Various Artists - NOW That's What I Call Christmas! [4CD - Special Edition]

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£15.61

Format: 4CD - Special Edition
Catalogue No.: CDXNNNOW151
Barcode: 0198028303729
Release Date: 01 Nov 2024
Genre: Pop

NOW That’s What I Call Christmas is back! Presenting a fantastic collection of 87 festive classics to bring the ultimate soundtrack to your holiday celebrations. This special edition CD is housed in ‘hardback book’ packaging featuring a 28-page booklet, including notes about each track.

A perfect gift for yourself or your loved ones, this festive favourite is packed with timeless Christmas tracks, kicking off with the ever-popular “Last Christmas” by Wham! Other chart-topping hits include Slade’s “Merry Xmas Everybody”, Boney M.’s “Mary’s Boy Child / Oh My Lord”, Shakin’ Stevens’ “Merry Christmas Everyone”, “Mistletoe And Wine” from Cliff Richard, and the iconic Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”.

The collection brings together enduring holiday favourites including Paul McCartney’s “Wonderful Christmastime”, Chris Rea’s “Driving Home For Christmas”, the Pretenders with “2000 Miles”, and Elton John’s “Step Into Christmas”. You’ll also find perennial classics from Wizzard with “I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday”, David Bowie and Bing Crosby’s collaboration “Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy”, and The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl with their unforgettable “Fairytale Of New York”.

Modern festive hits feature, including Cher with “DJ Play A Christmas Song”, Leona Lewis’ “One More Sleep”, Kelly Clarkson’s “Underneath The Tree”, and Coldplay’s “Christmas Lights”. Mariah Carey lights up the playlist with “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”, while Sam Ryder’s “You’re Christmas To Me”, George Ezra’s “Come On Home For Christmas” and Ed Sheeran & Elton John’s 2021 hit “Merry Christmas” provide a contemporary twist to the holiday spirit.

This collection also honours timeless classics, featuring legendary artists including Andy Williams with “It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year”, Frank Sinatra with “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”, Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas”, Nat King Cole’s “The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)”, and Dean Martin’s “Let It Snow!”. The Jackson 5’s “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” will keep everyone dancing alongside sing-along anthems from Brenda Lee with “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree”, The Crystals’ “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer”, “Santa Baby” from Eartha Kitt, The Ronettes’ “Sleigh Ride”, and Darlene Love’s magical “Marshmallow World”.

Not to be missed are sensational hits from the '70s and '80s, with Bruce Springsteen’s rendition of “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town”, Greg Lake’s epic “I Believe In Father Christmas”, Mud’s #1 “Lonely This Christmas” and Jona Lewie’s “Stop The Cavalry”. You can also enjoy unique Christmas gems from The Wombles with “Wombling Merry Christmas”, “Christmas Wrapping” from The Waitresses, Stevie Wonder’s “Someday At Christmas”, and Whitney Houston’s stunning vocals on “Do You Hear What I Hear”.

The final disc celebrates the songs that were huge hits at Christmas-time but not necessarily Christmas songs. Re-live the memories with Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s “The Power Of Love”, East 17’s “Stay Another Day”, and fellow chart-toppers “Always On My Mind” from Pet Shop Boys and “Don’t You Want Me” by The Human League. Münchener Freiheit’s “Keeping The Dream Alive”, Paul Young’s “Love Of The Common People”, The Spice Girls’ “2 Become 1” and huge acapella hits from The Flying Pickets and The Housemartins are evocative of the time of year, while Steps and Jason Donovan also enjoyed dance-floor-filling hits at Christmas-time. The collection closes with “We All Stand Together”, a true one-off seasonal smash for Paul McCartney & The Frog Chorus.

Whether you're decorating the tree, hosting a party, or enjoying some rest, NOW That’s What I Call Christmas brings together an essential selection of festive favourites to set the perfect holiday mood!

Tracklisting:

CD1:
1. Wham! - Last Christmas
2. Elton John - Step Into Christmas
3. Cher - DJ Play A Christmas Song
4. Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
5. Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody
6. Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas
7. Boney M. - Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord
8. Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime
9. Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
10. Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone
11. Mariah Carey - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
12. Darlene Love - Marshmallow World
13. The Crystals - Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
14. The Ronettes - Frosty The Snowman
15. Jackson 5 - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
16. Kelly Clarkson - Underneath The Tree
17. Leona Lewis - One More Sleep
18. Kylie Minogue - Santa Baby 
19. Dean Martin - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
20. Frank Sinatra - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
21. Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)
22. Bing Crosby - White Christmas

CD2:

1. John Lennon, The Plastic Ono Band, Yoko Ono & The Harlem Community Choir - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
2. Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?
3. Bing Crosby, David Bowie - Peace On Earth / The Little Drummer Boy
4. Bruce Springsteen - Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
5. The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping
6. Andy Williams - It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
7. Perry Como and The Fontane Sisters with Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
8. Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock
9. Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry
10. Mel & Kim - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
11. The Wombles - Wombling Merry Christmas
12. Gene Autry - Here Comes Santa Claus
13. The Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick
14. Elvis Presley - Blue Christmas
15. Mud - Lonely This Christmas  
16. Dana - It's Gonna Be A Cold, Cold Christmas
17. Johnny Mathis - When A Child Is Born
18. Steeleye Span - Gaudete
19. Mike Oldfield - In Dulce Jubilo
20. Jethro Tull - Ring Out, Solstice Bells
21. Chris De Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling
22. David Essex - A Winter's Tale
23. Cliff Richard - Mistletoe & Wine

CD3:
1. The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York             
2. Pretenders - 2000 Miles        
3. Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas      
4. Coldplay - Christmas Lights            
5. Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas                          
6. Pet Shop Boys - It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas
7. Saint Etienne - I Was Born On Christmas Day
8. The Darkness – Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End)
9. Sam Ryder - You’re Christmas To Me (Amazon Music Original)
10. Darlene Love - White Christmas
11. The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride
12. Eartha Kitt - Santa Baby
13. Tony Bennett - Winter Wonderland
14. Doris Day - I'll Be Home For Christmas
15. George Ezra - Come On Home For Christmas (Amazon Original)
16. Stevie Wonder - Someday At Christmas
17. Roy Orbison - Pretty Paper
18. Ray Conniff & The Ray Conniff Singers - Ring Christmas Bells
19. Aled Jones - Walking In The Air
20. Cliff Richard - Saviours Day
21. Whitney Houston - Do You Hear What I Hear?
22. Céline Dion - O Holy Night

CD4:
1. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love
2. East 17 - Stay Another Day 
3. Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind 
4. The Human League - Don't You Want Me
5. Paul Young - Love Of The Common People
6. Münchener Freiheit - Keeping The Dream Alive
7. Idina Menzel - Let It Go (From "Frozen")
8. Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman - Somethin' Stupid
9. Rick Astley - When I Fall In Love
10. Spice Girls - 2 Become 1
11. Donna Summer - Winter Melody
12. Jason Donovan - When You Come Back To Me
13. Steps - Tragedy
14. Westlife - I Have A Dream
15. Ellie Goulding - River (It’s Coming On Christmas)
16. Alexandra Burke - Hallelujah
17. The Flying Pickets - Only You
18. The Housemartins - Caravan Of Love
19. Dina Carroll - The Perfect Year
20. Paul McCartney & The Frog Chorus - We All Stand Together