Even though there are hundreds of thousands of different Christmas music CDs on the market, there is surprisingly little variation amongst what each artist puts out. While there are the standout records which feature vocalists with amazing voices or unique spins on Christmas favorites that include some instruments that you are not very likely to see played by any other songwriters, for the most part Christmas music has reached somewhat of a rough spot.

After all, there is a very finite amount of times that you can listen to a song like Jingle Bells or Silent Night before the tune and melody drive you mad. Therefore, even if you consider the classics to be the very best that Christmas music has to offer, you should still look for versions that have a unique or original twist to the same old melody so that you can at least bring a little bit of variety to your song choices.

When it comes to the top artists in the Christmas music genre, you will usually find such singers as Christina Aguilera and other famous names topping the charts. This is because they are well known singers who have decided to release their own special album dedicated only to Christmas music. On such albums, they sing all of the traditional favorites as well as one or two songs that they may have had written especially for them which go along with the whole Christmas theme. All in all, you should pick up a Christmas music album of this kind if you enjoy the voice of the singer or if you are just looking for a new CD to add to your collection. Overall, these Christmas music disks do not really add anything new or unique to the Christmas genre.

The next type of Christmas music that has been known to top the charts is the compilation disk. These are the types of music that go by the moniker of "Now That's What I Call Music" or "Totally". Chances are that you have probably seen these CDs in stores during other times of the year, as they are generally chock full of the chart topping hits for the quarter from all genres of music.

During the holidays however, they cram their CDs full of all kinds of Christmas music ranging from instrumentals to vocal tracks sung by famous vocalists. If you want a wide variety of the top Christmas music hits all in one package, then these types of CDs are the way to go.

Finally, if you are looking for something that lacks vocals and sticks to simple instrumentals for your Christmas music, there are plenty of CDs out there that cater specifically to you. From Manheim Steamroller to all sorts of other Christmas music CDs with Celtic instruments to the pan flute, there are tons of high quality musical assortments that are sure to get you in the Christmas spirit with nothing more than a great arrangement of some of the classic Christmas songs that you grew up listening to as a kid.