22 Merry Christmas Favorites

Lawrence Welk | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 25, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Ranwood Records
• ASIN: B000000B8S
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #127,140 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #39 in Music > Miscellaneous > Holiday > Pop Instrumental & Easy Listening
  • #45 in Music > Miscellaneous > Polka

Editorial Reviews

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Media Type: CD
Artist: WELK,LAWRENCE
Title: 22 MERRY CHRISTMAS FAVORITES
Street Release Date: 07/11/1998
Domestic
Genre: XMAS INSTRUMENTAL

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Dandy, November 8, 2003

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A Christmas Music Fanatic (Frederick, MD United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 22 Merry Christmas Favorites (Audio CD)

The person who gave this CD 1 star is mistaken. This CD is perfectly legitimate Lawrence Welk, with all of the recordings coming from the 4-record set put out by Reader's Digest in 1969/1970, with the exception of "Christmas in Los Angeles". That's Norma Zimmer and Jimmy Roberts on "Silver Bells", Ralna English on "What Child is This", and so on. When I first got this CD, my principal regret was that it didn't include Jo Ann Castle's fabulous honky-tonk piano version of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town". Happily, that cut is included in the newly (re-?) released "Christmas Memories". Buy this CD, buy that CD, and buy "Jingle Bells", which includes a few more of the songs from the box LP set plus some different (though perfectly legitimate) versions of others, such as the Lennon Sisters' recording of "Merry Christmas from Our House to Your House". Don't bother with the 10-song CD "Merry Christmas from Our House to Your House", as it doesn't contain any songs/versions that aren't already covered on the other three. Sadly, there are still some songs from the box LP set that are conspicuously absent on any CD, and we can only hope that those will be included in a future release, or that the box LP set itself will be released in its entirety on CD. Some of the missing classics: "Twas the Night Before Christmas", "Christmas Dreaming", "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day", "High on a Housetop", "Ho Ho Ho", "Here Comes Santa Claus", and "Let's Have an Old Fashioned Christmas" among others. Still, though I don't pretend to know how Ranwood went about selecting songs for these compilations (even "Jingle Bells" doesn't exactly match the LP - from the 50s? - by the same title), if you like Lawrence Welk (and I dare say even if you DON'T like his non-holiday stuff), you simply can't go wrong here. Light a fire, fix yourself a glass of eggnog, and listen to this wonderful CD as you watch the snow falling outside your window. Merry Christmas.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Treasured Memory, November 15, 2001

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Dan Willis "Author" (Spanish Fork, Utah USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 22 Merry Christmas Favorites (Audio CD)

I don't know what the first reviewer was expecting, but this is indeed Lawrence Welk and his ochestra and singers. My parents had the album set from which these were taken and they sound just as good now as they did when I was a child.

For anyone who likes the old time Christmas songs, this CD is a must.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very peaceful and enjoyable Christmas listening music., December 1, 1998

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[e-mail] (Mankato, Minnesota) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 22 Merry Christmas Favorites (Audio CD)

Listening to the online musical samples for Lawrence Welk's 22 Merry Christmas Favorites has greatly inspired me. I am a large fan of Christmas music that I can play in the background while doing housework and hobbies. This is one C.D. I will be glad to add to my collection.