Noteworthy new Christmas music
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There are a few mournful notes amid the usual cheer in this roundup of Christmas pop records.
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Variety - Waters, who claims to have an unironic love of Christmas, has put together a collection of holiday tunes (also titled "A John Waters Christmas" and released by New Line's music division) that combines the tastelessly mawkish with unearthed R&amp;B gems. His 45-minute monologue only mentioned the album in passing; instead, his loosely structured, often hilarious comments touched on holiday shoplifting, memories of Baltimore Christmases past, what presents to buy him (books, including a cookbook written by a serial killer and "Call Me Lumpy," the autobiography of "Leave It To Beaver" sidekick Frank Bank), his favorite holiday movie ("Christmas Evil," which climaxes with a homicidal Claus protected from a mob by a ring of children), and visions of holiday collaborations with producer William Castle (the low-budget frightmeister who specialized in stunts like "The Tingler," where auds were literally shocked out of their seats), leading to Christmas tie-in travesties such as "The Care Bear Massacres" and "I Dismember Rainbow Brite."
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This year, options for seasonal goodies range from Shakespeare to Stephen Colbert to Stanley Kubrick. So go ahead, unwrap our reviews of the best new CDs and DVDs.
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Christmas albums are a queasy and sometimes especially hellish musical sub-genre, but those seeking an additional frisson for their Yuletide listening might want to dip into the newly released "A John Waters Christmas."
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New releases from Tyrese, Taylor Hicks, Trick Daddy and D J Clue, and an anthology of the string bass.
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From the pages of The Times, holiday gift suggestions from CDs to books to mail-order eats and more.
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Not a bad start. That goes for  both the holiday selling season and the return to duty by a  certain recording artist.
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Fresh tracks from Beyonc&#233; and Audioslave round out this week's new offerings.
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We didn't see a ton of new cell phones at CES--vendors mostly showed off their holiday-season products--but here are the best of the new and upcoming arrivals.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 12  /PRNewswire/ -- Are you ready for a new Christmas song? Well, we've got one for your audience and we've got free CD giveaways to give you to help spread the word.
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Reviews of new releases by the Shanghai Quartet, Joshua Gordon and Randall Hodgkinson and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra.
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New releases from Janet Jackson, Ludacris, Scissor Sisters and Los Lobos.
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Reviews of new releases by Lyle Lovett, Joe Nichols, Jacky Terrasson and Every Time I Die.
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John Mayer and Madeleine Peyroux have new offerings out this week.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - Josh Groban's "Noel" ruled the U.S. pop album charts for a fifth week Thursday, a record for a Christmas release, while Mary J. Blige's new CD provided some stiff competition as overall sales surged in the holiday shopping frenzy.
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LONDON (Billboard) - Never mind the hugely anticipated new  releases from U2 and Eminem, the real contest on the U.K. pop  charts during the upcoming holiday season will be among a  multitude of hits packages.
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TRAVIS, Coldplay and The Darkness are being lined up to appear on a new version of Band Aidâs &#39;Do They Know Itâs Christmas?