3 Ships is the fourth solo album by Yes lead singer Jon Anderson, released on Elektra Records in 1985.
This remastered '22nd Anniversary Edition' contains all of the album's original songs, plus five bonus tracks, two of which were previously unreleased.
The album received only a single star from Sounds reviewer Hugh Fielder, who called it a "soppy retreat from realism".
Save a red and green stripe on the back cover, the outside packaging is conspicuously devoid of the usual holiday trappings, leaving the astute person to deduce from the track listing Three Ships' true intent.
[…] The Christmas songs are processed with synthesizers, overwhelming Anderson's voice most of the time, and the end result is a disappointing and superficial collection of Christmas classics (including one of the lamest versions of "O Holy Night" on record).