Now – The Christmas Album

Now That's What I Call Music - The Christmas Album
Pop
Length	57:53 (CD)
Label	Virgin / EMI

Now – The Christmas Album is a

. The album has since been superseded by subsequent two-disc and later three-disc releases in the 2000s.

Track listing

1. Band Aid : "Do They Know It's Christmas?" – 3:41
2. Roy Wood with Wizzard : "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" – 4:42
3. Slade : "Merry Xmas Everybody
   " – 3:44
4. Wham! : "Last Christmas"' – 4:28
5. Step Into Christmas
   " – 4:33
6. In Dulce Jubilo
   " – 2:51
7. Another Rock n' Roll Christmas
   " – 3:45
8. Paul McCartney : "Wonderful Christmastime" – 3:49
9. Shakin' Stevens : "Blue Christmas" – 2:48
10. The Plastic Ono Band : "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
    " – 3.36
11. I Believe In Father Christmas
    " – 3.31
12. Chris De Burgh : "A Spaceman Came Travelling
    " – 5:04
13. Stop The Cavalry
    " – 2:57
14. The Beach Boys : "Little Saint Nick" – 2:01
15. Queen : "Thank God It's Christmas" – 4:19
16. Mud : "Lonely This Christmas" – 3:34
17. Johnny Mathis : "When a Child Is Born (Soleado)" – 3:42
18. Bing Crosby : "White Christmas" – 3:06

Track notes

The track listing above is for the original 18 track release of this album. The above running order is for The Christmas Album.

Format and compilation name

The name of the compilation varied depending on what format it was purchased on.

The LP was called The Christmas Album, the cassette was named The Christmas Tape and the CD was known as The Christmas Compact Disc. The CD of this compilation was released a year after the original album in 1986 - it is also very collectable.

2016 vinyl reissue

A new version of the compilation, with a new track list and artwork inspired by the original, was released on 26 November 2016 on vinyl only.

Side A

1. John & Yoko and The Plastic Ono Band with The Harlem Community Choir : "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"
2. Wham! : "Last Christmas"
3. The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl : "Fairytale Of New York"
4. Shakin' Stevens : "Merry Christmas Everyone"
5. Brenda Lee : "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"
6. Andy Williams : "It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year"

Side B

1. Wizzard : "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday"
2. Chris Rea : "Driving Home For Christmas"
3. Dean Martin : "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"
4. Slade : "Merry Xmas Everybody"
5. Band Aid : "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
6. Bing Crosby : "White Christmas"

External links

• A Pop Fan's Dream