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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best Christmas album in the world... ever!, 25 Dec 2003
If you are looking for an album whith a selection of the best Christmas songs, then this is it! This double cd is the best ever collection of our favorite songs for the best holiday of the year!
Published in 1997, this cd contains forty-four (44) songs, which are devided as follows:
Disc 1: 1) John & Yoko - Happy Xmas (war is over), 2) Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime, 3) Wizzard - I wish it could be Christmas every day, 4) Slade - Merry Xmas everybody, 5) Band aid - Do they know it's Christmas?, 6) The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl, A fairytale of New York, 7) Greg Lake - I believe in Father Christmas, 8) Pretenders - 2000 miles, 9) Chris de Burgh - A spaceman came travelling, 10) Frankie goes to Hollywood, - The power of love, 11) Chris Rea - Driving home for Christmas, 12) Elton John - Step into Christmas, 13) Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas everyone, 14) Gary Glitter - Another rock and roll Christmas, 15) The Beach boys - Little Saint Nick, 16) Jackson 5 - Santa Claus is coming to town, 17) Mike Oldfield - In dulce jubilo, 18) Jona Lewie - Stop the cavalry, 19) The waitresses - Christmas wrapping, 20) Jethro Tull - Ring out, solstice bells and 21) Bring Crosby & David Bowie - Peace on earth - Little drummer boy.
Disc 2:
1) Bing Crosby - White Christmas, 2) Nat 'King' Cole - The Christmas song, 3) Dean Martin - Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!, 4) Harry Belafonte - Mary's boy child, 5) Johnny Mathis - When a child is born, 6) Cliff Richard - Mistletoe and wine, 7) Aled Jones - Walking in the air, 8) Robson & Jerome - I believe, 9) Doris Day - Winter wonderland, 10) Adam Faith - Lonely pup (in a Christmas shop), 11) Mel & Kim - Rockin' around the Christmas tree, 12) State of the heart - Last Christmas, 13) Andy Williams - Happy holiday, 14) Eartha Kitt - Santa baby, 15) Mud - Lonely this Christmas, 16) Roy Orbison - Pretty paper, 17) Jim Reeves - Silver bells, 18) Perry Como - God rest ye merry gentlemen, 19) The Weavers - We wish you a merry Christmas, 20) The Spinners - The twelve days of Christmas, 21) Steeleye Span - Gaudette, 22) Bert Jansch - In the bleak midwinter and 23) Mary Margaret O'Hara - What are you doing New Year's eve?
All in all, this album is the best out there, and you can have it playing non-stop, every 25th of December, while drinking your coffee and exchanging your presents with your family!
Buy and enjoy! It is a classic...
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
its the christmas spirit in a cd!!, 10 Dec 2001
By A Customer
I'm not one for old music but i don't think i can blank this one out. It gets you in the mode for christmas (and you'll know that your in the christmas spirit when you play this CD. My favourite is MERRY X-MAS on the first disc. I would be over joyed to find this one in my christmas stocking!!!
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73 of 79 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An album that lives up to it's title...., 8 Nov 2001
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Compilation albums covering the Christmas genre are usually ten-a-penny come the festive season, but if it's quality you're after - never mind value for money - then "The Best Christmas Album In The World....Ever" is the CD you're looking for. It's an overly-used expression nowadays, but this collection is an absolute 'classic'. Featuring many well-known tracks from a time when Christmas singles really meant something, you'll be hard pushed to find a song you haven't heard before - and believe me, these are the songs that'll be played constantly during the run-up to Christmas in almost every place you'll go. Because it appears no-one's interested in making Christmas records an more, the people who compiled this CD have included many Christmas favourites from years gone by. Of course, "The Best Christmas Album In The World....Ever!" relies heavily on the massive chart hits from the 1970s. I mean, what collection would this be without Christmas contributions from Slade, Roy Wood & Wizzard, Paul McCartney, John & Yoko, Greg Lake, Chris De Burgh, Jona Lewie, Mud and Elton John? There's more than just a few classic 'cuts' from the 1950s and 1960s included here too: Nat King' Cole, Dean Martin, Ella Fitzgerald, Adam Faith and Matt Munro. Oldies, yes, but still all-time favourites. And, quite rightly, Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" features here too. For those who like their music with a more modern feel, those responsible for this CD have included Robbie Williams' "Angels" (even if I can't understand why) and "Baby, It's Cold Outside" by Tom Jones and Cerys Mathews - two tracks that don't usually conjure up thoughts of "Christmas" to most people. However, "The Best Christmas Album In The World....Ever!" belongs to the 'oldie' genre. But the quality doesn't suffer. From the 80s, there's "Do They Know It's Christmas" by Band Aid, Frankie Goes To Hollywood's, "The Power Of Love" (probably the best non-Christmas CHRISTMAS #1 ever), Mel (Smith) & Kim (Appleby's) homage to 50s rock'n'roll, "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" and the hauntingly beautiful "Walking In The Air" by Aled Jones. Cliff Richard also appears with (count 'em!) FOUR contributions including the criminally under-rated "Millennium Prayer". For the Christmas traditionalists, there's a nice selection of Carols from the likes of Sinead O'Conner, The Spinners and David Bowie and Bing Crosby. Sure, there's a couple of naff tracks, but these can be easily skipped. What you're left with is a classic collection of all-time Christmas favourites - a double CD for those who have the slightest bit of interest in the festive season. Jon.
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