The Edge of Christmas (1995)

About this title: There's nothing dangerous about The Edge of Christmas, rather it's a collection of contemporary Christmas songs suitable for play at even the most conservative family gathering-save for one punky number by the Ramones. Bookended by Queen's gorgeous anthem, "Thank God It's Christmas" and the Waitresses' new wave rap, "Christmas Wrapping," the compilation takes a while to get going, but halfway thorough things loosen up-not unlike an office Christmas party. The Pretenders' "2000 Miles" and the Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" were classy inclusions. Kate Bush's "December Will Be Magic Again" and ... read more

Tracks:

1. Thank God It's Christmas [Taylor/May]
2. Please Come Home for Christmas [Brown/Redd]
3. 2000 Miles [Hynde]
4. December Will Be Magic Again [Bush]
5. Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy [Grossman/Fraser/Koh]
6. Winter Wonderland [Bernard/Smith]
7. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer [Marks]
8. Run Rudolph Run [Marks/Brodie]
9. Christmas Is Coming [Hyde/Rock]
10. Fairytale of New York [Finer/MacGowan]
11. Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight) [Ramone]
12. Christmas Wrapping [Butler]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.