Here are my favorites:
Artist or Title Artist Title Label
Various Artists
Excelsis Box Set
2001
PROJEKT | PROexbox
3-CD
Excelsis v.1 ~ a dark noel | 1995 CD
Excelsis v.2 ~ a winter's song | 1999 CD
Excelsis v. 3 ~ a prelude | 2001 Maxi-CD
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1995's Excelsis v.1 ~ a dark noel has consistantly been one of Projekt's most popular releases. The follow-up, 1999's Excelsis v.2 ~ a winter's song, quickly brought joy to many more fans of darkwave music. In 2001, we added the the not-available-in-stores Excelsis 3 ~ a prelude Maxi-CD to create a trilogy of dark holiday releases. And to make it even more special, we have packaged the three of them in a beautiful tuck box (it is open on the right side, so the CDs easily slide in and out) with no barcode or ugly credits to ruin the design.
This package was a big hit for the 2001 holiday season, unfortunately we ran out before many of you had a chance to purchase it. PROJEKT packaged another 500 copies. The Excelsis Box makes a great holiday gift for your friends, or even for yourself. Happy Holidays.
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A review from Prick Magazine
When Projekt released Excelsis~A Dark Noelin 1995, it became an instant holiday hit amongst fans of darkwave and gothic music looking for an alternative to candy-coated TRL Christmas tunes. Having since released two more volumes in the Excelsis series - 1999's A Winter's Song and 2001's A Prelude - the label is now offering the entire trilogy in this box set. From darker holiday interpretations such as Loveliescrushing's "Jingle Bells (Snowblower)" and Black Tape for a Blue Girl's "Chanukkah, Oh Chanukkah" to surprisingly whimsical renditions like Faith & Disease's "Silver and Gold," this set show's that the holiday season's influence can be felt even in the darkwave underworld. Excelsis includes traditional carols as well as more contemporary tunes such as The Crüxshadows' cover of the John Lennon/Yoko Ono classic "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)," which is not to be missed. - Jonathan Williams (Music Editor)
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Excelsis v.1 ~ a dark noel tracks:
Arcanta: Carol of the Bells
Love Spirals Downwards: Welcome Christmas | MP3 streaming & download
FuchiKachis Ethu: Oh Come All Ye Faithful
This Ascension: Carol of the Bells | MP3 Download & Streaming Real Audio
Area: O Come Emmanuel
Thanatos: The First Noel
Lovesliescrushing: Jingle Bells (Snowblower)
Balderas & Osborne: What Child Is This?
black tape for a blue girl: Chanukkah, Oh Chanukkah | MP3 streaming & download
Sorrow: The Little Drummer Boy
Lycia/The Unquiet Void: We Three Kings
Eva O: O Holy Night
Faith and the Muse: A Winter Wassail
Autopsia: Stille Nacht (g)RAVE remix
Attrition: Silent Night
Excelsis v.2 ~ a winter's song tracks:
El Duende: Gaudete, Gaudete
Rhea's Obsession with Athan Maroulis (of Spahn Ranch): We Three Kings
London After Midnight: The Christmas Song
The Crüxshadows: Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
Unto Ashes: Lord Of The Dance
The Machine in the Garden: Coventry Carol
Faith & Disease: Silver and Gold
Lynn Canfield (of The Moon Seven Times): The True Present
Sofia Run - Nerotai Hazarurim (Little Candles)
Siddal: In The Bleak Midwinter
Thanatos: Silent Night
Julia Kent (of Rasputina): What Child is This?
Rhea's Obsession: Huron Indian Carol
Lycia: O Little Town of Bethlehem
Human Drama: I Believe In Father Christmas
Excelsis v.3 ~ a prelude tracks:
Lovespirals: Aspen Glow
Lynn Canfield: Edelweiss
Audra: Let The Reindeer Live On My Roof | MP3 streaming & download
Lowsunday: Blue Christmas
Frolic: Angels We Have Heard On High
Faith & Disease: Silver And Gold (alternate version)
Mirabilis: Riu Riu Chiu
Unto Ashes: Krampusnacht (for Krampus, the Christmas Demon)
Lynn Canfield: Let Your Little Sister Pet The Kitty Too
Merchandise by This Artist
PRO2062L Excelsis Angel - L Long Sleeve Sweatshirt Shirt (Projekt, 1995)
PRO2062X Excelsis Angel - XL Long Sleeve Sweatshirt Shirt (Projekt, 1995)
Artist or Title Artist Title Label
Angels of Venice
Sanctus
2003
Trine Records | AOV01004
CD
Tracks:
1. Carol Of The Bells | MP3
2. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen MP3
3. Little Drummer Boy
4. Polorum regina - Llibre Vermell (14th century)
5. What Child Is This
6. We Three Kings
7. O Holy Night
8. Silent Night
9. Edelweiss
10. Good King Wenceslas
11. Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy
BONUS TRACK: 12. Carol Of The Bells (vocal version)
Total Time: 50:02
BRAND NEW Angels of Venice Christmas CD (official release date October 31, 2003)!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is Angels Of Venice first release since 2000! This highly anticipated new CD consists of traditional Christmas songs arranged in ways your ears have never heard before! The song styles range from danceable world music with middle eastern influences to ethereal, medieval, renaissance, baroque and classical. There is a victorian/gothic-styled "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" that would easily fit in A Nightmare Before Christmas or The Adams Family as well as danceable world music versions of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" and "Little Drummer Boy" (DJs take note!). Instruments include harp, flute, cello, percussion, violin, Gregorian vocals, oud, sitar, temple bells, church bells, chimes, lush string sounds and more. Band comparisons would be Dead Can Dance, Enigma and Loreena McKennitt. Sure to be a holiday classic!
Other Albums by This Artist
AOV01001 Music for Harp, Flute and Cello CD (Angels of Venice, 1994)
AOV01002 Awake Inside A Dream CD (Angels of Venice, 1996)
AOV01003 Carol Tatum's Music For Harp CD (Angels of Venice, 2000)
Merchandise by This Artist None at this time.
Taken from the PROJEKT web site.
Thanks SAM
