Customer Reviews

A Family Christmas

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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.

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

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.

Our family has really most of the music we've gotten from PUTUMAYO World Music. This CD really is fun, festive, and amazingly well arraigned for the whole family. My 5 yr. old wouldn't stop playing it this Christmas season, and we all didn't mind. Not sappy-over sentimental. Great music for all ages.

We love love love this CD! We have other Putumayo Presents CD's and thought we would really like this one. We do! It has a very eclectic group of musicians on it. All the songs are wonderful and it won't annoy parents. It is a great gift or give it to yourself!

We were looking for Christmas music that was less religious and more commercial but with a twist. There are some traditional folk tunes on here and the variety of styles is wonderful. It combines all of the favorites I remember from a child but with even better arrangements. My favorite mixed artist Christmas CD so far.

I recently purchased this CD, and it has sidelined all my other Christmas music. My 2 year old and I can't help but start dancing in the kitchen to several songs on this CD, in particular Brave Combo's instrumental version of "Jolly Old St. Nick." And something about Kate Rusby's beautiful rendition of "Here We Come A-Wassailing" makes me teary with gratitude for my imperfect life.

Wonderful, diverse holiday CD. Everyone in my family--toddler, preschooler, parents love it. You can't go wrong with Putamayo for kids.