Joy to the World

Andre Kostelanetz | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 1, 1995)
• Label: Sony Special Product
• ASIN: B000002YT9
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #292,257 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Medley: The First Noel/It Came upon a Midnight Clear/Silent Night, Ho

2. Medley: What Child Is This/Joy to the World

3. White Christmas

4. Sleigh Ride

5. Medley: Away in a Manager/We Three Kings of Orient Are

6. Medley: March of the Toys/Toyland

7. O Holy Night

8. The Skater's Waltz

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Christmas Music From The Late 60's, December 11, 2002

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"sharted" (St. Charles, Missouri United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Joy to the World (Audio CD)

Good, but not the best. Every top "AM" station in the country played Andre's LP "Tracks" every day from Thanksgiving through Christmas. Yes, it's 35 years old, but some of these arrangements are timeless {especially "Sleigh Ride"). Good music is still good, no matter what the latest style or format. Andre passed away in 1980. His music was later criticised as easy listening, or elevator music, but compared to other 60's contemporary music, there was no equal. This is Christmas music done in a symphonic style. Don't expect anything else. Enjoy it, like life, for what it is. Savor the moment.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Is My Absolute Favorite Christmas Record., November 16, 2005

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merry "mary" - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Joy to the World (Audio CD)

Every track is good. Nothing to fast forward through or skip.
This record IS Christmas music. Not a bunch of lame covers by current "pop" artists who are more about visual stimulation than MUSIC!

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth grabbing if you can find it., August 19, 2007

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mister big "misterbig" (Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Joy to the World (Audio CD)

Contrary to the info given above, this album was originally released on Columbia Records (with different cover art) in 1959, not 1967.

This is a good specimen of the type of pop-instrumental Christmas album that was omnipresent in the late '50s and early '60s (see also Percy Faith, Ray Conniff, etc). Those of a certain age will undoubtedly have memories of hearing this stuff on radio or in department stores during the Decembers of their youth.

Kostelanetz's second seasonal LP (1963's WONDERLAND OF CHRISTMAS) is even better, but that one unfortunately has never made it onto CD. Still, if you can track down a copy of this long-OOP title, I would highly recommend doing so. His "Sleigh Ride" alone is worth the purchase.