Beach Boys Christmas Album

The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys' Christmas Album  (Stereo) (1964/2021) [Official Digital Download 24/192]

The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys' Christmas Album (Stereo) (1964/2021) [Official Digital Download 24/96]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 27:55 minutes | 1,15 GB
Pop, X-Mas | Label: Capitol Records, Official Digital Download

Beach Boys' Christmas Album features the Beach Boys performing a variety of holiday favorites. Most of the featured songs are well-known, some of the more popular being "Frosty the Snowman," "White Christmas," "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," and "I'll Be Home for Christmas," among others.
Beach Boys - Merry Christmas From The Beach Boys (1991/2000) (Repost)

Beach Boys - Merry Christmas From The Beach Boys (1991/2000)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue, log) ~ 106.46 Mb + 29.57 Mb (Scans) | 23:11
Rock'n'Roll, Christmas | Country: USA | Label: EMI Capitol/LaserLight - 21 718

Somehow, in the flurry of recordings that the Beach Boys made during the mid-'60s, the band found time to issue an entire album of Christmas songs, nearly half of them originals written by Brian Wilson. Released in October of 1964, The Beach Boys' Christmas Album remains one of the few holiday recordings that merits serious discussion as an album of new work, even warranting an expanded reissue with bonus cuts in 1991. However, that original work is beyond the scope of this review.

VA - The Ultimate Christmas Album, WCBS-FM 101.1, Vol. 6 (2001)  Music

Posted by Designol at Dec. 16, 2023
VA - The Ultimate Christmas Album, WCBS-FM 101.1, Vol. 6 (2001)

VA - The Ultimate Christmas Album, WCBS-FM 101.1, Vol. 6 (2001)
25 MORE Great Songs for the 25th of December

EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 467 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 181 Mb | Scans ~ 40 Mb
Label: Collectables Records | # COL-CD-2524 | Time: 01:19:14
Holidays, Pop/Rock, Vocal Pop, Vocal Jazz, R&B

The Ultimate Christmas Album, Vol. 6: WCBS FM 101.1 is another eclectic collection of pop holiday tunes from the '50s, '60s, '70s, and '80s, including Wham!'s "Last Christmas," the Beach Boys' "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," and Andy Williams' "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!." Aretha Franklin's "Winter Wonderland," America's "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," and Connie Francis' "White Christmas" are some of the other highlights from this scattered compilation, which somehow mixes different sounds and eras into a festive celebration.

VA - The Ultimate Christmas Album, WCBS-FM 101.1, Vol. 4 (1998)  Music

Posted by Designol at Dec. 14, 2023
VA - The Ultimate Christmas Album, WCBS-FM 101.1, Vol. 4 (1998)

VA - The Ultimate Christmas Album, WCBS-FM 101.1, Vol. 4 (1998)
25 MORE Great Songs for the 25th of December

EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 376 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 162 Mb | Scans ~ 45 Mb
Label: Collectables Records | # COL-CD-2517 | Time: 01:10:41
Holidays, Pop/Rock, R&B, Rock & Roll, Vocal Pop, Soul

Another installment in Collectables' The Ultimate Christmas Album series, volume four gathers a mix of well-known and offbeat holiday tunes, including Elvis Presley's "Blue Christmas," the Platters' "Winter Wonderland," and Perry Como's "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas." Brook Benton's "You're All I Want for Christmas," Percy Faith's "Christmas Is," and Otis Redding's "Merry Christmas Baby" are some of the collection's soulful highlights, while Santo & Johnny's "Twistin' Bells" and Stan Freberg's "Christmas Dragnet" add some novelty to the festivities. Though it's a somewhat uneven collection, The Ultimate Christmas Album, Vol. 4: WCBS 101.1 has enough interesting and classic moments to make it worthwhile for anyone looking to go beyond the season's basic music.
The Beach Boys - Beach Boys' Party! (1965/2015/2017) [DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC]

The Beach Boys - Beach Boys' Party! (1965/2017) [Mono & Stereo]
DSD64 (.dsf) 1 bit/2,8 MHz | Time - 62:31 minutes | 1,64 GB
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88,2 kHz | Time - 62:31 minutes | 1,24 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet

Released in November 1965 as a filler to meet Christmas demand, the Beach Boys convened in the studio with some friends, some acoustic instruments and a batch of cover songs to record this album intended to sound like there was a party going on. The covers include several songs by the Beatles, a Bob Dylan tune, some vintage rock 'n' roll and a version of Barbara Ann by The Regents, a surprise hit single for the Beach Boys that peaked at number two in the US and number three in the UK. This version contains both the mono and stereo mixes of the album.
The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys' Party! Uncovered And Unplugged (2015) [Official Digital Download 24/88]

The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys' Party! Uncovered And Unplugged (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88,2 kHz | Time - 147:51 minutes | 2,94 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1965 release of the Beach Boys' top 10 album "Party!", group members have overseen this remixed, remastered and expanded edition, "Beach Boys' Party! Uncovered And Unplugged", which removes the overdubbed party sounds from the 12-track original album's mix and adds 69 more songs and dialogue tracks culled from all of the band's Party! recording sessions.

VA - The Ultimate Christmas Album, WCBS-FM 101.1, Vol. 2 (1995)  Music

Posted by Designol at Dec. 13, 2023
VA - The Ultimate Christmas Album, WCBS-FM 101.1, Vol. 2 (1995)

VA - The Ultimate Christmas Album, WCBS-FM 101.1, Vol. 2 (1995)
25 MORE Great Songs for the 25th of December

EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 385 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 159 Mb | Scans ~ 40 Mb
Label: Collectables Records | # COL-CD-2512 | Time: 01:09:25
Holidays, R&B, Pop/Rock, Vocal Pop, Soul

Volume two of Collectables' Ultimate Christmas Album gathers more classic pop and rock holiday tunes, including the Beach Boys' "Little Saint Nick," Gene Autry's "Here Comes Santa Claus," and Diana Ross & the Supremes' "White Christmas." Most of this volume's best-known tracks are by traditional pop crooners, such as Dean Martin's "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!," Bing Crosby's "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas," and Burl Ives' "Holly Jolly Christmas." However, less-familiar tracks like the Echelons' "A Christmas Long Ago (Jingle Jingle)," Augie Rios' "Donde Esta Santa Claus," and Barry Gordon's "Nuttin' for Christmas" prevent the collection from being too predictable. It's not exactly a straightforward holiday-hits compilation, but The Ultimate Christmas Album, Vol. 2 balances enough standards and obscure tunes to make it a unique collection.

VA - The Ultimate Christmas Album, WCBS-FM 101.1, Vol. 5 (2000)  Music

Posted by Designol at Dec. 16, 2023
VA - The Ultimate Christmas Album, WCBS-FM 101.1, Vol. 5 (2000)

VA - The Ultimate Christmas Album, WCBS-FM 101.1, Vol. 5 (2000)
25 MORE Great Songs for the 25th of December

EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 449 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 181 Mb | Scans ~ 41 Mb
Label: Collectables Records | # COL-CD-2522 | Time: 01:19:08
Holidays, Pop, Rock, Vocal Pop, R&B

The Ultimate Christmas Album, Vol. 5 collects more pop and rock holiday tunes, this time venturing further into the '70s and '80s with songs like Paul McCartney & Wings' "Wonderful Christmastime," Hall & Oates' "Jingle Bell Rock," and Barry Manilow's "It's Just Another New Year's Eve." The collection still features traditional pop chestnuts, including Dean Martin's "A Marshmallow World," Johnny Mathis' "The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)," and Andy Williams' "Sleigh Ride," but this volume's overall feel is more contemporary than classic. Other highlights include Manhattan Transfer's "A Christmas Love Song," the Waitresses' "Christmas Wrapping," the Tokens' "Little Drummer Boy," and the Jackson 5's "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus." If The Ultimate Christmas Album, Vol. 5 isn't necessarily the most coherent volume in the series, it's certainly one of the most interesting.

Elton John's Christmas Party (2005)  Music

Posted by v3122 at Aug. 9, 2021
Elton John's Christmas Party (2005)

Elton John's Christmas Party (2005)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Hear B0005466-02 | ~ 513 or 178 Mb | Artwork(jpg) -> 200 Mb
Rock & Roll, Pop Rock

Elton John's Christmas Party is a Christmas-themed compilation album from British singer-songwriter Elton John. It features his 1973 Christmas single, "Step into Christmas", and a new duet with Joss Stone, "Calling It Christmas". According to John's introduction in the liner notes, as opposed to doing an album of his versions of already famous songs, he chose to do a compilation with some of his favorite holiday songs by other artists…
Various Artists - The Best Christmas Album In The World...Ever! (1996)

Various Artists - The Best Christmas Album In The World…Ever! (1996)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) +CUE, LOG | 919 MB | Scans
Genre: Pop, Festive | Label: Virgin Records | Catalog Number: VTDCD 103

A good Christmas compilation should contain the following things: a selection of old classics to warm your cockles by the fireside, some of the classic pop titles that people always seem to find themselves singing along to in the pub on Christmas Eve, some carols and a handful of oddities to keep everyone on their toes. The Best Christmas Album in the World Ever manages to fulfil all these criterias.