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Tis the silly season!
And rumours abound once more that Paulini is doing a “Christmas album”.
Despite alleged sightings of advertising on tv, nothing official has been released so for now we can only wait and see (as usual). [ed: since this was written details of a "mini-album" have been officially released]
BUT we DO know that Paulini is featuring on a number of albums being released in time for Christmas. These include: Pepsi, Best of 2004 (Angel Eyes, release date 15 November); So Fresh – Hits of Summer 2005 & The Biggest Hits of 2004 (We Can Try, release date 21 November); Hits for kids: Volume 6 (Angel Eyes) and a track on So Fresh Presents Songs For Christmas 2004 due out on November 22.
Her track on the Christmas album is perhaps the most exciting as she is in some stellar company with this release. Her song is also a beautiful soulful Christmas song which will suit Paulini brilliantly (although I really want her to release her version of Operator some time).
Paulini is featured along with some of the best artists of all time, including Stevie Wonder, Ella Fitzgerald, Luther Vandross, Frank Sinatra, Elton John and the Seekers.
Paulini’s song is called Grown Up Christmas List, written by David Foster & Linda Thompson Jenner and performed by Natalie Cole and Michael Buble (amongst others).
The track listing for the Christmas album is:
Disc 1
01 Happy Christmas (War Is Over) Delta Goodrem
02 The First Noel Whitney Houston
03 (Adeste Fidelis) O Come All Ye Faithful Amici Forever
04 Grown Up Christmas List Paulini
05 Jingle Bells John Farnham
06 Little Drummer Boy Stevie Wonder
07 Jingle Bell Rock Bond
08 White Christmas Bing Crosby
09 The Man With The Bag The Rudolphs feat Dannielle Gaha
10 Rock Around The Christmas Tree Cyndi Lauper
11 Last Christmas Wham!
12 Here Comes Santa Claus Doris Day
13 Hark The Herald Angels Sing Johnny Cash
14 T’Was The Night Before Christmas Hi-5
15 The Secret Of Christmas Julie Andrews
16 Mary’s Boy Child Byrn Terfel
17 Please Come Home For Christmas Luther Vandross
18 The Ketchup Song (Crystal Sound Xmas Mix) Las Ketchup
19 Frosty The Snowman Willie Nelson
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Disc 2
01 Do You Hear What I Hear Destiny’s Child
02 Do They Know It’s Christmas? Band Aid
03 Silver Bells Elvis Presley
04 Step Into Christmas Elton John
05 Winter Wonderland Charlotte Church
06 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Frank Sinatra
07 Silent Night Aled Jones & Hayley Westarna
08 Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer The Seekers
09 We Need A Little Christmas Johnny Mathis
10 My Favourite Things Tony Bennett
11 O Holy Night Hillsong Church
12 O Little Town Of Bethlehem Lee Kernaghan
13 Joy To The World Tammy Wynette
14 Away In A Manger John Denver
15 Sleigh Ride Ella Fitzgerald
16 Caroling, Caroling Manhattan Transfer
17 The Christmas Song Andy Williams
18 Christmas In Hollies Run DMC
19 This Christmas Macy Gray
The lyrics to Paulini’s song are:
Grown Up Christmas List
Do you remember me
I sat upon your knee
I wrote to you with childhood fantasies
Well I’m all grown-up now
And still need help somehow
I’m not a child
But my heart still can dream
So here’s my lifelong wish
My grown-up Christmas list
Not for myself
But for a world in need
CHORUS
No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts
Everyone would have a friend
And right would always win
And love would never end
This is my grown-up Christmas list
As children we believed
The grandest sight to see
Was something lovely
Wrapped beneath our tree
Well heaven surely knows
That packages and bows
Can never heal a hurting human soul
CHORUS
BRIDGE
What is this illusion called
The innocence of youth
Maybe only in our blind belief
Can we ever find the truth
CHORUS
Do you remember me
I sat upon your knee
I wrote to you with childhood fantasies
Well I’m all grown-up now
And still need help somehow
I’m not a child
But my heart still can dream
So here’s my lifelong wish
My grown-up Christmas list
Not for myself
But for a world in need
CHORUS
No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts
Everyone would have a friend
And right would always win
And love would never end
This is my grown-up Christmas list
As children we believed
The grandest sight to see
Was something lovely
Wrapped beneath our tree
Well heaven surely knows
That packages and bows
Can never heal a hurting human soul
CHORUS
BRIDGE
What is this illusion called
The innocence of youth
Maybe only in our blind belief
Can we ever find the truth
CHORUS
I’ve hunted down a snippet of the song being sung by Natalie Cole and will try and post it her soon for you to hear.