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Christmas Secrets

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by: Enya

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i love this ep from enya. she can make christmas music sound great. most christmas music is naff at best but enya has worked magic with adeste fideles and we wish you a merry christmas. my personal favourites out of the 4 are:- magic of the night and we wish you a merry christmas. i wish i could give this cd 10 stars and not 5.

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Once upon a Christmas

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by: Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton

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One of the Best Christmas Albums of all-time. I have the C.D ,and the video, and the cassette. I play them every xmas and it just gets better. Dolly wrote most of the Carols and they are as good as the old classics. Great songs ,well sung by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. Very seasonal . Love it!!!

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The Christmas Album

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by: Neil Diamond

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For years I had been searching for the perfect Xmas CD to have playing in the background whilst the family are busy enjoying the day.............whether it be helping preparing the lunch, dressing the tree, entertaining friends and family with drinks and nibbles or simply sitting in front of an open fire on Xmas Eve watching the flickering flames in the dim of the evening.

I didn't want a stodgy old production from years ago; neither did I necessarily want an upbeat collection of dance floor fillers like Slade etc. No, I wanted a combination of traditional with a mix of heart-warming songs that reflect both my childhood and current musical tastes (I'm 50).

I had no advance notice that this was coming out at the time and ... Read More:

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Christmas

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by: Michael Ball

Release Date December 04, 2000
On this album, Michael has mainly avoided the obvious traditional carols but shows he is well capable of singing those by including Silent night (with Brian Kennedy), Have yourself a merry little Christmas, O holy night and Ave Maria. Several of the other songs may not strictly fit the Christmas theme but I’ve seen all of them on other Christmas albums – these are covers of River (Joni Mitchell), A winter’s tale (David Essex), Happy new year (Abba), From a distance (Nanci Griffith) and Amazing grace. More conventional Christmas fare is offered via covers of When a child is born (a UK #1 hit in the seventies for Johnny Mathis) and the rocking Driving home for Christmas (Chris Rea).

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A John Waters Christmas

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by: Various Artists

Release Date October 10, 2005
As befits anything given the nod of approval by legendary Pope of Trash John Waters, and as anyone who owns some of his movie soundtracks will expect, this collection is suitably bizarre, bewildering and at times outrageous - and therefore the perfect antidote to traditional Xmas collections (begone, Slade and Wizzard!)
All the tracks have a certain mad charm, from inspired covers of classics such as Tiny Tim's Antony-and-the-Johnsons-esque Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and Alvin and the Chipmunks' annoying Sleigh Ride, to bizarre original ditties such as the Santa-abusing Xmas-hating Here Comes Fatty Claus and the funky I Wish You a Merry Christmas (from the original artist behind the Locomotion, no less!). Two favourites stood out for ... Read More:

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Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics [EXPLICIT LYRICS]

CD-Charts > Music > Classical
by: Various Artists

Release Date October 25, 2004
I don't know about you, but I try to keep the spirit of South Park Christmas in my heart every day of the year, and nothing keeps the Yule log burning quite like Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics. Yes, this is an album for all seasons of the year, a collection full of good cheer, good laughs, and of course pooh. Here are eighteen - count 'em, eighteen - South Park Christmas classics to keep your heart warm, your funny bone tickled, and your bowels regular.

Get the party started with the classic early 50s version that started the whole phenomenon, Mr. Hankey the Christmas Pooh. If that doesn't get you in the South Park Christmas spirit, Mr. Garrison's energetic rendition of Merry F'ing Christmas will - unless you're one of those dirty heathens who ... Read More:

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A Christmas Present From Motown - Volume 1

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by: Various Artists

Release Date October 08, 2001
Many Motown stars recorded Christmas albums and tracks from those albums have been the source of many Motown Christmas compilations. This is one of a pair of British budget compilations that are as good as any I've seen, with an excellent mix of famous and obscure songs and all the singers you expect to hear.

Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, the Jackson five and Stevie Wonder are each represented by three tracks. The Temptations and Diana Ross and the Supremes each get two tracks, though Diana also gets a solo track. The Four Tops also get two, including one featuring guest vocalist Aretha Franklin. The Funk brothers and Marvin Gaye have one track each.

For me, the highlights are Everyone's a kid at Christmas time (Stevie Wonder), Merry ... Read More:

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Songs of Praise: the Christmas Album

CD-Charts > Music > Classical
by: Various Artists

Release Date October 22, 2001
Many Motown stars recorded Christmas albums and tracks from those albums have been the source of many Motown Christmas compilations. This is one of a pair of British budget compilations that are as good as any I've seen, with an excellent mix of famous and obscure songs and all the singers you expect to hear.

Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, the Jackson five and Stevie Wonder are each represented by three tracks. The Temptations and Diana Ross and the Supremes each get two tracks, though Diana also gets a solo track. The Four Tops also get two, including one featuring guest vocalist Aretha Franklin. The Funk brothers and Marvin Gaye have one track each.

For me, the highlights are Everyone's a kid at Christmas time (Stevie Wonder), Merry ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 89
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What I Really Want For Christmas

CD-Charts > Music > Classical
by: Brian Wilson

Release Date November 14, 2005
My love affair for Wilson's music knows no bounds, so imagine the anticipation I had for Christmas spent with the old master singing carols in my room. Given Brian Wilson's love of (his musical insipartion) Phil Spector's Christmas album, he's not unexpectedly gone and made his own. The arrangements are not his best, but still pleasent and better than most of his contemporaries. His backing band are second to none, and his voice has improved. However, outside of the big day itself this is not an album I'll probably listen to, much. This is not Wilson at his best, but shows promise. The future is definatly brightening for the returning master. Buy SMiLE, far better.

CD-Charts Position 90
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Christmas Goes Country

CD-Charts > Music > Classical
by: Various Artists

Release Date August 25, 2008
My love affair for Wilson's music knows no bounds, so imagine the anticipation I had for Christmas spent with the old master singing carols in my room. Given Brian Wilson's love of (his musical insipartion) Phil Spector's Christmas album, he's not unexpectedly gone and made his own. The arrangements are not his best, but still pleasent and better than most of his contemporaries. His backing band are second to none, and his voice has improved. However, outside of the big day itself this is not an album I'll probably listen to, much. This is not Wilson at his best, but shows promise. The future is definatly brightening for the returning master. Buy SMiLE, far better.