The Best Christmas Album In The World...Ever!
The Best Christmas Album In The World...Ever! is a compilation album released by Virgin Records featuring popular Christmas songs. The original was released in 1996. Versions with some changes in the songs included were released in 1999 and 2006.
Track listing
1996 version
CD 1.
- Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - Lennon, John & Yoko Ono
- Wonderful Christmas Time - McCartney, Paul
- I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day - Wizzard (1)
- Merry Christmas Everybody - Slade
- Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid
- Fairytale Of New York - Pogues & Kirsty MacColl
- I Believe In Father Christmas - Lake, Greg
- 2000 Miles - Pretenders (1)
- Spaceman Came Travelling - De Burgh, Chris
- Power Of Love - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
- Driving Home For Christmas - Rea, Chris
- Step Into Christmas - John, Elton
- Merry Christmas Everyone - Shakin' Stevens
- Another Rock 'n' Roll Christmas - Glitter, Gary
- Little Saint Nick - Beach Boys
- Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Jackson Five
- In Dulce Jubilo - Oldfield, Mike
- Stop The Cavalry - Lewie, Jona
- Christmas Wrapping - Waitresses
- Ring Out Solstice BElls - Jethro Tull
- Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy - Crosby, Bing & David Bowie
CD 2
- White Christmas - Crosby, Bing
- Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) - Cole, Nat 'King'
- Let It Snow Let It Snow Let It Snow - Martin, Dean
- Mary's Boy Child - Belafonte, Harry
- When A Child Is Born - Mathis, Johnny (1)
- Mistletoe And Wine - Richard, Cliff
- Walking In The Air - Jones, Aled
- I Believe - Robson & Jerome
- Winter Wonderland - Day, Doris
- Lonely Pup (In A Christmas Shop) - Faith, Adam
- Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Mel & Kim (2)
- Last Christmas - State Of The Heart
- Happy Holiday - Williams, Andy (1)
- Santa Baby - Kitt, Eartha
- Lonely This Christmas - Mud (1)
- Pretty Paper - Orbison, Roy
- Silver Bells - Reeves, Jim
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Como, Perry
- We Wish You A Merry Christmas - Weavers
- Twelve Days Of Christmas - Spinners (1)
- Gaudette - Steeleye Span
- In The Bleak Midwinter - Jansch, Bert
- What Are You Doing New Year's Eve - O'Hara, Mary Margaret
2000 version
CD 1
- Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John & Yoko
- Wonderful Christmastime - Paul McCartney
- I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday - Wizzard
- Merry Christmas Everybody - Slade
- Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid
- I Believe In Father Christmas - Greg Lake
- A Spaceman Came Travelling - Chris De Burgh
- The Power Of Love - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
- Angels - Robbie Williams
- Baby, It's Cold Outside - Tom Jones with Cerys from Catatonia
- Saviour's Day - Cliff Richard
- Step Into Christmas - Elton John
- Sleigh Ride - Spice Girls
- Little Saint Nick - Beach Boys
- Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Jackson 5
- In Dulci Jubilo - Mike Oldfield
- Stop The Cavalry - Jona Lewie
- Christmas Wrapping - Waitresses
- Ring Out, Solstice Bells - Jethro Tull
- The Millennium Prayer - Cliff Richard
CD 2
- White Christmas - Bing Crosby
- The Christmas Song - Nat 'King' Cole
- Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow - Dean Martin
- Mary's Boy Child - Matt Monro
- Mistletoe and Wine - Cliff Richard
- Walking In The Air - Aled Jones
- Winter Wonderland - Peggy Lee
- Lonely Pup (In A Christmas Shop) - Adam Faith
- Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Mel & Kim
- Last Christmas - State Of The Heart
- Little Town - Cliff Richard
- Frosty The Snowman - Nat 'King' Cole
- Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer - Dean Martin
- Lonely This Christmas - Mud
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Ella Fitzgerald
- Deck The Halls - Treorchy, Morriston Orpheus & Pontarddulais Male Choirs With The Band Of The Welsh Guards
- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Jane McDonald
- We Wish You A Merry Christmas - The Weavers
- The Twelve Days Of Christmas - The Spinners
- Gaudete - Steeleye Span
- Silent Night, Holy Night - Sinead O'Connor
- In The Bleak Midwinter - Bert Jansch
- Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy - David Bowie/Bing Crosby
- What Are You Doing New Year's Eve - Mary Margaret O'Hara (Frank Loesser)
2006 version
CD 1
- John & Yoko And The Plastic Ono Band With The Harlem Community Choir - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
- Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?
- Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody
- Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
- Elton John - Step Into Christmas
- Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmas Time
- Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas
- Chris De Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling
- Mike Oldfield - In Dulci Jubilo
- The Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick
- Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
- The Jackson 5 - Frosty The Snowman
- Stevie Wonder - What Christmas Means To Me
- Samantha Mumba - All I Want For Christmas
- The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping
- Robbie Williams - Walk This Sleigh
- Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry
- Ronan Keating feat. Maire Brennan - Fairy Tale Of New York
- Tom Jones & Cerys Matthews - Baby, It's Cold Outside
- Kylie Minogue - Santa Baby
- Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love
CD 2
- Cliff Richard - Mistletoe And Wine
- Aled Jones - Walking In The Air
- Bing Crosby - White Christmas
- Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song
- Dean Martin - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
- Mud - Lonely This Christmas
- Matt Monro - Mary's Boy Child
- Peggy Lee - Winter Wonderland
- Adam Faith - Lonely Pup (In A Christmas Shop)
- The Supremes - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
- Ella Fitzgerald - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
- The King Singers - While Shepherds Watched
- Stacie Orrico - O Come All Ye Faithful
- The Weavers - We Wish You A Merry Christmas
- The Spinners - Twelve Days Of Christmas
- Jethro Tull - Ring Out Solstice Bells
- Steeleye Span - Gaudete
- Bert Jansch - In The Bleak Mid Winter
- Sinéad O'Connor - Silent Night Holy Night
- Norah Jones - Peace
- Michael Andrews & Gary Jules - Mad World
- Bing Crosby/David Bowie - Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy
- Cliff Richard - The Millennium Prayer