'Tis the season for holiday albums, from Jennifer Hudson to Toby Keith and Jimmy Fallon

It's not the holiday season until the house is full of festive music, from classics to covers and reimaginations across genres, for all to enjoy.

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In honor of the most wonderful time of the year, here are some of the best new holiday releases for the 2024 season.

Vince Gill and Amy Grant, When I Think of Christmas

When it comes to country music Christmas classics, Vince Gill and Amy Grant immediately come to mind. The couple is no stranger to the world of holiday music, and their latest collection, When I Think of Christmas, channels the spirit of their popular "Christmas at the Ryman" residency in Nashville, with two new recordings: a duet of 'Til the Season Comes Round Again and Grant's take on the title track.

The Carpenters, Christmas Once More

Don't fix what ain't broke is an expression for a reason: Sometimes the best holiday album listening experience is enjoying the classics, but newly remixed and remastered. Enter the 16-track Christmas Once More from the Carpenters. Fall in love with Sleigh Ride and (There's No Place Like) Home For The Holidays all over again.

Jennifer Hudson, The Gift of Love

Jennifer Hudson has done a ton in her career - including winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony, making her the rare performer to EGOT, as the expression goes - but a holiday album? That's new territory. The Gift of Love is her first, full of big-hearted classics like O Holy Night, Winter Wonderland, Auld Lang Syne and Carol of the Bells, which features the a cappella-meets-Zulu music South African group The Joy. The album also contains some inventive originals. In that category: