- Audio CD (20 Nov 2006)
- Number of Discs: 2
- Format: Box set
- Label: Bmg TV
- ASIN: B00061S0KU
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 39,542 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Band Aid - Do They Know It’s Christmas Time. | |||
| 2. Bruce Springsteen - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town | |||
| 3. Darkness - Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End | |||
| 4. Frank Sinatra - Let It Snow | |||
| 5. Bing Crosby & David Bowie - Little Drummer Boy | |||
| 6. Robson & Jerome - I Believe | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Wham - Last Christmas | |||
| 2. Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas | |||
| 3. Elton John - Step Into Christmas | |||
| 4. Dido - Christmas Day | |||
| 5. Eva Cassidy - Over The Rainbow | |||
| 6. Gary Jules - Mad World | |||
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| Disc: 3 | |||
| 1. The Pogues feat Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York | |||
| 2. Elvis Presley - Merry Christmas Baby | |||
| 3. Shakin Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone | |||
| 4. Brenda Lee - Rocking Around The Christmas Tree | |||
| 5. Linda Ronstadt - When You Wish Upon A Star | |||
| 6. Edwin Hawkins Singers - Oh Happy Day | |||
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Product Description
Album Description
Christmas Hits delivers just that: Christmas hit after Christmas hit, with a newer, fresher sound. Tracks include The Darkness "Don't Let the Bells End", Avid Merrion "Proper Crimbo", Gary Jules "Mad World", Dido "Christmas Day", Mariah Carey "All I Want for Christmas", Elvis Presley "Merry Christmas Baby", Christina Aguilera "The Christmas Song" and Bruce Springsteen "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town".
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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
If you've already got another Christmas compilation of this type, you may already have the tracks by Band Aid, Shaking Stevens, Greg Lake, Elton John, Cliff Richard, Jona Lewie and some others, but with sixty tracks here, there should still be plenty you haven't got. Indeed, several recordings are fairly recent (at the time this collection was released in 2004), by artists such as Dido (Christmas Day), Darkness (Christmas time) and Gary Jules (Mad world) so whatever Christmas music you already have, there will be something new for you here. Other notable inclusions are Bruce Springsteen (Santa Claus is coming to town), Neil Diamond (You make it feel like Christmas), Cyndi Lauper (Early Christmas morning), Pretenders (2000 miles) and Wham (Last Christmas), none of which appear on Christmas compilations as often as they deserve to.
The festive and religious aspects of Christmas are both well represented. Some of the tracks aren't strictly Christmas songs, but either they have a religious theme or they were big UK hits at Christmas time in their original year of release.
With three CD's of very diverse musical styles, everybody will find something to like (presumably most of it), something to hate (hopefully not much) and something that they wish had been included but isn't. Many of the obvious omissions can be found on other UK Christmas compilations such as Best Christmas in the world ever. If you only want to own one Christmas collection of this type, you would be wise to compare them all. If (like me), you like to own more than one, you'll get some duplication but you'll still find plenty of tracks here that aren't available on the other compilations.
I said that everybody will find something to hate - in my case, it's Wombling Merry Christmas, but it was a major UK hit when first released. As such, I suppose it was overdue for release on a Christmas compilation - but I still don't like it.
Whether this is your first Christmas album or you already have plenty of Christmas music, you should find plenty to enjoy here.
28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
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It is a sad and simple truth that the perfect Xmas album does not exist, since no single record company or collection thereof own all the rights to all the songs you are going to want to hear. There is, however, a straightforward solution.
1)Buy this album. It is, despite its shortcomings, fantastic value(I got my copy for less than a fiver), it is after all a triple CD pack with 60 songs on it.
2)Buy "The best Christmas Album in the world...ever!"(yes there is some overlap but it does feature just about all those missing songs or superior versions that are required).
3)Make the "Most Perfect Xmas Album in the World Ever" by combining the above.If you own or have access to a computer(which I'm guessing you do if you're reading this) then it won't be too hard.
1)Buy this album. It is, despite its shortcomings, fantastic value(I got my copy for less than a fiver), it is after all a triple CD pack with 60 songs on it.
2)Buy "The best Christmas Album in the world...ever!"(yes there is some overlap but it does feature just about all those missing songs or superior versions that are required).
3)Make the "Most Perfect Xmas Album in the World Ever" by combining the above.If you own or have access to a computer(which I'm guessing you do if you're reading this) then it won't be too hard.
95 of 102 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is just a message for the unwary before you buy this.
If, like me, you're looking for an album of Christmas classics and you want the original artists then despite the impressive-looking list of song titles, DON'T BUY THIS!!!!!
I foolishly glanced down the playlist and (duped by the title "60 Festive Favourites") immediately thought this is exactly what I was looking for. ENTIRELY my own fault - should have looked closer.
There are a number of great songs on here to be sure - a couple of my favourites are Eva Cassidy's Over the Rainbow, Gary Joules Mad World both cover versions too but who in their right minds would want to listen to Michael Bolton singing White Christmas in favour of Bing Crosby and Destiny's Child banging out Little Drummer Boy I'm afraid I fail to see.
And to be fair there are many of the original artists singing their Christmas offerings that would definitely fall into the category of "Festive Favourites" (Band Aid, Greg Lake, Jona Lewie to quote a few) but I felt the number of covers left me with an overwhelming sense of disappointment. This compilation fell way short of my expectation.
That said if you're looking for some old and new renditions of Christmas songs then this may be just what you're looking for....
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xmas hits
I love xmas and wanted some xmas songs to play at xmas because this one is special I RETIRE at last i will be playing this all the time and in the car
Published 3 months ago by paddington
GREAT
Bought both the 3 and newer 4cd versions of this. Mainly becuase I wanted EVA Cassidy and Britney Houston and springsteen santa claus is comong to town. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Nicky B
christmas hits?
waste of money, over half of the songs i either didnt like or had never heard of. ok they had the classics band aid original, the poges etc but the reast were basically some pop... Read more
Published 15 months ago by ms-mummy
best xmas album ever!!!
Even has All I want for Xmas is U and all the classics. Also Xmas songs from well known groups I didn't know but are good too.
Published 16 months ago by Mr. Mark C. Scrivener
Missing some classics and original versions
Although this CD has some good Christmas songs on it, it does suffer some problems. First and foremost, where are the original classics? Read more
Published 17 months ago by michael_m
chistmas hits 50 festive favourties
very nice item was fantasic to listen to though i haveput it away till christmas
i like it very much thankyou
i like it very much thankyou
Published 24 months ago by Mr. Jc Chapman
Terrible buy - don't waste your money
I wouldn't recommend this CD at all - there are better one's out there. Music is old and boring - definitely not a great party CD.
Published on 30 Jan 2009 by N. Duerden
One of the best......
If not the best Christmas album out there ..... and beleive me I should know, I've bought pleanty over the years, I say if your looking for a all round, something for everyone... Read more
Published on 10 Dec 2007 by K. Weadick
wizzard and slade!?
This would have been the perfect christmas CD - but it is missing 2 of the most important songs in popular music christmas history - wizzard and slade! Disappointing.
Published on 2 Dec 2007 by LP
poor collection
A very poor collection of christmas songs. Why is it so hard to release a CD with all the known favourites on it with originals. Every year i have to make my own. Read more
Published on 30 Nov 2007 by M. Walker
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