The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs by Boney M. - Uhune

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Boney M's attempt at a Christmas record, 20 Greatest Christmas Songs, is a shockingly agreeable album that is a wonderful guilty pleasure for the holidays. Their overblown, ABBA-style arrangements fit the music perfectly, and with keyboards straight out of the Pet Shop Boys they manage to make average Christmas songs sound like Euro-disco anthems. The album starts slowly, with the serious songs clogging up the first few tracks. But once "Zion's Daughter (Tochter Zion)" kicks in, the album turns up the camp factor and the fun begins. "Joy to the World" may be the centerpiece of the album, a galloping anthem that takes all the religious content of the original and makes it into a dramatic pop song. Fans of this style of music will probably find this a hoot, although be warned that this is a very dated album and does not have a lot of crossover potential to a casual listener.

1. Christmas Medley

Primary Artist: Boney M.; Main Performer
Producer: Frank Farian; Production

3. Hark The Herald Angel Sing

Primary Artist: Boney M.; Main Performer
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn; Composer
Producer: Frank Farian; Production

4. Zion's Daughter

Primary Artist: Boney M.; Main Performer
Composer: F. Farian
George Frideric Handel
H. Rulofs; Composer
Lyricist: F-jay; Composer
Producer: Frank Farian; Production

5. The First Noël

Primary Artist: Boney M.; Main Performer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Lyricist: Traditional; Composer
Producer: Frank Farian; Production

6. Oh Come All Ye Faithful

Primary Artist: Boney M.; Main Performer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Lyricist: Frederick Oakeley; Composer
Producer: Frank Farian; Production

7. Petit Papa Noël

Primary Artist: Boney M.; Main Performer
Composer: H. Martinet; Composer
Lyricist: R.h. Ovanessian; Composer
Producer: Frank Farian; Production

9. Joy To The World

Primary Artist: Boney M.; Main Performer
Composer: George Frideric Handel; Composer
Lyricist: Isaac Watts; Composer
Producer: Frank Farian; Production

10. White Christmas

Primary Artist: Boney M.; Main Performer
Composer: Irving Berlin; Composer
Lyricist: Irving Berlin; Composer
Producer: Frank Farian; Production

11. Jingle Bells

Primary Artist: Boney M.; Main Performer
Composer: James Lord Pierpont; Composer
Lyricist: James Lord Pierpont; Composer
Producer: Frank Farian; Production

12. Feliz Navidad

Primary Artist: Boney M.; Main Performer
Composer: José Feliciano; Composer
Lyricist: José Feliciano; Composer
Producer: Frank Farian; Production

13. When A Child Is Born

Primary Artist: Boney M.; Main Performer
Composer: F. Jay
Zacar; Composer
Lyricist: F. Jay
Zacar; Composer
Producer: Frank Farian; Production

14. Little Drummer Boy

Primary Artist: Boney M.; Main Performer
Composer: Onorati
Roz Davis
Simeone; Composer
Lyricist: Onorati
Roz Davis
Simeone; Composer
Producer: Frank Farian; Production

15. Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord

Primary Artist: Boney M.; Main Performer
Composer: Frank Farian
Fred Jay
Jester Hairston; Composer
Lyricist: Frank Farian
Fred Jay
Heinz Korn
Jester Hairston; Composer
Producer: Frank Farian; Production

16. Auld Lang Syne

Primary Artist: Boney M.; Main Performer
Composer: Robert Burns; Composer
Lyricist: Robert Burns; Composer
Producer: Frank Farian; Production

2. Oh Christmas Tree

Primary Artist: Boney M.; Main Performer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Lyricist: Traditional; Composer
Producer: Frank Farian; Production

8. Darkness Is Falling

Primary Artist: Boney M.; Main Performer
Composer: H. Rulofs; Composer
Lyricist: F-jay; Composer
Producer: Frank Farian; Production