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NOW That's What I Call Christmas

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Released: 27th October 2023. 'NOW That's What I Call Christmas' is back! A huge selection of 85 festive favourites across 4 CDs to soundtrack your celebrations. A great gift to yourself, this blockbuster collection is also the perfect gift for your friends and family - featuring all the well-loved classics, leading off with the perennially popular 'Last Christmas' from Wham!, and further #1s from Slade, Boney M., Shakin' Stevens' and Band Aid. Evergreen favourites from Paul McCartney, Chris Rea, Pretenders' and John Lennon & Yoko Ono are all present alongside the timeless 'Step Into Christmas' from Elton John, 'I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday' from Wizzard - and The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl with 'Fairytale Of New York'. Huge contemporary hits from Leona Lewis, Kelly Clarkson, George Ezra, Coldplay and Ellie Goulding, are featured, along with Mariah Carey's fabulous version of 'Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)', and the beautiful 'Home For Christmas' from Kate Bush. There are '70s and '80s crackers from Jona Lewie, Mud, The Wombles, Greg Lake and Cliff Richard - plus Bruce Springsteen's take on 'Santa Claus Is Coming To Town', The Carpenters' 'Merry Christmas Darling', The Waitresses' 'Christmas Wrapping' and the celebrated collaboration 'Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy' between Bing Crosby and David Bowie. 'NOW That's What I Call Christmas' presents an incredible line up of classics from legendary artists including Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, The Beach Boys, Andy Williams, Dean Martin, and 'White Christmas' from Bing Crosby - and joyous sing-a-long anthems from Darlene Love with 'Marshmallow World', Brenda Lee 'Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree' and Jackson 5's 'Santa Claus Is Coming To Town'. With our final disc, we celebrate songs that may not all be about Christmas, but were all huge tracks across the festive season. Frankie Goes To Hollywood's 'The Power Of Love', 'Stay Another Day' from East 17, Paul McCartney & The Frog Chorus with 'We All Stand Together', 'When You Come Back To Me' from Jason Donovan, and 'Let It Go' from Idina Menzel - alongside #1s from The Flying Pickets, The Housemartins, and The Human League. Finally to close the collection, the 12-inch version of 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' from Band Aid. The perfect playlist whether you're decorating the tree, singing along making (or eating!) the mince pies - or enjoying the company of friends and family.

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  • Details

    Released:
    27th October 2023
    Category:
    Rock & Pop
    Format:
    CD Album
    Barcode:
    196587512125
  • Description

    'NOW That's What I Call Christmas' is back! A huge selection of 85 festive favourites across 4 CDs to soundtrack your celebrations. A great gift to yourself, this blockbuster collection is also the perfect gift for your friends and family - featuring all the well-loved classics, leading off with the perennially popular 'Last Christmas' from Wham!, and further #1s from Slade, Boney M., Shakin' Stevens' and Band Aid. Evergreen favourites from Paul McCartney, Chris Rea, Pretenders' and John Lennon & Yoko Ono are all present alongside the timeless 'Step Into Christmas' from Elton John, 'I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday' from Wizzard - and The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl with 'Fairytale Of New York'. Huge contemporary hits from Leona Lewis, Kelly Clarkson, George Ezra, Coldplay and Ellie Goulding, are featured, along with Mariah Carey's fabulous version of 'Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)', and the beautiful 'Home For Christmas' from Kate Bush. There are '70s and '80s crackers from Jona Lewie, Mud, The Wombles, Greg Lake and Cliff Richard - plus Bruce Springsteen's take on 'Santa Claus Is Coming To Town', The Carpenters' 'Merry Christmas Darling', The Waitresses' 'Christmas Wrapping' and the celebrated collaboration 'Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy' between Bing Crosby and David Bowie. 'NOW That's What I Call Christmas' presents an incredible line up of classics from legendary artists including Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, The Beach Boys, Andy Williams, Dean Martin, and 'White Christmas' from Bing Crosby - and joyous sing-a-long anthems from Darlene Love with 'Marshmallow World', Brenda Lee 'Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree' and Jackson 5's 'Santa Claus Is Coming To Town'. With our final disc, we celebrate songs that may not all be about Christmas, but were all huge tracks across the festive season. Frankie Goes To Hollywood's 'The Power Of Love', 'Stay Another Day' from East 17, Paul McCartney & The Frog Chorus with 'We All Stand Together', 'When You Come Back To Me' from Jason Donovan, and 'Let It Go' from Idina Menzel - alongside #1s from The Flying Pickets, The Housemartins, and The Human League. Finally to close the collection, the 12-inch version of 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' from Band Aid. The perfect playlist whether you're decorating the tree, singing along making (or eating!) the mince pies - or enjoying the company of friends and family.
  • Track listing

    Disc 1

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Last Christmas
    Wham!
    2.Step Into Christmas
    Elton John
    3.I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
    Wizzard
    4.Merry Xmas Everybody
    Slade
    5.Wonderful Christmastime
    Paul McCartney
    6.Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord
    Boney M.
    7.Merry Christmas Everyone
    Shakin' Stevens
    8.Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
    Mariah Carey
    9.Marshmallow World
    Darlene Love
    10.Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
    Brenda Lee
    11.Jingle Bell Rock
    Bobby Helms
    12.Sleigh Ride
    The Ronettes
    13.Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
    Jackson 5
    14.One More Sleep
    Leona Lewis
    15.Underneath the Tree
    Kelly Clarkson
    16.It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
    Andy Williams
    17.It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (With Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra)
    Perry Como and the Fontane Sisters
    18.Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
    Dean Martin
    19.Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
    Frank Sinatra
    20.Merry Christmas Darling
    The Carpenters
    21.The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)
    Nat King Cole
    22.White Christmas
    Bing Crosby

    Disc 2

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Happy Xmas (War Is Over) [feat. The Plastic Ono Band & the Harlem Community Choir]
    John Lennon and Yoko Ono
    2.Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
    Bruce Springsteen
    3.Merry Christmas
    Ed Sheeran & Elton John
    4.Driving Home for Christmas
    Chris Rea
    5.Peace On Earth/The Little Drummer Boy
    Bing Crosby & David Bowie
    6.I Believe in Father Christmas
    Greg Lake
    7.Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)
    The Darkness
    8.Stop the Cavalry
    Jona Lewie
    9.Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
    Mel & Kim
    10.Little Saint Nick
    The Beach Boys
    11.Pretty Paper
    Roy Orbison
    12.Blue Christmas
    Elvis Presley
    13.Lonely This Christmas
    Mud
    14.Wombling Merry Christmas
    The Wombles
    15.It's Gonna Be a Cold, Cold Christmas
    Dana
    16.When a Child Is Born
    Johnny Mathis
    17.A Spaceman Came Travelling
    Chris De Burgh
    18.Ring Out, Solstice Bells
    Jethro Tull
    19.In Dulce Jubilo
    Mike Oldfield
    20.Gaudete
    Steeleye Span
    21.A Winter's Tale
    David Essex
    22.Mistletoe & Wine
    Cliff Richard

    Disc 3

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Fairytale of New York (Feat. Kirsty MacColl)
    The Pogues
    2.Do They Know It's Christmas?
    Band Aid
    3.2000 Miles
    The Pretenders
    4.Christmas Wrapping
    The Waitresses
    5.Christmas Lights
    Coldplay
    6.Come On Home for Christmas
    George Ezra
    7.Home for Christmas
    Kate Bush
    8.River (It's Coming On Christmas)
    Ellie Goulding
    9.I Was Born On Christmas Day
    Saint Etienne
    10.Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
    Darlene Love
    11.Frosty the Snowman
    The Ronettes
    12.Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer
    The Crystals
    13.Here Comes Santa Claus
    Gene Autry
    14.Ring Christmas Bells
    Ray Conniff & The Conniff Singers
    15.I'll Be Home for Christmas
    Doris Day
    16.Santa Baby
    Eartha Kitt
    17.It's Christmas
    Jamie Cullum
    18.Saviours Day
    Cliff Richard
    19.Someday at Christmas
    Stevie Wonder
    20.Do You Hear What I Hear?
    Whitney Houston
    21.O Holy Night
    Celine Dion
    22.Walking in the Air
    Aled Jones

    Disc 4

    Track name
    Artist
    1.The Power of Love
    Frankie Goes to Hollywood
    2.Let It Go (From 'Frozen')
    Idina Menzel
    3.Angels
    Robbie Williams
    4.2 Become 1
    Spice Girls
    5.I Have a Dream
    Westlife
    6.Father and Son
    Boyzone
    7.Don't You Want Me
    The Human League
    8.Tragedy
    Steps
    9.When You Come Back to Me
    Jason Donovan
    10.When I Fall in Love
    Rick Astley
    11.Winter Melody
    Donna Summer
    12.Hallelujah
    Alexandra Burke
    13.Caravan of Love
    The Housemartins
    14.Only You
    The Flying Pickets
    15.Love of the Common People
    Paul Young
    16.Keeping the Dream Alive
    Munchener Freiheit
    17.We All Stand Together
    Paul McCartney and The Frog Chorus
    18.Stay Another Day
    East 17
    19.Do They Know It's Christmas? (12" Mix)
    Band Aid
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