With the dream team of producer John Hughes and director Chris Columbus behind them, and boosted by Macaulay Culkin’s star-making turns, the first twoHome Alonefilms rank among the most beloved Christmas movies of the last 30 years if not of all time. And their soundtracks, featuring a pair of scores by the great John Williams and a host of Christmas songs and artists both classic and contemporary, occupy an equally lofty position among holiday-themed movie music collections. But what if you took the best songs from both soundtracks and put them together into one killer Christmas album and then put it out on festively colored vinyl? Well, that’s exactly what we have done here with our release ofHome Alone Christmas, a 12-track collection that provides the perfect blend of new and ‘auld’ along with no shortage of burglar repellent! On the contemporary side you getSteve Van Zandt’s tune ‘All Alone on Christmas’ sung by the legendaryDarlene Love, the late, greatTom Pettyperforming his own ‘Christmas All Over Again’ withthe Heartbreakers, and such artists asAlan Jackson,Southside Johnnyand 20 Feet from Stardom standoutLisa Fischerinterpreting various Christmas favorites. On the classic side, there’s the Velvet Fog,Mel Torme, doing his great take on ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.’ And overseeing it all is the magisterialJohn Williams, with three selections highlighted by ‘Somewhere in My Memory,’ the song he wrote withLeslie Bricussethat has become a Christmas standard.This essential holiday releasecomes to you in a clear with red and green‘Christmas Party’ swirlvinyl edition. Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals!

SIDE ONE

1. All Alone on Christmas
Performer: Darlene Love

2. A Holly Jolly Christmas)
Performer: Alan Jackson

3. My Christmas Tree
Vocal: The Fox Albert Choir

4. Somewhere in My Memory
Conducted by John Williams

5. Silver Bells
Performer: Atlantic Starr

6. Sleigh Ride
Performer: TLC

SIDE TWO

1. Christmas All Over Again
Performer: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

2. Please Come Home for Christmas
Performer: Southside Johnny Lyon

3. Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas
Conducted by John Williams

4. Carol of the Bells
Vocal: John Williams

5. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Performer: Mel Torm

6. O Come All Ye Faithful
Vocal: Lisa Fischer