Chicken Soup for the Soul: A Christmas Gift to You

• Artist: Various Artists
• Release Date: November 02, 1999
• Type: Collection (various artists), Compilation (best of), Children, Christmas, Box set
• Genre: Easy Listening

Review

Chicken Soup For The Soul: A Christmas Gift To You collects the Chicken Soup For The Soul albums Love And Inspiration: Songs Of Romance To Open The Heart And Rekindle The Spirit, Celebrating Life: Songs Of Joy And Jubilation To Open The Heart And Rekindle The Spirit, I'll Be There For You: Songs Of Friendship, Brotherhood & Sisterhood and The Triumph Of The Spirit: Songs Of Encouragement and Motivation and Overcoming Adversity. This set also adds Chicken Soup For The Soul: Christmas Songs to complete the emotional, heartfelt experience. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
I'm So Excited (Lyrics)	Ruth Pointer, June Pointer, Anita Pointer, Trevor Lawrence	The Pointer Sisters	(3:54)
Celebration (Lyrics)	Claydes E.X. Smith, Deodato, George Brown, Ronald Bell, Dennis "D.T." Thomas, James "J.T." Taylor, Earl Toon, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Robert "Kool" Bell, Kool & the Gang	Kool & the Gang	(3:42)
Walking on Sunshine (Lyrics)	Eddy Grant	Katrina & the Waves	(3:59)
Shower The People	James Taylor	James Taylor	(3:57)
Don't Worry, Be Happy (Lyrics)	Bobby McFerrin	Bobby McFerrin	(3:56)
This Is It (Lyrics)	V. McCoy, Michael McDonald, Cindy Walker, Kenny Loggins	Kenny Loggins	(3:59)
What a Wonderful World (Lyrics)	George Douglas, George David Weiss, Bob Thiele	Louis Armstrong	(2:19)
Everything Is Beautiful (Lyrics)	Ray Stevens	Ray Stevens	(3:32)
Joy to the World (Lyrics)	Hoyt Axton	Three Dog Night	(3:17)
Good Morning Starshine	Galt MacDermot, James Rado, Gerome Ragni	Original Cast Recording, Lynn Kellogg, James Rado, Gerome Ragni, Melba Moore	(2:32)
Born Free (Lyrics)	John Barry, Don Black	Matt Monro	(2:49)
Wear Your Love Like Heaven (Lyrics)	Donovan	Donovan	(2:26)
I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)	Roger Greenaway, Roger Cook, Raquel Davis, William Backer	The New Seekers	(2:24)
I've Got The Music In Me	Bias Boshell, Boshell	Kiki Dee Band	(5:04)
Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen's Closing Thoughts On Celebrating			(1:44)

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Thank You for Being a Friend (Lyrics)	Andrew Gold	Andrew Gold	(4:42)
Whenever I Call You "Friend"	Kenny Loggins, Melissa Manchester	Kenny Loggins	(3:58)
Lean on Me (Lyrics)	William Becton, Bill Withers	Bill Withers	(3:58)
Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves (Lyrics)	David A. Stewart, Dave Stewart, Annie Lennox	Eurythmics, Aretha Franklin	(4:31)
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother	Bob Russell, Bobby Scott	The Hollies	(4:22)
United We Stand (Lyrics)	Peter Simons, Tony Hiller	Brotherhood of Man	(2:54)
Reach Out Of The Darkness (Lyrics)	Jim Post	Friend & Lover	(3:18)
Saturday in the Park (Lyrics)	Robert Lamm	Chicago	(3:54)
I'm Every Woman (Lyrics)	Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson	Chaka Khan	(3:53)
Get Together (Lyrics)	Chester Powers	The Youngbloods	(4:41)
The Wind Beneath My Wings	Jeff Silbar, Larry Henley	Gary Morris	(4:42)
Candle On The Water (Lyrics)	Joel Hirschhorn, Al Kasha	Helen Reddy	(2:40)
Friends and Lovers (Lyrics)	Jay Gruska	Gloria Long, Gloria Loring, Carl Anderson	(3:51)
Put a Little Love in Your Heart (Lyrics)	Jackie DeShannon, Jimmy Holiday, Randy Myers	Jackie DeShannon	(2:36)
Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen's Closing Thoughts On Friendship			(4:03)

CD 3

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
You Are So Beautiful (Lyrics)	Bruce Fisher, Billy Preston	Joe Cocker	(2:43)
I Honestly Love You (Lyrics)	Peter Allen, Jeff Barry	Olivia Newton-John	(3:39)
When a Man Loves a Woman	Andrew Wright, Calvin Lewis	Percy Sledge	(2:58)
I Want to Know What Love Is	Mick Jones	Foreigner	(5:04)
You're the Inspiration (Lyrics)	Peter Cetera, David Foster	Chicago	(3:49)
Without You (Lyrics)	Pete Ham, Tom Evans	Harry Nilsson	(3:22)
Everything I Own (Lyrics)	David Gates	Bread	(3:08)
Baby, Come to Me	Rod Temperton	Rod Temperton	(3:36)
At This Moment (Lyrics)	Billy Vera	Billy Vera	(4:15)
Babe (Lyrics)	Dennis DeYoung	Styx	(4:26)
Love Will Keep Us Together (Lyrics)	Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield	Captain & Tennille	(3:25)
Cherish (Lyrics)	Terry Kirkman	The Association	(3:24)
After The Lovin' (Lyrics)	Alan Bernstein, Richard Ziegler, Richard Adams	Engelbert Humperdinck	(3:56)
I Got You Babe (Lyrics)	Sonny Bono	Sonny & Cher	(3:15)
Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen's Closing Thoughts On Love ...			(2:44)

CD 4

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
I'm Still Standing (Lyrics)	Elton John, Bernie Taupin	Elton John	(3:02)
We Are the Champions	Freddie Mercury	Queen	(3:02)
Invincible	Simon Climie, Holly Knight	Pat Benatar	(4:05)
I Am Woman (Lyrics)	Helen Reddy, Ray Burton	Helen Reddy	(3:17)
Hold On (Lyrics)	Chynna Phillips, Carnie Wilson, Glen Ballard	Wilson Phillips	(3:42)
Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now	Gene McFadden, John Whitehead, Jerry Cohen	McFadden & Whitehead	(3:43)
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now (Lyrics)	Diane Warren, Albert Hammond	Starship	(4:33)
I Can See Clearly Now	Johnny Nash	Johnny Nash	(2:47)
O-o-h Child (Lyrics)	Stan Vincent	The Five Stairsteps	(3:16)
Change Myself	Todd Rundgren	Todd Rundgren	(5:22)
Yes We Can Can	Allen Toussaint	The Pointer Sisters	(3:08)
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head (Lyrics)	Hal David, Burt Bacharach	B.J. Thomas	(3:15)
Move on Up (Lyrics)	Curtis Mayfield	Curtis Mayfield	(2:46)
My Way (Lyrics)	Gilles Thibault, Claude François, Paul Anka, Jacques Revaux	Paul Anka	(4:40)
Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen's Closing Thoughts On The Triumph			(2:53)

CD 5

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Silent Night (Lyrics)	Joseph Mohr, Franz Xaver Gruber	Mahalia Jackson	(3:11)
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Lyrics)	Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin	Judy Garland	(2:39)
The Little Drummer Boy (Lyrics)	Harry Simeone, Henry Onorati, Katherine Davis, Henry Onerati	Harry Simeone Chorale	(3:21)
White Christmas (Lyrics)	Irving Berlin	Bing Crosby	(3:02)
Mary's Boy Child	Jester Hairston	Harry Belafonte	(3:01)
We Need A Little Christmas (Lyrics)	Jerry Herman	Angela Lansbury, Sab Shimono, Jane Connell, Frankie Michaels	(3:02)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer	Johnny Marks	Gene Autry	(3:15)
Carol of the Bells	Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovich, Peter J. Wilhousky	Johnny Mathis	(1:25)
This Time of the Year	Cliff Owens, J.J. Hollis, Jesse Hollis	Brook Benton	(2:29)
Do You Hear What I Hear?	Noel Regney, Gloria Shayne	Andy Williams	(2:52)
O Holy Night	John Sullivan Dwight, Adolphe Adam	Jackie Wilson	(2:25)
Jingle Bells (Lyrics)	J.S. Pierpont, James Pierpont	Perry Como	(3:00)
The First Noel	William Sandys, Traditional	Anita Bryant	(2:00)
The Hallelujah Chorus	G.F. Handel, George Frederick Handel	The Roches	(3:32)

Credits

The Five Stairsteps (Performer), Three Dog Night (Performer), Jackie Wilson (Performer), Starship (Performer), Steve Woolard (Project Assistant), Olivia Newton-John (Performer), Harry Nilsson (Performer), Chaka Khan (Performer), James Rado (Performer), Harry Belafonte (Performer), Michael Ochs (Art Direction), Lori Carfora (Project Assistant), Sonny & Cher (Performer), Paul Anka (Performer), Gary Morris (Performer), Mahalia Jackson (Performer), Eurythmics (Performer), Lynn Kellogg (Performer), Andrew Garver (Remastering), Curtis Mayfield (Performer), Kiki Dee Band (Performer), Brook Benton (Performer), McFadden & Whitehead (Performer), W.S. Edwards (Cover Photo), Maria DeGrassi-Colosimo (Design), Ted Myers (Project Assistant), Stewart Whitmore (Remastering), Foreigner (Performer), Billy Vera (Performer), Michael Johnson (Project Assistant), Bing Crosby (Performer), Anita Bryant (Performer), Johnny Mathis (Performer), The Association (Performer), Gerome Ragni (Performer), Aretha Franklin (Performer), Lori Carfora (Design), Elton John (Performer), Joe Cocker (Performer), Stacy Carson (Engineer), Harry Simeone Chorale (Performer), Mark Victor Hansen (Producer), John Vann (Cover Photo), Carl Anderson (Performer), Bill Inglot (Remastering), Kenny Loggins (Performer), George Sand (Liner Notes), Melba Moore (Performer), Vanessa Atkins (Editorial Supervision), Mark Victor Hansen (Liner Notes), Katrina & the Waves (Performer), Bill Withers (Performer), Gloria Loring (Performer), Friend & Lover (Performer), Kool & the Gang (Performer), Ria Skernick (Cover Photo), Bobby McFerrin (Performer), Jack Canfield (Producer), Neil Werde (Project Assistant), George Desota (Photography), Hugh Brown (Art Direction), Elizabeth Pavone (Editorial Coordinator), Bob Bunshaft (Project Assistant), Lisa Cook (Archival Consultant), Jack Canfield (Liner Notes), Bill Komar (Engineer), David McLees (Producer), The Pointer Sisters (Performer), Perry Como (Performer), Frank Lane (Liner Notes), Andy Williams (Performer), The Roches (Performer), The New Seekers (Performer), Gene Autry (Performer), David Skernick (Cover Photo), Chicago (Performer), Patrick Milligan (Project Assistant), Todd Rundgren (Performer), Jackie DeShannon (Performer), Brotherhood of Man (Performer), Louis Armstrong (Performer), Judy Garland (Performer), Johnny Nash (Performer), Percy Sledge (Performer), Teresa Sparza (Project Assistant), Captain & Tennille (Performer), Rod Temperton (Performer), Wilson Phillips (Performer), Sab Shimono (Performer), Pat Benatar (Performer), Angela Lansbury (Performer), Maria DeGrassi-Colosimo (Art Direction), B.J. Thomas (Performer), Helen Reddy (Performer), Matt Monro (Performer), Andrew Gold (Performer), Emily Cagan (Project Assistant), Jane Connell (Performer)