Elton John's Christmas Party
Elton John's Christmas Party | |
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Compilation album (Christmas) by Various Artists | |
Released | 10 November 2005 10 October 2006 (re-release) |
Genre | Christmas |
Length | 75:12 (2005) 53:21 (2006) |
Label | Hear Music (2005) Hip-O (2006) |
Producer | Elton John, Merck Mercuriadis, Marty Maidenberg |
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Allmusic | [1] |
Elton John's Christmas Party is a Christmas-themed compilation album from English musician Elton John.[2] It features his 1973 Christmas single, "Step into Christmas", and a new duet with Joss Stone, "Calling It Christmas". According to John's introduction in the liner notes, as opposed to doing an album of his versions of already famous songs, he chose to do a compilation with some of his favorite holiday songs by other artists.
Release and re-release
It was initially released exclusively to Hear Music outlets in Starbucks coffee shops on 10 November 2005; the sales campaign pledged to donate two dollars from every sale to the Elton John AIDS Foundation. The following year, on 10 October 2006, the album was re-released to the general market; however, six songs were omitted from the new release.
The Pet Shop Boys song "It Doesn't Often Snow at Christmas" was originally released in 1997 to members of their fan club, and was not available anywhere else prior to this release.
Original track listing
- "Step into Christmas" – Elton John
- "Feliz Navidad" – El Vez
- "Frosty the Snowman" – The Ronettes
- "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" – Bruce Springsteen
- "The Man with All the Toys" – The Beach Boys
- "A Change at Christmas (Say It Isn't So)" – The Flaming Lips
- "It Doesn't Often Snow at Christmas" – Pet Shop Boys
- "Spotlight on Christmas" – Rufus Wainwright
- "Jingle Bell Rock" – The Ventures
- "Run Rudolph Run" – Chuck Berry
- "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" – The Crystals
- "Playa's Ball" – OutKast
- "Merry Christmas Baby" – Otis Redding
- "Christmas Island" – Jimmy Buffett
- "St. Patrick's Day" – John Mayer
- "Please Come Home for Christmas" – Eagles
- "Christmas Must Be Tonight" – The Band
- "2000 Miles" – The Pretenders
- "December Will Be Magic Again" – Kate Bush
- "New Year's Day" – U2
- "Calling It Christmas" – Elton John and Joss Stone
2006 track listing
- "Step into Christmas" – Elton John
- "Feliz Navidad" – El Vez
- "The Man with All the Toys" – The Beach Boys
- "A Change at Christmas (Say It Isn't So)" – The Flaming Lips
- "It Doesn't Often Snow at Christmas" – Pet Shop Boys
- "Spotlight on Christmas" – Rufus Wainwright
- "Jingle Bell Rock" – The Ventures
- "Run Rudolph Run" – Chuck Berry
- "Merry Christmas Baby" – Otis Redding
- "Christmas Island" – Jimmy Buffett
- "Christmas Must Be Tonight" – The Band
- "2000 Miles" – The Pretenders
- "December Will Be Magic Again" – Kate Bush
- "New Year's Day" – U2
- "Calling It Christmas" – Elton John and Joss Stone
References
- v
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- Empty Sky
- Elton John
- Tumbleweed Connection
- Madman Across the Water
- Honky Château
- Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player
- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
- Caribou
- Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
- Rock of the Westies
- Blue Moves
- A Single Man
- Victim of Love
- 21 at 33
- The Fox
- Jump Up!
- Too Low for Zero
- Breaking Hearts
- Ice on Fire
- Leather Jackets
- Reg Strikes Back
- Sleeping with the Past
- The One
- Duets
- Made in England
- The Big Picture
- Songs from the West Coast
- Peachtree Road
- The Captain & the Kid
- The Diving Board
- Wonderful Crazy Night
- Regimental Sgt. Zippo
- The Lockdown Sessions
- Friends
- The Lion King (1994)
- Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida
- The Muse
- The Road to El Dorado
- Gnomeo & Juliet
- Rocketman
- The Lion King (2019)
- Greatest Hits
- Greatest Hits Volume II
- The Thom Bell Sessions
- Lady Samantha
- Greatest Hits Vol. 3
- The Complete Thom Bell Sessions
- To Be Continued
- The Very Best of Elton John
- Rare Masters
- Greatest Hits 1976–1986
- Chartbusters Go Pop
- Classic Elton John
- Love Songs
- Prologue
- Greatest Hits 1970–2002
- Elton John's Christmas Party
- Rocket Man: The Definitive Hits
- Diamonds
- Elton: Jewel Box
- "I've Been Loving You"
- The Thom Bell Sessions
- Remixed
- Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin
- The Union
- Good Morning to the Night
- Revamp & Restoration
- 1970 World Tour
- Rock of the Westies Tour
- Louder Than Concorde Tour
- 1979 tour of the Soviet Union
- 1980 World Tour
- Jump Up Tour
- Too Low for Zero Tour
- European Express Tour
- Breaking Hearts Tour
- Ice on Fire Tour
- Tour De Force
- Sleeping with the Past Tour
- The One Tour
- Face to Face 1994
- Face to Face 1995
- Made in England Tour
- Face to Face 1998
- An Evening with Elton John
- Medusa Tour
- Stately Home Tour
- Face to Face 2001
- Songs from the West Coast Tour
- Face to Face 2002
- A Journey Through Time
- 2003 Tour
- Face to Face 2003
- 2004 Tour
- Peachtree Road Tour
- 2006 European Tour
- The Captain and the Kid Tour
- Rocket Man: Greatest Hits Live
- Face to Face 2009
- Face to Face 2010
- 2010 European Tour
- Greatest Hits Tour
- 40th Anniversary of the Rocket Man
- The Diving Board Tour
- Follow the Yellow Brick Road Tour
- All the Hits Tour
- The Final Curtain Tour
- Wonderful Crazy Night Tour
- Farewell Yellow Brick Road
performances
- The Lion King
- 1994 film
- 2019 film
- 1997 musical
- The Road to El Dorado
- Aida
- Billy Elliot the Musical
- Lestat
- The Devil Wears Prada
- Tammy Faye
- Bernie Taupin
- Elton John Band
- Gus Dudgeon
- Paul Buckmaster
- John Reid
- Ray Williams
- Dick James
- DJM Records
- David Furnish
- Kiki Dee
- Elton John AIDS Foundation
- Watford F.C.
- Bluesology
- Hookfoot
- Woodside, Old Windsor
- Rocket Pictures
- Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras
- Elton John: Me, Myself & I
- The Union
- Elton John: The Classic Years
- Rocketman (film)
- Me
- Category