Customer Reviews

My Christmas

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Andrea Bocelli's first-ever Christmas album was worth the wait! These songs stun me with their beauty and natural charm. Bocelli is in excellent form here and the duets are equally beautiful. The songs on this album are all nothing short of perfect; and Bocelli's ability to perform a wide variety of holiday music impresses me even more. The quality of the sound is excellent and the artwork is very nicely done.

Some of the songs I like the most (although they all are special) include the gorgeous "White Christmas / Bianco Natale;" Andrea sings this with panache and it truly comes from his heart and soul. The piano arrangement works well for this number as well. "Angels We Have Heard on High" is lovely; and Andrea really opens up and delivers this out like the pro he truly is! The operatic qualities of his voice lend themselves so well to "Angels We Have Heard on High;" I love it. In addition, "The Lord's Prayer" is wonderful as The Mormon Tabernacle Choir joins Bocelli; and I really like listening to "Adeste Fidelis" with its lush musical arrangement. "Cantique De Noel" is very pretty also.

Of course, there are songs for children, families and really anyone to enjoy that are not quite so religious. Listen for a sublime version of "The Christmas Song" which Bocelli does with Natalie Cole as a duet; and "Jingle Bells" is performed with the voices of The Muppets! Bocelli sings "Blue Christmas" with such passion I don't think I'll be forgetting it anytime soon and Reba McEntire's vocals enhance "Blue Christmas" all the more.

There are even more songs that showcase wonderful duets. Mary J. Blige sounds great with Bocelli on "What Child Is This;" it's a major highlight of this CD. Katherine Jenkins provides excellent vocals to go with Bocelli's singing on "I Believe." Great!

Andrea Bocelli and the other artists on this album rank very, very favorably in my book; this is a stunning holiday CD that is an instant classic thanks to their incredible talent. I highly recommend this album for anyone who enjoys a mixture of religious holiday music along with other Christmas songs that are more secular and playful.

I'm not a fan of Christmas music. In general, I even avoid listening to it. However, when I saw this CD by Bocelli was coming out, I could not help but getting it. What a treat! Yes, most of the songs are the same songs you have heard a thousand times. But I have to say that Bocelli and Foster bring an entirely different perspective to each of them, bring each song to a new dimension. Particularly nice are all of the duets on the CD, plus "White Christmas". There is one song, however, that will be remembered for a long time on this CD, "The Lord's Prayer", with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, which, regardless of your religious beliefs or lack of them, will bring tears to people who enjoy true music. An instant classic.

Just listened to this cd on the way to work. I am only four songs into it and it is undoubtedly the most amazing cd I have heard ! (I kept hitting the repeat button just to hear songs over and over....might explain why I only got through four.) "The Lord's Prayer" will bring tears to your eyes. Totally uplifting. I will be buying more as gifts. HIGHLY RECOMMEND this cd as it will be a must have item for the holidays.

I happened just upon this CD while putting together my Christmas CD for this season on Rhapsody. I've already listened to half of the selections and am quite pleased with what I'm hearing! If you like Andrea Bocelli, then you won't go wrong with his new CD. It's beautiful.

What A Fantastic Voice!
Andrea Bocelli was touched by the heavens to sing
and his vocal gifts wrap themselves around these classic
holiday songs that we've all heard many times before and
really does breathe new life into them!
In a year of dismal & contrived Christmas CD's from otherwise brilliant
established artists, how refreshing this was to hear! (-:
It captures the true spirit of the season and will be one you'll want
to play year after year for family & friends from here on out!--Buy It!

**I particularly love the duet between Andrea Bocelli & Mary J. Blige "What Child Is This?"**
But those aren't the only ones which will touch you...a very good CD.

I generally make a point of avoiding Christmas CD's because the simplicity of most of these melodies makes it virtually impossible to breathe new life into them and over the years they have lost their appeal. After listening to "My Christmas" I realized I had seriously underestimated Bocelli's ability to accomplish the impossible. His renderings of these holiday favorites span an impressive vocal range and coupled with Foster's updated and lush arrangements make them irresistible.

The highlights for me are "Angels we have heard on high" which draws me back time and again. In the duets, the awesome new arrangement of "What child is this" with Ms. Bilge is gorgeous. He has the ability to blend his voice beautifully with whom ever he sings with. His delivery is straightforward and strong with subtle variations while his partners' voices dance around him. He even managed to inflect a little C&W in "Blue Christmas", a great duet with Reba, and that can't have been easy. And hearing him sing with Natalie Cole I was hit with a wave of nostalgia as I'm a huge fan of her father. Listening to Bocelli in many of these songs made me remember the great crooners and balladeers I always enjoyed.

The childhood favorites are amazinginly successful as well! "Jingle Bells" with the muppets is too cute for words and "Santa Claus is coming to town" is almost palatable.

"Oh Tannebaum" is another favorite. I can barely eek out a language and a half and he sounds comfortable with four or five so he gets major points with that one. The "Our Father" and other solos are quite beautiful as well although I really would have prefered the "Oh holy night" in english. "God bless us everyone" is a very fitting ending to a totally enjoyable CD.

If you take your Christmas medicine in small doses, this is the CD for you!

When I see the combination of Bocelli and Foster together on an album or whatever, I know that it is going to be one beautiful piece of music. This time we received a whole album of the very best music for Christmas.

A few weeks ago our PBS station carried the Foster special and it was beautiful. We said that when anymore Foster works appear we will buy them for the simple reason of the beauty of the arrangements and ear for perfection. Then when Bocelli sings it is as if he is in the room singing to a small group of eager listeners. I could not believe how our emotions roared when he started singing "The Lords Prayer." Can you imagine two old curmudgeons sitting in front of a bunch of speakers crying like babies? That was us and we don't mind saying so. It happened on the several other times that we heard the album.

Bocelli's pitch and resonance are as clear as a bell made the old way. One thing that struck me as odd was the absence of any fancy audio gizmos such as Dolby 5.1, etc. The CD did not need them but I can only imagine how much better the CD would be in SACD or better. Regardless, this is still one kicking CD. Merry Christmas. Can you imagine what our friends thought when we told them we were listening to Christmas music on Nov 3rd instead of listening to voting results.

I have several of Andrea Bocelli's CDs so buying this Christmas CD was a no brainer. However, I was disappointed.....too many "top ten" Christmas tunes and not enough traditional, more complex songs. Of course, Bocelli's voice sounds great, but the CD was not what I was hoping for.

I am not a professional reviewer but I loved this CD! I have to admit, I saw him on Oprah and fell in love with "What child is this". It is actually my favorite Christmas carol, so I bought the CD for that song but fell in love with every song on the album. I wrap Christmas gifts and listen to this CD and it puts me in the spirit every time! Merry Christmas to all!

I have always loved Andrea Bocelli and he doesn't disappoint on this Christmas CD. His selection of songs and the different "twist" he lends to each song is amazing. The rendition of What Child is This is the best I've ever heard.