Christmas Album

Nana Mouskouri (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 14, 2003)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Philips
• ASIN: B00004Z4YF
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,017 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Customer Reviews

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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A truly international album from a classy singer, November 15, 2003

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Christmas Album (Audio CD)

Nana is a huge star in mainland Europe with a string of hit singles in several countries. She only had one big hit in Britain but her albums have always enjoyed healthy UK sales. I don't know the extent of her following in America but this Christmas album was finally given an American release in 2003 to coincide with a tour. Nana sings in several different languages and you can hear some of them on this collection, including English, French, German and Greek.

The only songs here that Nana sings in English are Deck the halls, O come all ye faithful, Hark the herald angels sing, White Christmas, God rest ye merry gentlemen, All through the night and Lullaby.

Five songs are taken from an album of Christmas songs recorded in German, including Stille nacht heilage nacht (Silent night), and O tannenbaum (O Christmas tree).

Nana sings Minuet Chretien (O holy night) and L'enfant au tambour (Little drummer boy) both in French. Ave Maria is here as well but I haven't worked out in which language. I recognize some other songs here from the tune, but there are plenty of high quality songs that I don't recognize at all (or only recognize from other foreign language recordings).

I have the French edition of this album, which has the title Les plus beaux Noels du monde, but the track listing and front cover artwork is the same as the American edition.

Frankly, it doesn't matter what language Nana sings in - if you enjoy any of her music, you'll love this album.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Christmas Trip Around The World, November 30, 2004

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Bill Egan "Christmas Historian" (Florida USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Christmas Album (Audio CD)

When it comes to singing in many languages, Nana Mouskouri is among the best. This album covers beautiful carols in French, English, Greek, German, Italian, and Latin. Her clear voice and perfect diction give a wonderful glimpse into the traditional Christmas songs of many lands. I especially enjoyed hearing "Kalin Iméran" - it's not easy to find Greek carols and this one is excellent.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nanna /Christmas, January 9, 2007

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Ronald I. Pearson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Christmas Album (Audio CD)

I have always enjoyed the voice of Nanna Mouskouri for many years. She has a voice of a nightingale. This cd is full of beautiful international Christmas music. If you enjoy music in multi languages then you totally agree with my rating of this cd...