JDRF's Hope for The Holidays

Weezer (Artist), Collective Soul (Artist), Creedence Clearwater Revisited (Artist), Mike Love (Artist), Jon Anderson (Artist), David Coverdale (Artist), Fabrice Morvan (Artist), Bryan Singer (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 13, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: United States Dist
• ASIN: B002MT3BS0
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #205,178 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Closing of the Year - V/A including Mike and Christian Love, Fabrice Morvan and the Type 1 Children's Choir

2. JDRF.org - Bryan Singer, David Coverdale, Stu Cook, Fabrice Morvan and Mike Love

3. O Come All Ye Faithful - Weezer

4. Blue Christmas - Collective Soul

5. Run Rudolph Run - Creedence Clearwater Revisited

6. Santa's Goin' To Kokomo - Mike Love of The Beach Boys

7. O Holy Night - Jon Anderson

8. 'Twas The Night Before Christmas - David Coverdale

9. First Noel - Eric Andersen and Kostia Efimov

10. Joy To The World - Axton

11. Wishing You A Very Merry Christmas - Joey Curatolo of Rain

12. Mele Kalikimaka - Egress

13. Mr. Grinch - Haggis Rising featuring Bryan Singer

14. Let It Snow - Smooth Choppy

15. Silent Night - Kate Cotter and Grace Hutchison

16. Wassailing Rose - Shanti Shanti

17. Peace and Love - Lawrence Davis featuring Mike and Christian Love

18. All That Christmas Means - David Newman

19. PSA - Bryan Singer

20. PSA - Mike Love

See all 27 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

2009 holiday release; a fabulous collection of new recordings of Holiday songs to help spread awareness and support for Type 1 Diabetes, also know as Juvenile Diabetes. Type 1 Diabetes is not a genetic condition, and there is nothing that could have been done to protect them from the disease. A portion of the proceeds from sales of this recording will be contributed to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Includes previously unreleased and rare material from Weezer, Collective Soul, Mike Love of the Beach Boys, Creedence Clearwater Revisited, David Coverdale of Whitesnake, Jon Anderson of Yes, Fabrice Moran from Milli Vanilli, Filmmaker Bryan Singer and many more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great variety and lotsa of surprises, December 12, 2009

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Mike in Reno (Nevada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: JDRF's Hope for The Holidays (Audio CD)

The CD "Hope for the Holidays: Rockin' Christmas for a Cure" is a sonic stocking stuffed with surprises. Music sets the mood for the holiday season, and if your background tuneage has grown tiresome, slap this disk on the stereo.

You'll enjoy rockers (Weezer's "O Come All Ye Faithful," Creedence Clearwater Revisited's "Run Rudolph Run" and Axton's "Joy to the World"), tender standards (Jon Anderson's "O Holy Night," emerging artist Eric Andersen and world-class keyboardist Kostia's "First Noel," and Shanti Shanti's medley "Wassailing Rose"), and contemporary takes on classics (Smooth Choppy's hip-hoppy "Let It Snow" and Collective Soul's modern rockish "Blue Christmas"). David Coverdale (ex-White Snake vocalist) reads 'Twas the Night Before Christmas" in his north of England brogue. The Beach Boys ("Santa's Goin' to Kokomo") and the Cowsills ("Christmastime") add retro star power.

The whole thing kicks off with a rousing epic original, "Closing of the Year," complete with orchestra, choir and drum line, and ends with Kostia's stirring piano instrumental "Carol of the Bells." There are 22 song tracks in all, plus a few announcement plugs for the beneficiary of this charity recording, the Junior Diabetes Research Foundation. "Hope for the Holidays" is a fresh, eclectic Christmas disk that won't stale like a fruitcake this year or next.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great holiday album for a great cause, Creedence Clearwater Revisited Nails It, December 10, 2009

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M. adair - See all my reviews
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This review is from: JDRF's Hope for The Holidays (Audio CD)

I love Christmas music of all kind and love hearing fresh takes on classic songs. This album has so many amazing artists covering some of my favorites. Creedence Clearwater Revisited's cover of Chuck Berry's classic 'Run Rudolph Run' is my favorite track here. This album also benefits an amazing cause Juvenile Diabetes Research. Also, very cool Weezer, Collective Soul songs. The whole album is great. Thanks for putting it together!! I definitely recommend it for this year and many more.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great disc, great cause, December 12, 2009

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Kirk Rader (Reno, NV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: JDRF's Hope for The Holidays (Audio CD)

Original and previously unreleased Christmas tunes spanning a variety of styles and tastes, and JDRF benefits from every sale. What's not to love?