The Perfect Christmas: Holiday Music 2006, various artists (Rhino/Universal)

I figure it never hurts to let folks know when big chain stores do Christmas comps. This one is from Bath & Body Works for the benefit of Make A Wish, and it's a double-disc set for $10. No great surprises here, but there's only a minimum of country artists and a few token classics like Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald and Doris Day. Stuff it has that I don't include the Pussycat Dolls' version of "Santa Baby," which is pretty good, faithful to the Eartha Kitt original; India.Arie and Stevie Wonder's "The Christmas Song" duet; Gia Farrell's "Christmas Everyday," not the Smokey Robinson tune but not bad, very modern-Spectorish; the very catchy "My Girlfriend (Forgot Me This Christmas)" by Click Five; and Jason Mraz' "Winter Wonderland." Also aboard are Barenaked Ladies, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Shemekia Copeland, Jimmy Eat World, Mary J. Blige, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Chris Isaak, The Pretenders, the Ramones, Something Corporate, and more. UPDATE: Out of print, natch, with new copies fetching collector prices but used ones pricing out cheaper from 3rd parties via Amazon.