The title track was recorded by Roy Orbison in 1963 and was eventually released on Nelson's first Christmas record more than a decade later.

Record industry titan Jimmy Iovine organized this all-star benefit album for the Special Olympics in 1987. Said Peanuts creator Charles Schulz, "The way they walk and bounce a little bit – he captured that in his music. Christmastime brings people together almost as well as music, which means holiday tunes are essentially at the crux of spreading cheer for all to hear. Also featured was Queen's " One Vision" and many pop punk and nu metal songs which were fairly recent at the time of release. It's been doing pitched battle with Anne Murray's Christmas Album for suburban white-bread dominance in "Honey, a new Volvo!Richard's soft-rock production and gloppy orchestral arrangements aren't bad either – a kind of warmed-over, sunken-den-Seventies version of Forties merriment. Think Norah Jones' 2021 Christmas record I Dream of Christmas, which offers sentimental and nostalgic takes on classic songs and originals alike, or Los Lobos' Llegó Navidad, which introduces some listeners to beloved Mexican holiday hits. A concerted effort to snatch the title of most bizarre Christmas album from James Brown’s aforementioned Hey America? Sometimes, the albums have captured a moment of popularity for things other than music, such as The Best TV Ads. The expanded, two-disc 1984 version is a veritable schmaltz blizzard of vaguely terrifying good cheer.

That doesn't mean, however, that newer holiday contributions haven't cropped up, some of which have real staying power. When Rivers Cuomo sings "Oh, come let us adore him" on "O Come All Ye Faithful," his creepily deadpan vocals sound like he's stalking the Baby Jesus, not celebrating him, and on the pooch-metal rendition of "We Wish You a Merry Christmas," he's like a Dickensian droogy ready to burn his crummy Victorian orphanage if he doesn't get some figgy pudding, stat! Sixteen years later, his own in-the-cut version of the song foregrounded Nelson’s first album of traditional Christmas music. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Fitzgerald's energy never abates throughout the entire record, making it ideal for friendly get-togethers or even family singalongs that all ages can enjoy.Having given Oasis two songs on every album in the series, this is the first volume not to feature any of the bands' music; it does however feature The Chemical Brothers' "Setting Sun" which is co-written by Noel Gallagher and features him on lead vocals. Like volume 1, there was an exclusive on the album: Brian May's cover of " God Save the Queen" recorded on top of Buckingham Palace in 2002. But when he taps the nostalgic tug of "I'll Be Home For Christmas" and "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas," it's mistletoe magic. a compilation released in May 2000 of songs from current and famous TV adverts which was released just days after the "100 Greatest TV Ads" poll from Channel 4 and The Sunday Times aired on the former.

The best imaginable host for a Christmas get-together, Armstrong beams welcoming warmth and easygoing cheer on this recent compilation of his recordings with friends like Mel Torme, Dinah Washington, Duke Ellington and Lena Horne. Barbra Streisand, perhaps one of the most famous Jewish singers of all time, singing a number of Christmas songs may not seem like an obvious pairing on paper, but on the stereo, it's a match made in heaven. But, in the end, this first 1984 release stands above them all, inviting listeners in again and again each year. IMPORTANT : Please note that we use third party images in most of our listings, so the image you see may not be of the actual item you are purchasing. However, neither achieved the seismic success we all associate with Carey and Christmas until 25 years later.

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. The country star’s first Christmas album is just fantastic: hushed carols, an ample helping of sass (To Heck With Ole Santa Claus, I Won’t Decorate Your Christmas Tree) and, best of all, unadulterated tears-in-the-tinsel misery on Gift of the Blues and Christmas Without Daddy. Who else but Barbara could offer such a moving performance of "Sleep in Heavenly Peace (Silent Night)" that is so beloved the world over? Listeners who are willing to suspend their disbelief and/or decades of Dylan snobbery might just find that the record offers plenty of magic for the holidays.

is a compilation album brand from Circa Records (trading under the ' strategic marketing' brand name of EMI Records/ Virgin Records). The series originally featured a globe on each album cover, to represent the world, as referred to in the album titles. When the track first graced the airwaves in 1994, it was an immediate hit, as was the album it's featured on, Merry Christmas. a too-cute 1970 Michael Jackson tells his doubting brothers in what might be Xmas-pop's most adorable moment. Quite sparsely arranged, it allows the Roche sisters’ harmonies to dazzle – the acappella Star of Wonder is magical – while their New York-accented Winter Wonderland is an absolute hoot.

Whilst Air Guitar III proclaimed to be the final volume, the liner notes written by May in The Best of the Best start with "OK, we lied.