Performers include: Brook Benton, Johnny Mathis, Chuck Berry, Stevie Wonder, Fats Domino, The Beach Boys, Bing Crosy, Brenda Lee, The Supremes, The Chipmunks, Dion, Bobby Darin.
Full title: Ultimate Christmas Album 2: WOGL 98.1 Philadelphia.
Includes liner notes by Mark Marymont.
Performers include: Jackson Five, Johnny Mathis, The Beach Boys, The Supremes, Stevie Wonder, Dean Martin, Burl Ives, The Salsoul Orchestra, Elmo & Patsy, Roy Orbison.
Includes liner notes by Mark Marymont.
Contains 25 tracks.
Includes liner notes by Mark Marymont.
Performers include: Brook Benton, Johnny Mathis, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, The Beach Boys, Bing Crosby, Brenda Lee, The Supremes, The Chipmunks, Dion, Bobby Darin.
Contains 24 tracks.
Full title: Ultimate Christmas Album 3: WODS 103 FM Boston.
Performers include: Brook Benton, Johnny Mathis, Chuck Berry, Stevie Wonder, Fats Domino, The Beach Boys, Bing Crosby, Brenda Lee, The Supremes, The Chipmunks, Dion, Bobby Darin.
Contains 24 tracks.
Performers include: Brook Benton, Johnny Mathis, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, The Beach Boys, Bing Crosby, Brenda Lee, The Supremes, The Chipmunks, Dion, Bobby Darin.
Contains 24 tracks.
A Portion of all proceeds will benefit "Care For Kids", the children's charity.
Performers include: The Jackson Five, Johnny Mathis, The Beach Boys, The Supremes, Stevie Wonder, Dean Martin, Burl Ives, The Salsoul Orchestra, Elmo & Patsy, Roy Orbison.
Contains 25 tracks.
Performers include: The Jackson Five, Johnny Mathis, The Beach Boys, The Supremes, Stevie Wonder, Dean Martin, Burl Ives, The Salsoul Orchestra, Elmo & Patsy, Roy Orbison.
Contains 25 tracks.
Performers include: Brook Benton, Johnny Mathis, Chuck Berry, Stevie Wonder, Fats Domino, The Beach Boys, Bing Crosby, Brenda Lee, The Supremes, The Chipmunks, Dion, Bobby Darin.
Contains 24 tracks.
Performers include: Andy Williams, The Heartbeats, Bing Crosby.
3WS 94.5 FM is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Includes 25 songs.
KLUV is located in Dallas, Texas.
Ultimate Christmas Album, Vol. 1: KLUV is an impressive 25-track collection of seasonal favorites assembled from a wide range of eras and genres. Highlights include Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree," Chuck Berry's "Run Rudolph Run," Donny Hathaway's "This Christmas" and Gene Autry's "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer"; while not a definitive holiday collection, it includes enough hits and obscurities alike to be a worthwhile purchase nevertheless. ~ Marvin Jolly
Volume two of Collectables' Ultimate Christmas Album gathers more classic pop and rock holiday tunes, including the Beach Boys' "Little Saint Nick," Gene Autry's "Here Comes Santa Claus," and Diana Ross & the Supremes' "White Christmas." Most of this volume's best-known tracks are by traditional pop crooners, such as Dean Martin's "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!," Bing Crosby's "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas," and Burl Ives' "Holly Jolly Christmas." However, less-familiar tracks like the Echelons' "A Christmas Long Ago (Jingle Jingle)," Augie Rios' "Donde Esta Santa Claus," and Barry Gordon's "Nuttin' for Christmas" prevent the collection from being too predictable. It's not exactly a straightforward holiday-hits compilation, but The Ultimate Christmas Album, Vol. 2: WCBS FM 101.1 balances enough standards and obscure tunes to make it a unique collection. ~ Heather Phares
Ultimate Christmas Album, Vol. 2: KFRC collects 25 influential songs of the season recorded in the '50s, '60s and '70s featuring Johnny Mathis, Burl Ives, Beach Boys, Jackson Five, Gene Autry and Bing Crosby. Please note that this edition includes the exact same track listing and cover art as the 1995 Collectables release The Ultimate Christmas Album, Vol. 2. ~ Al Campbell
Volume two of Collectables' Ultimate Christmas Album gathers more classic pop and rock holiday tunes, including the Beach Boys' "Little Saint Nick," Gene Autry's "Here Comes Santa Claus," and Diana Ross & the Supremes' "White Christmas." Most of this volume's best-known tracks are by traditional pop crooners, such as Dean Martin's "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!," Bing Crosby's "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas," and Burl Ives' "Holly Jolly Christmas." However, less-familiar tracks like the Echelons' "A Christmas Long Ago (Jingle Jingle)," Augie Rios' "Donde Esta Santa Claus," and Barry Gordon's "Nuttin' for Christmas" prevent the collection from being too predictable. It's not exactly a straightforward holiday-hits compilation, but The Ultimate Christmas Album, Vol. 2: K-Earth 101 FM balances enough standards and obscure tunes to make it a unique collection. ~ Heather Phares
Collectables' Ultimate Christmas Album promises "25 Great Songs for the 25th of December," and for the most part it lives up to its word, delivering such '50s and '60s holiday standards as Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree," Bobby Helms' "Jingle Bell Rock," Jimmy Boyd's "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus," and Gene Autry's "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer." The collection also features several Motown Christmas songs, including the Temptations' "Silent Night," Diana Ross & the Supremes' "Silver Bells," and Stevie Wonder's "What Christmas Means to Me." Songs by the Cadillacs, Connie Francis, the Four Seasons, Dion, and the O'Jays round out this fun, festive compilation of Christmas oldies. ~ Heather Phares
Collectables Records' various-artists compilation The Ultimate Christmas Album has been released both on its own and as a tie-in with a series of radio stations. There are identical editions of the album associated with KLUV, K-Earth 101 FM, and WCBS FM-101.1 in addition to this version, WJMK 104.3 Chicago. The word "ultimate" has been overused and misused in record releases to the point that it doesn't mean very much to see it on the cover of an album. Whether or not one considers this album to justify its title will have a lot to do with individual musical taste. If the potential consumer is a listener to one of the radio stations listed above, which are oldies stations devoted to playing pop/rock music of the 1950s, '60s, and '70s, he or she may agree that the album is the ultimate in holiday music of that period. Collectables has taken the trouble to license tracks from all of the major record labels except BMG, along with some minor ones, and several big holiday hits are included, among them Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree," Bobby Helms' "Jingle Bell Rock," Jimmy Boyd's "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus," Gene Autry's "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," Alvin & the Chipmunks' "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)," and the Harry Simeone Chorale's "The Little Drummer Boy." In addition, performers close to the hearts of pop/rock fans appear, including Stevie Wonder, the Drifters, Connie Francis, Diana Ross & the Supremes, Frankie Lymon, Chuck Berry, Dion, Fats Domino, the Four Seasons, and the Temptations. But can an album claim to be the ultimate Christmas collection without including Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" or Nat King Cole's "The Christmas Song," to mention only two? No, it cannot. Call this one "The Ultimate Baby Boomer's Christmas Album." ~ William Ruhlmann
Ultimate Christmas Album, Vol. 1: K-Earth 101 FM features a variety of popular music artists performing holiday favorites. Featured performances include Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree," Bobby Helms' "Jingle Bell Rock," Stevie Wonder's "What Christmas Means to Me," and Jimmy Beaumont and the Skyliners' "You're My Christmas Present," in addition to several others. ~ Jason Birchmeier
Volume two of Collectables' Ultimate Christmas Album gathers more classic pop and rock holiday tunes, including the Beach Boys' "Little Saint Nick," Gene Autry's "Here Comes Santa Claus," and Diana Ross & the Supremes' "White Christmas." Most of this volume's best-known tracks are by traditional pop crooners, such as Dean Martin's "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!," Bing Crosby's "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas," and Burl Ives' "Holly Jolly Christmas." However, less-familiar tracks like the Echelons' "A Christmas Long Ago (Jingle Jingle)," Augie Rios' "Donde Esta Santa Claus," and Barry Gordon's "Nuttin' for Christmas" prevent the collection from being too predictable. It's not exactly a straightforward holiday-hits compilation, but The Ultimate Christmas Album, Vol. 2: WODS 103 FM Boston balances enough standards and obscure tunes to make it a unique collection. ~ Heather Phares
Collectables' boldly titled Ultimate Christmas Album makes good on its promise of songs, but the artists performing them are pretty spotty. Holiday staples like Burl Ives' "Holly Jolly Christmas," Dean Martin's "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" and the Beach Boys' "Little Saint Nick" are indeed classics of the genre, but there are far too many misfires to call this compilation "ultimate." ~ James Christopher Monger
Volume two of Collectables' Ultimate Christmas Album gathers more classic pop and rock holiday tunes, including the Beach Boys' "Little Saint Nick," Gene Autry's "Here Comes Santa Claus," and Diana Ross & the Supremes' "White Christmas." Most of this volume's best-known tracks are by traditional pop crooners, such as Dean Martin's "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!," Bing Crosby's "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas," and Burl Ives' "Holly Jolly Christmas." However, less-familiar tracks like the Echelons' "A Christmas Long Ago (Jingle Jingle)," Augie Rios' "Donde Esta Santa Claus," and Barry Gordon's "Nuttin' for Christmas" prevent the collection from being too predictable. It's not exactly a straightforward holiday-hits compilation, but Ultimate Christmas Album, Vol. 2: WOGL 98.1 Philadelphia balances enough standards and obscure tunes to make it a unique collection. ~ Heather Phares
Volume two of Collectables' Ultimate Christmas Album gathers more classic pop and rock holiday tunes, including the Beach Boys' "Little Saint Nick," Gene Autry's "Here Comes Santa Claus," and Diana Ross & the Supremes' "White Christmas." Most of this volume's best-known tracks are by traditional pop crooners, such as Dean Martin's "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!," Bing Crosby's "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas," and Burl Ives' "Holly Jolly Christmas." However, less-familiar tracks like the Echelons' "A Christmas Long Ago (Jingle Jingle)," Augie Rios' "Donde Esta Santa Claus," and Barry Gordon's "Nuttin' for Christmas" prevent the collection from being too predictable. It's not exactly a straightforward holiday-hits compilation, but The Ultimate Christmas Album, Vol. 2: WJMK 10 balances enough standards and obscure tunes to make it a unique collection. ~ Heather Phares
Volume two of Collectables' Ultimate Christmas Album gathers more classic pop and rock holiday tunes, including the Beach Boys' "Little Saint Nick," Gene Autry's "Here Comes Santa Claus," and Diana Ross & the Supremes' "White Christmas." Most of this volume's best-known tracks are by traditional pop crooners, such as Dean Martin's "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!," Bing Crosby's "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas," and Burl Ives' "Holly Jolly Christmas." However, less-familiar tracks like the Echelons' "A Christmas Long Ago (Jingle Jingle)," Augie Rios' "Donde Esta Santa Claus," and Barry Gordon's "Nuttin' for Christmas" prevent the collection from being too predictable. It's not exactly a straightforward holiday-hits compilation, but the Ultimate Christmas Album, Vol. 2: Oldies 100 FM WBIG balances enough standards and obscure tunes to make it a unique collection. ~ Heather Phares
Collectables' Ultimate Christmas Album, Vol. 1: WOGL 98.1 Philadelphia promises "25 Great Songs for the 25th of December," and for the most part it lives up to its word, delivering such '50s and '60s holiday standards as Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree," Bobby Helms' "Jingle Bell Rock," Jimmy Boyd's "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus," and Gene Autry's "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer." The collection also features several Motown Christmas songs, including the Temptations' "Silent Night," Diana Ross & the Supremes' "Silver Bells," and Stevie Wonder's "What Christmas Means to Me." Songs by the Cadillacs, Connie Francis, the Four Seasons, Dion, and the O'Jays round out this fun, festive compilation of Christmas oldies. ~ Heather Phares
Collectables' Ultimate Christmas Album, Vol. 3: WODS 103 FM Boston is another quirky mix of standards and relatively obscure holiday tunes. Nat King Cole's "The Christmas Song," Perry Como's "Home for the Holidays," and Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" fall into the latter category, while the Impressions' "Amen," Mavis Staples' "Christmas Vacation," and Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds' "Chrissy the Christmas Mouse" are prime examples of the former. The Supremes' strangely egotistical "Twinkle Twinkle Little Me," Darlene Love's "All Alone on Christmas," and José Feliciano's "Feliz Navidad" are some of the other highlights from this interesting, if somewhat scattered, holiday collection. ~ Heather Phares
Volume two of Collectables' Ultimate Christmas Album gathers more classic pop and rock holiday tunes, including the Beach Boys' "Little Saint Nick," Gene Autry's "Here Comes Santa Claus," and Diana Ross & the Supremes' "White Christmas." Most of this volume's best-known tracks are by traditional pop crooners, such as Dean Martin's "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!," Bing Crosby's "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas," and Burl Ives' "Holly Jolly Christmas." However, less-familiar tracks like the Echelons' "A Christmas Long Ago (Jingle Jingle)," Augie Rios' "Donde Esta Santa Claus," and Barry Gordon's "Nuttin' for Christmas" prevent the collection from being too predictable. It's not exactly a straightforward holiday-hits compilation, but The Ultimate Christmas Album, Vol. 2 balances enough standards and obscure tunes to make it a unique collection. ~ Heather Phares
Another installment in Collectables' The Ultimate Christmas Album series, volume four gathers a mix of well-known and offbeat holiday tunes, including Elvis Presley's "Blue Christmas," the Platters' "Winter Wonderland," and Perry Como's "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas." Brook Benton's "You're All I Want for Christmas," Percy Faith's "Christmas Is," and Otis Redding's "Merry Christmas Baby" are some of the collection's soulful highlights, while Santo & Johnny's "Twistin' Bells" and Stan Freberg's "Christmas Dragnet" add some novelty to the festivities. Though it's a somewhat uneven collection, The Ultimate Christmas Album, Vol. 4: WODS 103 FM Boston has enough interesting and classic moments to make it worthwhile for anyone looking to go beyond the season's basic music. ~ Heather Phares
Collectables' Ultimate Christmas Album: KFRC 610 AM 99.7 FM promises "25 Great Songs for the 25th of December," and for the most part it lives up to its word, delivering such '50s and '60s holiday standards as Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree," Bobby Helms' "Jingle Bell Rock," Jimmy Boyd's "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus," and Gene Autry's "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer." The collection also features several Motown Christmas songs, including the Temptations' "Silent Night," Diana Ross & the Supremes' "Silver Bells," and Stevie Wonder's "What Christmas Means to Me." Songs by the Cadillacs, Connie Francis, the Four Seasons, Dion, and the O'Jays round out this fun, festive compilation of Christmas oldies. ~ Heather Phares
Despite an overreliance on loathsome novelties like Elmo & Patsy's "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" and Barry Gordon's "Nuttin' for Christmas," Ultimate Christmas Album, Vol. 2: 3WS is still a worthwhile collection, its 25 seasonal favorites assembled from a wide range of eras and genres. Highlights include the Beach Boys' "Little Saint Nick," Gene Autry's "Here Comes Santa Claus," the Carpenters' "Merry Christmas Darling" and Roy Orbison's "Pretty Paper"; while not a definitive holiday collection, it includes enough hits and obscurities alike to be a worthwhile purchase nevertheless. ~ Marvin Jolly
Compiled by Pittsburgh radio station 3WS, The Ulitmate Christmas Album contains 25 oft-anthologized seasonal favorites including Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree," Alvin and the Chipmunks' "The Chipmunk Song," Gene Autry's "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and Chuck Berry's "Run Rudolph Run." ~ Jason Ankeny
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