Article: JOYFUL NOISES POP, CLASSICAL RECORDINGS SUPPLY A SOUNDTRACK FOR THE SEASON.(Entertainment/Weekend/Spotlight)(Review)

Byline: Michael Mehle and Marc Shulgold

The turkey's been picked clean like Nordstrom during a half-off sale. The kids have been exiled to their Sony Playstation upstairs. And Cousin Earl is snoring by the fire like an anesthetized yak.

Now it's time to turn your attention to the next big holiday, Christmas, and what better way to get in the mood than with a roundup of seasonal compact discs.

As always, there's no shortage of artists or labels trying to cash in on the holiday cheer. Here's our guide to some of the more notable, if not always palatable, yuletide offerings.

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