HOLIDAY SEASON BOX 2023
Here are 3 sets that have always proved popular during the holiday season. Boxed for your enjoyment. Enjoy!
MEMORIES, SPIRIT, MAGIC, FAVOURITES, JOY and CHEER
VA - Time Life Treasury Of Christmas I & II [1997-1998] (6 x CD's)
The Time-Life Treasury of Christmas ' is the finest collection of Christmas carols. The original artists are the best vocals with no fluff, the songs are about the wonderful time of Christmas. A beautiful medley, fun songs and bringing other song of praise, giving a reason of Christmas celebration. This classic music can all remember the tradition of the season and greet others in their heart. Typical of Time-Life excellence. (Amazon)
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
VA - A Very Special Christmas Volumes 1-9 [1987 - 2013] (9 x CD's) + Bonus ICON
A Very Special Christmas is the title of an ongoing series of Christmas music compilation albums that benefit the Special Olympics. It features songs performed by artists from a variety of genres. A Very Special Christmas was the brainchild of music producer Jimmy Iovine, who wanted to produce a Christmas album as a memorial to his father. The idea of the record benefiting the Special Olympics was suggested by Iovine's wife Vicki, as she was a volunteer for the organization. Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss, the founders of A&M Records, along with Bobby Shriver, helped the Iovines realize the project. Since the release of the first album in 1987, the series has raised over $100 million for the Special Olympics, more than any other benefit series. All of the albums use the same cover art: a simplistic line drawing of a person holding a baby (an abstract representation of Mary holding baby Jesus) by Keith Haring in his usual style. Each album uses the artwork with a different color scheme.
In 1995, the jazz-oriented Jazz to the World was released by Blue Note Records. In 1996, World Christmas, which focused on diverse artists from around the globe, was released by Blue Note subsidiary Metro Blue Records. Although they are not part of the main A Very Special Christmas series, the proceeds from these albums also benefited the Special Olympics.
The first album was released in mid October 1987, and production was overseen by Jimmy Iovine for A&M Records. A Very Special Christmas has raised millions of dollars for the Special Olympics. The cover artwork was designed by Keith Haring. On January 16, 1998, the album was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipment of four million copies in the United States. As of November 2014, A Very Special Christmas is the 19th best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the United States during the SoundScan era of music sales tracking (March 1991 – present), having sold 2,520,000 copies according to SoundScan. (Wikipedia)
HOLIDAYS ARE NEAR
VA - Snow, The Get Easy! Christmas Collection Vol. 1 +II+III [2002 - 2006] (3 x CDs)
What's great about the Get Easy! series is that regardless of which sound, style, or genre a particular disc has in its sights, the end result is a damn near-definitive overview of its subject
The Get Easy! series stays mostly within the late-'60s period, joined by beautiful old winter pop songs from the 50s to 70s, so that you get into a pleasantly light, lively snow and Christmas mood while listening. The material is wildly diverse, embracing jazz, funk, sunshine pop, the girl group sound, psychedelic soul and a few little-heard obscurities. All selections share a sense of joy and warmth that's sweet but never saccharine and refuse to grow tiresome even on repeated listening. In short, it's the perfect soundtrack for pretty much any end-of-calendar-year scenario and deserves a space in the holiday canon alongside classics like A Christmas Gift for You From Phil Spector and Vince Guaraldi's A Charlie Brown Christmas. Of course, there aren't any "standards" on this collection, but if you want to round out your collection with tracks that are high on the hip quotient, and with some so kitschy they are cool again or most - just great fun pop tracks. (Amazon)
Finally, a wall-to-wall great collection of Christmas tracks that's just plain fun - whether it falls under Exotica, Lounge, Pop, Easy Pop, R&B Pop or Easy Listening, it's all great and a great compilation that you can just throw in shuffle mode.
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Track lists
VA - Time Life Treasury of Christmas [1997] CD1 Christmas Memories
01 Gene Autry Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer 2:59
02 Andy Williams It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year 2:32
03 Roger Whittaker The Twelve Days Of Christmas 3:28
04 Boston Pops Orchestra Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy 1:27
05 Harry Belafonte Mary's Boy Child 4:26
06 Elvis Presley I'll Be Home For Christmas 1:56
07 Brenda Lee Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree 2:07
08 Johnny Mathis Sleigh Ride 3:00
09 Alabama Tennessee Christmas 3:43
10 Connie Francis Baby's First Christmas 2:28
11 Harry Simeone Chorale The Little Drummer Boy 3:23
12 Guy Lombardo Auld Lang Syne 2:29
VA - Time Life Treasury of Christmas [1997] CD2 Christmas Spirit
01 Perry Como Home For the Holidays 2:59
02 Bing Crosby White Christmas 3:05
03 Ella Fitzgerald Jingle Bells 2:25
04 Andy Williams, Roger Mersey, And His Orchestra Do You Hear What I Hear? 2:53
05 Robert Shaw: Robert Shaw Chorale Carol Of The Bells/Deck The Halls 2:34
06 Harry Belafonte I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day 3:06
07 Elvis Presley Blue Christmas 2:10
08 Eddie Fisher My Favorite Things 2:19
09 Julie Andrews Joy To The World 2:59
10 Mormon Tabernacle Choir Here We Come A-Caroling 1:40
11 Leonard Slatkin: St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Herbert: Babes In Toyland - March Of The Toys 3:44
12 Luciano Pavarotti O Holy Night 4:11
VA - Time Life Treasury of Christmas [1997] CD3 Holiday Magic
01 Burl Ives A Holly Jolly Christmas 2:17
02 Bobby Helms Jingle Bell Rock 2:12
03 Julie Andrews God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen 3:11
04 Mario Lanza Silent Night 3:26
05 Philadelphia Orchestra It Came Upon A Midnight Clear 3:22
06 Plácido Domingo Ave Maria 2:24
07 Judy Garland Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 2:48
08 Gene Autry Here Comes Santa Claus 2:32
09 Dean Martin Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 1:58
10 Roy Orbison Pretty Paper 2:46
11 Ed Ames O Come All Ye Faithful 3:02
12 Mel Tormé The Christmas Song 3:15
VA - Time Life Treasury of Christmas II [1998] CD4 Christmas Favourites
01 Arthur Fiedler: Boston Pops Orchestra Sleigh Ride 3:01
02 Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters It's Beginning To Look Like Christmas 2:37
03 Peggy Lee Winter Wonderland 1:55
04 Ed Ames Away In A Manger 2:23
05 Willie Nelson Pretty Paper 2:31
06 Leontyne Price Ave Maria (Schubert) 4:51
07 Gene Autry Frosty The Snowman 2:55
08 Vic Damone Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town 2:40
09 Lena Horne Let It Snow Let It Snow Let It Snow 2:27
10 Jim Reeves An Old Christmas Carol 2:49
11 Sergio Franchi O Little Town Of Bethlehem 2:49
12 Johnny Mathis Silent Night, Holy Night 3:47
VA - Time Life Treasury of Christmas II [1998] CD5 Christmas Joy
01 Jack Jones Mistletoe And Holly 1:40
02 Eartha Kitt Santa Baby 3:27
03 Gene Autry Up On The House Top (Ho! Ho! Ho!) 2:51
04 Rosemary Clooney Snow 2:42
05 Elvis Presley If Every Day Was Like Christmas 2:55
06 Andy Williams O Holy Night 3:25
07 Roger Whittaker Ding Dong Merrily On High 4:46
08 Vic Damone Deck The Halls 1:57
09 Doris Day Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 3:02
10 Mario Lanza O Christmas Tree 2:02
11 Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely Silver Bells 2:57
12 Philadelphia Orchestra We Wish You A Merry Christmas 2:00
VA - Time Life Treasury of Christmas II [1998] CD6 Holiday Cheer
01 Elvis Presley Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) 1:57
02 Dean Martin Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer 2:17
03 Eddy Arnold Jolly Old Saint Nicholas 2:20
04 Robert Shaw: Robert Shaw Chorale We Three Kings - The First Noel-Hark The Herald Angels Sing 3:27
05 The Ames Brothers Good King Wenceslas 2:19
06 Andy Williams A Song And A Christmas Tree (The Twelve Days Of Christmas) 3:58
07 José Feliciano Feliz Navidad 3:05
08 Les Paul Jingle Bells 1:37
09 Doris Day Toyland 3:03
10 John Gary Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire), The 2:26
11 Nancy Wilson What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? 2:26
12 Perry Como White Christmas 3:27
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VA - A Very Special Christmas Volumes 1-9 [1987 - 2013] (9 x CD's) + Bonus ICON
Volume 1
01 Pointer Sisters - Santa Claus Is Coming to Town 3:21
02 Eurythmics - Winter Wonderland 3:34
03 Whitney Houston - Do You Hear What I Hear? 3:31
04 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Merry Christmas Baby 4:51
05 Pretenders - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 4:40
06 John Cougar Mellencamp - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus 2:38
07 Sting - Gabriel's Message 2:10
08 Run-D.M.C. - Christmas in Hollis 2:59
09 U2 - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 2:19
10 Madonna - Santa Baby 2:34
11 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - The Little Drummer Boy 3:29
12 Bryan Adams - Run Rudolph Run 2:42
13 Bon Jovi - I Wish Everyday Could Be Like Christmas 3:52
14 Alison Moyet - The Coventry Carol 3:24
15 Stevie Nicks - Silent Night 4:36
Volume 2
01 Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - Christmas All Over Again 4:12
02 Randy Travis - Jingle Bell Rock 3:59
03 Luther Vandross - The Christmas Song 4:27
04 Frank Sinatra & Cyndi Lauper - Santa Claus Is Coming to Town 2:36
05 Boyz II Men - The Birth of Christ 2:46
06 Jon Bon Jovi - Please Come Home for Christmas 2:53
07 Paul Young - What Christmas Means to Me 2:52
08 Aretha Franklin - O Christmas Tree 3:34
09 Ronnie Spector & Darlene Love - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree 2:47
10 Michael Bolton - White Christmas 3:38
11 Run-D.M.C. - Christmas Is 3:18
12 Extreme - Christmas Time Again 5:07
13 Bonnie Raitt & Charles Brown - Merry Christmas Baby 4:32
14 Tevin Campbell - O Holy Night 2:45
15 Debbie Gibson - Sleigh Ride 3:33
16 Vanessa Williams - What Child Is This? 4:08
17 Ann Wilson & Nancy Wilson - Blue Christmas 3:47
18 Wilson Phillips - Silent Night 3:02
19 Sinéad O'Connor - I Believe In You 5:38
Volume 3
01 Sting - I Saw Three Ships 1:41
02 Smashing Pumpkins - Christmastime 3:16
03 Natalie Merchant - Children Go Where I Send Thee 5:12
04 Rev Run & The Christmas All Stars - Santa Baby 4:00
05 No Doubt - Oi to the World 2:40
06 Sheryl Crow - Blue Christmas 3:30
07 Blues Traveler - Christmas 5:42
08 Enya - Oíche Chiún (Silent Night) 3:46
09 Hootie & The Blowfish - The Christmas Song 3:12
10 Chris Cornell with Eleven - Ave Maria 6:10
11 Mary J. Blige - Christmas in the City 4:34
12 Jonny Lang - Santa Claus is Back in Town 4:22
13 Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds - Christmas Song 5:09
14 Steve Winwood - Christmas is Now Drawing Near at Hand 2:25
15 Tracy Chapman - O Holy Night 4:31
16 Patti Smith - We Three Kings 5:47
Volume 4
01 Mary J. Blige and Sheryl Crow - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree 2:35
02 Run-D.M.C. - Christmas in Hollis 3:06
03 Jon Bon Jovi - Please Come Home for Christmas 3:13
04 John Popper with Eric Clapton - Christmas Blues 3:42
05 Vanessa Williams - What Child is This? 3:19
06 Eric Clapton - Christmas Tears 4:19
07 Tracy Chapman - O Holy Night 3:26
08 Tracy Chapman and Eric Clapton - Give Me One Reason 4:17
09 Sheryl Crow with Eric Clapton - Merry Christmas Baby 3:59
10 Jon Bon Jovi - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 2:53
11 Various Artists - Santa Claus is Coming to Town 3:54
Volume 5
01 Macy Gray - This Christmas (Hang All the Mistletoe) 3:30
02 Wyclef Jean - Little Drummer Boy/Hot, Hot, Hot 3:47
03 Eve 6 - Noel! Noel! 2:53
04 Jon Bon Jovi - Blue Christmas 3:12
05 Stevie Wonder & Wyclef Jean - Merry Christmas, Baby 5:22
06 City High - O Come All Ye Faithful 3:26
07 SR-71 - Christmas is the Time to Say I Love You 2:38
08 Dido - Christmas Day 4:01
09 Sheryl Crow - Run Rudolph Run 2:52
10 B.B. King & John Popper - Back Door Santa 3:49
11 Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - Little Red Rooster 4:09
12 Powder - Christmas, Don't Be Late (Chipmunk Song) 2:54
13 Stevie Nicks - Silent Night 3:28
14 Stevie Wonder & Kimberly Brewer - I Love You More 3:55
15 Darlene Love - White Christmas 3:01
Volume 6
01 Reba McEntire - Silent Night 3:36
02 Dan Tyminski - Frosty The Snowman 2:20
03 Willie Nelson - Please Come Home For Christmas 3:19
04 Alan Jackson - Just Put A Ribbon In Your Hair 3:27
05 Alison Krauss - Only You Can Bring Me Cheer (Gentleman's Lady) 3:36
06 Marty Stuart - Even Santa Claus Gets The Blue 3:31
07 Earl Scruggs - Jingle Bells 2:44
08 Ralph Stanley - Christmas Is Near 2:25
09 Patty Loveless - O Come All Ye Faithful 2:33
10 Wynonna - O Holy Night 4:36
11 Pat Green - Winter Wonderland 2:35
12 Sam Bush - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 4:10
13 Ricky Skaggs - Away In A Manger 3:03
14 Rhonda Vincent - Christmas Time At Home 2:46
15 Tift Merritt - I'll Be Home For Christmas 3:07
16 Norah Jones - Peace 3:50
Volume 7
01 Colbie Caillat - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 3:40
02 Carter Twins - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 3:07
03 Miley Cyrus (As Hannah Montana) - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree 2:21
04 Vanessa Hudgens - Winter Wonderland 2:55
05 Sean Kingston - The Little Drummer Boy 2:27
06 Charice - The Christmas Song 4:02
07 Kristinia DeBarge - Do You Hear What I Hear? 3:18
08 Mitchel Musso - Jingle Bell Rock 2:46
09 Leighton Meester - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 2:50
10 Kellie Pickler - Santa Baby 3:27
11 Carrie Underwood - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 3:40
12 Ashley Tisdale - Last Christmas 3:55
13 Gloriana - Silent Night 4:21
Volume 8
01 Train - Joy to the World 4:02
02 Grayson Sanders and Jono feat. Lauriana Mae - Something in the Air 3:15
03 Jewel - Angels We Have Heard on High 4:12
04 Michael Bublé - It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas 3:28
05 Jordin Sparks - Do You Hear What I Hear? 3:33
06 Cheap Trick - I Want You for Christmas 4:08
07 Rascal Flatts - Mary, Did You Know? 3:17
08 Wonder Girls - Best Christmas Ever 3:58
09 Amy Grant - Tennessee Christmas 4:33
10 OneRepublic - Christmas Without You 3:17
11 Vince Gill - Breath of Heaven [Mary’s Song] 5:59
12 Martina McBride - Please Come Home for Christmas 2:55
13 Jason Mraz - Winter Wonderland 2:08
14 Francesca Battistelli - December 25 2:44
15 Dave Matthews Band - Christmas Song 5:10
16 Christina Aguilera - Oh Holy Night 4:50
17 No Doubt - Oi to the World 2:41
18 Vanessa Williams - What Child Is This? (live) 3:17
19 Eric Clapton - Christmas Tears (live) 4:15
20 Sheryl Crow - Run Rudolph Run 2:52
21 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Christmas All Over Again 4:16
Volume 9
01 Sidewalk Prophets - Because It's Christmas 3:13
02 Jason Castro - Gloria (Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / Angels We Have Head On High) 3:49
03 For King & Country - Baby Boy 3:39
04 Francesca Battistelli - O Come, O Come, Emmanuel 4:20
05 Group 1 Crew - O Holy Night 3:18
06 Dara MacLean( Feat. Dave Barnes ) - Bethlehem Skies 3:45
07 Chris August - Jesus, Savior 3:10
08 Jamie Grace - Christmas Together 3:17
09 Needtobreathe - Go Tell It on the Mountain 3:55
10 Meredith Andrews - God Rest Ye Merr Gentlemen (He Was Come For Us) 3:57
11 Big Daddy Weave - O Come All Ye Faithful 4:24
12 Natalie Grant - I Believe 5:13
13 BarlowGirl - For The Beauty Of The Earth 3:16
14 Building 429 - We Three Kings 4:52
15 Point of Grace - Labor of Love 4:35
16 Mark Schultz - When Love Was Born 3:13
Bonus ICON
01 John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Happy Xmas (War is Over) 3:34
02 Rod Stewart - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let 2:50
03 Sting - I Saw Three Ships 1:44
04 Aretha Franklin - Winter Wonderland 2:14
05 Josh Groban - It Came Upon a Midnight Clear 4:14
06 Jon Bon Jovi - Please Come Home For Christmas 2:54
07 Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Christmas All Over Again 4:16
08 Sheryl Crow - Run Rudolph Run 2:53
09 Elvis Presley - Blue Christmas 2:10
10 Carrie Underwood - Hark! the Herald Angels Sing 3:41
11 Wham! - Last Christmas 4:43
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VA - Snow, The Get Easy! Christmas Collection Vol. 1 +II+III [2002 - 2006] (3 x CDs)
CD1
01 Soulful Strings Sleigh Ride 2:44
02 Burt Bacharach The Bell That Couldn't Jingle 2:33
03 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles It's Christmas Time 3:28
04 James Brown Santa Claus Goes Straight To T 2:59
05 Ella Fitzgerald Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 2:19
06 Stevie Wonder What Christmas Means To Me 2:28
07 Brook Brenton You're All I Want For Christma 2:26
08 Rotary Connection Christmas Love 3:11
09 Beach Boys Little Saint Nick 2:00
10 Claudine Longet Snow 2:43
11 Swingle Singers Christmas Medley 3:09
12 Jack Jones Sleigh Ride 2:44
13 Chris & Peter Allen Ten Below 2:44
14 Honey And The Bees Jing Jing A Ling 2:22
15 Marvin Gaye Purple Snowflakes 2:51
16 Ray Anthony Christmas Kisses 1:58
17 Jimmy Smith White Christmas 2:50
18 Mel Thormé The Christmas Song 2:45
19 Bert Kaempfert Holiday For Bells 2:20
20 Emotions Black Christmas 2:47
21 Donny Hathaway This Christmas 4:06
22 Brian Hyland It's Christmas Time Once Again 2:08
23 Ramsey Lewis Have Yourself A Merry Little C 2:48
24 Scott Walker Winter Night 1:43
CD2
01 Bing Crosby A Time To Be Jolly 2:06
02 Wayne Newton Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 2:05
03 Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66 The Christmas Song 4:15
04 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles I Can Tell When Christmas Is Near 3:04
05 Peggy Lee Happy Holiday 1:55
06 John Davidson Winter Wonderland 2:12
07 Harpers Bizarre Snow 2:38
08 Soulful Strings Little Drummer Boy 3:06
09 Rotary Connection Christmas Child 2:44
10 Marvin Gaye I Want To Come Home For Christmas 3:24
11 Bobby Goldsboro Look Around You (It's Christmas Time) 2:24
12 Pixies Three Cold Cold Winter 2:40
13 Lettermen What Can I Give You This Christmas 2:43
14 Elisa Gabbai Winter In Canada 3:28
15 Elisa Gabbai Merry Christmas Baby 2:31
16 Ventures Sleigh Ride 2:19
17 Claudine Longet I Don´t Intend To Spend Christmas Without You 2:45
18 Candy Store Frosty The Snowman 2:28
19 James Brown It´s Christmas Time (Part 1) 3:10
20 Gems Love For Christmas 2:41
21 Emotions What Do The Lonely Do At Christmas 3:24
22 José Feliciano Jingle Bells 2:58
23 Free Design Christmas Is The Day 3:35
24 San Sebastian Strings A Fistful Of Snow 0:49
CD3
01 Andy Williams It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year 2:33
02 Ella Fitzgerald Sleigh Ride 2:58
03 Wayne Newton Here Comes Santa Claus 2:11
04 Bobby Sherman Goin' Home (Sing A Song Of Christmas Cheer) 3:16
05 Gladys Knight & The Pips The Christmas Song 3:24
06 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles I Believe In Christmas Eve 2:06
07 Beginning Of The End Gee Whiz, It's Christmas 2:30
08 Dean Martin I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm 2:44
09 Peggy Lee Ring Those Jingle Bells 2:20
10 Vince Guaraldi Trio Christmas Time Is Here 2:45
11 Staple Singers Who Took The Merry Out Of Christmas? 2:30
12 Stridells I Remember Christmas 2:43
13 Rotary Connection Peace At Least 4:14
14 Rhys O'brien Christmas Morning 2:03
15 Singers Unlimited Snowfall 3:16
16 Temptations Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town 3:24
17 Free Design Close Your Mouth (It's Christmas) 2:05
18 Beach Boys Frosty The Snowman 1:55
19 Bing Crosby A Christmas Toast 2:50
20 Candy Store White Christmas 2:55
21 James Brown Soulful Christmas 3:08
22 Flirtations Christmas Time Is Here Again 3:46
23 Luiz Henrique Song Of Santa Claus (Papai Noel) 3:05
24 Nilsson Snow 2:23
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