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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs
| name = The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs
| Type = Compilation
| type = Compilation
| Artist = Boney M.
| artist = Boney M.
| Cover = Boney M. - The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs.jpg
| cover = Boney M. - The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs.jpg
| Released = November 1986
| alt =
| Recorded = 1981, 1984, 1986
| released = November 1986
| Genre = [[R&B]], [[Pop music]], [[Disco]]
| recorded = 1981, 1984, 1986
| Length =
| venue =
| Label = [[Hansa Records]]
| studio =
| genre = [[R&B]], [[Christmas music|Christmas]], [[Euro disco]]
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| Producer = [[Frank Farian]]
| length = 56:23
| Reviews = [[All Music Guide]] {{rating-5|3}}[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kcfexq9jld6e]
| label = [[Hansa Records]] <small>(EU)</small>
| Last album = [[The Best Of 10 Years - 32 Superhits]]
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| producer = [[Frank Farian]]
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| This album = The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs
| Next album = [[Greatest Hits of All Times - Remix '88]]
| prev_title = [[The Best of 10 Years – 32 Superhits]]
| prev_year = 1986
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|}}
| next_title = [[Greatest Hits of All Times – Remix '88]]
'''''The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs''''' is a compilation/remix album by [[Boney M]]. In 1986 producer [[Frank Farian]] took the master tapes from 1981's ''[[Christmas Album (Boney M.)|Christmas Album]]'', added six recordings by Liz Mitchell, Reggie Tsiboe
| next_year = 1988
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and two session singers from 1984, remixed them and created ''The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs'' (original German title ''Die 20 schönsten Weihnachtslieder der Welt''). The 1986 version of the Boney M. Christmas album has since been re-packaged and re-issued as ''The Most Beautiful Christmas Songs of the World'' (1992), ''Happy Christmas'' (1998) and ''Christmas Party'' (2003).
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}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r350036|pure_url=yes}}</ref>
}}

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'''''The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs''''' is a compilation/remix album by [[Boney M.]] In 1986 producer [[Frank Farian]] took the master tapes from 1981's ''[[Christmas Album (Boney M. album)|Christmas Album]]'', added six recordings by Liz Mitchell, Reggie Tsiboe and two session singers from 1984, remixed them and created ''Die 20 schönsten Weihnachtslieder der Welt'', internationally released as ''The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs''. The 1986 version of the Boney M. Christmas album has since been re-issued as ''The Most Beautiful Christmas Songs of the World'' (1992), ''A Wonderful Christmas Time'' (1998) and ''Christmas Party'' (1998 and 2003).


==Track listing==
==Track listing==


'''Side A'''
'''Side A'''
#"Christmas Medley ("Silent Night, Holy Night" / "Snow Falls Over the Ground" / "Hear Ye the Message" / "Sweet Bells") (Farian, Jay, Traditional) - 7:51
#"Christmas Medley ("[[Silent Night (song)|Silent Night, Holy Night]]" / "Snow Falls Over the Ground" / "Hear Ye the Message" / "Sweet Bells") (Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr, Farian, Jay) - 7:51
#* Full-length version including the previously unreleased "Sweet Bells". Features Amy & Elaine Goff singing the first verse of "Silent Night, Holy Night" in German - instead of Liz Mitchell singing the first verse in English.
#"Oh Christmas Tree" (Farian, Traditional) - 2:54
#"Hark the Herald Angels Sing" (Farian, Mendelssohn, Wesley) - 3:03
#"[[Oh Christmas Tree]]" ("O Tannenbaum") (Ernst Anschütz, Farian) - 2:54
#"[[Hark the Herald Angels Sing]]" ([[Felix Mendelssohn]], [[Charles Wesley]], Farian) - 3:03
#"Zion's Daughter" (Farian, Handel, Jay, Rulofs, Traditional) - 3:50
#"Zion's Daughter" ([[George Frideric Handel]], Traditional, Farian, Jay, Rulofs) - 3:50
#"The First Noel" (Sandys) - 3:03
#"Oh Come All Ye Faithful" (Farian, Traditional) - 3:41
#"[[The First Noel]]" (Traditional) - 3:03
#"Petit Papa Noël" (Martinet, Vincy) - 1:41
#"[[Oh Come All Ye Faithful]]" ([[John Francis Wade]], Farian) - 3:41
#"Darkness Is Falling" (Jay, Rulofs) - 3:02
#"Petit Papa Noël" (Martinet, Vincy) - 1:41
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#"Darkness Is Falling" (Jay, Rulofs) - 3:02


'''Side B'''
'''Side B'''
#"Joy to the World" (Mason, Watts) - 2:32
#"[[Joy to the World]]" ([[Lowell Mason]], [[Isaac Watts]]) - 2:32
#"White Christmas" (Berlin) - 3:21
#"[[White Christmas (song)|White Christmas]]" ([[Irving Berlin]]) - 3:21
#* Edited version
#"Jingle Bells" (Farian, Pierpont) - 3:28
#"[[Jingle Bells]]" ([[James Lord Pierpont]], Farian) - 3:28
#"Feliz Navidad" (Feliciano) - 2:21
#"[[Feliz Navidad (song)|Feliz Navidad]]" ([[José Feliciano]]) - 2:21
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#"When a Child Is Born" (Jay, Rulofs) - 3:19
#"Little Drummer Boy" (Davis, Onorati, Simeone) - 4:21
#"[[When a Child Is Born]]" (Jay, Zacar) - 3:19
#"Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord" (Farian, Hairston) - 5:09
#"[[Little Drummer Boy]]" (Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone) - 4:21
#"[[Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord]]" ([[Jester Hairston]], Farian) - 5:09
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#"Auld Lang Syne" (Burns, Traditional) - 2:34
#* Edited version
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#"[[Auld Lang Syne]]" ([[Robert Burns]], Traditional) - 2:34


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
* Liz Mitchell - [[lead vocals]], [[backing vocals]]
* [[Liz Mitchell]] - [[lead vocals]] (except trk. A2, A5, A6, B1, B8), [[backing vocals]]
* Marcia Barrett - backing vocals (track B7)
* [[Marcia Barrett]] - backing vocals (track B3, B4, B7)
* Frank Farian - lead vocals, backing vocals
* [[Frank Farian]] - backing vocals
* Reggie Tisboe - lead vocals, backing vocals (tracks A2, A3, A5, A6, B1, B8)
* [[Reggie Tsiboe]] - lead vocals, backing vocals (tracks A2, A5, A6, B1 & B8)
* The London Christmas Choir - [[choir]]
* London Christmas Choir - [[choir]] (tracks A1, A5, A7, A8, B2, B5 & B6)
* Amy & Elaine Goff - lead- and backing vocals (tracks A1, A2, A3, A5, A6, B1 & B8)
* The London Philharmonic Orchestra - orchestra
* [[London Philharmonic Orchestra]] - orchestra


==Production==
==Production==
* Frank Farian - [[producer]]
* Frank Farian - [[Record producer|producer]], [[remixer]]

==Release history==
* Germany 1986: ''Die 20 Schönsten Weihnachtslieder der Welt'' [[Hansa Records]] 208 018-630, LP
* Germany 1986: ''Die 20 Schönsten Weihnachtslieder der Welt'' [[Hansa Records]] 258 018-225, CD
* Germany 1986: ''Die 20 Schönsten Weihnachtslieder der Welt'' [[Hansa Records]] 408 018-270, CASS
* CANADA 1986: ''The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs'' [[Ariola]] 258 018, CD
* CANADA 1995: ''The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs'' [[Ariola]] 258 018, CD, RE-Issue
* CANADA 1986: ''The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs'' [[Ariola]] 408 018, CASS
* EU 1986: ''The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs'' [[Hansa Records|Hansa]] 208 116-320, LP
* EU 1986: ''The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs'' [[Hansa Records|Hansa]] 258 116-200, CD
* Indonesia 1986: ''Die 20 Schönsten Weihnachtslieder der Welt'' [[Hansa Records|Hansa]] 408 018-501, CASS

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
* [http://rateyourmusic.com/search?searchterm=boney+m&searchtype=a Rate Your Music, detailed discography]
* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/235979-Boney-M Discogs.com, detailed discography]
* [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p15998/biography|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic, biography, discography etc.]


{{Boney M.}}
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[[Category:Boney M. albums]]
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[[Category:Disco albums]]
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[[Category:Pop albums]]
[[Category:Boney M. compilation albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Frank Farian]]
[[Category:Christmas albums by German artists]]
[[Category:Christmas compilation albums]]
[[Category:Various artists compilation albums]]
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[[Category:Disco compilation albums]]
[[Category:Hansa Records compilation albums]]

Latest revision as of 03:14, 3 August 2024

The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs
Compilation album by
Boney M.
ReleasedNovember 1986
Recorded1981, 1984, 1986
GenreR&B, Christmas, Euro disco
Length56:23
LabelHansa Records (EU)
ProducerFrank Farian
Boney M. chronology
The Best of 10 Years – 32 Superhits
(1986) 		The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs
(1986) 		Greatest Hits of All Times – Remix '88
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs is a compilation/remix album by Boney M. In 1986 producer Frank Farian took the master tapes from 1981's Christmas Album, added six recordings by Liz Mitchell, Reggie Tsiboe and two session singers from 1984, remixed them and created Die 20 schönsten Weihnachtslieder der Welt, internationally released as The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs. The 1986 version of the Boney M. Christmas album has since been re-issued as The Most Beautiful Christmas Songs of the World (1992), A Wonderful Christmas Time (1998) and Christmas Party (1998 and 2003).

Track listing

[edit]

Side A

  1. "Christmas Medley ("Silent Night, Holy Night" / "Snow Falls Over the Ground" / "Hear Ye the Message" / "Sweet Bells") (Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr, Farian, Jay) - 7:51
    • Full-length version including the previously unreleased "Sweet Bells". Features Amy & Elaine Goff singing the first verse of "Silent Night, Holy Night" in German - instead of Liz Mitchell singing the first verse in English.
  2. "Oh Christmas Tree" ("O Tannenbaum") (Ernst Anschütz, Farian) - 2:54
  3. "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" (Felix Mendelssohn, Charles Wesley, Farian) - 3:03
  4. "Zion's Daughter" (George Frideric Handel, Traditional, Farian, Jay, Rulofs) - 3:50
  5. "The First Noel" (Traditional) - 3:03
  6. "Oh Come All Ye Faithful" (John Francis Wade, Farian) - 3:41
  7. "Petit Papa Noël" (Martinet, Vincy) - 1:41
  8. "Darkness Is Falling" (Jay, Rulofs) - 3:02

Side B

  1. "Joy to the World" (Lowell Mason, Isaac Watts) - 2:32
  2. "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) - 3:21
    • Edited version
  3. "Jingle Bells" (James Lord Pierpont, Farian) - 3:28
  4. "Feliz Navidad" (José Feliciano) - 2:21
  5. "When a Child Is Born" (Jay, Zacar) - 3:19
  6. "Little Drummer Boy" (Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone) - 4:21
  7. "Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord" (Jester Hairston, Farian) - 5:09
    • Edited version
  8. "Auld Lang Syne" (Robert Burns, Traditional) - 2:34

Personnel

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Production

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Release history

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  • Germany 1986: Die 20 Schönsten Weihnachtslieder der Welt Hansa Records 208 018-630, LP
  • Germany 1986: Die 20 Schönsten Weihnachtslieder der Welt Hansa Records 258 018-225, CD
  • Germany 1986: Die 20 Schönsten Weihnachtslieder der Welt Hansa Records 408 018-270, CASS
  • CANADA 1986: The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs Ariola 258 018, CD
  • CANADA 1995: The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs Ariola 258 018, CD, RE-Issue
  • CANADA 1986: The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs Ariola 408 018, CASS
  • EU 1986: The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs Hansa 208 116-320, LP
  • EU 1986: The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs Hansa 258 116-200, CD
  • Indonesia 1986: Die 20 Schönsten Weihnachtslieder der Welt Hansa 408 018-501, CASS

References

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  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r350036
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