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NOW Thats What I Call Christmas is back! Presenting a fantastic collection of 50 festive classics on a 3-LP set pressed in stunning (Christmas-Tree) Green vinyl to bring the ultimate soundtrack to your holiday celebrations.
A perfect gift for yourself or your loved ones, this festive compilation is packed with timeless Christmas tracks, kicking off with the ever-popular Last Christmas by Wham! followed by the holiday staple Step Into Christmas by Elton John. Chers recent smash DJ Play A Christmas Song is up next, followed by classic 70s hits from Wizzard with I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday, Slades #1 Merry Xmas Everybody, and Greg Lakes epic I Believe In Father Christmas. Jingle Bell Rock by Bobby Helms and Brenda Lees Rockin Around The Christmas Tree wrap up the side with a festive flourish, whilst over on Side B the celebrations continue with Boney M.s Marys Boy Child / Oh My Lord and Shakin Stevens Merry Christmas Everyone ahead of 60s classics from Darlene Love with White Christmas and The Crystals Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer. Contemporary favourites feature next from Kelly Clarkson (Underneath The Tree), Leona Lewis (One More Sleep) and Mariah Careys fabulous version of Christmas (Baby Please Come Home), before closing with the modern classic Christmas Wrapping from The Waitresses.
LP2 includes the collaborations between Bing Crosby and David Bowie on Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy, and between Ed Sheeran and Elton John on chart-topper Merry Christmas. Bruce Springsteens superb version of Santa Claus Is Comin To Town is followed by all-time Classics from Andy Williams (Its the Most Wonderful Time of the Year), Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters with Mitchell Ayres (Its Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas), and Elvis Presley (Blue Christmas), while Muds #1 Lonely This Christmas remains a festive favourite 50 years after it topped the charts and flip the record over for the record-breaking anthem Do They Know Its Christmas? from Band Aid, Paul McCartneys Wonderful Christmastime and Cliff Richards massive 80s chart-topper Mistletoe And Wine. Whitney Houstons powerful vocals on Do You Hear What I Hear? feature along with Eartha Kitts iconic Santa Baby whilst the rest of the LP features gems from The Beach Boys (Little Saint Nick), The Wombles (Wombling Merry Christmas), and Mike Oldfields In Dulce Jubilo before Jona Lewies Stop The Cavalry closes this disc.
The final LP begins with The Pogues and Kirsty MacColls enduring classic Fairytale Of New York, followed by the Pretenders poignant 2000 Miles and Chris Reas Driving Home For Christmas. Coldplays Christmas Lights adds a modern twist, alongside the Pet Shop Boys on It Doesnt Often Snow At Christmas. Sing-along classics complete the side from Jackson 5 with Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, The Ronettes Sleigh Ride and Darlene Loves irresistible Marshmallow World. The final side opens with three tracks that were hits at Christmas-time and are always associated with the time of year: #1s from Frankie Goes To Hollywood with The Power Of Love and East 17 with Stay Another Day are joined by Keeping The Dream Alive from Münchener Freiheit. A run of timeless and unforgettable Christmas classics completes the tracklist from Ray Conniff, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole with The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) concluding with the perennial favourite White Christmas from Bing Crosby.
Whether youre decorating the tree, hosting a party, or enjoying some rest, NOW Thats What I Call Christmas on vinyl brings together an essential selection of festive favourites to help make your seasonal celebrations magical.
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