The Great Songs of Christmas

Between 1961 and 1970, households across America delighted in an annual series of Christmas releases available exclusively through Goodyear locations. 900,000 copies of the first volume of The Great Songs of Christmas were pressed" and proved so successful that, by December 1, 1961, Goodyear ordered all advertising to stop as the album had already sold out! The following year's order was for 1.5 million albums, and 2 million the year after that. These high-quality albums not only featured the day's top artists but frequently presented songs and versions unavailable anywhere else. Now, Real Gone Music and Second Disc Records are proud to present the first new volume of The Great Songs of Christmas in nearly 50 years bringing many of those rare songs together.

Mantovani's Great Songs Of Christmas is a 1994 compilation CD by Mantovani. It features four medleys consisting of some of Mantovani's best Christmas delights. This was released on the Eclipse Music Group label.

Mantovani's Great Songs Of Christmas is a 1994 compilation CD by Mantovani. It features four medleys consisting of some of Mantovani's best Christmas delights. This was released on the Eclipse Music Group label.

Worthy of audiophile treatment. Not every Christmas tune meets that high standard. But each song on this SACD, with each song chosen by Acoustic Sounds owner and CEO Chad Kassem, sound better than it ever has before. These are some of the most familiar - and well-recorded - Christmas tracks ever. We feel we're bringing you a record that you and your family will enjoy every year forevermore. These truly are The Wonderful Sounds Of Christmas. From the peaceful solemnity of Harry Simeone Chorale's "The Little Drummer Boy" to the festive spirit of Jose Feliciano's "Feliz Navidad," The Wonderful Sounds Of Christmas brings you the very best examples of holiday songs ever recorded. With wonderful music in abundance, this Christmas compilation offers a celebration of the season's most joyous and cherished songs. Truly, Christmas has never sounded better!

Eclectic singer, songwriter, and social activist, the one-time Boomtown Rats leader became a progressive force in the 1980s. Great Songs of Indifference: The Anthology 1986-2001 brings together 4 solo albums: Deep in the Heart of Nowhere, the Vegetarians of Love, the Happy Club and Sex, Age and Death, with a wealth of bonus material, some previously unreleased.

Elliott Jacqués had an unlikely career change: he was one of Britain’s rising jazz stars until he took a U-turn into modern classical music and unexpectedly found himself at the top. His 2021 track Kaleidoscope reached number one on Spotify’s Peaceful Piano playlist, with its 6.5 million listeners, and remained in the chart for eight months; With additional incredible support over the years from Apple Music, Amazon Music and Deezer, he can now claim over 70 million streams for his self-released songs. This shift – from the cerebral, competitive world of jazz to the meditative space of ambient piano – inspired his debut album Finding Beauty. “I wanted to take a step back and return to the simple melodies that first got me into music,” he says. “It feels so liberating - I almost forgot what it does for your soul. I love the intellect of jazz but I felt that I needed to come back to a more simple form of expression.”

NEW YORK, NY (September 15, 2023) – Celebrating a lifelong love for the music of the Christmas season, international superstar cellist HAUSER today announces his first-ever holiday album, 'Christmas.' Available everywhere Friday, October 27, Christmas features 14 of the world’s most beloved Christmas melodies newly arranged for orchestra and choir to showcase his inimitable cello artistry. Echoing the musical magic of the holidays, Christmas captures the intimate warmth and friendly spirit of the yuletide, evoking the romance and the many pleasures of holidays past and present. Available for preorder now, the CD edition of Christmas will include a Christmas ornament and special video message from HAUSER as a bonus holiday gift. Making its debut today alongside preorder is the album’s lead single “Amazing Grace,” accompanied by an epic new visual of the dynamic cellist performing at the prestigious French Pavilion in his homeland of Croatia. – listen now & watch the video here.

The follow-up to our very successful 2017 Christmas CD with country music, honky tonk and hillbilly boogie: 'Christmas On The Countryside' (BCD17508).26 songs selected by Nico Feuerbach and commented with great expertise and profound humour by Roland Heinrich.

This is a fascinating and engrossing compilation: the most remarkable sensation I had was that the musical evocation of Christmas mattered to these performers in a very direct and secure way. There is in almost every track a deep sincerity which I cannot find in many of the recent or current Christmas releases - and I don't think this is a brutally cynical comparison. Not only are there some superb voices displayed here, but the delivery and use of some of the voices seems to go way beyond the technical, and at times reaches magically inspiring heights.