The Ultimate Christmas Album, Vol. 4: WCBS 101.1 (1998)

About this title: 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 ... read more

Tracks:

1. Blue Christmas [Hayes/Johnson]
2. The Man With All the Toys [Wilson]
3. Merry Christmas, Baby [Baxter/Moore]
4. Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy [Davis/Fraser/Grossm]
5. Christmas Is [Mastrangelo/Cameron]
6. Twistin' Bells [Farina/Farina/Farin]
7. Merry, Merry Christmas Baby [Sylvia/Lopez]
8. The Twelve Days of Christmas [Traditional]
9. White Christmas [Berlin]
10. If It Doesn't Snow on Christmas Day [Marks/Pascal]
11. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town [Coots/Gillespie]
12. A Baby Just Like You [Denver/Henry]
13. Gee Whiz, It's Christmas [Thomas/Cropper]
14. Christmas Eve in My Home Town [Upton/Zabka]
15. You're All I Want for Christmas [Ellis/Moore]
16. Sleigh Ride [Anderson]
17. Winter Wonderland [Bernard/Smith]
18. What Can I Give You This Christmas [Blaine]
19. Jingle Bell Rock [Beal/Boothe]
20. It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas [Willson]
21. O Holy Night [Adam/Dwight]
22. Christmas Is [Maxwell/Faith]
23. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas [Blane/Martin]
24. Silent Night [Gruber/Mohr]
25. Christmas Dragnet [Freberg/Butler/Schu]

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