A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 3 [1997]
The third album in this series is mostly a winner and well worth adding to your Christmas collection (as well as the first two volumes). As with any compilation that attempts to cover multiple genres, it is bound to be a hit or miss affair for most, but I think the producers of this series have done a pretty good job of it so far. Like the first volume, this record has very few clunkers and is overall worthy of five stars (I gave Volume 2 only four stars on account of it having a higher number of unworthy tracks).
The collection leads off with Sting’s short and sweet rendering of the traditional “I Saw Three Ships.” Does such a good job with it that you wish the tune went on longer. One of these days, Sting will produce his own Christmas album. Next up is the now defunct alternative band Smashing Pumpkins with their original composition “Christmastime” which you most likely have heard on the radio a number of times. This is one of the top songs on this album. But the best song on this record could very well be Natalie Merchant’s “Children Go Where I Send Thee” which is an old gospel song. So the first three songs are already worth the price of this CD alone.
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1. I Saw Three Ships - Sting [MP3Today.Info]
2. Christmastime - The Smashing Pumpkins [MP3Today.Info]
3. Children Go Where I Send Thee - Natalie Merchant [MP3Today.Info]
4. Santa Baby - Mase, Keith Murray, Onyx, Diddy, Diddy, , Reverend Run & The Christmas All Stars, Salt-N-Pepa, Snoop Dogg [MP3Today.Info]
5. Oi to the World - No Doubt [MP3Today.Info]
6. Blue Christmas - Sheryl Crow [MP3Today.Info]
7. Christmas - Blues Traveler [MP3Today.Info]
8. Oíche Chiún (Silent Night) - Enya [MP3Today.Info]
9. Christmas Song - Hootie & the Blowfish [MP3Today.Info]
10. Ave Maria - Chris Cornell, Eleven [MP3Today.Info]
11. Christmas in the City - Mary J. Blige, Angie Martinez [MP3Today.Info]
12. Santa Claus Is Back in Town - Jonny Lang [MP3Today.Info]
13. Christmas Song - Dave Matthews, Tim Reynolds [MP3Today.Info]
14. Christmas Is Now Drawing Near at Hand - Steve Winwood [MP3Today.Info]
15. O Holy Night - Tracy Chapman [MP3Today.Info]
16. We Three Kings - Patti Smith [MP3Today.Info]
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