Christmas Medley: Silent Night, Holy Night (Stille Nacht, Heilige ...) - Boney M., Farian, Frank
Oh Christmas Tree (Oh Tannenbaum) - Boney M., Farian, Frank
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Boney M., Farian, Frank
Zion's Daughter (Tochter Zion) - Boney M., Farian, Frank
The First No?l - Boney M., Sandys, William
Oh Come All Ye Faithful - Boney M., Farian, F.
Petit Papa No?l - Boney M., Martinet, Henri
Darkness Is Falling (Es Wird Scho' Glei' Dumpa) - Boney M., Jay, Fred [1]
Joy to the World - Boney M., Mason, Lowell
White Christmas - Boney M., Berlin, Irving
Jingle Bells - Boney M., Farian, Frank
Feliz Navidad - Boney M., Feliciano, Jose
When a Child Is Born - Boney M., Jay, Fred [1]
The Little Drummer Boy - Boney M., Davis, Katherine [2
Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord - Boney M., Farian, Frank
Auld Lang Syne - Boney M., Burns, Robert [2]
Includes 'Medley: Mary's Boy Child/ Oh My Lord', 'Auld Lang Syne', 'Hansa', 'Christmas Medley: Silent Night, Holy Night/Snow Falls Over The Ground/ Hear Ye The Message/ Sweet Bells', etc. 16 tracks total. 1986 release. NOT... more »E - the title comes from the fact that two of the tracks are medleys - technically they perform 20 songs (or at least portions of 20).« less
Includes 'Medley: Mary's Boy Child/ Oh My Lord', 'Auld Lang Syne', 'Hansa', 'Christmas Medley: Silent Night, Holy Night/Snow Falls Over The Ground/ Hear Ye The Message/ Sweet Bells', etc. 16 tracks total. 1986 release. NOTE - the title comes from the fact that two of the tracks are medleys - technically they perform 20 songs (or at least portions of 20).
CD Reviews
Absolutely The Best
01/22/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I first heard of Boney M this past year when a local radio station was playing Mary's Boy Child. It was the best Christmas song I have ever heard. I do not like much Christmas music, but Boney M is the Exception every song on the album is a winner. they are very upbeat and their harmony is great."
What a disappointment!
Søren Jensen | Copenhagen, Denmark | 03/16/2000
(2 out of 5 stars)
"With Boney M.'s big selling Christmas album from 1981, producer Frank Farian recorded six new Christmas songs with Liz Mitchell and Reggie Tsiboe (who'd replaced dancer Bobby Farrell in 1982) in the summer of 1984; they were, however, only released at the time on a South African LP, but when Boney M. had split up in 1986, Farian wanted to keep the kettle boiling and dug out these disappointingly mediocre recordings, remixed the whole 1981 album but two songs, and released the whole mess in November 1986. And the result is awful! Get the original "Christmas Album" instead (it is available on CD) when you want to get in a Christmas mood, this CD sounds as supermarket muzak ..."
20 Greatest Christmas Songs
BHubbs4580@aol.com | Sacramento, CA, USA | 11/21/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I looked for Boney-m Christmas music for years, after hearing the "Mary's Boy Child" medley once on radio. Now that I've found it, I listen to it daily. I love the sound. Thank you, Boney-m, wherever you are."
A great CD!
BHubbs4580@aol.com | 10/28/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is such a great CD, I listen to it at all times of the year. The harmonies are well done and make the music distinct and enjoyable to listen to. Some songs are catchy and uplifting, others are peaceful and sentimental. This CD always puts me in the Christmas spirit - I can't imagine Christmas without it!"
A Fun (and Different) Christmas CD
Jim Vitraux | Phoenix, AZ | 12/22/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I remember Boney M from the days of disco (late 70s, early 80s) and wasn't a huge fan, but I admit I bought this album because the medley of Mary's Boy Child and O My Lord gets played a lot on the radio every Christmas season. Happily, the whole album is good, with the group sounding mellow (but still with a prominent beat) at the right times. For me a good Christmas CD combines some old favorites (this one has Joy to the World, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, The First Noel, Silent Night, etc) with some pretty but unfamiliar songs (Hear Ye the Message, Zion's Daughter, Petit Papa Noel). Boney M can sound delicate and lullabyish on a song like Petit Papa Noel or A Child Is Born, but almost anthemic and bouncy on Joy to the World and Hark the Herald Angels Sing. If you're like me, you get tired of the radio's constant play of Bing Crosby, Andy Williams, Burl Ives, etc, and this is a nice alternative--still has that 'sweet' sound you expect of a Christmas CD, but also with that toe-tapping, shake-your-body quality you'd expect from a group that was part of the disco era. Incidentally, the album ends with a very rocky version of Auld Lang Syne--not only is the beat good, but you actually get to hear the 2nd and 3rd voices of that old song."
Track Listings (16) - Disc #1