Classical Favorites for the Holidays

Adolphe Adam (Composer), Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Composer), Vince Guaraldi (Composer), Leroy Anderson (Composer), David Overton (Composer), Christmas Traditional (Composer), George Frederick Handel (Composer), Lewis Redner (Composer), Engelbert [Classical] Humperdinck (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Anonymous (Composer), Charles Gounod (Composer), Irving Berlin (Composer), Franz Xaver Gruber (Composer), Eugene Ormandy (Conductor), Leonard Bernstein (Conductor), Keith Lockhart (Conductor), John Williams (Conductor), Thomas Beecham (Conductor), Arthur Fiedler (Conductor) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Conductor: Eugene Ormandy, Leonard Bernstein, Keith Lockhart, John Williams, Thomas Beecham, et al.
• Composer: Adolphe Adam, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Vince Guaraldi, Leroy Anderson, David Overton, et al.
• Audio CD (October 18, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000B8GTDS
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #253,440 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. O Holy Night- II Divo

2. March (from The Nutcracker)- The Philadelphia Orchestra

3. III. Valse des Fleurs. Tempo di valse

4. Christmas Time Is Here (from the TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas)-

5. Sleigh Ride Instrumental- The Boston Pops Orchestra

6. Fantasia On "I Saw Three Ships"- James Galway,James Galway

7. The Coventry Carol Vocal

8. Messiah,Pastoral Symphony

9. O Little Town of Bethlehem

10. O Tannenbaum Instrumental- Rita Ford'S Music Boxes 11.

11. O Sanctissima Instrumental

12. German Dance, K. 605, No. 3 "The Sleigh Ride" Instrumental- The New York Philharmonic

13. The Gift of Love

14. Ding Dong! Merrily On High Vocal

15. What Child Is This? (Greensleeves)- The London Promenade Orchestra

16. Ave Maria- Charlotte Church

17. White Christmas- Plácido Domingo

18. Silent Night

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Music Collection, December 4, 2005

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Serene (Marina, CA, United States) - See all my reviews
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I purchased this CD on iTunes and I love it. Martha's CD collection is very tasteful and the music is great background music. I'm not a big fan of Christmas music sung by pop stars, and so I avoid most modern releases, but this CD is all classical. Particularly love the song sung by II Divo and Placido Domingo. This is a classical album sure to please everyone.

When I played it in my car my I got compliments on it. Way to go Martha!!!

3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good Christmas CD, December 12, 2008

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Bookbam "Toddler Grandma" (California) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Classical Favorites for the Holidays (Audio CD)

Some of the selections on this CD are just lovely - I Saw Three Ships by James Galway, Sleigh Ride, etc., but a few are too "heavy" for my taste. I may be getting fussy about Christmas music in my old age, but I practically run out of stores that feature "dead guys singing" Christmas pop or depressing, somber "Christmas music to slash your wrists to." Give me upbeat Christmas music any day.