The Chipmunks, left to right: Simon, Theodore, Alvin. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Holiday Music
NPR presents a mix of live concerts and other music to help get you in the spirit of the season.A sampling of one listener's cherished classical Christmas albums from a few years back. Mito Habe-Evans/NPR hide caption
From left: Kathryn Montoya, Jackie Moran, Hanneke Cassel, Ryan McKasson, Sue Richards and Carolyn Surrick. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
MedellĂn, Colombia is famous for its Christmas lights. Raul Arboleda/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Of "Christmas Time is Here," Kem says, "It's one of those songs that I hear and it's like, 'I wish I wrote that.' " Anthony Mandler/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Someone took this Santa's violin. Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Geri Allen watches as Taylor Eigsti, Jason Moran and Ellis Marsalis, from left, perform in a round robin at A Jazz Piano Christmas 2012. Brendan Hoffman for NPR hide caption
A Jazz Piano Christmas 2012
Sufjan Stevens released Silver & Gold Nov. 13. Denny Renshaw/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tracey Thorn's album Tinsel and Lights was released Oct. 30. Edward Bishop/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tinsel and Lights
KEM's first holiday album, What Christmas Means, was released Oct. 16. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
What Christmas Means
Rebecca Kilgore is one of America's leading song stylists. courtesy of the artist hide caption
The late Hugh Martin wrote the Christmas standard, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." The Musical Theater Project hide caption
Bob Dorough circa 1960. Jon Sievert/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption
The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York City. Rhonda R. Dorsett hide caption