C’mon! You ALL know it’s coming!
The holidays are rapidly approaching (just ask retailers). And while the warmth of summer is still noticeable, and the coolness of Fall has just begun (in some places), the winter holidays are just mere months away. With that, there are the inevitable flow of holiday albums that begin…right about now.
On October 7, Legacy Recordings will add to their Classic Christmas Album series, eight new titles. In those, you will find titles featuring Frank Sinatra, Johnny Mathis, Barbra Streisand, Il Divo, Perry Como, a collection of Pop tracks, a collection of Rock tracks, and a collection of Country tracks. Unfortunately, The Classic Christmas Country Album will be a Walmart exclusive. These albums will feature remastered tracks, with some previously unreleased music.For those interested, check out the releases and their details below:
The eight new Classic Christmas Album entries comprise the following:
THE CLASSIC CHRISTMAS ALBUM by FRANK SINATRA
Selections: 1. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 2. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 3. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear 4. I’ve Got A Home In That Rock 5. Adeste Fideles (O, Come All Ye Faithful) 6. Christmas Dreaming (A Little Early This Year) 7. Jingle Bells 8. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 9. O Little Town Of Bethlehem 10. Jesus Is A Rock In The Weary Land 11. Silent Night, Holy Night 12. White Christmas 13. Baby, It’s Cold Outside * (duet with Dorothy Kirsten) 14. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! *
* previously unreleased
THE CLASSIC CHRISTMAS ALBUM by JOHNNY MATHIS
Selections: 1. It’s Beginning To Look Like Christmas 2. Ol’ Kris Kringle * 3. The Very First Christmas Day 4. Calypso Noel 5. My Kind Of Christmas 6. Winter Wonderland/Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (Bette Midler with Johnny Mathis) 7. Give Me Your Love For Christmas * 8. Sleigh Ride 9. The Christmas Waltz 10. Christmas In The City Of The Angels 11. Christmas Is…12. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 13. Home For The Holidays 14. Sign Of The Dove
* previously unreleased
THE CLASSIC CHRISTMAS ALBUM by BARBRA STREISAND
Selections: 1. Jingle Bells? 2. I’ll Be Home For Christmas 3. Sleep In Heavenly Peace (Silent Night) 4. What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve? 5. My Favorite Things (From “The Sound Of Music”) 6. Ave Maria Op. 52 No. 6 7. I Remember (From “Evening Primrose”) 8. One God 9. Christmas Lullaby 10. The Best Gift 11. I Wonder As I Wander 12. Snowbound 13. Christmas Mem’ries 14. Gounod’s Ave Maria 15. The Lord’s Prayer
New Cover and sequence from 2013 Version
THE CLASSIC CHRISTMAS ALBUM by IL DIVO
Selections: 1. O Holy Night 2. White Christmas 3. Ave Maria 4. When A Child Is Born 5. Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful) 6. Over The Rainbow 7. Panis Angelicus 8. Rejoice 9. Silent Night 10. The Lord’s Prayer
Previously released as The Christmas Collection
THE CLASSIC CHRISTMAS ALBUM by PERRY COMO
Selections: 1. Here We Come A-Caroling/We Wish You A Merry Christmas 2. It’s Beginning To Look Like Christmas 3. There’s No Christmas Like A Home Christmas 4. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 5. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) 6. (There’s No Place Like) Home For The Holidays 7. O Holy Night 8. Winter Wonderland 9. Silver Bells 10. The Little Drummer Boy 11. Christmas Dream 12. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 13. White Christmas 14. The Story Of The First Christmas (medley)
THE CLASSIC CHRISTMAS POP ALBUM
Selections: 1. Last Christmas Metro Station 2. All I Want For Christmas Is You Big Time Rush 3. Sleigh Ride Karmin 4. All I Want For Christmas Is New Year’s Day Hurts 5. Christmas Time Backstreet Boys 6. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) New Kids On The Block 7. Silent Night Bros 8. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer B2K 9. This Christmas Jagged Edge 10. White Christmas Westlife 11. This Christmas Menudo 12. Feliz Navidad (Acoustic Version) Los Lonely Boys 13. She Came Home for Christmas Mew 14. A Snowflake Fell (And It Felt Like A Kiss) Glasvegas 15. Carol Of The Bells Phantom Planet
THE CLASSIC CHRISTMAS HARD ROCK ALBUM
Selections: 1. Amazing Grace Jeff Beck 2. The Little Drummer Boy Alex Lifeson 3. Silent Night/Holy Night Jam Joe Satriani 4. Christmas Time Is Here Steve Vai 5. The Christmas Song Steve Lukather 6. O Come, O Come Emmanuel Neal Schon 7. Sleigh Ride Stuart Hamm 8. O Come All Ye Faithful Trevor Rabin 9. Deck The Halls Ted Nugent 10. O Little Town Of Bethlehem Robin Trower 11. We Three Kings Halford
THE CLASSIC CHRISTMAS COUNTRY ALBUM (Walmart Exclusive)
Selections: 1. Christmas Time’s A Comin’ Patty Loveless 2. Christmas Time John Anderson 3. Pretty Paper Kenny Chesney with Willie Nelson 4. Rockin’ Little Christmas Deborah Allen 5. Santa Baby Kellie Pickler 6. Blue Christmas K.T. Oslin 7. Please Come Home For Christmas Lonestar 8. I’ll Be Home For Christmas Sara Evans 9. Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree Alabama 10. Jingle Bell Rock Sweethearts Of The Rodeo 11. Mele Kalikimaka Jake Owen 12. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Ricochet 13. Winter Wonderland Brad Paisley 14. White Christmas Lari White15. The Christmas Song Brooks & Dunn 16. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Martina McBride