Merry Christmas

Dinah Shore, Doris Day | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 1, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Delta
• ASIN: B000001VP0
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #335,104 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible Recordings, December 6, 2003

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tallguy "tallguy62" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Merry Christmas From Doris Day & Dinah Shore (Audio CD)

I bought this CD primarily for the old Doris Day tracks on it. Unfortunately, they sound like they have never been remastered and they are underwater. Horrible sound and a big disappointment that Laserlight/Delta music put out. Why did they bother?

I would recommend the new "Doris Day Christmas Album" which has been re-released (by either Columbia or Sony). You can find it on Amazon UK or Tower Records UK. It has been out of print for a long time, but finally was re-released in November 2003. It has all 9 original tracks of the Doris Day Christmas Album as released in 1964. If you prefer the "older" tracks like "Here Comes Santa Claus" as found on this CD, the Personal Christmas Collection actually has decent remasters of the same recordings on this CD. Either way, don't waste your money on this CD.

One track on this CD has Doris' beautiful rendition of "Second Star to the Right" but again it is a bad recording. I recommend the "Secret Love" box set from Bear Family Records -- all the 1950s recordings sound like they were recorded yesterday - and this same song sounds great.

Doris is a wonderful singer -- one of the 20th Century's best.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars cHRISTMAS WITH DINAH & FRIENDS, November 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Merry Christmas (Audio CD)

The highlight of this Cd is hearing a very young Peggy Lee sing a live version of "The Christmas Song" and the Dinah Shore tracks are nice(as far as I know Dinah's only Christmas songs). Most of these selections were taken from V-Discs and radio broadcasts. Recommended to jazz vocal buffs as well as casual listers alike.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worst Ever!, December 15, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Merry Christmas From Doris Day & Dinah Shore (Audio CD)

I agree with tallguy - this is bad. This CD sounds like it was recorded off of an old radio broadcast - and I don't mean at the station! The sound is awful and the quality makes me wonder if this might not be a bootlegged copy of the songs. It sure isn't a studio quality recording. I cannot believe anyone connected with any of the recording artists would have approved this release. A junior high student with a cheap cassette recorder and an equally cheap radio could make a recording this good.

Even if you are a fan of the 40's-type music, DON'T BUY this one! Stick with the "Doris Day Christmas Album" because it is so much better.