A Classic Christmas (2006)

[drew]

A Classic Christmas
~ Various Artists (Artist)

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Price: £12.99

Availability: This title will be released on December 4, 2006. Pre-order now!
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Disc: 1
1. Andrea Bocelli - O Come All Ye Faithful
2. Katherine Jenkins - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
3. Aled Jones - Away in a Manger
4. King's College Choir - Hark The Herald Angels Sing
5. Hayley Westenra & The Choirboys - Do You Hear What I Hear?
6. Bryn Terfel - White Christmas
7. King's College Choir - The First Nowell
8. Luciano Pavarotti - Gesu Bambino
9. Joan Sutherland - Joy to the World
10. Westminster Abbey Choir - Ding Dong Merrily on High

Disc: 2
1. Aled Jones - Walking in the Air
2. All Angels - Silent Night
3. Russell Watson - Panis Angelicus
4. Anthony Way - The Holly & The Ivy
5. King's College Choir - Once in Royal David's City
6. Katherine Jenkins - O Holy Night
7. Aled Jones - Still Still Still
8. Westminster Abbey Choir - Good King Wenceslas
9. Bryn Terfel - Mary's Boy Child
10. Sir Georg Solti - For Unto Us A Child Is Born

Do you think that they could manage four gold disks for Christmas?

[richnorri]

Hello Drew and everybody!

I thought 10 tracks per CD was a bit unlikely. Here is the full tracklisting from Amazon.co.uk:-

Disc:1
1. Andrea Bocelli - O Come All Ye Faithful
2. Katherine Jenkins - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
3. Aled Jones - Away in a Manger
4. King's College Choir - Hark The Herald Angels Sing
5. Hayley Westenra & The Choirboys - Do You Hear What I Hear?
6. Bryn Terfel - White Christmas
7. King's College Choir - The First Nowell
8. Luciano Pavarotti - Gesu Bambino
9. Joan Sutherland - Joy to the World
10. Westminster Abbey Choir - Ding Dong Merrily on High
11. Aled Jones & Hayley Westenra - Silent Night
12. Renee Fleming - Rejoice Greatly
13. King's College Choir - O Little Town of Bethlehem
14. Sissel - What Child is This
15. King's College Choir - While Shepherds Watched
16. Jon Christos - Jubilate Domum
17. Secret Garden - I Know a Rose Tree
18. King's College Choir - In The Bleak Midwinter
19. The Monteverdi Singers - Past 3 O'Clock
20. Westminster Abbey Choir - In Dulci Jubilo
21. King's College Choir - I Saw Three Ships
22. Westminster Abbey Choir - Up! Good Christian Folk Listen
23. Michael Ball - When a Child is Born

Disc: 2
1. Aled Jones - Walking in the Air
2. All Angels - Silent Night
3. Russell Watson - Panis Angelicus
4. Anthony Way - The Holly & The Ivy
5. King's College Choir - Once in Royal David's City
6. Katherine Jenkins - O Holy Night
7. Aled Jones - Still Still Still
8. Westminster Abbey Choir - Good King Wenceslas
9. Bryn Terfel - Mary's Boy Child
10. Sir Georg Solti - For Unto Us A Child Is Born
11. King's College Choir - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
12. The Monteverdi Singers - The Lamb
13. Lesley Garrett - Ave Maria
14. Vienna Boy's Choir - O Tannenbaum
15. John Rutter - Shepherds Pipe Carol
16. King's College Choir - Coventry Carol
17. Anthony Way - Balulalow
18. Vienna Boys' Choir - The Twelve Days of Christmas
19. King's College Choir - Sussex Carol
20. Aled Jones - Candlelight Carol
21. The Choirboys - Let There Be Peace on Earth
22. Nicky Spence - Auld Lang Syne

According to the email from UCJ, disc 2 has a special bonus track: The Puppini Sisters - Jingle Bells.

Richard

[drew]

Thanks Richard, I wondered what the links were for.

Expect to see a TV advert for this one featuring All Angels and Silent Night as the opening number. Subscribers to UCJ newsletter will already have seen this.

[richnorri]

Hello everybody!

I've just seen the new compilation in Virgin Megastore, together with the previous compilation with the same title released last year. I have now realised that many of the tracks on this year's album were also on last year's, so I think UCJ should change the title of the new album to 'A Classic Christmas Rip-Off'!

For comparison purposes, here is the tracklisting of the 2005 album. I make it 33 tracks that are common to both albums, not counting the ones where the artist has been changed.

Disc 1
1: O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) - Andrea Bocelli
2: O Holy Night - Katherine Jenkins
3: Away In A Manger - Aled Jones
4: Hark The Herald Angels Sing - King's College Choir
5: Do You Hear What I Hear? - Hayley Westenra & The Choirboys
6: White Christmas - Bryn Terfel
7: The First Nowell - King's College Choir
8: Ave Maria (Schubert) - Luciano Pavarotti
9: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Kiri Te Kanawa
10: Joy To The World - Joan Sutherland
11: Ding Dong Merrily On High - Westminster Abbey Choir
12: Rejoice Greatly - Renee Fleming
13: O Little Town of Bethlehem - King's College Choir
14: What Child Is This - Sissel
15: While Shepherds Watched - King's College Choir
16: Unto Us Is Born A Son - The Choir of St Magdalene
17: Hallelujah Chorus - Sir Georg Solti
18: I Know A Rose Tree - Secret Garden
19: In The Bleak Midwinter - King's College Choir
20: Past Three O'Clock - The Monteverdi Singers
21: In Dulci Jubilo - Westminster Abbey Choir
22: I Saw Three Ships - King's College Choir
23: Up! Good Christian Folk And Listen - Westminster Abbey Choir

Disc 2
1: Silent Night - Hayley Westenra & Aled Jones
2: Walking in the Air - The Choirboys
3: Once In Royal David's City - King's College Choir
4: The Holly And The Ivy - Anthony Way
5: O Little Town Of Bethlehem - King's College Choir
6: Panis Angelicus - Placido Domingo
7: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - King's College Choir
8: Still, Still, Still - Aled Jones
9: Good King Wenceslas - Westminster Abbey Choir
10: Mary's Boy Child - Bryn Terfel
11: For Unto Us A Child Is Born - Sir Georg Solti
12: When A Child Is Born - Tito Beltran
13: The Lamb - The Monteverdi Singers
14: A Shepherd's Carol - Westminster Abbey Choir
15: O Tannenbaum - Vienna Boys Choir
16: Christmas Gift Of Love - Roisin O'Reilly
17: Shepherd's Pipe Carol - The Cambridge Singers
18: What Sweeter Music - New College Choir
19: Coventry Carol - King's College Choir
20: Balulalow - Anthony Way
21: The Twelve Days Of Christmas - Vienna Boys Choir
22: Sussex Carol - King's College Choir
23: Es Ist Ein'Ros Entsprungen - The Choir of St Magdalene
24: Auld Lang Syne - Nicky Spence

I already own the 2005 version, so I won't be buying the new 2006 album, even though it includes All Angels. Sorry girls, but I know it's not your fault.

Best Wishes,

Richard

[winglessflight]

This album was *also* a Christmas present =D
Mmmm... I must say, I'm in love with Aled Jones's voice now!
His duet with Hayley is especially lovely!

[alessandro]

eheheh it's true but Hayley is amazing.. looove

[Northern_Lights]

interesting- I might hope to get it