The Carpenters sang beautiful Christmas songs. There were four albums released. The first one was Christmas Portrait. The second one was An Old Fashioned Christmas. It contains five songs left over from the Christmas Portrait sessions. It also includes Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town which wasn't included in Christmas Portrait. There was a cd called Christmas Portrait The Special Edition. It took the best songs from both albums. The last one is called Christmas Collection. It is a 2 cd set of Christmas Portrait and An Old Fashioned Christmas.

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     CHRISTMAS PORTRAIT

     1) O COME, O COME EMMANUEL
     2) OVERTURE:
        DECK THE HALLS (With Boughs Of Holly)
        I SAW THREE SHIPS
        HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
        GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN
        AWAY IN A MANGER (Luther's Cradle Hymn)
        WHAT CHILD IS THIS? (Greensleeves)
        CAROL OF THE BELLS
        O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL (Adeste Fideles)
     3) THE CHRISTMAS WALTZ
     4) SLEIGH RIDE
     5) IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME / SLEEP WELL, LITTLE CHILDREN
     6) HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
     7) SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN
     8) THE CHRISTMAS SONG (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
     9) SILENT NIGHT
    10) JINGLE BELLS
    11) THE FIRST SNOWFALL / LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW
    12) CAROL OF THE BELLS
    13) MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING
    14) I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
    15) CHRIST IS BORN
    16) WINTER WONDERLAND / SILVER BELLS / WHITE CHRISTMAS
    17) AVE MARIA

     AN OLD-FASHIONED CHRISTMAS

     1) IT CAME UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR
     2) OVERTURE:
        HAPPY HOLIDAY
        THE FIRST NOEL
        MARCH OF THE TOYS
        LITTLE JESUS
        I SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUS
        O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM
        IN DULCE JUBILO
        GESU BAMBINO (The Infant Jesus)
        ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH
     3) AN OLD-FASHIONED CHRISTMAS
     4) O HOLY NIGHT
     5) (There's No Place Like) HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
     6) MEDLEY:
        HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS
        FROSTY THE SNOWMAN
        RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER
        GOOD KING WENCESLAS
     7) LITTLE ALTAR BOY
     8) DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR?
     9) MY FAVORITE THINGS
    10) HE CAME HERE FOR ME
    11) SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN
    12) WHAT ARE YOU DOING NEW YEAR'S EVE?
    13) SELECTIONS FROM "THE NUTCRACKER"
        A) OVERTURE MINIATURE
        B) DANCE OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY
        C) TREPAK
        D) VALSE DES FLEURS
    14) I HEARD THE BELLS ON CHRISTMAS DAY

     CHRISTMAS PORTRAIT (The Special Edition)

     1) IT CAME UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR
     2) OVERTURE:
        HAPPY HOLIDAY
        THE FIRST NOEL
        MARCH OF THE TOYS
        LITTLE JESUS
        I SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUS
        O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM
        IN DULCE JUBILO
        GESU BAMBINO
        ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH
     3) AN OLD-FASHIONED CHRISTMAS
     4) THE CHRISTMAS WALTZ
     5) SLEIGH RIDE
     6) IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME
     7) HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
     8) SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN
     9) THE CHRISTMAS SONG (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
    10) CAROL OF THE BELLS
    11) MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING
    12) CHRIST IS BORN
    13) O HOLY NIGHT
    14) HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
    15) MEDLEY:
        HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS
        FROSTY THE SNOWMAN
        RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER
        GOOD KING WENCESLAS
    16) WINTER WONDERLAND / SILVER BELLS / WHITE CHRISTMAS
    17) AVE MARIA
    18) SELECTIONS FROM "THE NUTCRACKER"
        A) OVERTURE MINIATURE
        B) DANCE OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY
        C) VALSE DES FLEURS
    19) LITTLE ALTAR BOY
    20) I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
    21) SILENT NIGHT