Arthur's Perfect Christmas

Arthur (Related Recordings) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 19, 2000)
• Original Release Date: September 19, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rounder / Umgd
• ASIN: B00004YLNX
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #211,843 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #21 in Music > Miscellaneous > Holiday > Children's Music

Track Listings

1. Perfect Christmas

2. Jingle Bells

3. The First Noel

4. Boogie Woogie Christmas

5. Here We Come A-Wassailing

6. O Little Town of Bethlehem

7. Silent Night

8. Fum, Fum, Fum

9. It's Kwanzaa Time!

10. What's the Use of Presents?

11. Baxter Day

12. I'm Not Scared of Santa

13. We Three Kings

14. Chanukah, Oh Chanukah

15. Sevivon

16. Chanukah Blessing

17. Sankta Lucia

18. Nu Är Det Jul Igen

19. Angels We Have Heard on High

20. Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Arthur, the adorable aardvark who aims to be all things childlike, delivers a predictably light but fun multicultural collection of seasonal songs, snippets, and the occasional humorous asides from his sister, D. W., and his friends about the holidays. Celebrating Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Santa Lucia, and even "Baxter Day," these PBS mainstays cover just about all the bases while making merry and holy on such popular hymns as "We Three Kings" and on such secular chestnuts as "Jingle Bells." Original tunes such as "I'm Not Scared of Santa" (sung by Binky) and Muffy's "What's the Use of Presents?" make Arthur's Perfect Christmas pretty close to perfect--even if D. W. does a goofy reading of "The First Noël." --Martin Keller

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Its about time for another timeless Chirstmas clasic, September 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Arthur's Perfect Christmas (Audio CD)

I have fond memories of watching Charlie Brown's Christmas Special with my parents and now I will soon give my children similar memories with Arthur's Perfect Christmas. This is a great album full of catchy tunes that young and not-so-young can enjoy for years to come. I have always felt that Arthur's show on PBS provides the best posible messages and themes for my children, and the christmas album is no different. This is one for the ages!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ok, I'll admit it..., December 11, 2001

By 

Patricia Day (Bowie, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Arthur's Perfect Christmas (Audio CD)

I LOVE this CD--and so does my husband (AND our 5-year-old...)

First of all, the voice of Arthur IS the same voice... Michael Yarmush had finally begun his voice change by the time this CD came out... and I think the actor was 20 or 21 at the time... DW had been replaced a season or two earlier when her voice actor (also named Michael, but I can't remember his last name) entered middle school and began maturing. I believe the voice of DW on the CD is done by her same current voice actor on television... which would be Oliver Grainger. You know, with kids' shows, in which real kids are used for at least some of the voices, you're going to get the occasional natural changing of voices that would necessitate changes with the actors.

That said, I LOVE the CD... the "fractured" carols that everybody is complaining about we find to be hysterically funny... and the others are musically interesting--jazzy and fresh. And the album is Cross-Cultural, which we appreciate very much in today's world.

I would recommend this CD to anyone--whether they have kids or not. Very entertaining.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My 3-year-old loves it!, October 26, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Arthur's Perfect Christmas (Audio CD)

My 3-year-old daughter absolutely loves Arthur and loves this CD. Okay, so the songs don't necessarily use "traditional" lyrics. We don't mind! It's great! And by the way, some of the customer reviews mention that there is a different voice for Arthur. Not so. The credits clearly say Arthur's voice is played by Michael Yarmush who is the original Arthur. He's just a few years older now and his voice has matured a bit. He's still the same Arthur.

Our whole family likes this CD. Buy it!