Spirit of Christmas

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This is about the series of Christmas albums in Australia; see The Spirit of Christmas for the animated shorts, The Spirit of Christmas (TV program) for the television special from the 1950s, Christmas Spirit (album) for the Donna Summer album, and The Christmas Spirit for the Johnny Cash album.

Spirit of Christmas is a compilation album which is released every Christmas by The Salvation Army in Australia with all proceeds going to their Red Shield Appeal, which supports at-risk children and youth throughout Australia.

This initiative started when Myer, an Australian department store company wished to continue their philanthropic support in the community, "whilst at the same time providing something special for everyone to enjoy."^[1] Since the first Spirit of Christmas CD in 1993, over $5.5 million have been raised for the Salvation Army.^[1]

The CDs features Christmas carols from Australian artists and musicians.

[edit] Discography

A Spirit of Christmas album was not released in 1997 due to the Diana tribute album.^{[citation needed]}

The Spirit of Christmas 1993 The Spirit of Christmas 1994 The Spirit of Christmas 1995 The Spirit of Christmas 1996 The Spirit of Christmas 1998 The Spirit of Christmas 1999 The Spirit of Christmas 2000

The Spirit of Christmas 2001 The Spirit of Christmas 2002 The Spirit of Christmas 2003 The Spirit of Christmas 2004 The Spirit of Christmas 2005 The Spirit of Christmas 2006 The Spirit of Christmas 2007

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} The Spirit of Christmas CD and The Salvation Army