''My Favourite Christmas Carols'' is the sixth studio album by

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. Released in November 2006, it was the final studio album to be released in his lifetime and is the only album to be composed entirely of traditional

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. The album was recorded from August to September 2006.

Album information

Recording took place in

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and London. The last song, "The First Noël" has new lyrics written by Gibb. The instrumental tracks are by Kwesi Graves (Although credited as Michael Graves on ''Magnet'') including pipe organ and string sections and sometimes they push envelope with percussion beats. His version of "

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" is missing two verses. The album contains "Come Some Christmas Eve Or Halloween" a song by the

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from 1968 on ''

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'' sessions. ''My Favourite Christmas Carols'' was released on 21 November 2006 at Germany by Edel Records, Hong Kong by Evolution Records and in the United States by Koch Records. The American release of the album omitted "Come Some Christmas Eve Or Halloween", " Ellan Vannin" and the medley. "Mother of Love" was released as a single the same month as the album, and was available to download on Musicload.

Track listing

German release

American release

Personnel

– vocals *Kwesi Graves – Hammond organ, synthesizer,

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, programming, choir arrangement *The Serlo Consort –

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*The Children's Choir of St Giles and St George, Ashtead – background vocals *Kit Persona-Wright – choir arrangement *Savvas Iossifidis –

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References

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