Maybe This Christmas

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 5, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nettwerk Records
• ASIN: B00006L9NX
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #113,349 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Winter Wonderland - Phantom Planet

2. Maybe This Christmas - Ron Sexsmith

3. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Coldplay

4. Green Sleeves - Vanessa Carlton

5. Blue Christmas - Bright Eyes

6. Happy Christmas (War Is Over) - Sense Field

7. 12/23/95 - Jimmy Eat World

8. Rudolph - Jack Johnson

9. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Barenaked Ladies with Sarah McLachlan

10. Bizarre Christmas Incident - Ben Folds

11. What a Year for a New Year - Dan Wilson

12. Sweet Secret - Neil Finn

13. Snow - Loreena McKennitt

Editorial Reviews

A portion of the proceeds of this 13-song collection will benefit Toys For Tots. Tracks include ""Maybe This Christmas"" by Ron Sexsmith, ""God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"" by Barenaked Ladies and Sarah McLachlan, ""Snow"" by Loreena McKennitt, and ""Have Yourself" a Merry Little Christmas"" by Coldplay.
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Media Type: CD
Artist: MAYBE THIS CHRISTMAS
Title: MAYBE THIS CHRISTMAS
Street Release Date: 11/05/2002
Domestic
Genre: XMAS VOCAL COLLECTIONS

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Kinder, Gentler Alternative Christmas CD, November 30, 2002

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North Idaho Dad "chalkhorse" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Maybe This Christmas (Audio CD)

I buy two or three Christmas CDs each year, and thought I was taking a chance on this one because most "modern" or "alternative" collections of Christmas music are a little too hyper or eclectic for every family member to enjoy during the holiday season.

However, this CD was a surprise... The songs are fun and different, but they all have a pleasant aspect to them so as not to make Grandma spit up her egg nog on Christmas Eve. The little kids will have a good time too, since there isn't anything along the lines of "F*@k Christmas" by Fear (imagine playing that one at the family reunion).

This disc will definitely be sitting toward the top of our holiday music pile when we dig out our Christmas CDs each year after Thanksgiving.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Rockin' easy around the Xmas tree, November 18, 2002

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William Merrill "eclecticist" (San Antonio, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Maybe This Christmas (Audio CD)

Christmas music can service a variety of moods including reverence and nostalgia, but Maybe This Christmas is pure entertainment. I haven't had this much fun listening to a Christmas CD in several years! Being on a Canadian label (Nettwerk), several of the artists are from Canada. It's OK, though, as these are my favorite Canadians! Ron Sexsmith's title cut is especially charming, and I don't ever remember hearing a more swingin' take on "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" than the Barenaked Ladies version with Sarah McLachlan.

The Americans offer some pretty nifty Christmas gifts too. I've been enjoying the "Ben Folds Live" CD very much in recent days, and here he is with an amusing track called "Bizarre Christmas Incident." I expected an up-tempo "Winter Wonderland" from Phantom Planet, but instead they deliver a real cute little dance version. Jimmy Eat World gets more mellow than their usual frenetic pace on "12/23/95." The tracks from Vanessa Carlton, Neil Finn, and Loreena McKennitt are all excellent. This is one Christmas collection I'll be listening to for several holiday seasons to come.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Unusual Christmas Compilation., December 14, 2003

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tvtv3 "tvtv3" (Sorento, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Maybe This Christmas (Audio CD)

MAYBE THIS CHRISTMAS is a collection of Christmas songs performed by a variety of alternative artists. About half of the songs on the album are traditional Christmas songs while the other half are new Christmas songs. My favorite songs on the album are:

"Winter Wonderland" Phantom Planet

"Maybe This Christmas" Ron Sexsmith

"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" Coldplay

"Happy Christmas (War Is Over)" Sense Field

"God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" Barenaked Ladies w. Sarah McLachlan

I bought this album solely because of the Barenaked Ladies with Sarah McLachlan version of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen". I wanted to play that song on my internet radio show and this is the only album I can find that has the song on it. However, I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed most of the other songs as well. Most of the songs are performed nicely and are written in the Christmas spirit. However, beware of "Bizarre Christmas Incident" by Ben Folds. The song tries to appeal to country humor, but is neither funny nor respectful of country people--the song isn't really even a song and contains the only foul language of any of the tunes on the album. Overall, this is a nice album to play during Christmas time, but skip over "Bizarre Christmas Incident".