Maybe This Christmas | 
 enlarge | Artist: Various Artists
Label: Nettwerk Records
Category: Music
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Rating:  29 reviews
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.5
MPN: 30295
UPC: 670030295204
EAN: 0067003029520
Release Date: November 5, 2002
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| Tracks:
| • | Winter Wonderland - Phantom Planet | | • | Maybe This Christmas - Ron Sexsmith | | • | Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Coldplay | | • | Green Sleeves - Vanessa Carlton | | • | Blue Christmas - Bright Eyes | | • | Happy Christmas (War Is Over) - Sense Field | | • | 12/23/95 - Jimmy Eat World | | • | Rudolph - Jack Johnson | | • | God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Barenaked Ladies with Sarah McLachlan | | • | Bizarre Christmas Incident - Ben Folds | | • | What a Year for a New Year - Dan Wilson | | • | Sweet Secret - Neil Finn | | • | Snow - Loreena McKennitt |
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Every holiday season produces at least one hip alternative rock Christmas CD. For 2002, it's Maybe This Christmas. Most of the 13 tracks here lean more toward the mellower portion of the alternative spectrum. The title track--a tender and poignant plea for peace and understanding by the wonderful Ron Sexsmith--basically sets the pace for things. Coldplay's Chris Martin proves he's no Sinatra on the band's fairly faithful, piano-driven "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," but there's still something endearing about his occasionally off-key but totally sincere delivery. Jack Johnson puts an apt--and quite amusing--spin on "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (in which Rudolph takes the other reindeers to task for ridiculing him), and Phantom Planet do their best Everly Brothers crossed with Weezer thing and come off entirely likable on the ancient "Winter Wonderland." Most surprising, however, is Sense Field's cover of John Lennon's "Happy Christmas (War Is Over)." It's one of those songs that pretty much belongs to its creator, but the band's take on this classic is, in its own way, as enjoyable as John and Yoko's original. --Bill Holdship
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 A Christmas Album That You Will Truly Enjoy December 2, 2008
J. Gaudet (Toronto, Canada)
Best holiday album in a LONG time. Best songs: Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer & Maybe This Christmas. Truly a wonderful addition to anyone's collection.
 Neat Holiday Alternative October 19, 2008
gokinsmen
Considering the Clear Channel-controlled airwaves of today, it's nice to have a holiday soundtrack that isn't that same ol' batch of songs over and over again. Like almost any compilation, this collection is hit-and-miss, but even the misses are endearing in their own way. My personal recommendations are:
1. Winter Wonderland - Phantom Planet
2. Maybe This Christmas - Ron Sexsmith
3. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Coldplay
9. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Barenaked Ladies with Sarah McLachlan
 a wonderful mix. January 11, 2007
Lauren Williams
i was excited to listen to this album from the moment i read the track listing and artists. i must say that some of the songs take time to grow on you (and some never will). but all in all - it was a fantastic album. "God rest ye merry gentleman" by the barenaked ladies and sarah mclachlan was beyond perfect. the voices and styles blended wonderfully. coldplay's rendition of "have yourself a merry little christmas" was chilling and beautiful. phantom planet added thier touch of playful seriousness to "winter wonderland." it was a great listen. jack johnson, sense field, and ben folds also brought their full-on style to the mix. and the last track worth mention was "blue christmas" by bright eyes. this song was a glorifed version of the one you hear in a diner around the holiday season. it was dark but still kept that countryesque charm.
i would recommend this album to anyone trying to mix it up with regards to holiday music. enjoy (i know i did).
Maybe this Christmas will mean something more. December 12, 2006
Johnny Heering (Bethel, CT United States)
This compilation album features Christmas songs by alt-rock performers. The songs are more mellow than you might expect. This is kinder, gentler alt-rock. Around half the songs are originals, with the other half being familar Christmas favorites. All the originals are at least decent, with my favorites being Ron Sexsmith's charming "Maybe This Christmas", Ben Folds' humorous "Bizarre Christmas Incident" and Dan Wilson's New Year's song "What a Year For a New Year". The traditional Christmas songs are all well performed, with Sense Field's cover of John Lennon's "Happy Christmas" being particularly excellent. This is a solid Christmas album, with some of the proceeds going to Toys For Tots.
Some great stuff, with one or two exceptions November 16, 2006
Kevin Gill (San Francisco, CA United States)
I really like most of this christmas album. The Barenaked Ladies take on God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen is already a classic. Likewise Jack Johnson's Rudolph, which is my favorite version of that song by far.
The two gripes, GreenSleeves is not a christmas song. It's a traditional english song about rejected love, rumored to have been written by Henry VIII about Anne Boleyn. Nothing christmas-y about it. The song What Child is This, which is sung to the same tune, is indeed a christmas song. But that's not the song that's included here. I think the compiler confused the two, and assumed that, if it sounded like What Child is This, it must be a christmas tune. Nevertheless, I don't skip that song when it comes on. The one I do skip is Ben Folds' jarring Bizarre Christmas Incident. This is a relatively mellow, melodic cd, with a positive vibe. That song is both jarring and decidedly negative. It doesn't work here (though it may well work in other compilations) and I always skip over it.
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