Now That's What I Call Christmas! [Universal]

Disc 1
1	The Christmas Song 3:09
2	White Christmas 2:57
3	Blue Christmas 2:07
4	Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 3:27
5	Winter Wonderland 2:13
6	Sleigh Ride 2:56
7	Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 1:56
8	(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays 2:51
9	The Most Wonderful Time of the Year 2:45
10	A Holly Jolly Christmas 2:13
11	Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 3:12
12	Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer 3:27
13	Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree 2:05
14	Jingle Bell Rock 2:09
15	Little Saint Nick 2:08
16	Merry Christmas Darling 3:05
17	Christmas Collage 3:33
18	Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy 2:36
Disc 2
1	Happy Xmas (War Is Over) 3:32
2	Santa Claus Is Coming to Town 4:25
3	Do They Know It's Christmas? 3:40
4	A Wonderful Christmas Time 3:45
5	Our Love Is Like a Holiday 3:16
6	(It Must Have Been Ol') Santa Claus 4:37
7	Jingle Bells 2:11
8	Away in a Manger 3:18
9	Deck the Halls 3:06
10	Love on Layaway 4:26
11	Don't Save It All for Christmas Day 4:35
12	This Christmas 3:05
13	Special Gift 3:57
14	All We Need Is Love (Christmas in the Yard) 3:58
15	My Only Wish (This Year) 4:15
16	You Don't Have to Be Alone (On Christmas) 4:32
17	O Come All Ye Faithful 4:17
18	Silent Night 2:31

Barnes & Noble

From Nat "King" Cole's classic rendition of "The Christmas Song" to Britney Spears's "My Only Wish (This Year)," this two-disc collection of holiday songs has something for everyone.

All Music Guide

The Now series is known for crossing the boundaries of record labels in its attempt to provide definitive collections of hits -- usually from contemporary hits, but also of different eras and styles from the past (at least in its U.K. incarnation). Thankfully, the double-disc, 36-track collection Now That's What I Call Christmas! lives up to the series' reputation by collecting an abundance of pop holiday classics, from Bing Crosby ("White Christmas") and Nat "King" Cole ("The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)") to Britney Spears ("My Only Wish (This Year)") and Boyz II Men ("Silent Night"). While it's true that the modern material doesn't quite live up to songs that are proven perennials -- after all, they simply haven't had the time to become part of the national play list -- this is still a very impressive collection because it does hit almost all of the familiar radio staples while providing some good modern-day cuts. That doesn't mean that it's a perfect collection or that everybody will like every cut -- and yes, that's true with newer entries by Michael Bolton and the Big Yard Family, but with each year, I grow more baffled by the success of "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer" and how it seems to get more annoying with each Christmas (must be the magic of the season) -- but anything that has Elvis' "Blue Christmas," Sinatra's "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," Dino's "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!," Perry Como's "(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays," Johnny Mathis' "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year," Burl Ives' "A Holly Jolly Christmas," Gene Autry's "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer," Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree," Bobby Helms' "Jingle Bell Rock," the Beach Boys' "Little Saint Nick," Lennon's "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)," McCartney's "Wonderful Christmastime," Bruce Springsteen's "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town," and Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" is likely to find a welcome place in almost every listener's holiday collection. Stephen Thomas Erlewine