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Celine Dion sings "The Christmas Song" accompanied by David Foster

Michael Crawford sings a transcendent "O Holy Night" -- possibly the best version ever recorded -- on the TV special "David Foster's Christmas Album" (NBC, December 10, 1993). The majestic arrangement (by Jeremy Lubbock & David Foster) starts out softly, then slowly builds to a spine-tingling crescendo, creating an unforgettable and timeless Christmas masterpiece. This song is from David Foster's Christmas CD, which features an all-star cast singing some of the best Christmas music of the 1990s. Michael Crawford would later include this track on his 1999 "A Christmas Album" CD. He also lip-synched this song again on the Trans-Siberian Orchestra's 2001 DVD, "The Ghosts of Christmas Eve." David Foster would later use this arrangement again, on recordings by Celine Dion and Josh Groban... and while their versions are fine, they don't quite recapture the magic of Michael Crawford's version. Audio: Produced by David Foster Arranged by Jeremy Lubbock & David Foster Orchestral & Choir Arrangement by Jeremy Lubbock Acoustic Piano: David Foster Video: Produced by Linda Jonsson, David Foster & Michael Petok Directed by Paul Miller Musical Staging & Choreography by Walter Painter

Peter Allen sings "The More I See You" from his 1976 album, "Taught By Experts."

Carpenters - The First Snowfall/Let It Snow. From the CD "Christmas With The Carpenters." (Also available on "Christmas Collection.") Recorded in 1978 for the "Christmas Portrait" vinyl album. Arranged by Peter Knight. "The First Snowfall" written by Joseph F. Burke & Paul Francis Webster. "Let It Snow" written by Sammy Cahn & Jule Styne. Video clips from "Ticket to Ride" (1969), "The Dorothy Hamill Winter Carnival Special" (1977), "The Carpenters at Christmas" (1977), and "The Carpenters: A Christmas Portrait" (1978).

Karen Carpenter recorded her vocal for "Do You Hear What I Hear?" in 1978 during the sessions for the "Christmas Portrait" record album, but the song was left unfinished at the time because too many songs had been recorded for the project. Richard Carpenter later completed production on this track and several others in 1984 (the year after Karen's passing) for inclusion in the duo's second Yuletide album, "An Old Fashioned Christmas."