Track Listing

1. The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl – Fairtytale Of New York
2. Pretenders – 2000 Miles
3. Chris Rea – Driving Home For Christmas
4. Eagles – Please Come Home For Christmas
5. Emmylou Harris – Light Of The Stable
6. Tom Waits – Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis
7. Elaine Paige – Coventry Carol
8. Aztec Camera – Walk Out To Winter
9. Tori Amos – Winter
10. Frankie Goes To Hollywood – The Power Of Love
11. Lou Reed – Xmas In February
12. The Associates – The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot
13. Stina Nordenstam – Soon After Christmas
14. Otis Redding – White Christmas
15. They Might Be Giants – Santa’s Beard
16. Booker T & The MG’s – Winter Wonderland
17. Kate & Anna McGarrigle – Blanche Comme La Neige
18. Enya – Oiche Chiun (Silent Night)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5606 in Music
• Released on: 2006-10-30
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

Customer Reviews

Forget the rest, this truly is the best.....
I've owned this album for nearly 8 years and every Christmas it gives me immense pleasure to listen to it. Creating more and more memories as time passes. There are no tacky 'wedding disco' type tracks only unusual, if not classic yuletide tunes. Everyone who hears me playing this, begs to know more. Amazon are diamonds in coming up with the goods at last. A real gem of a CD, previously very hard to get hold of.

Thank you!

Truly the best alternative Christmas album
I was thrilled to buy this CD from Amazon a few years ago, having worn out my copy on cassette. There are well-known standards (Kirsty and The Pogues' 'Fairytale') here mixed with lesser known gems, but everything is well worth the listen. Stina Nordenstam's ethereal voice is totally suited to Christmas songs, whilst Tom Waits' bass growl is perfect for his tale of a jailed hooker. Everyone who has heard this CD has said "Wow, that's great. Where did you track that down?"

Favourite alternative Christmas album
Okay so some of the choices are a little odd, but this is by far the most interesting Christmas album I've heard. A much more interesting, ironic take on Christmas.