Christmas Masterpieces & Familiar Carols is another recording which we have had for many years. These are not a cappella performances, but the Choir itself is strongly featured with the instrumentalists serving more to accent the pieces than as equal partners in the music. All of the selections are sacred music (that is, none of the songs are pop music tunes) which is important to me. I will sometimes see a Christmas recording by a performer I like, but if I notice that none of the songs have anything to do with Jesus or God then I'll usually not buy it. I enjoy some of the popular songs, but I prefer the songs with a religious meaning. Anyway, the Westminster Choir give very well done performances of many well known, and some not so well known, Christmas carols. Always in the rotation come the season.