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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (2003 Mix) | |||
| 2. Do They Know It's Christmas? | |||
| 3. Fairytale Of New York | |||
| 4. I Believe In Father Christmas | |||
| 5. Step Into Christmas | |||
| 6. I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. White Christmas | |||
| 2. The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) | |||
| 3. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! | |||
| 4. Mistletoe And Wine | |||
| 5. Mary's Boy Child | |||
| 6. Lonely Pup (In A Christmas Shop) (1960 Version) | |||
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| Disc: 3 | |||
| 1. The Power Of Love | |||
| 2. 2000 Miles | |||
| 3. Stay Another Day | |||
| 4. Walking In The Air | |||
| 5. A Spaceman Came Travelling | |||
| 6. A Winter's Tale | |||
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Product Description
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With over 2.5 million sales to date, NOW That's What I Call Xmas is back for another smashing year!
Perfect for the family, or a brilliant gift, NOW Xmas is to continue it's annual success - and this time round, 5 new tracks have been added, with the classics Chris Rea, "Driving Home For Christmas", East 17, "Stay Another Day", Pretenders, "2000 Miles", The Darkness, "Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)", The Wombats, "Is This Christmas?"
Perfect for the family, or a brilliant gift, NOW Xmas is to continue it's annual success - and this time round, 5 new tracks have been added, with the classics Chris Rea, "Driving Home For Christmas", East 17, "Stay Another Day", Pretenders, "2000 Miles", The Darkness, "Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)", The Wombats, "Is This Christmas?"
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
53 of 55 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This compilation comes out every year with just a couple of changes from previous releases, so if you bought it last year or the year before, it's probably not worth buying it again.
That said, this is a great Christmas compliation, sure to keep the party going, and at a decent price for a triple CD.
There are a few pleasant surprises included among the selection, such as Bert Jansch and Sinead O'Connor, but the usual suspects are there for the most part - John Lennon, Slade, Wizzard, etc.
I do have two slight gripes about the compilation though:
1. Many of the songs on here are not performed by the artists you would want to hear performing them. Nobody wants to here "All I Want For Christmas Is You" by anyone other than Mariah Carey, "Mary's Boy Child" by anyone other than Harry Belafonte or Boney M, or "Last Christmas" by anyone other than Wham! This problem is most apparent on the tracks which had originally featured on Phil Spector's classic Christmas album. Obviously there must have been licensing issues, because you would not choose any of the alternative versions provided here over Spector's masterpieces.
2. Too many of the songs are not actually Christmas songs. They may be very pleasant, and a bit wintry sounding, but among others, "Swinging on a Star" and "Winter Melody" are definitely NOT Christmas songs. ("Winter Melody" in particular is a deeply depressing song, and certainly has no place here - listen to the lyrics!)
To boil it down, this would have been better as a more focused double CD, but it should keep all but the most determined Grinches happy.
That said, this is a great Christmas compliation, sure to keep the party going, and at a decent price for a triple CD.
There are a few pleasant surprises included among the selection, such as Bert Jansch and Sinead O'Connor, but the usual suspects are there for the most part - John Lennon, Slade, Wizzard, etc.
I do have two slight gripes about the compilation though:
1. Many of the songs on here are not performed by the artists you would want to hear performing them. Nobody wants to here "All I Want For Christmas Is You" by anyone other than Mariah Carey, "Mary's Boy Child" by anyone other than Harry Belafonte or Boney M, or "Last Christmas" by anyone other than Wham! This problem is most apparent on the tracks which had originally featured on Phil Spector's classic Christmas album. Obviously there must have been licensing issues, because you would not choose any of the alternative versions provided here over Spector's masterpieces.
2. Too many of the songs are not actually Christmas songs. They may be very pleasant, and a bit wintry sounding, but among others, "Swinging on a Star" and "Winter Melody" are definitely NOT Christmas songs. ("Winter Melody" in particular is a deeply depressing song, and certainly has no place here - listen to the lyrics!)
To boil it down, this would have been better as a more focused double CD, but it should keep all but the most determined Grinches happy.
20 of 22 people found the following review helpful
By I. W. Thomas
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Well, I give this three stars as it's an above average Christmas album with a large selection of tracks, my only slight problem is while Amazon does list the tracks, it doesn't list the artists, so for example "All I Want For Christmas" is not the Mariah Carey version, it's a much less popular Samantha Mumba version, which isn't very good in my opinion, so basically just a quick warning to people, make sure you check exactly who's on the album if that matters to you, don't just assume it will be the most popular version of a song because it's on a "NOW" collection.
Anyway, all in all, still a good Christmasy album that should keep most people happy.
Anyway, all in all, still a good Christmasy album that should keep most people happy.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By krayg
Format:MP3 Download
Looked around for a Christmas compilation that had all the favourites. This was the closest one. Disappointed with the versions of "Last Christmas" and "All I want for Christmas is You", and there was no Shaky! Anyway, I downloaded the additional songs I wanted and, with tracks from this compilation album, created my own playlists and burnt my own discs - job done. The bonus Christmas Carols disc is a nice addition.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent
Covers pretty much all xmas moods and styles. Very enjoyable and now has it's own playlist on the Ipod for the festive season.
Published 2 months ago by David New
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cheers up the home!
Whole range of all the Christmas songs you could wish for. And some you probably wouldn't - but only a couple and easily skipped!
Published 3 months ago by M. J. S
5.0 out of 5 stars
Crimbo
Wanted lots of Christmas music as there are so many I like (few I don't) but this is a very good value music collection
Published 3 months ago by Sillynana
5.0 out of 5 stars
Everything including the kitchen sink
Don't think there is a Christmas song they left off. Enough to please (or annoy) everyone from the kids to granny & grandad
Published 4 months ago by Throgg the Vile
4.0 out of 5 stars
Full of an assortment of xmas goodies
A great compilation with not only the same old standard tracks but some from all different genres and some I had never heard of before. Great value.
Published 4 months ago by karl kwiatkowski
1.0 out of 5 stars
Very Poor Xmas CD
This is one of the poorest Xmas CD's on the market. There are many sub standard versions here, and if you listen to the whole album in one go, it is extremely boring. Read more
Published 4 months ago by steve camfield
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic
I wanted a Christmas album. Liked the songs on this one and bought it. Listened to it alot at Christmas time.
Published 4 months ago by Anita
3.0 out of 5 stars
Christmas songs?
Just feel there should be some new Christmas songs, the same old ones are churned out every year. Someone needs to write some new ones.
Published 4 months ago by K. A. Brodrick
4.0 out of 5 stars
present
Thank you....first time downloaded it was very successful and i will be doing it again...... it was a wonderfully received present.
Published 4 months ago by michaelfarrell
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Xmas Music
It is a great album full of both pop and classic Christmas tunes. It's brilliant for over the Christmas period.
Published 5 months ago by Janine Quinn
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