Tracks A Very Special Christmas [2007]
- Vanessa Williams
- U2
- Tracy Chapman
- Run-D.M.C.
- Jon Bon Jovi
Publisher: A&M Records/Universal Music Enterprises Release date: 2007-11-20 Price: £4.75
Review A Very Special Christmas [2007] / A&M Records/Universal Music Enterprises:
Tracks Elvis' Christmas Album
- O Little Town Of Bethlehem
- Santa Claus Is Back In Town
- It's No Secret (What God Can Do)
- White Christmas
- Take My Hand Precious Lord
- Santa Bring My Baby Back To Me
- Blue Christmas
- Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)
- I'll Be Home For Christmas
- Peace In The Valley (For Me)
- I Believe
- Silent Night Holy Night
Publisher: Sonybmg Release date: 1997-06-28 RRP: £6.99 Price: £3.27
Review Elvis' Christmas Album / Elvis Presley:
Publisher: Evil Teen Release date: 2008-06-24 Run time: 165 min. Price: £7.18
Review Warren Haynes: Benefit Concert 8 [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Warren Haynes:
Tracks White Christmas
- Silver Bells
- Wonderful World Of Christmas
- O Little Town Of Bethlehem
- It Won't Seem Like Christmas (Without You)
- Take My Hand Precious Lord
- On A Snowy Christmas Night
- Silent Night
- I'll Be Home For Christmas
- White Christmas
- Santa Claus Is Back In Town
- If Every Day Was Like Christmas
- Blue Christmas
- There'll Be Peace In The Valley (For Me)
- It Is No Secret (What God Can Do)
- Santa Bring My Baby Back To Me
- Winter Wonderland
- Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)
- Holly Leaves And Christmas Trees
- Mama Liked The Rose
- If I Get Home On Christmas Day
- First Noel
- O Come All Ye Faithful
- I Believe
- Merry Christmas Baby
- I'll Be Home On Christmas Day
Publisher: RCA Release date: 2002-10-13 RRP: £9.99 Price: £4.08
Review White Christmas / Elvis Presley:RCA has repackaged and reshuffled Elvis Presley's Christmas canon yet again, coming up with the 25-track, chronologically sequenced collection pulled from 1957's stunning Elvis' Christmas Album and 1971's lesser Elvis Sings the Wonderful World of Christmas. Just like the US postage stamps chronicling the svelte and the bloated Elvis, this set segments the singer's career into two sections. As a result, it has something for everyone, except perhaps Irving Berlin, who attempted to get Elvis's 1957 recording of "White Christmas" banned from radio play, deeming it "vulgar and disrespectful". It was, which is part of the reason why the drastically rearranged tune is so memorable, as the then-young singer masticated the contemporary classic, adding his idiosyncratic dynamics and vocal trills; he turned a white Christmas into white trash with splendid results. Equally irreverent and just as riveting is the King's gritty take on Leiber and Stoller's "Santa Claus Is Back in Town. " Also tucked under the tree is his rollicking "Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)" with the Jordanaires, and the wistful "I'll Be Home for Christmas," which cemented his reputation as pop's top dreamboat. And who can forget the song that changed the hue of Yuletide, "Blue Christmas"? -Jaan Uhelszki.
Tracks Crazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits: the Crazy Christmas Edition
- 1001 Nights
- Magic Melody
- Dirty Frog
- In The 80`s
- Axel F Video
- Who Let The Frog Out
- Axel F
- I Like To Move It
- Popcorn
- Wonderland
- The Pink Panther
- We Like To Party
- Jingle Bells
- Intro
- Pump Up The Jam
- Don`t You Want Me
- Dallas (Theme)
- Get Ready For This
- Last Christmas
- U Can´t touch this
- Crazy Sounds (Acapella)
- Whoomp! (There It Is)
- Popcorn Video
Publisher: Gusto Release date: 2005-12-12 RRP: £4.99 Price: £0.12
Review Crazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits: the Crazy Christmas Edition / Crazy Frog:
Tracks Violin Wonder: Hungarian Songs and Csardas
- Cigányok Sátora (The Tent of the Gypsies)
- Kék a Búzavirág (The Cornflower Is Blue)
- F-Moll Koncert Friss (F Minor Concert Fresh)
- Öreg Nóta (Old Song)
- Asz-Dúr Koncert Friss (A Flat Concert Fresh)
- Csakugyan, Csakugyan Nem Járja (Still, Still It Will Not Do)
- Kesergo (Lament)
- Kis Ablakom Be Van Nove Virággal (My Little Window Is Overgrown with Fl
- Gyertek Ide Budapesti Cigányok (Budapest Gypsies, Come Here!)
- Három Kakas, Három Réce (Three Roosters, Three Scoters)
- Walcer (Waltz)
- Lányok, Lányok, Simongáti Lányok (Girls, Girls, Simongát Girls)
- Virágzott Az Aranyerdo (The Golden Forest Bloomed)
- Tangó Az Utcán (Tango on the Street)
- Édesanyám a Kendo (My Mother, The Head Scarf)
- Temetoben Láttalak Meg Legelobb (I First Saw You at the Cemetery)
- Piros Csákó (Red Shako)
- Friss (Fresh)
- Lesz Még Cigánylakodalom (There Will Be a Gypsy Bridal)
- Cigány Fantázia (Gypsy Fantasy)
- Tudod Mi a Bánat (You Know What Sorrow Is)
- Minden Nagy Örömnek Nagy Bánat a Vége (Each Great Happiness Ends in Sor
- Fekete Szemek (Black Eyes)
- Villámcsárdás (Quick Csardas)
- Skála Friss (Scale Fresh)
- Koncert Friss (Concert Fresh)
- Csárdajelenet (Csarda Scene No. 4) - Hejre Kati
- Este Gyere, Késo Este (Come at Night, Late at Night)
- Friss (Fresh)
- Azt Üzente a Babám (My Baby Sent a Word)
- Hallja Maga Barna (Listen, You Brown Girl)
- Kocsmárosné Eszem Azt a Pici Száját (Mrs. Innkeeper, I Love Your Little
- Meditation
Publisher: Hungaroton Release date: 2008-06-24 Run time: 67 min. RRP: £14.99 Price: £8.02
Review Violin Wonder: Hungarian Songs and Csardas / Ferenc Santa Jr. & His Gypsy Band:
Tracks Christmas Hits
- O Come All Ye Faithful - Frank Sinatra
- The Night Before Christmas Song - Russ Morgan & his Orchestra
- Little Jack Frost Get Lost - Peggy Lee & Bing Crosby
- That Christmas Feeling - Perry Como
- Silver Bells - Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely
- Medley (Part 2) Deck The Halls; Away In A Manger; I Saw Three Ships - Bing Crosby
- Mrs.Santa Claus - Nat King Cole
- St. Nicholas Waltz - Lita Roza
- Medley (Part 1) Good King Wenceslas; We Three Kings Of Orient Are; Angels We Have Heard On High - Bing Crosby
- Jingle Bells - Frank Sinatra
- (All I Want For Christmas) Is My Two Front Teeth - Spike Jones & his City Slickers
- White Christmas - Bing Crosby
- Snow - Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Peggy Lee & Trudy Stevens
- Santo Natale (Merry Christmas) - David Whitfield
- Silent Night - Deanna Durbin
- The Birthday Of A King - Judy Garland
- Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Bing Crosby
- Ill Be Home For Christmas - Bing Crosby
- The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot - Nat King Cole
- Christmas And You - Dave King
- Christmas Alphabet - Dickie Valentine
- I Saw Mummy Kissing Santa Claus - The Beverley Sisters
- Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt
- O Little Town Of Bethlehem - Dick Haymes
- Frosty The Snowman - Gene Autry
- The Merry Christmas Polka - The Andrews Sisters
- Santa Claus Got Stuck In My Chimney - Ella Fitzgerald
- Christmas In Killarney - Bing Crosby
- Mele Kalikimaka (Hawaiian Christmas Song) - Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters
- Blue Christmas - Ernest Tubb
- Star Of The East - Judy Garland
- Thats What Christmas Means To Me - Eddie Fisher
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Bing Crosby
- Christmas Island - The Andrews Sisters
- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Judy Garland
- Theres A Train Out For Dreamland - Nat King Cole
- Santa Claus Is Comin To Town - Frank Sinatra
- Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow - Woody Herman & his Orchestra
- Winter Wonderland - Perry Como
- C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S - Eddy Arnold
- The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) - Nat King Cole
- The First Noel - Dick Haymes
- Im Walking Backwards For Christmas - The Goons.
- Sleigh Ride - Leroy Anderson & his Orchestra
- Its Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas - Perry Como
- O Holy Night (Cantique de Noël) - Mario Lanza.
- Cradle Song - Glenn Miller & his Orchestra
- The Little Christmas Tree - Nat King Cole
- Here Comes Santa Claus - Doris Day
- Christmas Dreaming (A Little Early This Year) - Frank Sinatra
Publisher: Not Now Release date: 2007-09-03 RRP: £4.99 Price: £2.64
Review Christmas Hits / Various Artists:
Tracks Celtic Woman - a Christmas Celebration: Live from Dublin [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
- Órla
- Méav
- Máiréad
- Celtic Woman
- Lisa
- Russell Thomas
Publisher: Manhattan Release date: 2007-11-05 RRP: £15.99 Price: £7.90
Review Celtic Woman - a Christmas Celebration: Live from Dublin [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Manhattan:
Tracks Di Stefano Sings Neapolitan Songs
- Tu, Ca Nun Chiagne!
- Chiove
- Piscatore
- 'O Paese D' 'O Sole
- Silenzio Cantatore
- E Pallume
- Torna A Surriento
- Marechiare
- Fenesta Che Lucive
- O Maranariello
- Maria, Mari'!
- Santa Lucia
- Voce E Note!
- Senza Nisciuno
- Autunno
- L'te Vurria Vasa!
- Core ´Ngrato
- ´Na Sera E Maggio
- Dicitencello Vuje
- Santa Lucia Luntana
- 'O Sole Mio
Publisher: Testament Release date: 1997-02-27 Run time: 78 min. Creator: Giuseppe di Stefano RRP: £12.99 Price: £8.41
Review Di Stefano Sings Neapolitan Songs / Testament:
Publisher: Sony Wonder Release date: 1997-07-02 Run time: 60 min. Price: £3.57
Review Sesame Street: 25th Birthday - A Musical Celebration! [1993] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Sesame Street:
Tracks Christmas With Elvis
- There'll Be Peace In The Valley For Me
- Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)
- It Is No Secret
- White Christmas
- Blue Christmas
- Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem
- I'll Be Home For Christmas
- Silent Night
- Take My Hand, Precious Lord
- I Believe
- Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)
- Santa Claus Is Back In Town
Publisher: Pegasus Entertainment Release date: 2008-10-11 RRP: £4.99 Price: £4.99
Review Christmas With Elvis / Elvis Presley:
Tracks A Golden Age of Portuguese Music
- In te, nomine, speravi
- Magnificat a13
- Qui habitat
- Ecce nunc 5.28
- Super aspidem
- Popule meus
- Educes me
- Lamentacao de Quinta Feira Sante
- Fratres sobrii
- Panis angelicus
- Salve Regina
Publisher: Coro Release date: 2004-02-02 Run time: 67 min. Creator: Sixteen RRP: £12.99 Price: £6.27
Review A Golden Age of Portuguese Music / Coro:
Publisher: Virgin Records Price: £9.95
Review the best Christmas Album in the world ...ever! / Various Artistes:
Tracks Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! [1998]
- Rosie O'Donnell
- Gloria Estefan
- Jon Stewart
- Cindy Herron
- David Alan Grier
Publisher: Sony Wonder Release date: 1998-06-03 Run time: 50 min. Price: £3.96
Review Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! [1998] / Sony Wonder:
Tracks Christmas Peace
- Holly Leaves And Christmas Trees
- If I Get Home On Christmas Day
- Merry Christmas Baby
- The Wonderful World Of Christmas
- Santa Claus Is Back In town
- Winter Wonderland
- O Little Town Of Bethlehem
- Santa Bring My Baby Back
- The First Noel
- On A Snowy Christmas Night
- White Christmas
- Ill Be Home For Christmas
- Silver Bells
- O Come, All Ye Faithfull
- Blue Christmas
- It Wont Seem Like Christmas (Without You)
- Here Comes Santa Claus
- If Everyday Was Like Christmas
- Ill Be Home On Christmas Day
- Silent Night
Publisher: Bmg Release date: 2005-11-28 RRP: £16.99 Price: £1.48
Review Christmas Peace / Elvis Presley:
Tracks The Black Madonna - Music from Llibre Vermell & Cantigas de Santa Maria
- O Virgo splendens
- Mariam, matrem Virginem
- Cuncti simus concanentes
- O Maria, maris stella
- Tanto son da groriosa
- Quant ay lomon consirat
- Comencerai a fere un lai
- A Madre do que a bestia
- Los set gotxs
- Amours, ou trop tart me sui pris
- Quant voi la flor novele
- Cantiga de Santa Maria No.77-119
Publisher: Naxos Release date: 1998-03-30 Run time: 57 min. Creator: Michael Posch RRP: £5.99 Price: £3.48
Review The Black Madonna - Music from Llibre Vermell & Cantigas de Santa Maria / Naxos:
Tracks Christmas Songs
- Winter Skin
- Peace Is Here
- O Little Town Of Bethlehem
- I Heard the Bells On Christmas Day
- Evergreen
- Christmastime Is Here
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
- Love Came Down At Christmas
- Drummer Boy
- In the Bleak Midwinter
- Wonderful Christmas Time
- Gabriel's Message
- Gift Of St. Cecilia
- Hibernation Day
Publisher: Gray Matters Release date: 2007-10-22 RRP: £9.99 Price: £6.12
Review Christmas Songs / Jars Of Clay:
Tracks Songs for Christmas
- Jupiter Winter *
- O Come O Come Emmanuel
- Bring A Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
- Silent Night
- Star of Wonder *
- The Incarnation *
- Once in Royal Davids City
- I Saw Three Ships
- Only at Christmas Time *
- The First Noel
- That Was the Worst Christmas Ever! *
- Get Behind Me, Santa! *
- Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
- O Come, O Come Emmanuel
- We Three Kings
- Amazing Grace
- What Child Is This Anyway?
- Jingle Bells
- Away In A Manger
- The Winter Solstice *
- Put the Lights on the Tree *
- All the Kings Horns *
- Christmas in July *
- Joy To The World
- Sister Winter *
- Holy Holy, etc.
- Once in Royal Davids City
- Holy, Holy, Holy
- The Friendly Beasts
- Angels We Have Heard on High
- Hark! The Herald Angels Sing!
- The Little Drummer Boy
- Lo! How A Rose Eer Blooming
- Did I Make You Cry On Christmas Day? (Well, You Deserved It!) *
- Ding! Dong! *
- Were Goin To the Country! *
- Its Christmas! Lets Be Glad! *
- Lo How A Rose Eer Blooming
- O Holy Night
- O Come O Come Emmanuel
- Hey Guys! Its Christmas Time! *
- Come on! Lets Boogey to the Elf Dance! *
Publisher: Rough Trade Release date: 2007-11-19 RRP: £16.99 Price: £8.50
Review Songs for Christmas / Sufjan Stevens:
Tracks The Art of Anne Sofie Von Otter
- V'accendano le tede from "Agrippina" - Handel
- Mina - Meyerbeer
- Le Roi de Thulé from "La Damnation de Faust" - Berlioz
- Buss und Reu from "St Matthew Passion" - Bach
- Smanie implaicibili from "Così fan tutte" - Mozart
- One Life to Live - Weill
- Une poupée yeux d'émail from "Les Contes d'Hoffmann" - Offenbach
- Ging heut' morgen übers Feld from "Songs of a Wayfarer" - Mahler
- Dopo notte, atra e funesta from "Ariodante" - Handel
- D'Amour l'ardente flamme from "La Damnation de Faust" - Berlioz
- O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion from "Messiah" - Handel
- Like an angel passing through my room - Andersson & Ulvaeus
- An Silvia - Schubert
- Les Tringles des sistres tintaient from "Carmen" - Bizet
- For the Stars - Elvis Costello
- Belle Nuit, o nuit d'amour from "Les Contes d'Hoffmann" - Offenbach
- Laudamus te from "Mass in C minor" - Mozart
- Soave sia il vento from "Così fan tutte" - Mozart
- Parto, ma tu ben mio from "La clemenza di Tito" - Mozart
- Voi che sapete from "Le nozze di Figaro" - Mozart
- L'Amour est un oiseau rebelle from "Carmen" - Bizet
- Ah, guarda, sorella from "Così fan tutte" - Mozart
- Oh rest in the Lord, wait patiently for Him from "Elijah" - Mendelssohn
- The Sprig of Thyme from "13 Folksongs" - Grainger
- L'Anneau d'argent - Chaminade
- Ave Maria - Schubert
- Ved Fjaetle-Bekken from "Haugtussa" - Grieg
- Haec est Regina virginum - Handel
- Non so più from "Le nozze di Figaro" - Mozart
- Marietta's Lied from "Die tote Stadt" - Korngold
- Je Voudrais... - Chaminade
- Rheinlegendchen from "Des Knaben Wunderhorn" - Mahler
- Lullaby - Brahms
- Come Away, Death from "Songs of the Clown" - Korngold
- Du Ring an meinem Finger from "Frauenliebe und -Leben" - Schumann
- Oh solitude! - Purcell
- Qui sedes ad dextram Patris from "Mass in B minor" - Bach
- Visa från Lappland from "Hjärterovet" - Hahn
- Cease, ruler of the day, to rise from "Hercules" - Handel
- The Christmas Song - Torme & Wells
- Stille Nacht - Gruber
Publisher: Universal Classics Release date: 2002-07-22 Creator: Karita Mattila RRP: £14.99 Price: £9.04
Review The Art of Anne Sofie Von Otter / Universal Classics:Just listing the composers featured on The Art of Anne Sofie von Otter here would take up the allotted space. Suffice to say that from Handel, Mozart and Bach through to Berlioz, Korngold and Elvis Costello, this ravishing compilation sums up what we have long known-that von Otter effortlessly embraces so many styles of music with consummate artistry, character and technique. What more can you say? She is as at home with early music ensembles such as The English Concert and Les Musiciens du Louvre as with the Berlin Philharmonic in Mahler or Offenbach with the Dresden State Orchestra. Churlish reservations relate only to the overall choice of repertoire-perhaps at the expense of a little less Mozart and Handel, still more space devoted to an uninterrupted sequence of songs with piano would be welcomed, an area where many find von Otter's gifts at their most compelling. The magical 1996 Swedish song album isn't represented at all, but then again a quick flip through the von Otter discography leaves one wishing so much else was included here. That would be totally impractical, of course, after all, who could buy this and not want then to explore her discography in detail? -Andrew Green.
Tracks Songs for Christmas
- Sister Winter
- O Come O Come Emmanuel
- Joy to the World
- Hey Guys! It's Christmas Time!
- Star of Wonder
- Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
- Friendly Beasts
- That Was the Worst Christmas Ever!
- It's Christmas! Let's Be Glad!
- O Come O Come Emmanuel
- O Holy Night
- All the King's Horns
- Only at Christmas Time
- Away in a Manger
- We're Goin' to the Country!
- Once in Royal David's City
- We Three Kings
- Jingle Bells
- Come on! Let's Boogey to the Elf Dance!
- Get Behind Me, Santa!
- Jupiter Winter
- Did I Make You Cry on Christmas Day? (Well, You Deserved It!)
- I Saw Three Ships
- Christmas in July
- Silent Night
- First Noel
- Winter Solstice
- Lo! How a Rose E'er Blooming
- Lo! How a Rose E'er Blooming
- Angels We Have Heard on High
- Incarnation
- Ding! Dong!
- Amazing Grace
- Holy Holy, Etc.
- What Child Is This Anyway?
- O Come O Come Emmanuel
- Holy, Holy, Holy
- Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
- Put the Lights on the Tree
- Little Drummer Boy
- Once in Royal David's City
- Hark! The Herald Angels Sing!
Publisher: Unknown Label Release date: 2007-01-15 RRP: £26.99 Price: £7.89
Review Songs for Christmas / Sufjan Stevens:
| Models & Brands: A Very Special Christmas [2007], Elvis' Christmas Album, Warren Haynes: Benefit Concert 8 [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC), White Christmas, Crazy Frog Presents Crazy Hits: the Crazy Christmas Edition, Violin Wonder: Hungarian Songs and Csardas, Christmas Hits, Celtic Woman - a Christmas Celebration: Live from Dublin [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Di Stefano Sings Neapolitan Songs, Sesame Street: 25th Birthday - A Musical Celebration! [1993] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Christmas With Elvis, A Golden Age of Portuguese Music, the best Christmas Album in the world ...ever!, Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! [1998], Christmas Peace, The Black Madonna - Music from Llibre Vermell & Cantigas de Santa Maria, Christmas Songs, Songs for Christmas, The Art of Anne Sofie Von Otter, Songs for Christmas |