas | Lauren Henderson | Brontosaurus | Christmas: Jazz |
| 36 | Eight Track Christmas | Dave Stryker | Strikezone | Christmas: Jazz |
| 37 | A Very Merry Bluegrass Christmas | Engelhardt Music Group | Engelhardt | Christmas |
| 38 | December Wishing | Ana Velinova | Ward Street | Christmas: Jazz |
| 39 | Big Band Holidays II | Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra | Blue Engine | Holiday |
| 40 | An Eden Brent Christmas | Eden Brent | Yellow Dog | Christmas |
| 41 | Happy Xmas | Eric Clapton | Surfdog | Christmas |
| 42 | The Christmas Swing | Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers | vizztone | Christmas |
| 43 | That's Christmas to Me | Pentatonix | RCA | Holiday |
| 44 | What a Night! - a Christmas Album | Harry Connick, Jr. | Columbia | Holiday |
| 45 | Classic Christmas | Brynn Stanley | Sonopath | Christmas |
| 46 | Christmas: a Season of Love | Idina Menzel | Decca | Christmas |
| 47 | The Christmas Wish | Herb Alpert | Self-Release | Christmas |
| 48 | Celebrate Me Home: the Holiday Sessions | Brian Bromberg | Artistry Jazz | Christmas: Jazz |
| 49 | A Jazz Guitar Christmas | Royce Campbell | Moon Cycle | Christmas: Jazz |
| 50 | Tim Warfield's Jazzy Christmas | Tim Warfield | Self-Release | Christmas |
| 51 | A Joyful Sound | Kelly Finnigan | Colemine | Christmas: R&B |
| 52 | A Catie Curtis Christmas | Catie Curtis | Self-Release | Christmas |
| 53 | New Christmas | Pamela Hines | Spicerack | Christmas: Jazz |
| 54 | The Secret of Christmas | Connie Evingson | Minnehaha Music | Christmas |
| 55 | Harmony for the Holidays | Duchess | Anzic | Holiday |
| 56 | Justin Time for Christmas, Vol. 6 | Justin Time | Justin Time | Christmas |
| 57 | Christmas Jazz | Beegie Adair | Burton Avenue | Christmas: Jazz |
| 58 | It's Christmas Time in the City | Ed Sweeney | Trespass Music | Christmas |
| 59 | Come Darkness, Come Light: Twelve Songs of Christmas | Mary Chapin Carpenter | Rounder | Christmas |
| 60 | Bluegrass Kinda Christmas | The Roys | Rural Rhythm | Christmas |
| 61 | O Christmas Tree - a Bluegrass Collection for the Holidays | Rounder | Rounder | Christmas |
| 62 | Pinecastle Christmas Gathering | Pinecastle | Pinecastle | Christmas |
| 63 | A Very Acoustic Christmas | Pinecastle | Pinecastle | Christmas |
| 64 | Christmas Time | Rhonda Vincent | Upper Management | Christmas |
| 65 | Rockin' Christmas Blues | Joe Bonamassa | Self-Release | Christmas |
| 66 | A Santa That Plays Guitar | Joey Stuckey | Senate | Christmas |
| 67 | The Holiday Sounds of Josh Rouse | Josh Rouse | Yep Roc | Christmas |
| 68 | Christmas | Bruce Cockburn | Columbia | Christmas |
| 69 | In December | Acute Inflections | Self-Release | Christmas |
| 70 | Man, It's Christmas | Jimmie Bratcher | Ranson | Christmas |
| 71 | A Christmas Celebration of Hope | B.B. King | MCA | Christmas |
| 72 | Blues, Blues Christmas - Volume 4, 1925 - 1962 | Document | Document | Christmas |
| 73 | Christmas in the Hills | Larry Sparks | Rebel | Christmas |
| 74 | Glory Shone Around: a Christmas Collection | Tony Trischka | Rounder | Christmas |
| 75 | Santa Baby | Lizzie Thomas | Self-Release | Christmas |
| 76 | Holiday Guitar | Dan Crary | Sugar Hill | Christmas |
| 77 | A Christmas Heritage | New Grange | Compass | Christmas |
| 78 | The Heart of Christmas | Kerry Patrick Clark | Self-Release | Christmas |
| 79 | Holiday! | Claire Lynch | Thrill Hill | Holiday |
| 80 | A Very Kacey Christmas | Kacey Musgraves | Mercury | Christmas |
| 81 | Christmas Time with Ralph Stanley | Ralph Stanley | Freeland | Christmas |
| 82 | Sugar Plums: Holiday Treats from Sugar Hill | Sugar Hill | Sugar Hill | Christmas |
| 83 | Mountain Fever Christmas Sampler | Mountain Fever | Mountain Fever | Christmas |
| 84 | White Christmas in the Blue Ridge Mountains | The Chigger Hill Boys & Terri | Great Escape | Christmas |
| 85 | A Very Joyful Bluegrass Christmas | Engelhardt Music Group | Engelhardt | Christmas |
| 86 | Christmas | The Purple Hulls | Self-Release | Christmas |
| 87 | Christmas Grass 3 | Koch | Koch | Christmas |
| 88 | Holiday Time | Professor Louie & The Crowmatix | Woodstock | Christmas |
| 89 | Christmas Comes Alive | Shenandoah | Cumberland Road | Christmas |
| 90 | The Christmas Album | Lynn Anderson | Sony | Christmas |
| 91 | Ray Stevens Christmas Through a Different Window | Ray Stevens | Clyde | Christmas |
| 92 | Days of December | Lisa Hentrich | Self-Release | Christmas |
| 93 | Honky Tonk Christmas | Alan Jackson | BMG | Christmas |
| 94 | Christmas Present | The Statler Brothers | Mercury | Christmas |
| 95 | For Christmas | Clinton Gregory | Step One | Christmas |
| 96 | A Cowboy Christmas | Moe Bandy | Spur | Christmas |
| 97 | Oh Crap, It's Christmas! | Debbie Davis | Self-Release | Christmas: Jazz |
| 98 | Blood Oranges in the Snow | Over the Rhine | Great Speckled Dog | Christmas |
| 99 | The Spirit of the Holiday | Keb Mo | Yolabelle | Christmas |
| 100 | Country Christmas Singalong Spectacular | The Sweetback Sisters | Signature Sounds | Christmas |
| 101 | The First Christmas Gift | Robin and Linda Williams | Red House | Christmas |
| 102 | An East Nashville Christmas | Decembersongs | DecemberSongs | Christmas |
| 103 | Koori Woman Blues | Marlene Cummins | GoSet Music | Christmas |
| 104 | Holly Happy Days | Indigo Girls | IG Recordings | Holiday |
| 105 | A Window Shopper's Christmas | 5 Chinese Brothers | Fifty Fifty Music | Christmas |
| 106 | Christmas on a Greyhound Bus | Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters | Organic | Christmas |
| 107 | The Sounds of Christmas | Summer Brooke & Mountain Faith | Mountain Fever | Christmas |
| 108 | The Alligator Records Christmas Collection | Alligator | Alligator | Christmas |
| 109 | Rockin' Blues Christmas | Goldenlane | Goldenlane | Christmas |
| 110 | Here Comes Frani Claus | Francine Reed | CMO | Christmas |
| 111 | James Brown's Funky Christmas | James Brown | Universal Records | Christmas |
| 112 | Sacred Steel for the Holidays | The Campbell Brothers | Arhoolie | Holiday |
| 113 | Christmas Caravan | Sultans of String | McKhool | Christmas: Jazz |
| 114 | Socks | JD McPherson | New West | Christmas |
| 115 | It's a Crime Scene Christmas! | Kerry Pastine & the Crime Scene | Wipe It Off | Christmas |
| 116 | Spirit of Christmas | Matt Andersen | True North | Christmas |
| 117 | Midwinter | Peter Mayer | Blue Boat | Christmas |
| 118 | 'Twas the Night Before Christmas | Vi Wickam | Self-Release | Christmas |
| 119 | The Ultimate Gary Glitter | Gary Glitter | Snapper | Christmas |
| 120 | Coal, Again! | TriBeCaStan | Evergreene Music | Holiday |
| 121 | Smokin' Christmas | Smoky Greenwell | Greenwell | Christmas |
| 122 | Alabama Christmas | Alabama | RCA | Christmas |
| 123 | Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas | Pinecastle | Pinecastle | Christmas |
| 124 | Teresa's Holiday Tunes Live | Teresa Eggertsen Cooke | Self-Release | Christmas |
| 125 | Have Yourself an OK Christmas | The OK Factor | Self-Release | Christmas |
| 126 | Yuletides | String Ties | Momentous | Christmas |
| 127 | Christmas Everywhere | Rodney Crowell | New West | Christmas |
| 128 | Charlie Brown's Holiday Hits | Vince Guaraldi Trio | Universal | Christmas |
| 129 | A Skaggs Family Christmas, Vol. 2 | Ricky Skaggs | Skaggs Family | Christmas |
| 130 | Shine | Nu-Blu | Vozhall | Christmas |
| 131 | Hi-Fi Christmas Guitar | Joel Paterson | Bloodshot | Christmas: Rock |
| 132 | A Folk Era Christmas | Folk Era | Folk Era | Christmas |
| 133 | Merry Humbug | Andina & Rich | Dulciyodel | Christmas |
| 134 | Rocky Mountain Christmas | John Denver | BMG | Christmas |
| 135 | Home for the Holidays | Joey DeFrancesco | JD Music | Christmas |
| 136 | It's a Holiday Soul Party | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | Daptone | Christmas: R&B |
| 137 | Merry Christmas | Bettman & Halpin | Fiddlin Lizard | Christmas |
| 138 | Hits & Holidays | Debi Smith | Self-Release | Holiday |
| 139 | A Big Phat Christmas Wrap This! | Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band | Music of Content | Christmas: Jazz |
| 140 | The Christmas Sessions | Ashley Davis with John Doyle | Daisy Rings | Christmas |
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