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Further Details Title: NOW That's What I Call Christmas Condition: New Format: Vinyl Type: Album No Of Discs: 3 Release Date: 11/01/2024 Record Label: NOW EAN: 0198028303910 MPN: LPNNNOW151 Artist: Various Artists Edition: 12" Album Coloured Vinyl Box Set Description: 'NOW That's 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. Cher's 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', Slade's #1 'Merry Xmas Everybody', and Greg Lake's epic 'I Believe In Father Christmas'. 'Jingle Bell Rock' by Bobby Helms and Brenda Lee's '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 'Mary's 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 Carey's 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 Springsteen's superb version of 'Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town' is followed by all-time Classics from Andy Williams ('It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year'), Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters with Mitchell Ayres ('It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas'), and Elvis Presley ('Blue Christmas'), while Mud's #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 It's Christmas?' from Band Aid, Paul McCartney's 'Wonderful Christmastime' and Cliff Richard's massive 80s chart-topper 'Mistletoe & Wine'. Whitney Houston's powerful vocals on 'Do You Hear What I Hear?' feature along with Eartha Kitt's 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 Oldfield's 'In Dulce Jubilo' before Jona Lewie's 'Stop the Cavalry' closes this disc. The final LP begins with The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl's enduring classic 'Fairytale of New York', followed by the Pretenders' poignant '2000 Miles' and Chris Rea's 'Driving Home for Christmas'. Coldplay's 'Christmas Lights' adds a modern twist, alongside the Pet Shop Boys on 'It Doesn't 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 Love's 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: #1's 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 you're decorating the tree, hosting a party, or enjoying some rest, 'NOW That's What I Call Christmas' on vinyl brings together an essential selection of festive favourites to help make your seasonal celebrations magical. Genre: Rock Style: Compilation Release Year: 2024 Tracks: Disc 1 1: Last Christmas - Wham! 2: Step Into Christmas - Elton John 3: DJ Play a Christmas Song - Cher 4: I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday (2006 Remaster) - Wizzard 5: Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade 6: I Believe in Father Christmas (Original 1975 Single Version) - Greg Lake 7: Jingle Bell Rock (Single Version) - Bobby Helms 8: Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (Single Version) - Brenda Lee 9: Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord (7" Version) - Boney M. 10: Merry Christmas Everyone (Single Version) - Shakin' Stevens 11: Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Mariah Carey 12: White Christmas - Darlene Love 13: Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer - The Crystals 14: Underneath the Tree - Kelly Clarkson 15: One More Sleep - Leona Lewis 16: Christmas Wrapping (Radio Edit) - The Waitresses Disc 2 1: Happy Xmas (War Is Over) [with the Harlem Community Choir] - John Lennon, The Plastic Ono Band & Yoko Ono 2: Peace On Earth/The Little Drummer Boy - Bing Crosby & David Bowie 3: Merry Christmas - Ed Sheeran & Elton John 4: Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town - Bruce Springsteen 5: It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Andy Williams 6: It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (With Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra) - Perry Como and the Fontane Sisters 7: Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley 8: Lonely This Christmas - Mud 9: When a Child Is Born - Johnny Mathis 10: Do They Know It's Christmas? (1984 Version) - Band Aid 11: Wonderful Christmastime - Paul McCartney 12: Mistletoe & Wine - Cliff Richard 13: Do You Hear What I Hear? - Whitney Houston 14: Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt 15: Little Saint Nick - The Beach Boys 16: Wombling Merry Christmas - The Wombles 17: In Dulce Jubilo - Mike Oldfield 18: Stop the Cavalry - Jona Lewie Disc 3 1: Fairytale of New York (Feat. Kirsty MacColl) - The Pogues 2: 2000 Miles - The Pretenders 3: Driving Home for Christmas - Chris Rea 4: Christmas Lights - Coldplay 5: It Doesn't Often Snow at Christmas - Pet Shop Boys 6: Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town - The Jackson 5 7: Sleigh Ride - The Ronettes 8: Marshmallow World - Darlene Love 9: The Power of Love - Frankie Goes to Hollywood 10: Stay Another Day - East 17 11: Keeping the Dream Alive - Münchener Freiheit 12: Ring Christmas Bells - Ray Conniff & The Conniff Singers 13: Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Dean Martin 14: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Frank Sinatra 15: The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) - Nat King Cole 16: White Christmas (1942 Holiday Inn Version) - Bing Crosby Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.