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)
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.