Absolute Christmas
| Absolute Christmas | ||||
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| Compilation album by Various artists | ||||
| Released | November 25, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1942–1994 | |||
| Genre | Holiday | |||
| Label | EVA Records | |||
| Absolute Christmas series chronology | ||||
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Absolute Christmas is a Christmas music compilation album in the Absolute-series marketed in Sweden by EVA Records. The album is the best selling compilation album of all time in Sweden.[1] It sold 200 000 copies on its release in 1994 and later sold more than 500 000 copies,[2][3] in a market where sales of 80,000 was the threshold for platinum 1996–2002.[4]
The compilation was compiled by Lasse Höglund during the hot summer of 1994.[5]
Track listing
[edit]CD 1
[edit]| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" | John Lennon & Yoko Ono – The Plastic Ono Band | |
| 2. | "Do They Know It's Christmas?" | Band Aid | |
| 3. | "Tänd ett ljus" | Triad | |
| 4. | "Last Christmas" | Wham! | |
| 5. | "Juligen" | Just D | |
| 6. | "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" | Mel & Kim | |
| 7. | "Snart kommer änglarna att landa" | Ulf Lundell | |
| 8. | "Fairytale of New York" | The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl | |
| 9. | "Mary's Boy Child" | Boney M | |
| 10. | "Merry Xmas Everybody" | Slade | |
| 11. | "I Wish Everyday Could Be Like Christmas" | Bon Jovi | |
| 12. | "Mer jul" | Adolphson & Falk | |
| 13. | "Driving Home for Christmas" | Chris Rea | |
| 14. | "It May Be Winter Outside" | S-Connection | |
| 15. | "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" | Roy Wood with Wizzard | |
| 16. | "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" | Bing Crosby & David Bowie | |
| 17. | "Oiche Chiún (Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht)" | Enya |
CD 2
[edit]| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "White Christmas" | Bing Crosby | |
| 2. | "Blue Christmas" | Elvis Presley | |
| 3. | "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" | Dean Martin | |
| 4. | "Jingle Bell Rock" | Bobby Helms | |
| 5. | "Mistletoe & Wine" | Cliff Richard | |
| 6. | "Nu tändas tusen juleljus" | Carola | |
| 7. | "Feliz Navidad" | José Feliciano | |
| 8. | "Jag såg mamma kyssa tomten (I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus)" | Troll | |
| 9. | "The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)" | Nat King Cole | |
| 10. | "Winter Wonderland – Sleigh Ride" | Dolly Parton | |
| 11. | "Jingle Bells" | Jim Reeves | |
| 12. | "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" | The Weavers | |
| 13. | "Mary's Boy Child" | Harry Belafonte | |
| 14. | "Låt mig få tända ett ljus" | Siv Pettersson | |
| 15. | "O helga natt (Cantique de Noël)" | Jörgen Edman | |
| 16. | "Silent Night (Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht)" | Mahalia Jackson | |
| 17. | "Happy New Year" | ABBA |
References
[edit]- ↑ Det ska vara ett platt paket, Expressen, Published 19 December 2008 (in Swedish)
- ↑ Info om Absolute, EVA Records, 15 December 2015 (in Swedish)
- ↑ "Dokument EVA Records" (in Swedish). Musikindustrin. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ↑ "Swedish Certification-award-levels" (PDF). IFPI Sweden.
- ↑ Anton Bennebrant (22 December 2022). "Låtarna från Absolute Christmas 94 toppar listorna än". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
