NOW That’s What I Call Christmas 4CD Special Edition

NOW That’s What I Call Christmas 

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!

Tracklist:
CD1:
1-1 Wham!– Last Christmas (Remastered)
1-2 Elton John– Step Into Christmas
1-3 Cher– DJ Play A Christmas Song
1-4 Wizzard – I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday (2006 Remaster)
1-5 Slade– Merry Xmas Everybody
1-6 Greg Lake– I Believe In Father Christmas(Original 1975 Single Version)
1-7 Boney M.– Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord (7" Version)
1-8 Paul McCartney– Wonderful Christmastime
1-9 Brenda Lee– Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree (Single Version)
1-10 Shakin' Stevens– Merry Christmas Everyone (Single Version)
1-11 Mariah Carey– Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
1-12 Darlene Love– Marshmallow World
1-13 The Crystals– Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
1-14 The Ronettes– Frosty The Snowman
1-15 Jackson 5– Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
1-16 Kelly Clarkson– Underneath The Tree
1-17 Leona Lewis– One More Sleep
1-18 Kylie Minogue– Santa Baby
1-19 Dean Martin– Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (Remastered 2002)
1-20 Frank Sinatra– Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (2002 Remaster)
1-21 Nat King Cole– The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) (1996 Remaster)
1-22 Bing Crosby– White Christmas (1942 Holiday Inn Version)

CD2:
2-1 John Lennon, The Plastic Ono Band, Yoko Ono, The Harlem Community Choir– Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (2003 Remaster)
2-2 Band Aid– Do They Know It's Christmas? (1984 Version)
2-3 Bing Crosby, David Bowie– Peace On Earth / The Little Drummer Boy
2-4 Bruce Springsteen– Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
2-5 The Waitresses– Christmas Wrapping (Radio Edit)
2-6 Andy Williams– It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
2-7 Perry Como And The Fontane Sisters With Mitchell Ayres And His Orchestra– It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
2-8 Bobby Helms– Jingle Bell Rock (Single Version)
2-9 Jona Lewie– Stop The Cavalry
2-10 Mel & Kim– Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
2-11 The Wombles– Wombling Merry Christmas
2-12 Gene Autry– Here Comes Santa Claus
2-13 The Beach Boys– Little Saint Nick
2-14 Elvis Presley– Blue Christmas
2-15 Mud– Lonely This Christmas
2-16 Dana – It's Gonna Be A Cold, Cold, Christmas
2-17 Johnny Mathis– When A Child Is Born
2-18 Steeleye Span– Gaudete (2009 Single Version / Remastered Version)
2-19 Mike Oldfield– In Dulce Jubilo
2-20 Jethro Tull– Ring Out, Solstice Bells (2003 Remaster)
2-21 Chris de Burgh– A Spaceman Came Travelling
2-22 David Essex– A Winters Tale
2-23 Cliff Richard– Mistletoe & Wine (2002 Remaster)

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

CD4:
4-1 Frankie Goes To Hollywood– The Power Of Love
4-2 East 17– Stay Another Day
4-3 Pet Shop Boys– Always On My Mind
4-4 The Human League– Don't You Want Me
4-5 Paul Young– Love Of The Common People
4-6 Münchener Freiheit– Keeping The Dream Alive
4-7 Idina Menzel– Let It Go (From "Frozen" / Soundtrack Version)
4-8 Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman– Somethin' Stupid
4-9 Rick Astley– When I Fall In Love
4-10 Spice Girls– 2 Become 1 (Single Version)
4-11 Donna Summer– Winter Melody (Single Version)
4-12 Jason Donovan– When You Come Back To Me (Single Version)
4-13 Steps– Tragedy
4-14 Westlife– I Have A Dream
4-15 Ellie Goulding– River (It's Coming On Christmas)
4-16 Alexandra Burke– Hallelujah
4-17 The Flying Pickets– Only You
4-18 The Housemartins– Caravan Of Love
4-19 Dina Carroll– This Perfect Year (Radio Mix)
4-20 Paul McCartney & The Frog Chorus– We All Stand Together (Remastered 2003)

Label: Now Music
Released: 2024