Christmas Collection: 20th Century Masters [Original recording remastered]

Ringo Starr (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 23, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Island / Mercury
• ASIN: B0000C23EF
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #86,037 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ringo is Santa!, March 17, 2004

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J. GENIO (Earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Christmas Collection: 20th Century Masters (Audio CD)

Personally, I hope that Ringo never grows up. He adds so much life and happiness to a world full of problems.

This is truly a very charming album of Christmas favorites that feature Ringo doing rockabilly, crooning, rocking, and just having a grand old time. From the opening track on this CD, you can tell that Ringo is having a wonderful time recording this CD.

Ringo takes on old standards such as Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer, The Little Drummer Boy, and Winter Wonderland. These cuts remind me of the same happy Ringo who recorded the "No No Song" from Good Night Vienna.

But, the highligh of this CD has to be Ringo's "interpretation" of the Beatles "Christmas Time Is Here Again." This little novelty piece was released as a fan club recording in 1967. Well, Ringo makes it so much better with rich instrumentation -- to include bagpipes. I give the last track, Pax Um Biscum an honorable mention because Ringo employs the sitar on this song (shades of his mate, George Harrison). Listen to the opening tracks. . . . Shades of Instant Karma! What a tribute to another fallen band mate, John Lennon!

This is a great CD, and not just for the Christmas season. Ringo turned out a gem with this CD -- and, we definitely appreciate it. Ringo is Santa Claus!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FINALLY!!! A BREATH OF FRESH AIR INTO CHRISTMAS SONGS!, June 10, 2005

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Haritasha "haritasha" (Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Christmas Collection: 20th Century Masters (Audio CD)

I don't really like Christmas songs at all. My wife always plays them during the holidays and I just have to suffer through it. However, one Christmas she had the cable tv on holiday songs and Ringo's Christmas songs started playing. It sounded so fresh compared to every Christmas song I've ever heard - I loved it! This album is awesome and I like listening to it year round. I love Ringo's smooth voice and I think Little Drummer Boy is perfect. Rudolph to me has elements of classic Beatles in it and I love the sound. It's like the Beatles have a new album out! Oh, one more thing...GET THIS CD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Christmas record the Beatles never made, December 18, 2005

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Dm Otis (vancouver) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Christmas Collection: 20th Century Masters (Audio CD)

This is a great record -- I am totally amazed that a musical artist would make such an effort for what is usually an easy novelty-sell. But Ringo and company have gone all out. It's a love-in for the era that Ringo came out of, and sounds strongly reminiscent of recordings made by a certain group Ringo used to be in... Together with co-producer Mark Hudson, Starr has re-created the studio sound and harmonies of the Beatles -- in a fun way. Ringo nay-sayers should also note that Ringo plays drums on all tracks, unlike some of his notorious recordings of the drunken years. He also wrote a whole slew of Christmas songs and they could easlily become standards in their own right. This album is nice -- and it also rocks. I think if people listen they might gain or re-gain a lot of respect for Ringo. And as far as the non-existent Beatles Christmas record goes -- the musicians here actually do cover an old Beatles Christmas song you never heard (they used to do one-offs for the fan club). You go, Ringo!