Customer Reviews

Arthur's Perfect Christmas

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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!

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.

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!

First of All it was Fern(the girl with a dog head) Singing "Silent Night" as a Punk rock song, So "Generation O"-ish. The holiday tunes range from jazz, pop, and a Few Parodies from D.W.. If you saw the special and want to hear more music from and not from it, this cd is for you. Happy Holidays!

i got this from the library and i loved it. im a 12 year old girl and i know that people will think that arthur is a kiddie show just cos they present it on cbs kids. but arthur is not a kiddie show. there are a lot of song in this cd (1-2 mins) so its hard to say what songs i like better. one of my fav is "what's the use of presents?" by muffy.

Even though I'm an adult, I'm not ashamed to admit that I love to watch Arthur, especially Arthur's Perfect Christmas! We watch it multiple times each Christmas (and on a few occasions even when it's not Christmas). The only song I don't like on here is Fern's "Silent Night." I just don't care for that style (aka, screaming). But I love all of the other songs, and D.W.'s version of traditional Christmas carols are a hoot. There are other parodies like Binky's "I'm Not Scared of Santa" that have me giggling every time. I think it was great that the special and soundtrack included music from other religions/holidays. I love the Chanukah songs Francine and her family sing. Quite often I dance around the house doing Christmas-y things singing the Chanukah songs. The group numbers have a traditional Christmas caroling feel to them and the whole CD really puts you into the holiday spirit. If you listen closely during the TV special, you can hear a lot of the songs playing in the background. If you love Arthur's Perfect Christmas and getting into the spirit of the season, you need to buy this CD. Don't wait to ask Santa, purchase it now!

I got this product very quickly and it was beautifully wrapped when I received it. It was also very reasonably priced. I would definitely work with this seller again.

The music in the opening song, "Perfect Christmas," at least initially, is Pachebel's 'Canon'. Arthur plays it on the piano before launching into a jazzier tune that I believe is original.

A fun and musical way to teach kids a little about others' holiday traditions. More subtly, the story teaches tolerence and acceptance. Arthur and his crew serve as great role models for today's kids! Did anyone ever relate to Steve what the music is in the opening song? I'd like to know as well.

There's no question that content of any children's music or video needs to be held to a higher standard, and Arthur rates tops for both the movie and this CD. The music is great -- very singable and creative, a great mix of Arthur (like DW's goofy misinterpretations) and traditional. What I love about this album is that there really is something for everyone. There's a mix of traditional Santa songs, Nativity songs, a fabulous song about Kwanzaa, a nice mix of Spanish, French and Swedish traditional songs and some well done Hannukah songs. Every child's holiday album should aspire to the fun and far-reaching favorites that Arthur's album achieves!