The Carols Of Christmas: A Windham Hill Collection

Various Artists - Miscellaneous - Holiday, The Carols Of Christmas: A Windham Hill Collection (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 24, 2011)
• Original Release Date: September 17, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Windham Hill Records
• ASIN: B000000NLO
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #68,886 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #2 in Music > Indie Music > Miscellaneous > Holiday
  • #16 in Music > Miscellaneous > Holiday > Pop Instrumental & Easy Listening

Track Listings

1. Do You Hear What I Hear

2. We Three Kings

3. Christmas Time Is Here

4. Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem

5. The First Noel

6. Emmanuel

7. Dona Nobis Pacem

8. Ave Maria

9. Carol Of The Bells

10. O Holy Night

11. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

12. Silent Night

13. Simple Gifts

14. What Child Is This

15. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing/ Angels We Have Heard On High

16. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Musically Soothing Christmas Delight!, November 9, 2001

By 

E. M. Holderman (Perryville, Kentucky USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Carols Of Christmas: A Windham Hill Collection (Audio CD)

With the Holiday's fast approaching, most are looking for some really good Christmas music to buy for themselves or as gifts. Trust me on this, you can't go wrong with "The Carols of Christmas." It's one of my most favorite Christmas cd's (the other being "A Charlie Brown Chritmas: The Music of Vince Guaraldi"). It has become a Holiday classic in our home! With a delicate, yet strong balance, this cd is beyond beautiful! Musically, the sounds vary from solo paino, acoustic guitar & synthesizers to saxaphone, clarinet, harps & percussions - It's totally instrumental. Windham Hill fans, rejoice! George Winston, Will Ackerman, Liz Story, Brian Keane, Jim Brickman, John Boswell, Tracy Silverman, David Darling, etc....it is a holiday sampling of Windham Hills' best. And yes, this would make a great Christmas gift for anyone - I always give a couple each year. Perhaps the best way to describe this compilation is "New Age meets Light Jazz"...and thats a wonderful thing. It will leave you with a soothing, serene excitment for the Holidays. Makes for wonderful background music at any Christmas celebration! Cuddle up with a hot cuppa peppermint tea or some hot cocca and let "The Carol's of Christmas" work it's magic on your heart.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Christmas music for the soul, November 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Carols Of Christmas: A Windham Hill Collection (Audio CD)

This is a great CD! I generally go for really traditional Christmas music, but this adds a soothing, contemporary element to those familiar carols, in a purely instrumental form. The blends of sounds, the moods conveyed, all come together to give a wonderful listening experience. This intimate, sometimes melancholy music makes you want to snuggle up to someone you love.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have, December 2, 2002

By 

Jane (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Carols Of Christmas: A Windham Hill Collection (Audio CD)

I never write reviews or anything remotely close, but I have to throw in my two cents here...and rather than gush, I'll just say that I have now purchased this CD 4 times since it came out - and they've all been for me (I tend to lose all my good CD's). There isn't another album out there that would make me consider doing the same. The holidays, simply put, are not complete without "The Carols of Christmas."