Luther Vandross
only recorded one Christmas album in his lifetime, so it's not a surprise that the entirety of the ten-song 1995 album
This Is Christmas
is on this 14-track 2012 compilation,
The Classic Christmas Album
. The other four songs are odds and ends, including a previously unreleased live duet on "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" with
Chaka Khan
, all adding up to what is certainly the definitive collection of
holiday music. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine