The Best Christmas... Ever!
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The Best Christmas... Ever!- is a compilation album released by EMI
in late 2006. It contains Polish, English and Christmas songs from other countries.
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
in late 2006. It contains Polish, English and Christmas songs from other countries.
CD 1
- QueenQueen (band)Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...
– "Thank God It's ChristmasThank God It's Christmas"Thank God It's Christmas" is a Christmas single by British rock band Queen. It was written by guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor.Released on 26 November 1984, the single spent six weeks in the UK charts over Christmas 1984 and new year of 1985, and reached number 21.Though not released...
" - Chris ReaChris ReaChris Rea is an English singer-songwriter, recognisable for his distinctive, husky voice and slide guitar playing. The British Hit Singles & Albums stated that Rea was "one of the most popular UK singer-songwriters of the late 1980s. He was already a major European star by the time he finally...
– "Driving Home For Christmas" - Jamie CullumJamie CullumJamie Cullum is an English pop and jazz-pop singer-songwriter. Though he is primarily a vocalist/pianist he also accompanies himself on other instruments including guitar and drums. Since April 2010, he has been presenting a weekly jazz show on BBC Radio 2, broadcast on Tuesdays from 19:00.- Early...
– "Next Year, Baby" - The Moody BluesThe Moody BluesThe Moody Blues are an English rock band. Among their innovations was a fusion with classical music, most notably in their 1967 album Days of Future Passed....
– "Don't Need A Reindeer" - Paul McCartneyPaul McCartneySir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
– "Wonderful Christmas Time" - Stacie OrricoStacie OrricoStacie Joy Orrico is a Contemporary Christian and R&B singer-songwriter and occasional actress. In 1998, she signed to ForeFront Records when she was 12 years old, and recorded her first album Genuine , which sold 13,000 in the first week of release.After her first album she signed to a new record...
– "O Come All Ye Faithful" - The BandThe BandThe Band was an acclaimed and influential roots rock group. The original group consisted of Rick Danko , Garth Hudson , Richard Manuel , and Robbie Robertson , and Levon Helm...
– "Christmas Must Be Tonight" - Wizzard – "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday"
- The Jackson 5The Jackson 5The Jackson 5 , later known as The Jacksons, were an American popular music family group from Gary, Indiana...
– "Frosty The Snowman" - Jose FelicianoJosé FelicianoJosé Feliciano is a Puerto Rican singer, virtuoso guitarist and composer known for many international hits including the 1970 holiday single "Feliz Navidad".-Childhood:...
– "Feliz Navidad" - Cliff RichardCliff RichardSir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide....
– "Mistletoe And Wine" - SladeSladeSlade are an English rock band from Wolverhampton, who rose to prominence during the glam rock era of the early 1970s. With 17 consecutive Top 20 hits and six number ones, the British Hit Singles & Albums names them as the most successful British group of the 1970s based on sales of singles...
– "Merry Xmas Everybody" - Jethro TullJethro Tull (band)Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967. Their music is characterised by the vocals, acoustic guitar, and flute playing of Ian Anderson, who has led the band since its founding, and the guitar work of Martin Barre, who has been with the band since 1969.Initially playing blues rock with...
– "Ring Out Solstice Bells" - Billie – "Last Christmas"
- Band AidBand Aid (band)Band Aid was a charity supergroup featuring British and Irish musicians and recording artists. It was founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia by releasing the song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" for the Christmas market that year. The single...
– "Do They Know It's Christmas?" - Faith Evans – "Soulful Christmas"
- Mindi AbairMindi AbairMindi Abair is an American smooth jazz saxophonist with a strong Top-40 pop music background. Mindi has toured and/or recorded with the Backstreet Boys, Duran Duran, Mandy Moore, Josh Groban, Adam Sandler, Keb' Mo', Lalah Hathaway, Lee Ritenour, Teena Marie, John Tesh, Bobby Lyle, Jonathan Butler,...
– "I Can't Wait For Christmas" - Dave Koz – "December Makes Me Feel This Way"
- Kate WinsletKate WinsletKate Elizabeth Winslet is an English actress and occasional singer. She has received multiple awards and nominations. She was the youngest person to accrue six Academy Award nominations, and won the Academy Award for Best Actress for The Reader...
– "What If" - Sinéad O'ConnorSinéad O'ConnorSinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor is an Irish singer-songwriter. She rose to fame in the late 1980s with her debut album The Lion and the Cobra and achieved worldwide success in 1990 with a cover of the song "Nothing Compares 2 U"....
– "Silent Night Holy Night"
CD 2
- Krzysztof Kiljański – "Od Świąt do Świąt"
- Czerwone GitaryCzerwone GitaryCzerwone Gitary is one of the most popular rock bands in the history of Polish popular music. The band formed in 1965 and achieved its greatest success from 1965 to 1970. Often considered the Polish equivalent of the Beatles, many of their hits are now classics in Poland...
– "Dzień jeden w roku" - Katarzyna SkrzyneckaKatarzyna SkrzyneckaKatarzyna Skrzynecka is a Polish actress. She appeared in the comedy television series Bao-Bab, czyli zielono mi in 2003.-References:...
– "Oszaleli Anieli" - Mietek Szcześniak & KayahKayahKayah may refer to:* Kayah State, a state of Myanmar.* Kayah people, a Sino-Tibetan people.* Kayah language* Kayah , Polish singer....
– "Raduj się świecie" - Quligowscy – "Z kopyta kulig rwie"
- Ewelina FlintaEwelina FlintaEwelina Flinta is a Polish singer. She has performed at Przystanek Woodstock and Teatr Buffo. She rose to fame by coming second in the first season of the television show Idol.-Awards:...
– "Mikołaj jedzie tu znów" - Why Not? – "On Christmas Day"
- Anita LipnickaAnita LipnickaAnita Lipnicka is a Polish singer and songwriter. Her career as a singer started with Varius Manx, a band she joined in 1993...
– "Winter Song" - PiN – "Święty czas"
- Raz Dwa Trzy – "Pod niebem"
- Anna Maria JopekAnna Maria JopekAnna Maria Jopek is a Polish musician and singer. She represented her country in the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "Ale jestem" and finished 11th out of 25 participating acts; and in 2002, she collaborated on an album with jazz guitarist Pat Metheny...
& Jeremi PrzyboraJeremi PrzyboraJeremi Przybora was a popular Polish poet, writer, actor and singer, best known for creating TV-series "Kabaret Starszych Panów" with Jerzy Wasowski and for his ballads and sung poetry, a popular music genre in Poland.-External links:*...
– "Na całej połaci śnieg" - Grzegorz TurnauGrzegorz TurnauGrzegorz Turnau is a Polish composer, pianist, poet and singer.He was born on 31 July 1967 in Kraków, Poland. At age seventeen he won First Prize at The Student Song Festival in Kraków in 1984...
– "Płatki, opłatki" - Edyta GórniakEdyta GórniakEdyta Górniak is one of the most popular female singers from Poland.- Beginnings :At the age of 14 Górniak formed a band and was playing at private parties and evening dances. After taking singing lessons, in 1989, aged 16, she gave her first public appearance on a Polish television talent show...
& Krzysztof Antkowiak – "Pada śnieg" - Norbi – "Choinka Norbiego"
- Ha-Dwa-O! – "Magia świąt"
- RoanRoanRoan may refer to:*a roan, a valley that curves upward.*Battle of Roan's Tan Yard, an action during the American Civil War*John Roan school, a comprehensive secondary school in Blackheath, South-East London...
– "Ten zimowy czas" - Zbigniew Wodecki & Cezary Klimczak – "Magia świąt"
CD 3
- Andy WilliamsAndy WilliamsHoward Andrew "Andy" Williams is an American singer who has recorded 18 Gold- and three Platinum-certified albums. He hosted The Andy Williams Show, a TV variety show, from 1962 to 1971, as well as numerous television specials, and owns his own theater, the Moon River Theatre in Branson, Missouri,...
– "Sleigh Ride" - Dean MartinDean MartinDean Martin was an American singer, film actor, television star and comedian. Martin's hit singles included "Memories Are Made of This", "That's Amore", "Everybody Loves Somebody", "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You", "Sway", "Volare" and "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?"...
– "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" - Les Baxter – "Santa Claus’ Party"
- Kay Starr – "Everybody’s Waitin’ For The Man With The Bag"
- The Beach BoysThe Beach BoysThe Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons' father Murry, The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962...
– "Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town" - Mel & Kim – "Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree"
- Ray Anthony and His Bookends – "Christmas Kisses"
- Bing CrosbyBing CrosbyHarry Lillis "Bing" Crosby was an American singer and actor. Crosby's trademark bass-baritone voice made him one of the best-selling recording artists of the 20th century, with over half a billion records in circulation....
– "Jingle Bells" - Diana Decker – "I’m A Little Christmas Cracker"
- Lou Rawls – "Have Yourself A Very Merry Christmas"
- Ella FitzgeraldElla FitzgeraldElla Jane Fitzgerald , also known as the "First Lady of Song" and "Lady Ella," was an American jazz and song vocalist...
– "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" - Julie London – "Warm December"
- Nancy Wilson – "What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve"
- Matt Monro – "Mary’s Boy Child"
- Louis ArmstrongLouis ArmstrongLouis Armstrong , nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana....
– "White Christmas" - MudMud (band)Mud were an English glam rock band, formed in February 1968, best remembered for their single "Tiger Feet", which was the UK's best-selling single of 1974...
– "Lonely This Christmas" - The Scaffold – "Lily The Pink"
- Glen Campbell – "I’ll Be Home For Christmas"
- Adam FaithAdam FaithTerence "Terry" Nelhams-Wright, known as Adam Faith was a Teen idol English singer, actor and later financial journalist. He was one of the most charted acts of the 1960s. He became the first UK artist to lodge his initial seven hits in the Top 5...
– "Lonely Pup (In A Christmas Shop)" - Alma Cogan – "Never Do A Tango With An Eskimo"
- Gracie Fields – "Little Donkey"
- The Spinners – "The Twelve Days Of Christmas"
- Al Martino – "Silver Bells"
CD 4
- Mazowsze – "Wśród nocnej ciszy"
- Anna Maria JopekAnna Maria JopekAnna Maria Jopek is a Polish musician and singer. She represented her country in the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "Ale jestem" and finished 11th out of 25 participating acts; and in 2002, she collaborated on an album with jazz guitarist Pat Metheny...
– "Gdy się Chrystus rodzi" - Krzysztof Krawczyk – "Przybieżeli do Betlejem"
- Hanna BanaszakHanna BanaszakHanna Banaszak is a Polish jazz singer and poet. She was raised in Poznań.- Discography :* Hanna Banaszak * Wigilia z Hanną Banaszak * Złota kolekcja - W moim magicznym domu...
– "W żłobie leży" - Ryszard Rynkowski – "Hej, w dzień narodzenia"
- Maciej Balcar, Natalia KukulskaNatalia KukulskaNatalia Kukulska is a singer, former child singer and former child actress in her native Poland. Natalia is the daughter of the late Polish composer Jarosław Kukulski and the late Polish vocalist, Anna Jantar....
, Kasia StankiewiczKasia StankiewiczKasia Stankiewicz is a Polish pop singer.She started her career in 1995 singing a song by Varius Manx, a multi-platinum Polish band, in the TV song contest Szansa na sukces ....
, Andrzej Piaseczny – "Dzisiaj w Betlejem" - Katarzyna Groniec – "Jezus malusieńki"
- Stanisław Soyka – "A wczora z wieczora"
- Halina Frąckowiak & Alicja MajewskaAlicja MajewskaAlicja Majewska is a Polish singer. From 1971 to 1974 she was a member of the band Partita as vocalist. In 1975 she received the main award at the National Festival of Polish Song in Opole. She was awarded a Grand Prix at the 1980 festival in Rostock, and was honored in Havana...
– "Lulajże Jezuniu" - Ryszard Rynkowski – "Cicha noc"
- Jerzy Połomski – "Mędrcy świata"
- Natalia KukulskaNatalia KukulskaNatalia Kukulska is a singer, former child singer and former child actress in her native Poland. Natalia is the daughter of the late Polish composer Jarosław Kukulski and the late Polish vocalist, Anna Jantar....
– "Gdy śliczna Panna" - Michał Bajor – "Pasterze mili"
- Zbigniew Wodecki – "Oj, maluśki maluśki"
- Golec uOrkiestra – "Pójdźmy wszyscy do stajenki"
- Irena SantorIrena SantorIrena Santor is a retired Polish singer. She was a very popular and prolific in her youth. She spent the first years of her life in Solec Kujawski....
– "Z narodzenia Pana" - Pośpieszalscy – "Północ już była"
- Mazowsze – "Bóg się rodzi"