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NOW That’s What I Call Christmas is back! Presenting a fantastic collection of 87 festive classics on 4 CDs to bring the ultimate soundtrack to your holiday celebrations.

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!

4CD DLX

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!

3LP

NOW That’s What I Call Christmas is back! Presenting a fantastic collection of 50 festive classics on a 3-LP set pressed in stunning (Christmas-Tree) Green vinyl to bring the ultimate soundtrack to your holiday celebrations.

A perfect gift for yourself or your loved ones, this festive compilation is packed with timeless Christmas tracks, kicking off with the ever-popular "Last Christmas" by Wham! followed by the holiday staple "Step Into Christmas" by Elton John. Cher’s recent smash "DJ Play A Christmas Song" is up next, followed by classic ‘70s hits from Wizzard with "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday", Slade’s #1 "Merry Xmas Everybody", and Greg Lake’s epic "I Believe In Father Christmas". "Jingle Bell Rock" by Bobby Helms and Brenda Lee’s "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" wrap up the side with a festive flourish, whilst over on Side B the celebrations continue with Boney M.’s "Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord" and Shakin' Stevens' "Merry Christmas Everyone" ahead of ‘60s classics from Darlene Love with "White Christmas" and The Crystals’ "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer". Contemporary favourites feature next from Kelly Clarkson ("Underneath The Tree"), Leona Lewis ("One More Sleep") and Mariah Carey’s fabulous version of "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)", before closing with the modern classic ‘Christmas Wrapping’ from The Waitresses.

LP2 includes the collaborations between Bing Crosby and David Bowie on "Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy”, and between Ed Sheeran and Elton John on chart-topper "Merry Christmas". Bruce Springsteen’s superb version of "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" is followed by all-time Classics from Andy Williams ("It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"), Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters with Mitchell Ayres ("It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas"), and Elvis Presley ("Blue Christmas"), while Mud’s #1 "Lonely This Christmas" remains a festive favourite 50 years after it topped the charts and flip the record over for the record-breaking anthem "Do They Know It’s Christmas?" from Band Aid, Paul McCartney’s "Wonderful Christmastime" and Cliff Richard’s massive 80s chart-topper "Mistletoe And Wine". Whitney Houston’s powerful vocals on "Do You Hear What I Hear?" feature along with Eartha Kitt’s iconic "Santa Baby" whilst the rest of the LP features gems from The Beach Boys ("Little Saint Nick"), The Wombles ("Wombling Merry Christmas"), and Mike Oldfield’s "In Dulce Jubilo" before Jona Lewie’s "Stop The Cavalry" closes this disc.

The final LP begins with The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl’s enduring classic "Fairytale Of New York", followed by the Pretenders' poignant "2000 Miles" and Chris Rea’s "Driving Home For Christmas". Coldplay’s "Christmas Lights" adds a modern twist, alongside the Pet Shop Boys on “It Doesn’t Often Snow At Christmas”. Sing-along classics complete the side from Jackson 5 with "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town", The Ronettes' "Sleigh Ride" and Darlene Love’s irresistible "Marshmallow World". The final side opens with three tracks that were hits at Christmas-time and are always associated with the time of year: #1’s from Frankie Goes To Hollywood with "The Power Of Love" and East 17 with "Stay Another Day" are joined by “Keeping The Dream Alive” from Münchener Freiheit. A run of timeless and unforgettable Christmas classics completes the tracklist from Ray Conniff, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole with “The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)” concluding with the perennial favourite “White Christmas” from Bing Crosby.

Whether you're decorating the tree, hosting a party, or enjoying some rest, NOW That’s What I Call Christmas on vinyl brings together an essential selection of festive favourites to help make your seasonal celebrations magical.