In the Christmas Mood

Glenn Miller | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 20, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Delta
• ASIN: B000001VOL
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #82,846 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #24 in Music > Miscellaneous > Holiday > Pop Instrumental & Easy Listening

Track Listings

1. Sleigh Ride

2. Yuletide Medley, No. 1: Oh Holy Night/Joy to the World/Oh Little ...

3. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

4. Silver Bells

5. Jingle Bells

6. Frosty the Snowman

7. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

8. Yuletide Medley, No.2: Oh Christmas Tree/It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

9. I'll Be Home for Christmas

10. Silent Night

11. In the Christmas Mood

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect blend of two great genres, September 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: In the Christmas Mood (Audio CD)

This is a fantastic CD. I have always loved Christmas music, but most of the compilations give the feel of having been thrown together just to make a little money off of a glorious holiday. However, when I heard this one, I knew it was going into my CD player and not coming out for the next two months. The swing harmonies and sound enhance the great old tunes and even the overplayed "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" gets a fresh facelift. Any fan of swing and Christmas owes it to themselves to get this!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Glenn Miller Orchestra Earns Their Wings, August 6, 2001

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Nancy Moran (Baltimore, Maryland USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In the Christmas Mood (Audio CD)

This CD album became volume 1 of a 3-volume box set. It was recorded by the "Glenn Miller Orchestra" which inherited the authentic "Glenn Miller" style of arrangement, orchestration, dynamics and vocal style. The Orchestra obviously had a lot of fun doing it using "standard" Christmas melodies. (They reveal in the signature "In the Christmas Mood" number that they still have a hankering for the Andrews sisters.)

Glenn Miller himself, who had been promoted to a major in the Army, died in a plane accident during World War II on the way to entertaining the troops in Europe but not before he imprinted his own style on his own band during the ongoing "Big Band" era.

"In the Christmas Mood", inspired by the GM band's most well-known and well-known work, "In the Mood", but drawing on the entire GM repertoire is therefore part tribute, part nostagia and pure entertainment. You will enjoy this CD and the other two in the box set - share it with your kids, your friends, your associates during Christmas parties and all during the season.

I have explored the GM websites and read the history. My father played GM and Tommy Dorsey when I was but a toddler.

After you buy "In the Christmas Mood, vol. 1" then go to the other two (warning: go for the box set now - you will want it later after you try this one).

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Puts me in the Christmas mood, November 19, 2001

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Bruce Aguilar (Hollywood, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In the Christmas Mood (Audio CD)

I'm not a swing or Glen Miller afficionodo, but I really enjoy this cd. The songs have on old time feel, but one that works for me because of it's swing/big band roots. I was suprised to find a few tracks with vocals, but they don't detract fornm the overall feel of the cd and actually provide a nice mix to the set. The final song, "In The Christmas Mood" is an original which nicely sums up the entire project. I use this and it's sister albums (In The Christmas Mood II and The Glen Miller Nuctcracker) as background music at partes and it never fails to get people festive and dancing around the room. My only complaint would be that running at 40:41, it seems the party ends too soon. But I guess that's more of a compliment than a complaint isn't it?