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PER NIELSEN - CHRISTMAS JOY (10/31/11)

11/11/2011

01. Winter Wonderland
02. Det Kimer Nu Til Julefest
03. En Stjerne Skinner I Natt
04. Hallelujah
05. White Christmas
06. It's The Most Wonderfull Time
07. I'll Be Home For Christmas
08. Joy To The World
09. Julen Har Englelyd
10. Adagio
11. Let It Snow
12. Have Yourself A Merry Little C
13. War Is Over Happy Christmas
14. O'Come All Ye Faithful

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Per Nielsen is a Danish trumpet player who has sold hundreds of thousands of records over the course of a solo career that dates back to 1987. The music Nielsen plays would best be categorized as Easy Listening. Fortunately, Easy Listening works well with Christmas music, so it's possible some folks who read Stubbys might enjoy the record. "Christmas Joy" is Nielsen's second Christmas album. His first, "Christmas Time", was released in 2002. Also fortunate, both of Per's Christmas albums are available through iTunes (US).

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VARIOUS - NOW CHRISTMAS 2011 (DENMARK)

11/6/2011

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CD 1:
01: John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Happy X-Mas (War Is Over)
02: Band Aid II - Do They Know It's Christmas
03: Søs Fenger - Ludvig Og Julemanden
04: Coldplay - Christmas Lights
05: Anden - Jul På Vesterbro
06: Robbie Williams - Walk This Sleigh
07: Drengene Fra Angora - Jul I Angora
08: Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas
09: Dean Martin - White Christmas
10: Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love
11: Kylie Minogue - Santa Baby
12: Otto Brandenburg - Søren Banjomus
13: Roy Wood & Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
14: Bill Haley & His Comets - Jingle Bell Rock
15: Flemming 'Bamse' Jørgensen - Muligvisvej
16: Nat 'King' Kole - The Christmas Song
17: Tommy Seebach Og Annette Heick - Vi Ønsker Jer Alle En Glædelig Jul
18: Lis Sørensen - Jul I Hele Kongeriget
19: The Pretenders - 2000 Miles
20: Troels Trier Og Rebecca Brüel - Det Bli'r Jul Igen
21: Tuborg Juleband - Tuborg Julebryg Jingle (Bonus) PURCHASE THROUGH CDON

CD 2:
01: Kim Larsen - S?' Det Jul
02: Mel & Kim - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
03: Jørn Rosenville - Julefrokost
04: Cliff Richard - Another Christmas Day
05: Monkeybuiness Feat. L.O.C. Og Jokeren - Kære Julemayn
06: Pet Shop Boys - It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas (New Version)
07: Julecamp'en Feat. Julie Ruggaard - Penge Til Jul
08: Sanne Salomonsen Og Nikolaj Steen - Vi Lover Hinanden
09: Gilbert O'Sullivan - Christmas Song
10: Bossen Og Bumsen - Op Til Jul
11: Michael Learns To Rock - Upon A Christmas Night
12: Caroline Henderson - Vil Du Være Min Nat
13: The Darkness - Christmas Time
14: Eva Cassidy & Chuck Brown - The Spirit Of Christmas
15: Sweethearts - Feliz Navidad (Fik Lis Nok I Nat)
16: Cartoons - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
17: Dodo Gad & Jens Rud - Baby, It's Cold Outside
18: Sinead O'Connor - Silent Night
19: Martin Brygmann Og Julie Berthelsen - Jesus Og Josefine
20: Erasure - She Won't Be Home
21: Michael Bundesen - Det Nye År (Bonus)

Last year, we brought you a listing for "NOW Christmas 2010", Denmark's eighth NOW Christmas release. So it seemed like a good idea to follow up with their ninth, "NOW Christmas 2011". Yes the NOW people are intent upon world domination and they'll stop at nothing. Not even Christmas. Not even Christmas in a country where Christmas is Jul (and vice versa).

But what's interesting in looking over these two Danish NOW holiday sets is how much of the playlist has turned over in just a year. In America, you might have to wait a few years between Christmas NOW records. And even then, a really sizable percentage of the playlist is carried over from one volume to the next. Here, I can spot maybe a dozen repeats. On a playlist of 42, that's not too shabby. Ernie's rule is in play, so we still get John Lennon and Yoko Ono of course. Thank goodness there seems to be a similar rule in Denmark requiring the Tuborg Holiday jingle. Keeping things fresh, Coldplay's "Christmas Lights" makes an appearance. And did you know that "Feliz Navidad" translates to "Fik Lis Nok I Nat" in Danish? Well, now you do.

One other note of interest. Flemming "Bamse" Jorgensen is included here in tribute. The big man passed away on January 1, 2011 at the age of 63. A well loved actor and singer--"Bamse" translates as "Teddy Bear"--Jorgensen made music for over 35 years and sold over 3.5 million records. "Muligvisvej" is taken from the 1998 Christmas album "Brødrene Mortensens jul". It was the soundtrack of a Danish television show that ran for 13 episodes in 1998 and then was shown again in 2002.

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VARIOUS - FRA DANSKE HJERTER: EN JULE ALBUM (11/15/10)

11/18/2010

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1. All I Want For Christmas Is You - Figurines
2. Carol Of The Bells - Fallulah
3. Happy Christmas (War Is Over) - Teitur
4. Merry Xmas Everybody - The Blue Van
5. The Christmas Song - Coco
6. Bort Fra Døren, Hansemand - Peter Sommer
7. What Are You Doing New Years Eve - Sonja Richter
8. Little Drummer Boy - Kirsten Og Marie
9. Last Christmas! - The Kissaway Trail
10. You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You - Jacob Bellens
11. Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home) - The Fireflies
12. En Helt Fantastisk Jul - Nørlund & Giana Factory

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Some of the finest Indie artists from Denmark are on display on "Fra Danske Hjerter", which translates as "From The Danish Heart". The Fireflies are already pretty well known in Europe for their appearances on the Danish X Factor (sort of like American Idol), while acts like Kirsten & Marie are just beginning to shine. (And I really do like Kirsten & Marie's single, "My Dear".) The material covers the gamut of international standards, from an interesting and very Indie take on "Carol Of The Bells" to a pretty straight forward cover of Slade's "Merry Xmas Everybody". There's also a Danish carol, Peter Sommer's rendition of (translated) "Away From The Door", plus the Danish version of "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" (which translates somehow as "Have A Fantastic Christmas") as sung by Giana Factory and Nørlund. Nørlund, as it happens, put the whole thing together. And a televised concert, bringing all of these artists together, is planned for December.

Once again, ordering these overseas gems when they're new is costly. This one will run you nearly 32 Euros (including shipping)--over $43. But, of the foreign releases we've looked at so far this year, this might be the best of them. Better leave a search running at eBay, eh? A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this disc will go to the Christmas Seals Foundation.

You can find some song samples for this album on the Danish iTunes.

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Various - NOW CHRISTMAS 2010 (11/1/10)

11/4/2010

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Rather than try to fit the track list for this 2 CD set next to our album photo, here, we'll save that for the end of the post. The important thing to know is that those NOW Music people are everywhere. It seems like nearly every country in the world has its own NOW series. Well, a lot of them do, anyway. But, in a way, that's really cool. Because each country has their own versions featuring, yes, a lot of stuff you already know, but also the great pop hits of their own country. And, yes, I repeat myself, that is really really cool. NOW Christmas albums, beyond America's borders, have only been released in a few countries thusfar--Great Britain, Canada, Japan, The Netherlands, and Denmark. And the NOW Christmas series out of Denmark has clearly been one of the most successful.

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NOW Christmas 2010 is Denmark's eighth NOW Christmas release, and that's as many Christmas releases as in the UK (where the NOW folks began their empire) and more than in the US. And one reason the Denmark releases do so well is their inclusion of a wide variety of selections, musically and nationally. Even on the English speaking tracks, there's an interesting assortment, including Olivia Newton John & Michael McDonald singing "All Through The Night", Bill Haley & The Comets doing "Jingle Bell Rock", The Spice Girls' "Sleigh Ride", Linda Ronstadt's "When You Wish Upon A Star" and, not Band Aid, but Band Aid II. Not saying any of those are unique, but they are different. Different? This one's even got "Jingle Bombs" by Achmed The Dead Terrorist (comedian Jeff Dunham). And, of course, where else are you going to get all that, John Mogensen's "Bjældeklang-Kender I den om Rudolf" AND the Tuborg Holiday Jingle? Anyway, here's the full track list (plus another video at the bottom):
Disc 1
1. Queen – Thank God It’s Christmas
2. Drengene Fra Angora – Jul I Angora
3. Band Aid II – Do They Know It’s Christmas
4. Pet Shop Boys – It Doesnt Often Snow At Christmas
5. Otto Brandenburg – Sren Banjomus
6. Cliff Richard – Mistletoe & Wine
7. D:A:D – Sad Sad X-mas
8. Caroline Henderson – Vil Du Vre Min I Nat
9. Roy Wood & Wizzard – I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
10. Cartoons – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
11. Olivia Newton-John & Michael McDonald – All Through The Night
12. Sanne Salomonsen Og Nikolaj Steen – Vi Lover Hinanden
13. Martin Brygmann Og Julie Berthelsen – Jesus Og Josefine
14. Sren Sko – Min Engel
15. Spice Girls – Sleigh Ride
16. Gnags – Der Sidder To Nisser
17. John Mogensen – Bjldeklang/Kender I Den Om Rudolf
18. Ashley Tisdale – Last Christmas
19. Julie Maria Og Alis – Pagten (Uden Hinanden)
20. Sinne Eeg & Bobo Moreno – Baby It’s Cold Outside
21. Tuborg Juleband – Tuborg Julebryg Jingle (Hidden Track)
Disc 2
1. John Lennon & Yoko Ono – Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
2. Anden – Jul Pa Vesterbro
3. Chris Rea – Driving Home For Christmas
4. Shu-Bi-Dua – Rap Jul
5. Mel & Kim – Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree
6. Flemming ‘Bamse’ Jrgensen – Jul Pa Vimmersvej
7. Kylie Minogue – Santa Baby
8. Nordstrm – Danmark, Det Er Jul
9. Dean Martin – White Christmas
10. Bossen Og Bumsen – Op Til Jul
11. The Pretenders – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
12. Nanny Og Martin Brygmann – Alle Ku’ Se Det Ske
13. Bill Haley & His Comets – Jinglle Bell Rock
14. Monrad Og Rislund – Jul Igen (Remix)
15. Kate Bush – December Will Be Magic Again
16. Tomym Seebach – Vi nsker Alle En Gldelig Jul
17. Natalie Cole – Jingle Bells
18. Laid Back – So This Is X-Mas
19. Ss Fenger – Jeg Holder je Med Dig (2009)
20. Linda Ronstadt – When You Wish Upen A Star
21. Achmed – The Dead Terrorist – Jingle Bombs (Hidden Track)

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