Customer Reviews

The Muppets: A Green and Red Christmas

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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.

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.

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.

I wanted to add my two cents in here because I feel that this CD is fantastic and is being judged rather unfairly. I found the new songs innovative and entertaining, some just down right hilarious. I also believe that the song "Red and Green Christmas" is adorable and fits in perfect with the classic repertoire of Muppet music. In regards to the voices, I think people are being rather harsh. Of course Dr. Teeth and Rowlf are going to sound the same. Even when performed by Jim Henson it was difficult to distinguish the two without visuals. Kermit is played by Steve Whitmire who has been playing Kermit since Henson's death and has done a fantastic job. I didn't hear people complaining after Muppet Treasure Island or A Muppet Christmas Carol. Also, many people are commenting on how glad they were that piggy has remained true to the original. I would like to point out that Frank Oz's name is not on the CD and was performed by Eric Jacobson, not Mr. Oz himself proving that second gen performers aren't as bad as most people make them out to be. It would be ridiculous to criticize this funny, heartwarming, and entertaining CD simply because they don't have the same voices from 25 years ago. I believe the humor and music is truer to the original Muppet show than most Muppet undertakings within the last 10 years, and I applaud both Disney and the Muppets on a job well done.

,,, but it just didn't capture my imagination.

i love the muppets, and some of the tracks are nice.

some are unlistenable.

the record is a disappointment.

it has moments, but not enough to redeem it.

it is generally boring.

and i'm sad to write that.

Like most people I grew up with The Muppets and this is just how I remember it. Four generations of people in my family went nuts when I put this on, everybody had a smile their face. We had a lot of fun singing along with it.

Purchased this CD a few years back and was fairly disappointed. Unfortunately this was created well after the late great Jim Henson passed away, so it's missing his unique voice to several of the muppets. The company has tried mimicking his voice, but at various times in either newer movies or other recordings it just doesn't quite cut it. Plus some of these arrangements don't quite cut it. I was kind of hopeful that I could've gotten at least a handful of decent songs I would have liked to listen to again and again, but alas there wasn't even one song I got a kick out of. I think I either sold it in a yard sale or pawned it off to a friend quite a long while back, within maybe less then a year after I picked it up. I haven't purchased many CD's over many, many years that have completely disappointed. Usually there is at least ONE song that I've deliberately picked up a CD for, but this one went with a few others on to the pile of ones I just can't seem to enjoy. I'm usually a fairly picky person and usually fairly careful about any of my CD selections. Guess maybe I made one of those rare impulse buys I hardly ever do and hoped for the best. There are other Muppet goodies out there. The 25th anniversary album, as well as Muppet hits (which contains a handful of repeat songs contained on the 25th anniversary), Muppet Beach Party, Kermit Unpigged, and even a couple of my fav's - Ol' Brown ears is back (nice little arrangement of just Rowlf singing) and the ever classic A Christmas Together with John Denver (still have the original Vinyl of this album from when I was little).

My kids have really been getting into the Muppets, and this cd allowed them to hear selections from the Muppet Christmas Carol and a Muppet TV special we found on dvd.

This is a really good Christmas cd. I got it for my 2 year old, but even as a grownup I enjoy listening to it. The songs are funny and it seems you never really outgrow the Muppets. I recommended it to a lot of friends!

I bought this for my daughter who is a Muppet maniac. She loves it and has the CD memorized already. A must have if you love the Muppets.