FORT WASHINGTON, PA. (Top40 Charts/ CDnow) - Are you looking for the ultimate personalized gift to give your friends and family this holiday season? Wouldn't you love to be able to give someone the perfect holiday gift without having to fight for parking spots and search through crowded stores?
How about a custom CD.
CDnow's Custom Shop (cdnow.com/customshop) makes it quick, easy and affordable for everyone to give a thoughtful and unique gift this holiday season. You can make each custom CD truly personal. In less than 10 minutes, you can select up to 12 holiday songs, arrange them in any sequence you wish, create a personalized title, place your order and ... voila! your very own custom CD will be created and shipped to the address of your choice (within the U.S.). It's that simple!
"Like decorating the Christmas tree or lighting the Menorah, building holiday custom CDs is a fun family event," explains CDnow President and CEO Jason Olim. "Families will reminisce about past holiday seasons as they browse song selections and sing along to old favorites. Creative shoppers will enjoy choosing clever CD titles that they can call their own."
From classic favorites to exclusive tracks, the Custom Shop features hundreds of holiday songs for you to choose from, both old and new. A list of "Favorites" features three different versions of "White Christmas" by music legends Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, and The Beach Boys, while less traditional "Favorites" include a "Tequila"-style rock version of "Frosty the Snowman," and a mambo-style lounge rendition of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."
While creating a custom CD, shoppers will choose from a vast selection of holiday songs from award-winning artists such as Al Green, Mahalia Jackson, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne, John Denver, and the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Children will enjoy Dr. Elmo's popular radio hit, "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer," as well as Kathie Lee Gifford's Christmas sing-along. The Custom Shop also features a wide array of Chanukah songs that include "Chanukah, Oh Chanukah" and "Eight Candles" by Crow, Berman, Buell, Nightingale and Sokolow.
The biggest surprise is from eclectic rock artist Todd Rundgren: an exclusive drum-and-bass track called "Mary and the Holy Ghost." Produced exclusively for CDnow's Custom Shop holiday collection, Rundgren's irreverent tune is unlikely to wind up on a custom CD of carols by the Mormon Tabernacle and Vienna Boys' choirs. However, "CDnow expects the mingling of Jewish and Christian holiday music to be a big hit, especially with interfaith families," says Ted Hooban, Director of CDnow's Custom Shop. There is definitely something for everyone at CDnow's Custom Shop.
CDnow's Custom Shop licenses its holiday collection music from both major and independent record companies. This year's holiday collection includes music from: EMI Records, Rounder Records, TKO Licensing, LaserLight, Waking Dreams, Laughing Stock Records, Orby Records, Chancellor Records/Celebrity Licensing, Lightyear Entertainment, Madacy Entertainment Group, RAS Records, and On Q Music.
