Christmas Through the Years

Judy Garland, Judy Garland | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 17, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Delta
• ASIN: B000001V9J
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #215,640 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Merry Christmas

2. Little Drops Of Rain

3. Lost In The Stars

4. Swing Low Sweet Chariot / He's Got The Whole...

5. You'll Never Walk Alone

6. The Birthday Of A King

7. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm

8. Smile

9. Through The Years

10. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

11. After The Holidays

Editorial Reviews

Feature Songs: - Merry Christmas - Little Drops of Rain - Lost in the Stars - Swing Low Sweet Chariot/He's Got the Whole World in His Hands - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - You'll Never Walk Alone - I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm - Smile - Through the Years - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - After the Holidays

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Judy Garland's Quintessential Christmas She Never Had, August 2, 2001

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

This review is from: Christmas Through the Years (Audio CD)

This CD is a Laserlight collection of Judy Garland numbers over her years from youth to maturity. Judy herself never recorded a Christmas album, but this is the one you will cherish for years to come. Remember that the title is not just "Christmas through the Years", it is also "... and songs of inspiration".

For the price, this CD is a tremendous value. If you are a fan of Judy Garland, it is the one to have.

10 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For Judy Lovers Only, November 11, 2005

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Chad Williams (Daly City, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Christmas Through the Years (Audio CD)

This is a mixed bag of mostly Christmas songs and a couple of obviously non-Christmas songs (Lost in the Stars, Little Drops of Rain) that shows Judy's range of emotions through the years. Incidentally, Through the Years, a cloying and irritating ditty, is on the album, and for some reason was known to be Judy's favorite song. Go figure!

Birthday of a King, from the very young Judy, gives us a glimpse as to the unusual emotional timbre and style of this unique child. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm is absolutely joyous, happy, zippy and well-sung from Judy's TV Series in 1963. A quite sad After the Holidays wraps up the album, and more or less wraps up her life at the end of 1968. The song was written by one member of the gay coterie that more or less supported the homeless and drug-addled Judy at her twilight. It's painful listening and a downer. If you wondered about the truth about her TV series-- did Judy pitch in and show up for rehearsals-- the answer is revealed in the "Whole World in His Hands/Swing Low" medley. Judy is completely lost and at odds with the arrangement; clearly this was the first time she was hearing it. In any event, if you're a Judy-file, you'll certainly want to add Christmas Through the Years to your collection. If you're merely tepid about Judy, then perhaps you should pass.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars TRACK LISTING:, April 2, 2010

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LemonspredBooks (Manvel, TX, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Christmas Through the Years (Audio CD)

1995 LaserLight Digital 12 534 Track List is a little different:

1. Merry Christmas [The Good Old Summertime]
2. Little Drops of Rain [Gay Puree]
3. Lost in the Stars
4. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot/He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
5. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
6. You'll Never Walk Alone [From Carousel]
7. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
8. Smile [Modern Times]
9. Through the Years
10. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
11. After the Holidays