12 Songs Of Christmas - Etta James

Advantages: Great christmas music
Disadvantages: Some tracks arent as good as others - ruin CD in some ways

...Tracks include: Fanfare - Joy to the World/Ding Dong Merrily on High The First Nowell It Came Upon A Midnight Clear Gabriel's Message (Old Basque Noel) Once IN Royal David's City Medley - Have yourself a merry little Christmas/Winter Wonderland/Let it Snow/White Christmas/Jingle Bells The Virgin Mary had baby boy Sweet Little Jesus Child When a child is born Still, still, still This is the truth sent from above Sessex Carol O Little town of Bethlehem Joy to the World O Come all ye faithful Hark! the Herald angels sing This CD includes most of the best known Christmas carols and some Christmas songs. Sung by Winchester Cathedral choir, Huddersfield Choral Society, Exeter Cathedral choir and congregation, as well as others. It sounds like a normal epsiode of Songs of Praise would - with hymns (or carols in this case... Read review

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Advantages: Reminds you of christmas as a child and helps recreate a family christmas atmosphere
Disadvantages: Absoultely none

...I bough this CD a few years ago now for my daughter and must admit it is a really festive CD. The songs are all ones that you will recongnise and love and so will your children over the years. To me Christmas is all about children and the songs odnthis CD bring that home to you. It's true christmas Carols and not these hyped up pop versions. We play this every christmas now and it is one of the highlights for my daughter. She knows christmas is just aroung the corner when we start playing the CD and she even knows the words to some of the songs. Guaranteed to get you in the spirit of things and will be the best thing you could spen your money on this year. CD's are vailable from £3-£5 from e-bay etc. The following songs are on the CD which you will most definately recongise with a few of them some of your favourites I... Read review

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Advantages: Great lyrics | Very funny | Very original
Disadvantages: Some weak tracks | Will offend | Hard to find

...‘strings up the lights and lights up the tree’ for Christmas. Next to Merry F**king Chrismtas this is the other main controversial one on the album. It has plenty of allusions to dead people living it up in hell including Michael Landon, John. F. Kennedy and also Princess Diana and since this was released in 1999 it was a bit shocking to hear her name mentioned. All in all this is one of my very firm favourites on the album, the lyrics are darkly funny and its catchy as hell. 11. What The Hell Child Is This? | Chef (4.28) ‘It’s white so it cannot be mine’ Issac Hayes got the New Year number one with Chocolate Salty Balls after beating the Spice Girls in the second week. This time his song is more low key but just as good. Hayes once again sings about his womanising accompanied by a deep beat and nice backing vocals. 12. Santa... Read review

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