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His Gift

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Christmas from the Heart

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features Christmas Time by Bryan Adams

 

Nick at Nite Cartoon Christmas

The Colors of Christmas




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The Top Three Christmas albums this week

Celine Dion
#1
Celine Dion
These Are Special Times

Number Two
#2
'N Sync
Home for Christmas

Home for Christmas
#3
Mannheim Steamroller
The Christmas Angel

Just in Time for Christmas
Highly Recommended
Nancy Lamott
Just in Time for Christmas
on sale at GEMM



The Best Selling Christmas Albums of 1997

GOLD ALBUMS

Certified by the RIAA in September:

  • Walt Disney's Christmas Collection Volume 1
  • Walt Disney's Christmas Collection Volume 2

Certified by the RIAA in October:

  • Trans-Siberian Orchestra's Christmas Eve & Other Stories

 

Vince Gill
Vince Gill
Let There Be Peace On Earth

 

Home for Christmas

Amy Grant
Home For Christmas

Pos. TITLE Artist

Imprint/Label

01 - SNOWED IN Hanson

Mercury

02 - CHRISTMAS LIVE Mannheim Steamroller

American Gramaphone

03 - MIRACLES-THE HOLIDAY ALBUM Kenny G (Best Selling Christmas Album of All Time )

Arista

04 - A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS 3 Various Artists

A&M

05 - CHRISTMAS IN THE AIRE Mannheim Steamroller

American Gramaphone

06 - THE GIFT Jim Brickman

Windham Hill

07 - MERRY CHRISTMAS Mariah Carey

Columbia

08 - SUPERSTAR CHRISTMAS Various Artists

Epic

09 - CHRISTMAS EVE AND OTHER STORIES Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Lava/Atlantic/AG

10 - WHEN MY HEART FINDS CHRISTMAS Harry Connick, Jr.

Columbia

11 - A FRESH AIRE CHRISTMAS Mannheim Steamroller

American Gramaphone

12 - CHRISTMAS Mannheim Steamroller

American Gramaphone

13 - DISNEY'S CHRISTMAS COLLECTION Various Artists

Walt Disney

14 - THIS IS THE TIME-THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM Michael Bolton

Columbia

15 - HOME FOR CHRISTMAS Amy Grant

A&M

16 - A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS Various Artists

A&M

17 - STAR BRIGHT Vanessa Williams

Mercury

18 - THE GIFT Kenny Rogers

Magnatone

19 - THE CHRISTMAS SONG Nat King Cole

Capitol/EMI

20 - CHRISTMAS ISLAND Jimmy Buffett

Margaritaville/MCA

21 - A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS Vince Guaraldi

Fantasy

22 - A CHRISTMAS ALBUM Barbra Streisand

Columbia

23 - CELTIC CHRISTMAS III Various Artists

Windham Hill

24 - A CHRISTMAS TOGETHER John Denver & the Muppets

Laserlight

25 - CHRISTMAS PORTRAIT The Carpenters

A&M

26 - CHRISTMAS INTERPRETATIONS Boyz II Men

Motown

27 - A COUNTRY SUPERSTAR CHRISTMAS Various Artists

Hip-O/Universal

28 - IF EVERY DAY WAS LIKE CHRISTMAS Elvis Presley

RCA

29 - A WINTER'S SOLSTICE VI Various Artists

Windham Hill

30 - NUTCRACKER CHRISTMAS Various Artists

Intersound

31 - CHRISTMAS TRIBUTE TO MANHEIM STEAMROLLER Westwind Ensemble

Brentwood

32 - LET THERE BE PEACE ON EARTH Vince Gill

MCA Nashville

33 - THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM Neil Diamond

Columbia

34 - A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS 2 Various Artists

A&M

35 - THIS IS CHRISTMAS Luther Vandross

LV/Epic

36 - IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME Crosby/Sinatra/Cole

Laserlight

37 - WHITE CHRISTMAS Bing Crosby

Laserlight

38 - ELVIS' CHRISTMAS ALBUM Elvis Presley

RCA

39 - BEYOND THE SEASON Garth Brooks

Capitol Nashville/EMI

40 - HAPPY HOLIDAYS, LOVE BARNEY Barney

Barney Publishing


Source: Billboard 08/22/1998, page 68

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New Christmas albums this year from the Squirrel Nut Zippers, Babyface, Martina McBride, Brian McKnight, the Beach Boys, and Shawn Colvin. Also a new single from Thorazine.

   


Merry ChristmasMCA Nashville President Tony Brown on Vince Gill's new Christmas album, Breath of Heaven: "A lot of country Christmas albums don't sell much because artists cut 'em in the vein of their hit records. But 9 times out of 10, people want to hear Crosby or Sinatra, where is sounds like Christmas music. That's why we decided to make this one like an old classic pop-standards album." Source: Entertainment Weekly



All original material Copyright © 1998 Paul Ryneski. All rights reserved. Updated on December 13, 1998.