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My Christmas

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I saw this when PBS aired it on television and was blown away! This is something I will watch every year at Christmas. The DVD contains performances of all the songs on his CD, My Christmas. This definitely gets you in the mood for the holiday season! Buy it!

This Christmas DVD is incomparable. It has a superb Christmas feel good factor.

Andrea's singing is so versatile throughout and there is something for everyone here. Fun and humour with the muppets, majestic singing with the Mormon Choir, modern renditions of old carols, A Child is This is absolutely beautiful with Andrea and Mary J Blige, Ave Maria stately and sung with such brevity by Andrea, Blue Christmas, with Reba McEntire and Andrea gives a haunting quality, not to be missed.

In conclusion anyone who loves Christmas and tradition will love this DVD and I would recommend this to lovers of good music. This DVD will be enjoyed for many years to come by me and my family.

Being an Aussie fan of David Foster's music (since the "St. Elmo's Fire" days) I have followed his career as a musician, writer, producer, and arranger for nearly 25 years. Following his knockout "Hitman" Concert, PBS Special, and ultimate CD/DVD release, I was so much hoping for a Christmas 2009 DVD release of a "David Foster and Friends" Concert Tour which has been underway since May this year. Well, my wish has been granted with this soon to be released "Andrea Bocelli and David Foster - My Christmas" Concert from the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, CA. This concert dvd features the absolutely astounding David Foster and Andrea Bocelli (who always work beautifully together), along with extraordinarily special performances with Natalie Cole on the intimately arranged "The Christmas Song" and Reba McEntire on "Blue Christmas"; Mary J. Blige on the hauntingly beautiful arrangement of "What Child Is This"; and Katherine Jenkins on the operatically spellbinding "I Believe", all under the soaring orchestrations of William Ross. Truly, this has "CLASSIC" stamped all over it. If you are a lover of great holiday music, great musicians, great singers, and great orchestrators, this one's for you.

I had a lovely surprise this morning; my DVD arrived early!

I haven't stopped playing it all day so far, it really is a wonderful, feel good Christmas concert. An absolute must for Andrea and Christmas fans alike.

Andrea is his usual inspiring self with lots of special guests something for everyone, don't hesitate to buy several copies; one for yourself and more for gifts. You can't go wrong with this old fashioned, heart warming treat.

Let's just get to it. The Singapore Special Deluxe Edition contains BOTH the CD AND the FULL LENGTH DVD. The booklet is a hybrid of the standard CD with extra pages devoted to the DVD.

The DVD is chock full of collaborations. Firstly, there are the various children and young adult choirs. Then there are the divas like Natalie Cole, Reba McEntire, Mary J. Blidge and Katherine Jenkins. And then THE DIVA of all divas Miss Piggy with the Muppets. And an out of this world performance with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. There are no highlights here. The entire DVD is in itself a highlight.

In the making of My Christmas, David Foster "suggested stupidly" changing sets to give it that 60s TV feel. I like that self deprecating humour. Well, the set changes give the TV special a warm and fuzzy feeling. Very nicely done.

The difference between the DVD and the CD is that the DVD contains performances of Ave Maria and the Holiday Piece Intro not on the CD. The DVD features Reba McEntire on Blue Christmas and Courtney Blooding crooning softly on the CD.

I got this CD/DVD at a single CD price last Christmas. I'll have to say it is one of my bestest buys, given that I can hear and watch the maestro in action! Bravo Bocelli!

HAVE THE CD AND THE DVD IS 100% AWESOME...THIS SITE IS A MUST SHOP FOR ANYONE LOOKING FOR QUICK SHIPMENT QUICK ANSWERS TO ANY QUESITONS YOU HAVE....OVERALL A 10!

This show is GREAT! David Foster & Andrea Bocelli always do it right!
Best holiday show I have seen! I wish it was on BLU- RAY too!!

I cannot wait to get my very own copy of this masterpiece. I, too, watched it on PBS and again and again. I'm still not tired of watching it. If I were smart enough I would have copied it; however, it appears that a block exists so it is off to the Amazon store on 12-8-09 to buy it.

I have said before if David Foster is involved in any way I will buy it. He is as top notch as any single magician can get. He took barely unknowns and turned them into super stars. He too a multi-talented Andrea Bocelli and demonstrated the singers superior talents. The combination of the two performers is enhanced by the addition of several other super stars who simply add more talent to an already talent laden show. Put it this way: if one likes Christmas music, talented performers, and really good sound you will not miss the amount this DVD costs.

If you are reading this, you are already a fan of Andrea Bocelli's marvelous voice. I was pleasantly surprised to stumble across this DVD--I purchased the "My Christmas" CD when it first came out in 2009 (and have played it dozens of times during the past year), but since I do not watch television, I did not realize that Bocelli's excellent selection of Christmas-themed music was broadcast on PBS as a concert presentation (similar in content to his CD, but includes more music than the CD), produced by the incomparable David Foster.

The same outstanding level of musicianship, staging, video, and audio that went into the two previous Bocelli/Foster PBS-broadcast concerts (one at Lake Las Vegas ("Under the Desert Sky") and the other in Italy ("Live in Tuscany"), and both released on DVD--the Tuscany concert is also available on Blu-ray Disc) are evident in this wonderful Christmas concert. Again, Bocelli performs duets with some of the greatest names in the music world, including Natalie Cole, Reba McEntire, and even the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Bocelli sings effortlessly in Italian ,English, French, and even German. There is even a surprisingly entertaining "Jingle Bells" segement with the Muppets--very amusing (it successfully avoids being overly cute)! The accompanying orchestra is simply breathtaking, simply a joy to see and hear. There are also several excellent choral groups that further enhance and add variety to the concert. There are numerous set/costume changes to keep things interesting.

But the video and the audio--WOW! I almost did not purchase this concert, because it was only a DVD--I have been spoiled by the excellent video/audio that one comes to expect from high definition transfers. Since there is no current Blu-ray release planned for this concert (as of Dec. 15 2010), I decided to take a risk and buy it. Yes--it is somewhat pricey for a DVD--but it is worth every penny. I have a 55-inch Samsung 3-D ready, LED (240 Hz) high definition television (and played on a higher-end Samsung Blu-ray Disc player) and I am very picky about the video quality of what I view.

I could not believe that I was viewing "only a DVD"--the transfer and the "up-conversion" offered by my Blu-ray player are absolutely flawless! The level of detail was surprising--I could see every whisker on Bocelli's face and the textures of the Christmas trees and the musical instuments were razor sharp. The whites in the snow (in the "White Christmas" scence) and the black levels were perfect. My surround-sound system also got a good workout. If you are balking at purchasing this concert (like I was) because you are uncertain of the video/audio quality--you have nothing to worry about. A future Blu-ray version of this concert will likely sharpen things up a bit--but not by much, since the DVD already looks and sounds so good. You will not be disappointed. I bought this concert two weeks ago and my family and I have already watched it three times. It is already a classic at my house.

Also, there is a 30-minute (or so) "making of" bonus extra that is quite interesting. Included are interviews with all of the performers (including David Foster and the various choral groups), and some of the fun that the performers had with each other and the audience (the concert took place at the beautiful and cavernous Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles) during the production/staging of the concert. The concert was not broadcast live due to the numerous set & costume changes. Highly recommended concert!

I had been searching for a good blu-ray or DVD to share with some friends who will be coming over for a movie night. It being near Christmas, I was looking for something seasonal with picture and sound quality that would shine on my new large screen TV and blu-ray player. After much searching, I stumbled upon this one. It is outstanding, heartwarming, simply marvelous! My daughter, my wife, and I were in tears at some points, the music was so moving. It has gotten us in the Christmas mood, finally!!

Andrea and David are a dynamic duo. And the varied guests added just a special touch.

I have a Plasma TV (Panasonic G15 - 50") that I purchased recently, and a blu-ray player (Panasonic DMP-BD60), hooked up to an aging surround sound receiver (Yamaha RX-V995) and speaker setup (Infinity main, center, & surrounds, and a Klipsch subwoofer) . This DVD does very well on my system. The picture quality is very good. And the sound, equally so. I was very pleased. This is going to be a keeper, something my family and I will watch for many Christmases to come!

Oh! BTW, the DVD arrived in just a few days, well before I expected it. Great job Amazon!

I think I'll order a couple more to give as presents.