A Family Christmas

PUTUMAYO PRESENTS (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 13, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Putumayo World Music
• ASIN: B002MT3BM6
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #115,067 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #59 in Music > Miscellaneous > Polka

Track Listings

1. Santa Claus is Coming to Town - Johnny Bregar

2. Holly Jolly Christmas - Martin Sexton

3. Is Zat You Santa Claus? - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

4. Let it Snow - Leon Redbone

5. Winter Wonderland - Deana Carter

6. Sleigh Ride - Sam Bush

7. Here We Come A-Wassailing - Kate Rusby

8. Jolly Old St. Nick - Brave Combo

9. Mele Kalikimaka - Debbie Davis & Matt Perrine

10. Boogie Woogie Santa Claus - The Christmas Jug Band featuring Angela Strehli and Maria Muldaur

11. Frosty the Snowman - Lars Edegran and his Santa Claus Revelers featuring Big Al Carson

Editorial Reviews

Light up the season with festive Christmas songs for the whole family! Few things evoke more holiday spirit than festive Christmas songs. On A Family Christmas, Putumayo offers a collection of yuletide favorites by a fascinating array of artists that every family is sure to enjoy while trimming the tree or sharing a holiday dinner. Seattle-based Johnny Bregar delivers an acoustic rendition of the time-honored “Santa Claus is Coming to Town,� recorded especially for this album. Sleigh bells jingle in singer-songwriter Martin Sexton’s stripped down version of “Holly Jolly Christmas.� Incorporating quirky vocals with a jazzy flare, California-based Big Bad Voodoo Daddy adds its signature retro-swing style to the Louis Armstrong hit “Is Zat You Santa Claus?,� bringing to mind images of Santa stealthily delivering presents to an eager household. And Leon Redbone’s heartwarming interpretation of the holiday standard “Let It Snow� will keep you cozy on the coldest of Christmas nights. A Family Christmas also features classic songs by country music star Deana Carter, The Christmas Jug Band featuring bluesy singer-songwriters Angela Strehli and Maria Muldaur, British folksinger Kate Rusby, bluegrass innovator Sam Bush, and one of America’s best-loved party bands, Brave Combo. New Orleans-based husband and wife duo Debbie Davis and Matt Perrine and fellow Crescent City musicians Lars Edegran and His Santa Claus Revelers with Big Al Carson round out this joyous collection.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Favorite of 2009, December 4, 2009

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J. Taylor "Mac Tech" (Cincinnati, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Family Christmas (Audio CD)

I purchase alot of Christmas music every year. In fact in 2009 I've purchased 6 Christmas discs. This is by far my favorite. Very upbeat with good musical quality without being to slick sounding. No famous singers, but all the songs sound heartfelt. Great CD for Christmas gatherings for young and old alike.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun for the whole family, December 5, 2009

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R. Kyle (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Family Christmas (Audio CD)

If you want to introduce your kids to a lot of varied musical styles, this is a great recording. This recording starts with a Caribbean flavor on "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" and ends with New Orleans jazz and "Frosty the Snowman." While your family may have heard every one of these songs, you are not going to hear them like these recordings and that's the most fun.

Rebecca Kyle, December 2009

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A fun new CD for the whole family - nonsecular holiday songs, October 24, 2009

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M. Talalay "Edamommy - Mom, Reviewer, Writer,... (Lutherville, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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Kiwi Magazine Review:
This wonderful collection of holiday songs will have everybody in a great mood. Unlike many other Putumayo creations, 10 out of 11 songs are sung in English with covers of traditional non-secular tunes such as Holly Jolly Christmas and Frosty the Snowman.