''The Spirit of Christmas 1998'' is the fifth compilation album of
Christmas-associated tracks in the annual
Spirit of Christmas ''The Spirit of Christmas'' may refer to:
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* ''The Spirit of Christmas'' (short films), two versions of an animated short film created by ''South Park'' creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone in 1992 and 1995
* ''The Spirit of Chr ...
series.
It was released in Australia in November 1998 with proceeds going to the
Starlight Foundation.
The compilation has contributions from various Australian artists and was produced by Lindsay Field (also compiler) and
Glenn Wheatley
Glenn Dawson Wheatley (23 January 1948 – 1 February 2022) was an Australian musician, talent manager and tour promoter.
Career
Wheatley began his career as a musician in Brisbane in the mid-1960s. In the late 1960s he became known national ...
.
It was issued on
cassette
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and
CD by
Myer Grace Bros. and distributed by
Sony BMG
Sony BMG Music Entertainment was an American record company owned as a 50–50 joint venture between Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann. The venture's successor, the revived Sony Music, is wholly owned by Sony, following their buyout o ...
.
Nine of its fifteen tracks had been released before on previous ''The Spirit of Christmas'' compilations.
Background
The Spirit of Christmas series started in 1993 when
Myer, an Australian
department store, wished to continue their philanthropic support in the community, "whilst at the same time providing something special for everyone to enjoy".
They choose the
Salvation Army
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's Red Shield Appeal for at-risk children and youth throughout the country as the first recipients but in 1996 and 1998 they choose the Australian branch of the
Starlight Foundation.
[.] Session and touring musician, Lindsay Field was the executive producer and compiler.
Field contacted various fellow Australian musicians – including those he had worked with personally – to donate a track for the compilation, most commonly a new rendition of a standard
Christmas carol. However, on this compilation nine of its fifteen tracks had been released before on previous ''The Spirit of Christmas'' compilations.
Together with
Glenn Wheatley
Glenn Dawson Wheatley (23 January 1948 – 1 February 2022) was an Australian musician, talent manager and tour promoter.
Career
Wheatley began his career as a musician in Brisbane in the mid-1960s. In the late 1960s he became known national ...
(former member of
The Masters Apprentices and manager of
Little River Band), Field produced the recording for
Myer Grace Bros. own label which was distributed by
Sony BMG
Sony BMG Music Entertainment was an American record company owned as a 50–50 joint venture between Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann. The venture's successor, the revived Sony Music, is wholly owned by Sony, following their buyout o ...
.
Track listing
# "Carol of the Drum" –
Christine Anu
Christine Anu (born 15 March 1970) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. She gained popularity with the cover song release of the Warumpi Band's song " My Island Home". Anu has been nominated for 17 ARIA Awards.
Early life
Anu was bo ...
– 4:03 *
# "Last Christmas" –
Human Nature – 3:10
# "Silent Night" – Vika and Linda – 3:13 *
# "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" –
Judith Durham
Judith Durham (born Judith Mavis Cock; 3 July 1943 – 5 August 2022) was an Australian singer, songwriter and musician who became the lead singer of the Australian folk music group the Seekers in 1963.
The group became the first Australian p ...
– 2:54 *
# "Bethlehem Morning" –
Hugh Jackman – 4:07
# "Grown-up Christmas List" –
Lisa Edwards
Lisa Anne Edwards (born 25 September 1958) is an Australian solo and session singer and musician. In July 1992 she had a top 5 hit on the ARIA Singles Chart with her cover version of Godley and Creme's "Cry". Edwards is primarily a backin ...
and Lindsay Field – 3:24 *
# "O Christmas Bush" – Tania Kernaghan – 3:50
# "Away in a Manger" –
Olivia Newton-John – 2:36 *
# "You'll Never Walk Alone" –
John Farnham
John Peter Farnham Officer of the Order of Australia, AO (born 1 July 1949) is a British born Australian singer. Farnham was a Teen idol, teen pop idol from 1967 until 1979, billed then as Johnny Farnham, but has since forged a career as an Adu ...
– 3:23 *
# "Happy Christmas (War Is Over)" –
Jimmy Barnes and Family – 4:31
# "This Christmas" –
Deni Hines – 4:26 *
# "Merry Christmas Baby" –
Stephen Cummings – 3:08 *
# "
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" –
Diesel
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– 3:06 *
# "Here Comes Santa Claus" –
The Wiggles – 1:27
# "Little Ray of Sunshine" –
Glenn Shorrock – 5:15
* denotes this track had been released on a previous ''The Spirit of Christmas'' compilation.
See also
*
The Spirit of Christmas (compilation album)
References
External links
The Spirit of Christmas 1998 at Discogs.com
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1998 Christmas albums
Christmas albums by Australian artists
The Spirit of Christmas albums
1998 compilation albums