Customer Reviews

Meowy Christmas

5 star:		(26)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

I bought this when it first came out, played it (on tape) in the car on the way home, and nearly drove off the road. Cat lovers will think it is hysterically funny; I can't say the same for stodgy old dog lovers or (horrors) people who don't like pets. The people who don't like it should lighten up and join in the fun. The person who said it was sacrilegious ought to understand that we are all God's creatures, including fluffy little cats. Their little voices can sing sacred songs just as well as the rest of us. This is well done and represents a lot of hard work on the part of the creator, who taped and spliced and taped and spliced to end up with a masterpiece.

I think some reviewers are missing the true beauty of this album. I've never listened to it with cats around, and I love it. Just imagine -- cats, meowing nonstop, for hours and hours (okay, only if you set your CD player on "repeat," but I digress). Not only is the cat singing hilariously absurd (I laugh every time I hear this CD), but it also has the benefit of driving people around you nuts. Try playing it at work, over and over again on your computer (I did this until my coworkers became near-homicidal and then stole my CD). Or play it in your car and sing along with the various meows at the top of your lungs (if you listen to it enough times, you'll be able to imitate each cat!). Passengers love it. Almost nothing is better for torturing/scaring others than this CD.

This CD will have old and young alike laughing,dancing
and singing along with this wonderful CD!This CD will make you
forget all your troubles and worries,and put a huge grin on your
face!

The Jingle Cats are an adorable cat ensemble. I play it throughout the holidays, my cats love it.
They're always trying to figure out where the cats are. It's so funny.

The music is well orchestrated and dogs are featured on a few tracks.

Very very cute, and very original.

For those who are confused by the concept of the Jingle Cats, it's just music put together by incorporating different cat meows. There's a whole range of cat noises. From high pitched kitten meows to low growls and dog barks.

My favorite tracks are, Hava Nagila, Dance of the Reed Faries, Dance of the Sugerplum Fairies, Carol of the bells and Waltz of the Flowers.
And the music on track 4 (Up on the House Top) is particulary fun, this track also includes purring!

What do you get when you cross the genius of Liberace with the beauty of Beethoven?
Answer: the most innovative and ingenuous Christmas album to ever hit the shelves. Buy this album around Christmas and play it all throughout the season. You will really impress your family members and friends as they will laugh hysterically and want to come over to hear it often.
Imagine...over an hour of shrill cat meows set to your favorite Christmas-time keyboard renditions! Meows of all caliber..some high, some low but all right on key and sounding very realistic.
Buy this album today...it's a masterpiece

I played this cd for our dog and she went nuts trying to find "the cats" around the house. It was hilarious! My family loves this cd. It's fun and creative.

This is my all time favorite Christmas CD, my two cats Snookums and Sprinkles love it too. Every Christmas I bring out this album and just sit by the tree listening to it while my cats dance next to the speakers. It is really funny. All of the songs on it are really, really good, but my favorite one is White Christmas. My cats like Deck the Halls the best. They always sing along with it. I think it would be neat if my cats could be on the next CD, they have great voices and would be really friendly to Cheesepuff and all the other cats. I would recommend this album to anyone who likes cats.

I agree with several opinions that a few of the reviewers here are sorely lacking any sense of humor. Did they expect to hear the equivalents of Placido Domingo and Maria Callas accompanied by the Boston Symphany on this CD? For goodness sakes, this album is supposed to be fun. It's not intended to be high brow art for pseudo-intellectuals who cannot bring themselves to appreciate the anarchic zaniness of hearing a cat chorale sing along to classical pieces such as "Ode to Joy" or "Waltz of the Flowers". Lighten up!

I am a volunteer DJ in public radio, and since I bought this album in 93, I have always begun my music program with Jingle Cats the two weeks before Christmas. It is fun to have listeners call me with descriptions of how their cats and/or dogs react to the songs! My favorites are "Silent Night" and "Up on the Housetop"... good guitar solos in the latter and excellent meowing in both. The other tracks are entertaining, but inconsistent in quality. Some don't really have enough cats in them and lack in musical inventiveness. Some are darn right crazy and hilarious, like the "What Child Is This?/Hava Nagila" medley... the accordian is just as amusing as the cats and dogs.
Really, if you are a fan of Kitties and Khristmas... you must own this CD.

This is one of the most stunningly bad records I've ever heard, and I enjoyed every minute of it. Silent Night is a particular favorite. I've bought copies of this CD for friends' Christmas presents before, and it never fails to amuse.