NOW That's What I Call Christmas!

NOW That’s What I Call Christmas is back! Presenting a fantastic collection of 87 festive classics to bring the ultimate soundtrack to your holiday celebrations. This special edition CD is housed in ‘hardback book’ packaging featuring a 28-page booklet, including notes about each track.

A perfect gift for yourself or your loved ones, this festive favourite is packed with timeless Christmas tracks, kicking off with the ever-popular “Last Christmas” by Wham! Other chart-topping hits include Slade’s “Merry Xmas Everybody”, Boney M.’s “Mary’s Boy Child / Oh My Lord”, Shakin’ Stevens’ “Merry Christmas Everyone”, “Mistletoe And Wine” from Cliff Richard, and the iconic Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”.

The collection brings together enduring holiday favourites including Paul McCartney’s “Wonderful Christmastime”, Chris Rea’s “Driving Home For Christmas”, the Pretenders with “2000 Miles”, and Elton John’s “Step Into Christmas”. You’ll also find perennial classics from Wizzard with “I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday”, David Bowie and Bing Crosby’s collaboration “Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy”, and The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl with their unforgettable “Fairytale Of New York”.

Modern festive hits feature, including Cher with “DJ Play A Christmas Song”, Leona Lewis’ “One More Sleep”, Kelly Clarkson’s “Underneath The Tree”, and Coldplay’s “Christmas Lights”. Mariah Carey lights up the playlist with “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”, while Sam Ryder’s “You’re Christmas To Me”, George Ezra’s “Come On Home For Christmas” and Ed Sheeran & Elton John’s 2021 hit “Merry Christmas” provide a contemporary twist to the holiday spirit.

This collection also honours timeless classics, featuring legendary artists including Andy Williams with “It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year”, Frank Sinatra with “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”, Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas”, Nat King Cole’s “The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)”, and Dean Martin’s “Let It Snow!”. The Jackson 5’s “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” will keep everyone dancing alongside sing-along anthems from Brenda Lee with “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree”, The Crystals’ “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer”, “Santa Baby” from Eartha Kitt, The Ronettes’ “Sleigh Ride”, and Darlene Love’s magical “Marshmallow World”.

Not to be missed are sensational hits from the '70s and '80s, with Bruce Springsteen’s rendition of “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town”, Greg Lake’s epic “I Believe In Father Christmas”, Mud’s #1 “Lonely This Christmas” and Jona Lewie’s “Stop The Cavalry”. You can also enjoy unique Christmas gems from The Wombles with “Wombling Merry Christmas”, “Christmas Wrapping” from The Waitresses, Stevie Wonder’s “Someday At Christmas”, and Whitney Houston’s stunning vocals on “Do You Hear What I Hear”.

The final disc celebrates the songs that were huge hits at Christmas-time but not necessarily Christmas songs. Re-live the memories with Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s “The Power Of Love”, East 17’s “Stay Another Day”, and fellow chart-toppers “Always On My Mind” from Pet Shop Boys and “Don’t You Want Me” by The Human League. Münchener Freiheit’s “Keeping The Dream Alive”, Paul Young’s “Love Of The Common People”, The Spice Girls’ “2 Become 1” and huge acapella hits from The Flying Pickets and The Housemartins are evocative of the time of year, while Steps and Jason Donovan also enjoyed dance-floor-filling hits at Christmas-time. The collection closes with “We All Stand Together”, a true one-off seasonal smash for Paul McCartney & The Frog Chorus.

Whether you're decorating the tree, hosting a party, or enjoying some rest, NOW That’s What I Call Christmas brings together an essential selection of festive favourites to set the perfect holiday mood!

CD1:

1. Wham! - Last Christmas

2. Elton John - Step Into Christmas 

3. Cher - DJ Play A Christmas Song

4. Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday

5. Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody

6. Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas

7. Boney M. - Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord

8. Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime 

9. Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

10. Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone

11. Mariah Carey - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 

12. Darlene Love - Marshmallow World 

13. The Crystals - Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer 

14. The Ronettes - Frosty The Snowman 

15. Jackson 5 - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 

16. Kelly Clarkson - Underneath The Tree 

17. Leona Lewis - One More Sleep 

18. Kylie Minogue - Santa Baby 

19. Dean Martin - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

20. Frank Sinatra - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

21. Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)

22. Bing Crosby - White Christmas

CD2:

1. John Lennon, The Plastic Ono Band, Yoko Ono & The Harlem Community Choir - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

2. Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?

3. Bing Crosby, David Bowie - Peace On Earth / The Little Drummer Boy 

4. Bruce Springsteen - Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town 

5. The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping

6. Andy Williams - It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year 

7. Perry Como and The Fontane Sisters with Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas 

8. Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock

9. Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry 

10. Mel & Kim - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree 

11. The Wombles - Wombling Merry Christmas 

12. Gene Autry - Here Comes Santa Claus 

13. The Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick 

14. Elvis Presley - Blue Christmas 

15. Mud - Lonely This Christmas  

16. Dana - It's Gonna Be A Cold, Cold Christmas 

17. Johnny Mathis - When A Child Is Born 

18. Steeleye Span - Gaudete

19. Mike Oldfield - In Dulce Jubilo 

20. Jethro Tull - Ring Out, Solstice Bells

21. Chris De Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling 

22. David Essex - A Winter's Tale 

23. Cliff Richard - Mistletoe & Wine

CD3:

1. The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York             

2. Pretenders - 2000 Miles        

3. Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas      

4. Coldplay - Christmas Lights            

5. Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas                          

6. Pet Shop Boys - It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas

7. Saint Etienne - I Was Born On Christmas Day 

8. The Darkness – Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End)

9. Sam Ryder - You’re Christmas To Me (Amazon Music Original)

10. Darlene Love - White Christmas 

11. The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride 

12. Eartha Kitt - Santa Baby 

13. Tony Bennett - Winter Wonderland 

14. Doris Day - I'll Be Home For Christmas  

15. George Ezra - Come On Home For Christmas (Amazon Original)

16. Stevie Wonder - Someday At Christmas 

17. Roy Orbison - Pretty Paper 

18. Ray Conniff & The Ray Conniff Singers - Ring Christmas Bells 

19. Aled Jones - Walking In The Air 

20. Cliff Richard - Saviours Day    

21. Whitney Houston - Do You Hear What I Hear? 

22. Céline Dion - O Holy Night 

CD4:

1. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love 

2. East 17 - Stay Another Day  

3. Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind 

4. The Human League - Don't You Want Me 

5. Paul Young - Love Of The Common People 

6. Münchener Freiheit - Keeping The Dream Alive 

7. Idina Menzel - Let It Go (From "Frozen")

8. Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman - Somethin' Stupid 

9. Rick Astley - When I Fall In Love  

10. Spice Girls - 2 Become 1

11. Donna Summer - Winter Melody

12. Jason Donovan - When You Come Back To Me

13. Steps - Tragedy 
14. Westlife - I Have A Dream

15. Ellie Goulding - River (It’s Coming On Christmas) 

16. Alexandra Burke - Hallelujah

17. The Flying Pickets - Only You 

18. The Housemartins - Caravan Of Love 

19. Dina Carroll - The Perfect Year

20. Paul McCartney & The Frog Chorus - We All Stand Together