The Best Christmas Album In The World...Ever!

The Best Christmas Album In The World...Ever! is a compilation album released by Virgin Records featuring popular Christmas songs. The original was released in 1996. Versions with some changes in the songs included were released in 1999 and 2006.

Track listing

1996 version

CD 1.

1. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - Lennon, John & Yoko Ono
2. Wonderful Christmas Time - McCartney, Paul
3. I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day - Wizzard (1)
4. Merry Christmas Everybody - Slade
5. Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid
6. Fairytale Of New York - Pogues & Kirsty MacColl
7. I Believe In Father Christmas - Lake, Greg
8. 2000 Miles - Pretenders (1)
9. Spaceman Came Travelling - De Burgh, Chris
10. Power Of Love - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
11. Driving Home For Christmas - Rea, Chris
12. Step Into Christmas - John, Elton
13. Merry Christmas Everyone - Shakin' Stevens
14. Another Rock 'n' Roll Christmas - Glitter, Gary
15. Little Saint Nick - Beach Boys
16. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Jackson Five
17. In Dulce Jubilo - Oldfield, Mike
18. Stop The Cavalry - Lewie, Jona
19. Christmas Wrapping - Waitresses
20. Ring Out Solstice BElls - Jethro Tull
21. Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy - Crosby, Bing & David Bowie

CD 2

1. White Christmas - Crosby, Bing
2. Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) - Cole, Nat 'King'
3. Let It Snow Let It Snow Let It Snow - Martin, Dean
4. Mary's Boy Child - Belafonte, Harry
5. When A Child Is Born - Mathis, Johnny (1)
6. Mistletoe And Wine - Richard, Cliff
7. Walking In The Air - Jones, Aled
8. I Believe - Robson & Jerome
9. Winter Wonderland - Day, Doris
10. Lonely Pup (In A Christmas Shop) - Faith, Adam
11. Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Mel & Kim (2)
12. Last Christmas - State Of The Heart
13. Happy Holiday - Williams, Andy (1)
14. Santa Baby - Kitt, Eartha
15. Lonely This Christmas - Mud (1)
16. Pretty Paper - Orbison, Roy
17. Silver Bells - Reeves, Jim
18. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Como, Perry
19. We Wish You A Merry Christmas - Weavers
20. Twelve Days Of Christmas - Spinners (1)
21. Gaudette - Steeleye Span
22. In The Bleak Midwinter - Jansch, Bert
23. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve - O'Hara, Mary Margaret

2000 version

CD 1

1. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John & Yoko
2. Wonderful Christmastime - Paul McCartney
3. I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday - Wizzard
4. Merry Christmas Everybody - Slade
5. Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid
6. I Believe In Father Christmas - Greg Lake
7. A Spaceman Came Travelling - Chris De Burgh
8. The Power Of Love - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
9. Angels - Robbie Williams
10. Baby, It's Cold Outside - Tom Jones with Cerys from Catatonia
11. Saviour's Day - Cliff Richard
12. Step Into Christmas - Elton John
13. Sleigh Ride - Spice Girls
14. Little Saint Nick - Beach Boys
15. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Jackson 5
16. In Dulci Jubilo - Mike Oldfield
17. Stop The Cavalry - Jona Lewie
18. Christmas Wrapping - Waitresses
19. Ring Out, Solstice Bells - Jethro Tull
20. The Millennium Prayer - Cliff Richard

CD 2

1. White Christmas - Bing Crosby
2. The Christmas Song - Nat 'King' Cole
3. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow - Dean Martin
4. Mary's Boy Child - Matt Monro
5. Mistletoe and Wine - Cliff Richard
6. Walking In The Air - Aled Jones
7. Winter Wonderland - Peggy Lee
8. Lonely Pup (In A Christmas Shop) - Adam Faith
9. Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Mel & Kim
10. Last Christmas - State Of The Heart
11. Little Town - Cliff Richard
12. Frosty The Snowman - Nat 'King' Cole
13. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer - Dean Martin
14. Lonely This Christmas - Mud
15. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Ella Fitzgerald
16. Deck The Halls - Treorchy, Morriston Orpheus & Pontarddulais Male Choirs With The Band Of The Welsh Guards
17. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Jane McDonald
18. We Wish You A Merry Christmas - The Weavers
19. The Twelve Days Of Christmas - The Spinners
20. Gaudete - Steeleye Span
21. Silent Night, Holy Night - Sinead O'Connor
22. In The Bleak Midwinter - Bert Jansch
23. Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy - David Bowie/Bing Crosby
24. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve - Mary Margaret O'Hara (Frank Loesser)

2006 version

CD 1

1. John & Yoko And The Plastic Ono Band With The Harlem Community Choir - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
2. Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?
3. Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody
4. Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
5. Elton John - Step Into Christmas
6. Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmas Time
7. Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas
8. Chris De Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling
9. Mike Oldfield - In Dulci Jubilo
10. The Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick
11. Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
12. The Jackson 5 - Frosty The Snowman
13. Stevie Wonder - What Christmas Means To Me
14. Samantha Mumba - All I Want For Christmas
15. The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping
16. Robbie Williams - Walk This Sleigh
17. Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry
18. Ronan Keating feat. Maire Brennan - Fairy Tale Of New York
19. Tom Jones & Cerys Matthews - Baby, It's Cold Outside
20. Kylie Minogue - Santa Baby
21. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love

CD 2

1. Cliff Richard - Mistletoe And Wine
2. Aled Jones - Walking In The Air
3. Bing Crosby - White Christmas
4. Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song
5. Dean Martin - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
6. Mud - Lonely This Christmas
7. Matt Monro - Mary's Boy Child
8. Peggy Lee - Winter Wonderland
9. Adam Faith - Lonely Pup (In A Christmas Shop)
10. The Supremes - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
11. Ella Fitzgerald - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
12. The King Singers - While Shepherds Watched
13. Stacie Orrico - O Come All Ye Faithful
14. The Weavers - We Wish You A Merry Christmas
15. The Spinners - Twelve Days Of Christmas
16. Jethro Tull - Ring Out Solstice Bells
17. Steeleye Span - Gaudete
18. Bert Jansch - In The Bleak Mid Winter
19. Sinéad O'Connor - Silent Night Holy Night
20. Norah Jones - Peace
21. Michael Andrews & Gary Jules - Mad World
22. Bing Crosby/David Bowie - Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy
23. Cliff Richard - The Millennium Prayer