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Merry Christmas

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I grew up listening to this album every Christmas, and I can't imagine the holidays without it! If you like good old guitar and vocals with harmony, this is a great album to add to your holiday collection. Perfect for those evenings in front of the fire.

This was originally released on LP in 1966 when The Brothers Four topped best-seller charts. This CD album is newly remastered and is a wonderful collection of mostly tranditional carols with fresh arrangements and soothing harmonies. There are two carols in this collection that are not well-known. I enjoyed the Latin flavor of "The Night is Christmas Eve" and the folk style of "The Borning Day" which is based on a West Indian carol. The Brothers Four (former fraternity brothers) have warm voices that create a beautiful blend for these carols.

This album shows up for sale every once in a while; get it if you can. The Brothers Four have some of the smoothest sounding vocals you can find and they are a great part of the folk scene heritage. This record is probably one of the best Christmas albums from that genre and the harmonies of these four should be enjoyed for a long time to come.

I own this cd in the older lp form...loved it then...and love this cd rmake now//good pkging/good shipping time / honest seller, and I still would pay the large price it cost to get it again...LOVE the Brothers Four cds own every single on they have and all their old lp albums as well. Of course I from the fifties!!!!!

I bought this CD on an impulse. I had really never heard of the Brothers Four, but I have a respect for them after hearing this album. My favorite cuts are Mary's Boy Child, The Night Before Christmas, The Little Drummer Boy, Christmas is a-Comin', The Bourning Day, Silent Night and the Medley at the end. Very good harmonies with a simple guitar arrangement. I had never heard The Bourning Day or The Night is Christmas Eve. I've only heard Bing Crosby sing Christmas is a-Comin'. Nice songs that you don't hear that often during the holidays.

The liner notes say that these guys went to Vietnam to entertain the troops during the holidays. I give them more respect for doing that, and I think this CD is something nice to listen to.