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Andre Rieu: Christmas with Andre Rieu

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Andre shares his personal remembrances of Christmas time, Church & of course Music. Andre Rieu has made a genre all his own. Buy this DVD and transport yourself to Christmas with Andre Rieu.
O Daughter of Zion, From Heaven High I Come To You.. soft, beautiful, moving. Tomorrow's The Day Children, excellent. Powerful & Graceful is Gloria In Excelsis Deo.. and so it goes.
We find Andre & the Johann Strauss Orchestra in a stone and wooden barn, filled with children, animals and Christmas decor. We see the reverence of his music as he plays his prayers in a beautiful church.
Christmas with Andre Rieu contains 27 songs, everyone of them beautiful. If you have but one DVD to play for Christmas, this is the one. Sally@AndreRieuFans.com

In my 86 years of living this is the very best Spirit of Christmas program that I have ever been privilege to watch and hear....My compliments to Mr Rieuand his great musicians.. I thank you!Bob Gates Col USAF Ret

For those of you who are devoted Andre fans
this DVD is a must..he brings out the magic
of christmas done in the "manger" type atmosphere..
something for the whole family.

If you love the magic of Christmas and the magic of Andre's music, you'll adore this DVD. It is simply wonderful!

This DVD features music that was also heard on the CD "The Christmas I Love" It was also featured on a different Christmas Special done a few years ago, also shown on PBS. The selections are all beautifully played, as you might expect from Andre Rieu and the orchestra. I thought it was interesting how far they went with the theme, even to the point of turning
a chuch into a european version of a Nativity Scene with candle lit Christmas trees all around, and the torches, and all the hay the fire marshall must have been a little more than nervous. When you watch this DVD Andre Rieu shares his memeories of the Christmas Holidays as a youth.
This adds to the warmth and charm of the perfomances. Highly recommended.

A very enjoyable DVD with a kind of a homely feel about it but I personally miss the big production numbers which I have come to expect from Rieu but having said that this was recorded some years ago and for me it shows.
But I would still put this DVD on on a Christmas list.

This is a different setting/style than most Andre Rieu videos. Much smaller scale and more personable. Just the right touch for a family Christmas Eve.

I love all of Andre's work, each one is better than the last. What a showman.

What makes this Christmas offering by Andre' Rieu unique is the tenderness, warmth, and simplicity conveyed. Taking place in a barn with his Johann Strauss Orchestra still in their usual finery, we find the maestro interspersing his fine set with scenes of goats and donkeys, children in angel costumes (sometimes being lightly playful) and winter scenes underscoring the beauty and darkness of the Northern European terrain.

Andre' takes time between numbers to share the spirits (Good ghosts, if you will ;>) ) of his Christmas pasts, and the whole affair becomes intimate and relaxed, such a contrast to the usual spectacle of his other concert films, (including 'Andre Rieu - Christmas Around the World' which I also recommend.)

While some of the shots may seem too casual and some spots not rehearsed, it is the natural flow and low-keyness that give both the music and the event a natural setting for enjoyment and celebration.

So enjoyed, and appreciated, this wonderful presentation which is suitable for family viewing -- all ages. Andre Rieu shows deep respect for his audience, his orchestra, and his guests. We can tell he so

enjoys what he does -- not for the audience, but with them. This is a "must-have" for families who want to celebrate the Christmas Season in pure joy with their entire family and all their friends. Have even enjoyed it all alone. As in each of his

performances, Andre Rieu gives his all -- calmly, peacefully, adoringly. Another time, another place, now.