VA - Snow - The Get Easy! Christmas Collection (2002) MP3

"Snow: The Get Easy! Christmas Collection" is one of the most consistent, eclectic, and just plain entertaining holiday comps ever assembled. While the disc stays within the late-'60s context of the entire Get Easy! series, the material is wildly diverse, embracing Jazz, Funk, Baroque Pop, and even Psychedelic Soul. Some of the cuts are familiar (like Stevie Wonder's What's great about the Get Easy! series is that regardless of which sound, style, or genre a particular disc has in its sights, the end result is a damn near definitive overview of its subject, so it should come as no surprise to discover that "Snow: The Get Easy! Christmas Collection" is one of the most consistent, eclectic, and just plain entertaining holiday comps ever assembled.

While the disc stays within the late-'60s context of the entire Get Easy! series, the material is wildly diverse, embracing Jazz, Funk, Baroque Pop, and even Psychedelic Soul. Some of the cuts are familiar (like Stevie Wonder's "What Christmas Means to Me" and Donny Hathaway's brilliant "This Christmas," a surefire contender for the greatest holiday tune ever) and some are surprisingly rare (e.g., Scott Walker's terrific "Winter Night"), but all of them share a sense of joy and warmth that's sweet but never saccharine. In short, it's the perfect soundtrack for pretty much any Christmastime scenario, and deserves a space in the holiday canon alongside classics like A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector and Vince Guaraldi's A Charlie Brown Christmas.What Christmas Means to Me" and Donny Hathaway's brilliant "This Christmas," a surefire contender for the greatest holiday tune ever) and some are surprisingly rare (e.g., Scott Walker's terrific "Winter Night"), but all of them share a sense of joy and warmth that's sweet but never saccharine.

In short, it's the perfect soundtrack for pretty much any Christmastime scenario, and deserves a space in the holiday canon alongside classics like A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector and Vince Guaraldi's A Charlie Brown Christmas.

Tracklist

01. Sleigh Ride - The Soulful Strings (02:44)
02. The Bell That Couldn t Jingle - Burt Bacharach (02:34)
03. It's Christmas Time - Smokey Robinson The Miracles (03:27)
04. Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto - James Brown (03:01)
05. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town - Ella Fitzgerald (02:21)
06. What Christmas Means To Me - Stevie Wonder (02:28)
07. You're All I Want For Christmas - Brook Brenton (02:27)
08. Christmas Love - The Rotary Connection (03:11)
09. Little Saint Nick - The Beach Boys (02:02)
10. Snow - Claudine Longet (02:44)
11. Christmas Medley - The Swingle Singers (03:11)
12. Sleigh Ride - Jack Jones (02:45)
13. Ten Below - Chris & Peter Allen (02:45)
14. Jing Jing A Ling - Honey And The Bees (02:22)
15. Purple Snowflakes - Marvin Gaye (02:51)
16. Christmas Kisses - Ray Anthony (01:59)
17. White Christmas - Jimmy Smith (02:50)
18. The Christmas Song Chestnuts - Mel Thorme (03:12)
19. Holiday for Bells - Bert Kaempfert (02:21)
20. Black Christmas - The Emotions (02:47)
21. This Christmas - Donny Hathaway (04:06)
22. It's Christmas Time Once Again - Brian Hyland (02:07)
23. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Ramsey Lewis (02:49)
24. Winter Night - Scott Walker (01:43)