Agreed on Johnny Cash’s “What Child Is This?” The perfect singer for the song.
Re: the enjoyment of all things Christmas, Drew, my favorite Christmas album is Johnny Mathis’. One side was sacred, one side secular, and both sides were played liberally by my conservative parents. None of the secular songs were sappy, as long as you can live with “Sleigh Ride” again …
But whenever someone mentions “O Holy Night” or “Winter Wonderland”, I hear his version in my head. The LP’s old maybe, but fully tested and approved.