Anyone who easily has his/her fun spoiled by people who aren't very enthusiastic, please skip my post

Halfway through CD 1 now and I'm not impressed.
The master is sooo freaking loud, on half of the sounds every 'S' sound or snare hit the sound just distorts. It sounds like playing music with the pre-amp way too loud. Also the stereo imaging is very wide.
The mix of Little Saint Nick is the worst I've heard so far. The sleighbells sound horrible.
I'm at track 26 now and my ears are getting tired from listening to the compression. It feels like i've been wearing headphones for hours.