The Spirit of Christmas 2000

2000 compilation album by various artists

Compilation album by

various artists

Released

November 2000

Recorded

2000

Genre

Christmas

Length

54:42

Label

Myer Grace Bros., Sony BMG

Producer

Lindsay Field, Glenn Wheatley

The Spirit of Christmas chronology

The Spirit of Christmas 1999
(1999)

The Spirit of Christmas 2000
(2000)

The Spirit of Christmas 2001
(2001)

The Spirit of Christmas 2000 is the seventh compilation album of Christmas-associated tracks in the annual Spirit of Christmas series.^[1] It was released in Australia in November 2000 with proceeds going to The Salvation Army's Red Shield Appeal, which supports at-risk children and youth throughout the country.^[1] The compilation has contributions from various Australian artists and was produced by Lindsay Field (also compiler) and Glenn Wheatley.^[2] It was issued on cassette and CD by Myer Grace Bros. and distributed by Sony BMG.^[2]

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".^[1] They choose the Salvation Army'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 and returned to the Salvation Army in 1999 and continued into 2000.^[1]^[3]^[4] Session and touring musician, Lindsay Field was the executive producer and compiler.^[2] 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. Together with Glenn Wheatley (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.^[2]

Track listing

"Silent Night" – Sister2Sister – 4:16
"The Christmas Song" – Glenn Shorrock – 3:46
"Here Comes Santa Claus" - – Adam Brand – 2:29
"One Little Christmas Tree" – Tina Arena – 3:32
"Christmas Gives Me the Chance" – Bachelor Girl – 3:33
"Every Step" – John Farnham – 4:34
"Santa Baby" – Kylie Minogue – 3:22
"Merry Christmas Baby" – Jon Stevens – 3:28
"The Christmas I Remember" – Barry Crocker – 5:55
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" – Olivia Newton-John and Kenny Loggins – 4:02
"I Believe in Father Christmas" – Taxiride – 3:02
"The Last Day of Christmas" – Deborah Conway – 4:32
"The Merry Christmas Polka" – Jimmy Little and Leah Purcell with GANGgajang – 3:35
"Carol of the Drum" – The Rudolphs – 4:36

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "The Spirit of Christmas CD and The Salvation Army". Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Holmgren, Magnus; Field, Lindsay. "The Spirit of Christmas 2000". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
^ Starlight Foundation (1998), The Spirit of Christmas, National Library of Australia, retrieved 18 February 2013, profits from the sale of this CD and cassette are donated to the Starlight Foundation of Australia.
^ Myer Grace Bros. (2001), The Spirit of Christmas 2001, National Library of Australia, retrieved 18 February 2013, All profits from the proceeds of this CD will be donated to the Salvation Army of Australia.