The Roots Music Report's
Top Holiday Album Chart
for the Year of 2023
| Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Harp George Does Christmas | Big Harp George | Blues Mountain | Christmas |
| 2 | The Perfect Gift | Becky Buller | Dark Shadow | Christmas |
| 3 | The More the Merrier | Joel Paterson | Nu-Tone | Christmas: Jazz |
| 4 | A Skaggs Family Christmas, Vol. 2 | Ricky Skaggs | Skaggs Family | Christmas |
| 5 | Bluegrass & White Snow - a Mountain Christmas | Patty Loveless | Sony | Christmas |
| 6 | At Christmas | Lisa Biales | Self-Release | Christmas |
| 7 | Welcome Winter | Bryan Lubeck | VMP | Christmas: Jazz |
| 8 | A Very Gypsy Christmas | Doug Munro | Self-Release | Christmas |
| 9 | Moonlight, Mistletoe & You | Keb Mo | Concord | Christmas |
| 10 | Eight Track Christmas | Dave Stryker | Strikezone | Christmas: Jazz |
| 11 | Fools for Yule | Uptown Vocal Jazz Quartet | HouseKat | Christmas: Jazz |
| 12 | Appalachian Christmas | Chosen Road | Thoroughbred | Christmas |
| 13 | The Gathering | Amber Weekes | Amber Inn Productions | Christmas: Jazz |
| 14 | Winter Soulstice | Kelley Hunt | 88 Records | Holiday |
| 15 | Happy Xmas | Eric Clapton | EPC | Christmas |
| 16 | Sing Together Hallelujah | Stacy Robin | Self-Release | Christmas |
| 17 | Singing Christmas | Lucy Smith Quartet | Self-Release | Christmas: Jazz |
| 18 | Very Merry Christmas | Williamson Branch | Pinecastle | Christmas |
| 19 | Blues Mistletoe & Santas Little Helper - BLACKTOP Blues Christmas | Blacktop | Blacktop | Christmas |
| 20 | Merry Humbug | Andina & Rich | Dulciyodel | Holiday |
| 21 | Christmas Time | Rhonda Vincent | Upper Management | Christmas |
| 22 | The Heart of Christmas | Kerry Patrick Clark | Self-Release | Christmas |
| 23 | Man, It's Christmas | Jimmie Bratcher | Ranson | Christmas |
| 24 | Teresa's Holiday Tunes Live | Teresa Eggertsen Cooke | Self-Release | Christmas |
| 25 | Hometown Holiday | Darin & Brooke Aldridge | Billy Blue | Christmas |
| 26 | Roomful of Christmas | Roomful of Blues | Bullseye Blues | Holiday |
| 27 | Country Christmas Singalong Spectacular | The Sweetback Sisters | Signature Sounds | Christmas |
| 28 | Come Darkness, Come Light: Twelve Songs of Christmas | Mary Chapin Carpenter | Rounder | Christmas |
| 29 | Christmas Time in New Orleans | The NOLA Players | Aim Higher | Holiday |
| 30 | A Lunch at Allen's Christmas - Zuzu's Petals | Lunch at Allen’s | Linus Ent. | Christmas: Pop |
| 31 | Christmas Cheer | Judy Nazemetz | Smokey Lady Music | Christmas |
| 32 | Christmas with the Blues | David Gogo | Cordova Bay | Christmas |
| 33 | Little Big Band Christmas | Colin James & the Little Big Band | High Romance | Christmas |
| 34 | Train Full of Joy | Wendy DeWitt | Self-Release | Christmas |
| 35 | A Guitar for Christmas | Tom Principato | Powerhouse | Christmas |
| 36 | We Wish You a Funky Christmas | Adam Shulman | Cellar Live | Christmas: Jazz |
| 37 | Soulful Christmas (with a Funky Twist) | Raphael Wressnig & Alex Schultz | Pepper Cake | Christmas: R&B |
| 38 | Holiday Time | Professor Louie & The Crowmatix | Woodstock | Christmas |
| 39 | It's Christmas Time in the City | Ed Sweeney | Trespass Music | Christmas |
| 40 | Next Stop Christmas | West of Eden | Self-Release | Christmas |
| 41 | Harmony for the Holidays | Duchess | Anzic | Holiday |
| 42 | Regalito | Los Asesinos | Richard Johnson | Holiday |
| 43 | Christmas in 3D | 3D Jazz Trio | DIVA Jazz | Christmas: Jazz |
| 44 | The Christmas Collection | Frank Sinatra | Reprise | Christmas: Jazz |
| 45 | Bells Are Ringing | Andy James | Le Coq | Christmas: Jazz |
| 46 | Christmas Wish | Gregory Porter | Blue Note | Christmas: Jazz |
| 47 | Christmas Stories | Christian Sands | Mack Avenue | Christmas: Jazz |
| 48 | We Wish You the Merriest | Seth MacFarlane | Fuzzy Door | Christmas: Jazz |
| 49 | Para Amarnos Es La Navidad - Single | Alex Cuba | Caracol | Christmas: Jazz |
| 50 | A Joyful Sound | Kelly Finnigan | Colemine | Christmas: R&B |
| 51 | We Three Kings | The Reverend Horton Heat | Yep Roc | Christmas: Rock |
| 52 | Llegó Navidad | Los Lobos | Rhino | Christmas |
| 53 | Christmas in Blue | Michele D'Amour And The Love Dealers | BluesKitty | Christmas |
| 54 | Home for the Holidays | Joey DeFrancesco | JD Music | Christmas |
| 55 | These Christmas Days | Jason Paul Curtis | Self-Release | Christmas: Jazz |
| 56 | Holiday for Swing! | Seth MacFarlane | Republic | Christmas: Jazz |
| 57 | Have Yourself an Alto Madness Christmas | Richie Cole | Self-Release | Christmas: Jazz |
| 58 | Holiday Swingin'! (A Kat Edmonson Christmas Vol. 1) | Kat Edmonson | Spinnerette | Christmas: Jazz |
| 59 | A Very Keyboards Christmas | Kait Dunton | Real and Imagined | Christmas: Jazz |
| 60 | The Yule Log | George Burton | Porge | Christmas: Jazz |
| 61 | Rocky Mountain Christmas | John Denver | BMG | Christmas |
| 62 | Uncle Mick's Christmas Album | Mick Kolassa | Endless Blues | Christmas |
| 63 | Because It's Christmas Time | Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers | Billy Blue | Christmas |
| 64 | Alabama Christmas | Alabama | RCA | Christmas |
| 65 | Shine | Nu-Blu | Vozhall | Christmas |
| 66 | Honky Tonk Christmas | Alan Jackson | BMG | Christmas |
| 67 | The Pan American Nutcracker Suite | Joe McCarthy's New York Afro Bop Alliance Big Band | Angelface | Christmas: Jazz |
| 68 | Simply Christmas | Leslie Odom, Jr. | S-Curve | Christmas |
| 69 | A Guaraldi Holiday | Isaiah J. Thompson | Outside In Music | Christmas: Jazz |
| 70 | A Kaleidoscope Christmas | Michael Falzarano | Hypnotation | Christmas |
| 71 | Ho! Ho! Hoey! | Gary Hoey | Surfdog | Christmas |
| 72 | City of Silver Dreams | Ellis Paul | Self-Release | Christmas |
| 73 | Christmas Party | The Monkees | Rhino | Christmas |
| 74 | Christmas Anyway | Heather Maloney | Signature Sounds | Christmas |
| 75 | For Christmas | Amanda Shires | Thirty Tigers | Christmas |
| 76 | The Holiday Sounds of Josh Rouse | Josh Rouse | Yep Roc | Holiday |
| 77 | The Pianoman at Christmas | Jamie Cullum | Blue Note | Christmas: Jazz |
| 78 | Hark! | Andrew Bird | Loma Vista | Christmas |
| 79 | All I Got for Christmas is the Blues | Mindi Abair And The Boneshakers | Pretty Good For A Girl | Christmas |
| 80 | Santa Goes Rockin' | Mick Clarke | Rockfold | Christmas |
| 81 | Let's Get Together for Christmas | Laura Cheadle | So Bold | Christmas |
| 82 | Christmas Spirit | The Isaacs | Horizon | Christmas |
| 83 | A Blue Elan Christmas | Blue Elan | Blue Elan | Christmas |
| 84 | Connor Ray Christmas | Trudy Lynn | Self-Release | Christmas |
| 85 | A MacDaddy Christmas | Gregg Martinez | Nola Blue | Christmas |
| 86 | Man! It's Christmas Again | Jimmie Bratcher | Ain't Skeert Tunes | Christmas |
| 87 | This Season | Hamilton Loomis | Ham-Bone | Christmas |
| 88 | Spirit of Christmas | Matt Andersen | True North | Christmas |
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