Merry Christmas Radio

What a difference a few years makes. Amy Grant’s first Christmas offering was a bit forgetable. That’s why this 1999 release aptly titled “A Christmas to Remember” will live long as a Christmas favorite. Here are the tracks:
1. A Christmas to Remember
2. Christmas Can’t Be Very Far Away
3. Silent Night
4. Christmas Lullaby
5. Highland Cathedral
6. [...]

Known as the first in a long line of best-selling compilations featuring contemporary artists singing Christmas favorites, it could be that this first one is the best. Here are the tracks:
1. Santa Claus is Coming to Town — The Pointer Sisters
2. Winter Wonderland — Eurythmics
3. Do You Hear What I Hear — Whitney Houston
4. [...]

It’s not exactly traditional. And that’s exactly what Jimmy Buffett is all about.
Buffett’s 1996 Christmas release of “Christmas Island” features the flavors of the islands. On “Christmas Island” or “Mele Kalikimaka” this flavor works. For “Jingle Bells”, it doesn’t. And Santa’s reputation in “Ho Ho HO and a Bottle of Rhum” takes a hit. [...]

The 1956 classic holiday album from Frank Sinatra titled “A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra” has been added to MCR’s library. From “White Christmas” to two versions of “The Christmas Waltz” this CD features not only classic Christmas carols but also timeless Sinatra styling from his “golden era”. Here are the tracks:
1. Jingle Bells
2. [...]

Ray Evans, the Broadway and Hollywood lyricist whose many memorable tunes included “Buttons and Bows,” “Mona Lisa,” “Silver Bells” and “Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera),” died of an apparent heart attack at UCLA Medical Center on Feb. 15, the L.A. Times reported. He was 92.
With songwriting partner Jay Livingston, his [...]

Nashville Records has announced an upcoming 2007 Christmas Compilation release with some of County Music’s big name legends, which will be under the Company’s own Nashville Records Label™. The album is completely fresh with all new songs and is about 1/3 complete.
To date the musicians for the album are courtesy of Dolly Parton [...]

Added to the library and online playlist at Merry Christmas Radio is Ray Charles’ 1985 album titled “The Spirit of Christmas”. This classic album features tunes used in Hollywood productions. Notably, “That Spirit of Christmas” is used in John Hughes’ 1989 production of “Christmas Vacation” and “Winter Wonderland” was used in the 1994 remake [...]

The runaway success of the Twisted Sister Christmas album has got lead singer Dee Snider thinking of doing a “Christmas Too” album. While official release dates have not been announced it is assumed that Christmas Too would be available for release in October 2007 at the earliest.