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The Ultimate Christmas Album, Vol. 3: WCBS FM 101.1

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Every year come Oct. I start pulling out my carton of Christmas music, taking inventory & getting ready to put myself in the mood for holiday shopping. The Ultimate Christmas Albums 1 thru 4 are without fail my very favorites. Each cd has a great variety of Christmas songs, whether traditional, rock, pop, soul, etc. Something for everyone. These collections are highly recommended for both home & office Christmas parties. Satisfaction guaranteed.

A wonderful mixed collection of Christmas songs that have played Top 40 radio sometime since World War II. The third in the WCBS collection, this one has a strong set of classics, several of my favorites, and some that never made it very big.

The best (Jose Feliciano: Feliz Navidad), the surprising (The Supremes: Twinkle, Twinkle Me), the traditional (Nat King Cole), the uproarious , and the oddball (Singing Dogs) are here.

This album avoids the boredom that plagues some collections, and it moves nicely from ballads to rockers.

Well produced, this CD has clean sound.

The Ultimate Christmas Album, Volume 3: WCBS FM 101.1 is one hour, fourteen minutes, and seven seconds long and was released on October 8, 1996. Volume 1 and 2 are great; then Volume 3 came and it went downhill. Jingle Bells done by the Singing Dogs is just awful. If this was a CD, I would just skip over that number. Chrissy The Christmas sounds cheesy and All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth is no better. Jose Felicano song Feliz Navidad is the best on the cassette. The other 21 songs hold their own weight. The Ultimate Christmas Album, Volume 3: WCBS FM 101.1 gets a C-.

Side 1
Thirty-six minutes and twenty seconds

Christmas Song - Nat King Cole
#65 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles
#32 U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot Holiday Songs
All Alone on Christmas - Darlene Love
#83 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles
I'll Be Home for Christmas - Larry Chance
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town - Bobby Vinton
Jingle Bells - Singing Dogs
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles
Twinkle Twinkle Little Me - The Supremes
#5 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles
Winter Wonderland - Johnny Mathis
#17 U.S. Billboard Pop Singles
Sleigh Ride - The Ventures
(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays - Perry Como
#8 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles
Christmas Vacation - Mavis Staples
Bell That Couldn't Jingle - Burt Bacharach
Feliz Navidad - José Feliciano
#12 U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
#27 U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs
#2 U.S. Billboard Hot Holiday Songs
O Holy Night - Lou Christie

Side 2
Thirty-seven minutes and forty-seven seconds

White Christmas - Bing Crosby
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles (eleven weeks at #1)
#1 U.S. Billboard Harlem Hit Parade (three weeks at #1)
#7 U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs
#3 U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot Holiday Songs
It's Christmas Everywhere - Paul Anka
Chrissy the Christmas Mouse - Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Dion
Happy Holidays - Andy Williams
Amen - The Impressions
#7 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles
#17 U.S. Billboard Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles
We Need a Little Christmas - Percy Faith
Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt
#4 U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs
#8 U.S. Cash Box Magazine Top Singles
All I Want for Christmas Is You - Santa's Doo-Wop Helpers
All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth - Spike Jones
#1 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles
Christmas Time - Ray Charles
Night Before Christmas - Fred Waring

Great Xmas CD. Good mixture of old and new Xmas songs. From Nat King Cole's classic, The Christmas Song, to Christmas Vacation, I enjoyed listening to every song.