New stuff
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Various artists | “Les Misérables: Highlights From the Motion Picture Soundtrack [MP3]” (British musical drama starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway and Amanda Seyfried opens Christmas Day; See here; CD) | (Universal, Dec. 22, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Leap of Faith: The Musical [Original Broadway cast recording]” (score by composer Alan Menken and lyrics by Glenn Slater) | (Sh-K-Boom/Ghostlight, Dec. 25, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Now. Here. This. [Original cast recording]” (Off Broadway production, music and lyrics by Jeff Bowen and a book by Hunter Bell and Susan Blackwell; producers: Joel Moss, Bowen, Kurt Deutsch; Hear here; See here; Read here; MP3) | (Sh-K-Boom/Ghostlight, Dec. 25, 2012) |
Reissues
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| The Bonzo Dog Band | “Cornology [MP3]” (72-track best-of) | (EMI, Dec. 25, 2012) |
| Gregory Isaacs | “Once Ago [MP3]” (18 songs) | (Virgin, Dec. 25, 2012) |
| Barbara Lewis | “Baby, I’m Yours [MP3]” (1965 album), “It’s Magic [MP3]” (1966 album) | (Rhino/Atlantic, Dec. 25, 2012) |
| The Shadows | “The Shadows in the 60’s [MP3]” (24 tracks) | (EMI, Dec. 25, 2012) |
| Dinah Washington | “The Best of Dinah Washington [MP3]” (18 songs) | (EMI Gold, Dec. 25, 2012) |
| Slim Whitman | “EMI Country Masters: 50 Original Tracks [MP3]” | (EMI, Dec. 25, 2012) |
DVD/Blu-ray
| Gregg Allman | “I’m No Angel: Live on Stage [DVD]” (recorded at The Cannery, Nashville, in November 1988; See here) | (Cherry Red/MVD Visual, Dec. 25, 2012) |