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| | A Very Special Christmas 3 | | | Music Artist : | | Various Artists | | Music Style : | | Noels | | Record Label : | | A&M | | Release Date : | | 1997-10-07 | | Store Price : | | $9.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $8.47 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. I Saw Three Ships - Sting
2. Christmastime - The Smashing Pumpkins
3. Children Go Where I Send Thee - Natalie Merchant
4. Santa Baby - Mase, Keith Murray, Onyx, Diddy, Diddy, , Reverend Run & The Christmas All Stars, Salt-N-Pepa, Snoop Dogg
5. Oi to the World - No Doubt
6. Blue Christmas - Sheryl Crow
7. Christmas - Blues Traveler
8. Oíche Chiún (Silent Night) - Enya
9. Christmas Song - Hootie & the Blowfish
10. Ave Maria - Chris Cornell, Eleven
11. Christmas in the City - Mary J. Blige, Angie Martinez
12. Santa Claus Is Back in Town - Jonny Lang
13. Christmas Song - Dave Matthews, Tim Reynolds
14. Christmas Is Now Drawing Near at Hand - Steve Winwood
15. O Holy Night - Tracy Chapman
16. We Three Kings - Patti Smith
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 Great variety of songs and artists
Submitted on: 2009-10-29 |
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| I got this CD when it first came out in 1997. It has upbeat and solemn cuts, most of which are done flawlessly. Eleven's version of Ave Maria is one that will get your attention. Natalie Merchant's Go Where I Send Thee is a great version of a holiday song you don't hear that often. Hootie's Christmas Song and Tracy Chapman's O Holy Night are done very well. And the version of Santa Baby with updated lyrics will get your attention as well. There are a couple of songs I didn't care for, but the good outweighs the bad by far on this CD. If you don't have it, get it. Enough said. |
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Best in series, okay maybe second best.
Submitted on: 2009-01-08 |
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While I did not purchase the volume 2(since the preview tracks were not enjoyable), I think this volume may be the best or next best in the series. The first Very Special Christmas album was a great album. It has almost all classic rock Christmas songs that have become staples every Christmas. And some would say they are overplayed. But this volume has some truly great renditions of some traditional songs as well as some even better original tracks that you may not have heard or get to on the local FM stations. Among the traditionals are Sting's "I Saw Three Ships", Natalie Merchant's "Children Go Where I send the, And A decent Sheryl Crow's "Blue Christmas". Most notable among the new tracks are Smashing Pumpkins' "Christmastime", Blues Travelers' "Christmas" , And the Christmas Allstars' "Santa Baby". Enyas rendition of Silent Night is fair. And Mary J. Blige's Christmas in the City" would be a must for those living in New York or those that just love the city of New York. While I didn't really care for the No Doubt original "Oi to the World", it might be just what the ex punk rocker turned parent might like to play as an alternative to the Christmas fluff. I am a fan of No Doubt, but I didn't care for this one much. Thats not to say its unlikable. Its just not my cup of tea. As for the other songs, I didn't care for them much. Lets see. That's 9 noteworthy songs with 6 that I found very enjoyable. But listen to the previews and judge for yourself. But if you are looking on adding some rock/alternative/rap sung songs to you christmas collection, I would definitely say buy it. This is a good addition to the first volume.
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 A Very Special Christmas
Submitted on: 2008-12-01 |
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Order received in a timely manner, well packaged and in good condtition.
Thank you. |
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 Good, but not great CD.
Submitted on: 2007-12-31 |
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| Several very good songs and many forgettable ones. I enjoyed songs from Sting, Natalie Merchant, No Doubt, and Chris Cornell...and found myself skipping the others to listen to the favorites. |
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Oi to the punks and Oi to the skins, but Oi to the world and everybody wins!
Submitted on: 2006-12-17 |
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| This is obviously the third volume in the highly successful Very Special Christmas series. It came out in 1997 and most of the performers here are ones that were popular at that time. Most of the performances are good, with nothing being flat out terrible, which is always a bonus. Which ones you like best will depend on your taste of course. Personally, I think I like the songs by Sting, Natalie Merchant, No Doubt and Chris Cornell the best. But that's just me, you might like some of the others better. |
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