The Christmas Covers Album

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After its original release on Cadet Records in 1966, Have Yourself a Soulful Little Christmas was out of print for years until a 1992 reissue. With pensive, meditative, precise playing, it's a must-have and features a definitive jazz hit version of "Little Drummer Boy." Future of Forestry has three Advent Christmas EPs, and all are worth a listen. (You can stream the third one on The Drop here). “Little Drummer Boy” showcases the best of the band’s Christmas offerings, staying true to the melody and lyrics, but adding FoF’s signature driving drumbeats, fuzzy guitars and big sweeping sound. Holland, Georgie (September 8, 2023). "Cher's Christmas album is coming: Here's what we know". Planet Radio. Archived from the original on October 25, 2023 . Retrieved September 9, 2023. Despite being his third studio album, the Elvis Presley collection of classic Christmas songs became some of his most famous and acclaimed. The album, which featured 12 songs, held the #1 spot on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart for four weeks, and has since gone three times platinum. Presley's "Elvis' Christmas Album" remains the top-selling Christmas album of all time. Der Bingle" in two distinctly different moods: from the solemnity of "Silent Night" and "Adeste Fidelis" (sung in Latin and English) to the playfulness ("gonna have a lotta fun") on "Jingle Bells," with the Andrews Sisters providing some smiles with their "Ji-ji-jingle" vocals. They duet on two more, including "Mele Kalikimaka." It also includes a remake of "White Christmas."

Peter Blake’s pop-art assemblage on Sgt. Pepper’s famous album changed record covers forever, and kept many of us occupied for weeks trying to identify everybody at the ceremony. All of Madonna’s album covers are striking in their own way, but there’s something special about her 1983 self-titled debut. She looks like she can see everything that’s going to happen to her in the next 40 years. 55: 10cc: Ten Out Of 10 (design by Hipgnosis) Branches’ reimagining of this old Christmas hymn keeps its haunting minor-key sound, but adds a folky twist, with driving mandolin, guitars and sleigh bells. “O Holy Night”– WeezerReleased the year that he died, "Christmas With Johnny Cash" is an incredible compilation of the country star's greatest Christmas songs. With 12 covers, the album showcases Cash at his best and most fun. Elsewhere, there are strong showings for more recent releases including Kylie Minogue's Kylie Christmas (Number 15, 139k sales) and Leona Lewis' Christmas, With Love (Number 18, 122k sales). The Top 20 biggest Christmas albums of the 21st Century POS Fuzzed-out guitars and a garage band attitude may not seem like they would complement a traditionally soft classic like “O Holy Night,” but Weezer is able to turn the whispery carol into a proclamation anthem. “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” – The Civil Wars

Major, Michael (September 7, 2023). "Photo: Cher Unveils Christmas Album Cover; Get a First Listen". BroadwayWorld. Archived from the original on September 8, 2023 . Retrieved September 9, 2023. It may be a more glamorous cover after her first two, but this photo of PJ Harvey – in which she could easily be mistaken for Shakespeare’s Ophelia – implied that a newer, softer image comes at a cost.Another favourite male artist, Rod Stewart, takes second place with his Number 2-peaking collection Merry Christmas Baby from 2012 (636k sales). Plus, Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without Sir Cliff, and he's up in third with his 2003 festive collection Cliff At Christmas (409k), which features two of his festive chart-toppers Mistletoe and Wine and Savior's Day.

With all four bandmembers together in a bathtub, the cover said more about The Mamas & The Papas than what was probably intended. The toilet on the original cover of If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears also proved to be a no-no in 1966. It’s hard to imagine a better band to cover a song based on a poem from the 1860s than The Civil Wars. The duo’s soft harmonies and stripped down acoustic arrangement make for a timeless take on one of the season’s most beloved songs. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”– Andrew Belle Originally issued on Dolton, this instrumental classic was reissued briefly in 1990 on CD by EMI. The Ventures have a blast with unique covers of secular Christmas songs: each instrumental borrows riffs from popular mid-'60s hits, incorporating them into their twangy guitar yule melodies. "Sleigh Ride" uses the Ventures' own hit "Walk, Don't Run," while other selections borrow from hits of other artists. It's a gas to hear "Frosty the Snowman" set to the Champs' "Tequila." Robert Fripp saw this dramatic painting after In the Court of the Crimson King was completed and knew it perfectly suited the music, with the crazed cover figure as the 21st century schizoid man. Sadly, the artist passed away only months afterwards. 78: Moby Grape: Wow (design by Bob Cato)A perfectly balanced seasonal feast, where kitsch – I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas – coexists with heartbreak set to weeping pedal steel guitar on Christmas Makes Me Cry, and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer meets A Willie Nice Christmas, a weed-addled duet with Willie Nelson that urges listeners to get “higher than the angel on top of the tree”. 11. Loretta Lynn – Country Christmas (1966) This cover is Roger Dean at his most vivid. When you walked into a record store, you could see this album clear across the room. 20: Cream: Disraeli Gears (cover by Martin Sharp) A generational talent who is revered by her peers and fans alike, Brandy brings her wisdom and experience to her new holiday album, Christmas with Brandy. A thoughtful, mixed gift bag, the album features Brandy singing original material and bringing new life to classic holiday standards. When she’s not dazzling listeners with a crystalline cover, Brandy is diving deep into the R&B bag that made us fall in love with her from the very beginning.