Christmas with the Bee Gees

Here's something I've been working on for years (in particular, keeping it up to date as more archival releases have come out).... I thought I'd toss it up in the hopes that it might stick around for a while. Hope it does - the world needs something beautiful to listen to right now.

This is an entire disc's worth of seasonal Gibb songs, compiled from Robin's "My Favorite Carols" and the old fan-made "Bee Gees Christmas", along with a number of other sources.



01) Overture [Robin Gibb] - 0:00
02) O Come All Ye Faithful [Robin Gibb] - 5:43
03) Holiday (March Of The Wooden Soldiers Mix) [Bee Gees] - 8:37
04) Mother Of Love [Robin Gibb] - 11:45
05) Miracles Happen (34th Mix) [Bee Gees] - 14:58
06) Silent Night [Robin Gibb] - 18:34
07) Toys (Surprise Mix) [Bee Gees] - 22:49
08) In The Bleak Midwinter [Robin Gibb] - 27:35
09) Thank You For Christmas [Bee Gees] - 31:32
10) Lord Bless All [Robin Gibb] - 33:23
11) First Of May (Shepherd Mix) [Bee Gees] - 36:38
12) God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen [Robin Gibb] - 39:07
13) All My Christmases Came At Once [The Majority] - 41:39
14) Good King Wenceslas [Robin Gibb] - 44:11
15) Jingle Jangle (Bells Mix) [Bee Gees] - 46:22
16) Away In A Manger [Robin Gibb] - 48:26
17) The Town Of Tuxley Toymaker [Jon Blanchfield with the Bee Gees] - 50:59
18) Once In Royal David's City [Robin Gibb] - 54:19
19) Come Home For The Winter [Andy Gibb] - 57:20
20) I Saw Three Ships [Robin Gibb] - 1:01:24
21) Mary's Boy Child (Medley) [Bee Gees] - 1:02:40
22) Hark The Herald Angels Sing [Robin Gibb] - 1:05:22
23) Seasons [No Hat Moon] - 1:07:48
24) The First Noel [Robin Gibb] - 1:12:04

 

But I know what you're saying - "Wait, only 77 minutes' worth of Bee Gees holiday material? I need more!" You're in luck.... I had an entire disc's worth of material I didn't feel suited the first one.



01) O Come All Ye Faithful (Humorous Intro) [Bee Gees] - 0:00
02) A Personal Message From The Bee Gees [Bee Gees] - 0:17
03) In The Bleak Midwinter (Variation) [Robin Gibb] - 7:37
04) Lord Bless All (Alternate Take) [Robin Gibb] - 11:19
05) All My Christmases Came At Once [Bee Gees] - 14:30
06) The Town Of Tuxley Toymaker [Billy J. Kramer with the Bee Gees] - 17:31
07) Come Some Christmas Eve Or Halloween [Bee Gees] - 20:20
08) Ellan Vannin [Bee Gees] - 23:52
09) Christmas Day (from 'The Titanic Requiem') [Isabel Suckling] - 27:49
10) Ghost Of Christmas Past [The Robin Gibb Orchestra] - 31:45
11) Come Some Halloween Or Christmas Day (Demo) [Robin Gibb] - 39:31
12) White Christmas [Andy Gibb] - 43:12
13) Silent Night [The Gibb Family] - 46:06
14) All's Well That Ends Well (In The Bleak Midwinter) [Robin Gibb] - 47:20
15) Holiday Public Service Announcement [Bee Gees] - 49:32

--Bonus Tracks--
16) The Rescue Of Bonnie Prince Wally [Bee Gees] - 49:49 (b-side of 'A Personal Message' fan club single)
17) Come Some Christmas Eve Or Halloween (acetate mix) [Bee Gees] - 57:38
18) Silent Night (extended mix) [Bee Gees] - 1:01:38

My sources for these albums (since you should support official releases where possible):
* Robin Gibb - My Favourite Carols
* Robin Gibb - Robin's Reign
* Robin Gibb - Saved By The Bell
* Robin Gibb - The Titanic Requiem
* Bee Gees - A Bee Gees Christmas (bootleg)
* Bee Gees - From The Gibb Files (bootleg)
* Bee Gees - 1978 'Personal Message' fan club single
* Bee Gees - The Studio Albums 1967-68
* Bee Gees - Still Waters
* Andy Gibb - Flowing Rivers
* Various - Maybe Someone Is Digging Underground
* Various - Assault The Vaults
* Various - The Bunbury Tails soundtrack

 

*bump*

 

Wow...that's a heckuva great concept and a real labor of love!

 

Thanks!! Yeah, I was inspired after I got the "Bee Gees Christmas" boot and felt it could've been done better - so I started remastering and re-editing their 'Christmas-ized' Bee Gees mixes, and by coincidence, Robin brought out his Christmas CD around the same time, so I had plenty to work with!

 

As for the artwork....

 

Incidentally, I made that cover probably 10 years ago - if anyone has a clear copy of that photo of the Gibbs (mine was quite bad), please share so I can fix it!

 

Thanks to everyone who has checked out these two albums!

 

That's in there. The "Studio Albums 1967-68" compilers misidentified this as "Hark The Herald Angels Sing" - they're actually singing "Mary's Boy Child."

 

Excellent work. I recognize the cover. I think I may have gotten this a few years back on a download.
Memory escapes me.

Darryl

 

If that's the case (and your download had the bonus disc), I've updated the bonus disc since then. I never needed to revise the first one.

 

I believe it was only a single disc of material. I remember nothing about a bonus disc on my download. Can't even recall if I still have it. The artwork is what really stood out in my memory.

Darryl

 

Come to think of it.... does anyone own the Pickwick LP "Peace Of Mind"? I think THAT had the Gibb photo I used on the cover - would anyone be able to get me a crystal clear scan of it?

 

Amazing work op. I never knew there was two discs of material available.

 

Wow! That's a very cool idea. I like it.

 

The first video was removed, and I apologize. :-(