A French Christmas

CC Couch | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 1, 2000)
• Original Release Date: December 3, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sound Inventions LLC
• ASIN: B00004WLL6
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #60,218 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. D'un coeur joyeux, chantez!

2. Il est né le divin Enfant

3. Petite ville Bethléem

4. Entre le boeuf et l'âne gris

5. Joyeux Noël

6. O viens bientôt Emmanuel!

7. Minuit Chrétiens!

8. La marche des Rois

9. Les anges dans nos campagnes

10. Sainte nuit

11. Mon beau sapin

12. Un flambeau Jeannette Isabelle

13. Que chacun s'empresse

14. Noël nouvelet

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

C. C. Couch is a former Epic Records artist who has toured in Normandy in France and opened for Yannick Noah and Carl Perkins at the Zenith Theater in Caen. She has also co-written and performed several children's albums, "Twelve Fables," "Kiddancercise," "Calendar Kids," and "Let There Be Light" as well as a CD to teach French called "Oh Là Là, Sing Your Way to French."

Product Description

A French Christmas is a 14 song album of familiar and traditional carols sung in French by an American singer. Former Epic Records artist CC Couch, has toured in France, opened at the Zenith for Yannick Noah and Carl Perkins, and was featured at the Salle Georges Brassens. All guitar work and productions are by Teddy Irwin, an Emmy winning musician, who has toured with Petula Clark, Bette Midler, Doc Severinsen, Demis Roussos, B.J. Thomas and Roy Buchanan, as well as having performed on records of artists such as Neil Young, John Lennon, Jimmy Buffett, and Randy Travis. Teddy has produced and played on his own Christmas album called Three Guitars-A Guitar Christmas. A French Christmas was arranged and orchestrated by Jack Cortner, who has done orchestrations for Barry Manilow, Marvin Stamm and Johnny Mercer s Dream on Broadway. He also wrote the theme song, which ran for seventeen years, for the television show, As the World Turns. He has since released two jazz CDs of original and standard compositions, Fast Track and Sound Check.

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Customer Reviews

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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gentle, Joyful, Beautiful Christmas Music, September 5, 2002

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The reviewer from Franklin, TN, said it very well, but this album is good enough that I want to add my praise. Ms. Couch has a rich, sweet voice, and the accompaniments are beautiful, joyful, and gentle. (I think this CD will appeal to young children as well as adults.) I don't know enough about French carols to know how many Ms. Couch had to choose from, but I appreciate her focus on the real substance of the Christmas celebration. For those who speak French, or who care to look through a French-English dictionary, these songs' lyrics include some very moving proclamations of the wonderful love, joy, and hope embodied in Jesus' birth. This CD has really enriched my Christmas experience, and I wish I could translate some of the French verses to sing along with the English words I know so well.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars True Holiday Spirit, December 31, 2001

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"kormachea" (Columbus, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A French Christmas (Audio CD)

The CD combines the rich alto voice of Ms. Couch with traditional Christmas carols. The modern arrangements with guitar, flute, oboe etc.. makes for very pleasant and enjoyable listening. I actually enjoy this CD throughout the year. My favorite is "Il Le Ne Le Divin Enfant".

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very French, December 21, 2001

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"noel9999" (Salt Lake City, Utah) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A French Christmas (Audio CD)

I enjoyed this album. I especially enjoyed the carols that were uniquely French, such as Noël nouvelet and Entre le bœuf et l'âne gris. I love the song Il est né le divin Enfant, but I found the musical arrangement on this album a little too cotton-candyish. It has many carols know to Angle-phones (English Speakers), and so this can be throughly enjoyed by anyone who does not speak French. Generally a good album