Merry Christmas

Johnny Mathis' velvety voice is like a luminous ribbon wrapping itself gorgeously and elegantly around whatever melody it encounters. So it's only natural that he made one of the most universally treasured Christmas albums ever. With Mitch Miller's big, elaborate orchestrations gilding the lily even further, Mathis' versions of pop holiday standards like "The Christmas Song" and "Winter Wonderland," as well as traditional carols like "O Holy Night" and "The First Noel," glow so brightly they ought to be topping a tree.