The Muppets - A Green and Red Christmas

Muppets (Related Recordings) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 17, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Walt Disney Records
• ASIN: B000IFRQ90
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #130,747 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Muppet Holiday Greatness Missing Henson, October 25, 2006

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C. Ceradsky "Cammioh" (KS) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Muppets - A Green and Red Christmas (Audio CD)

Let me start by saying that this CD is great. The music is decently crafted, well presented and, in some parts, quite funny.
Sadly, some of the beloved Muppets do not sound like themselves, which causes confusion at times as to who is supposed to be singing. Puppetry is inherently visual, and without images to go along with the songs, it was difficult to imagine some lines being sung by a specific Muppet. Specifically, Rowlf the dog and Dr. Teeth (of the Electric Mayhem) sound like impersonations of Jim Henson's loveable characters and not the characters themselves. Though, it is great to see Disney's version of the Muppets embracing classic characters such as Rowlf and Teeth by giving them each time on this album (I hope this continues).
However, moving past necessary voice-actor changes for characters, the album itself is quite enjoyable. "Red and Green Christmas" with Piggy and Kermit, though simple, may be one of the cutest new Christmas songs I know.
Zat You Sanni Claus? by the Electric Mayhem is memorable and really likeable, as well. And, even though the entire project is post-Henson Muppets, it fits quite well with the canon of Muppet Holiday albums (Denver and Muppets Christmas, Rocky Mountain Holiday, etc).
If you enjoy good Christmas music and the innocent silliness of early Muppets, you will enjoy this CD.

32 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not What I Hoped For, November 6, 2006

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Joseph F. Morrow (Smyrna, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Muppets - A Green and Red Christmas (Audio CD)

I was very excited to hear that this new Muppets Holiday offering was coming! The previous two Christmas albums ("A Christmas Together" w/ John Denver & "A Muppet Christmas Carol") have long been family favorites at hour house in December. However, this time I am disappointed.

Most of the songs performed on this cd include voices not done by the original puppeteers that made them famous. I realize it is impossible to perfectly duplicate the voices to match the puppeteers that are no longer with us. But, to focus on these voices so much (Kermit, Rowlf, Dr. Teeth, Statler & Waldorf, The Swedish Chef) in this album, only produces a disappointing reminder that the "Muppets" we grew up with are long gone.

Maybe I am being a little hard on this cd. But, there are plenty of Muppets they could have focused on for this project that are still performed in the original voices (Robin, Sam, Honeydew & Beaker, Rizzo, Louzeland, etc). Those voices added to those of Ganzo, Miss Piggy and Fozzie would have made for a more familiar feel.

There are a couple of good cuts on the album. One is "Merry Christmas" by Pepe. The other is "Santa Baby" by Miss Piggy.

Sadly, over all I can not recommend this cd.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not that great..., December 4, 2008

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Home School "Mommy of 2" (Southeastern US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Muppets: A Green and Red Christmas (MP3 Download)

I have always loved the muppets, so when I saw this album was on sale for .99, I bought it. To be fair there are a couple of cute songs like Piggy's version of "Santa Baby" and "A red and green Christmas". Thats about it. The rest of the songs are not very good. My kids didn't like them either. I would not reccomend buying this album. Sorry.