Customer Reviews

A Personal Christmas Collection

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I bought this CD for that one song alone! My parents had a compilation LP (now in my collection) that included Barbra Streisand, Julie Andrews, and many other incredible singers. I think it was a giveaway at Christmas at the Firestone tire store -- no I'm not kidding -- and the most incredible thing on that whole album was Robert Goulet singing Panis Angelicus. I had never heard the song before, don't know Latin.....but oh my God

I picked it up on eBay a few days ago. There were 3-4 other copies available. While I do have that vinyl LP, and enjoy all of the other songs and singers on it, this is the one I "need" on CD format so I can carry it around, load it into my computer, include it in my own Christmas playlists.... I am looking forward to the other material on the CD, but all I need is Panis Angelicus. Obviously, for me this is the definitive rendition of this beautiful song.

Every holiday record should have at least one original (or at least, less well known) tune, and this Robert Goulet collection cuts right to the chase and fronts one song most listeners will NOT already know like the back of their (mittened) hands. And it's a good'un, "This Christmas I Spend With You" probably deserves a wider audience, if not actually "classic" status. Goulet, noted for his ability to lend something new to every standard he tackled, seems to have possessed a solid instinct for tracking down less well known gems as well. A second "original" Burt Bacharach's "Christmas Day" is also quite nice, though I would not number it among the composer's absolute best. Still Goulet renders it sensitively.

That Robert Goulet possessed a gorgeous baritone is a well known, but he also was a fine interpreter. His phrasing is never ornate. He pays attention to the lyrics. One tends to associate him with towering performances like "The Impossible Dream." On this Christmas album, he achieves a similar majesty with "O Holy Night." But his "Panis Angelicus" is also great, but in a quite different way. First off, he does not butcher the Latin--or plow through it, sounding like he can't wait for it to end. He could have added a bit more bombast in an attempt to astound the masses, but he sings the Latin text as though it has meaning. It's really quite lovely, easily crossing over from the realm of pop to "classical" stature.

Goulet came to prominence in an era when gorgeous voices were beginning to be viewed with suspicion gives a new generation a chance to check out this remarkable singer. We shall not see his like again.. A shame really. There was room for the Beatles, Bob Dylan AND Bob Goulet. If we were really all about being open to every experience, we should have realized that. And honored talent in all its forms. This bargain "Nice Price" Christmas album

This is the ultimate Christmas album in my house!! I grew up with this album (and many others) being played everyday between Thanksgiving and Christmas!! Just hearing the first few notes takes me back 25-30 years easily!! I turned my husband on to Mr. Goulet some 10 years ago and now he (and our 3 children) love it too! A must have! I just got the CD last year (after much searching). I still have the original album, but the kids can't understand why you can't jump up and down while listening to an album, besides it's nice to have this one to listen to in the van!!

I believe Sony originally released this CD back in 1998. It consists of songs from the two Robert Goulet Christmas albums released in the 60s. The standout song as another reviewer stated is Panis Angelicus, a song with Latin lyrics that you don't hear that often. The only other version I have is from Josh Groban's Christmas CD. Robert's enunciation and voice are superb. Other songs I like on this CD are O Holy Night, Christmas Day, The Christmas Waltz and Home For The Holidays.

I have Mr. Goulet's two Christmas albums on cassette. He did other songs not included in this collection like Ave Maria and Hurry Home For Christmas. If those songs were here, I would've given this CD five stars. But this is a very nice collection of holiday songs that Mr. Goulet's fans will be able to remember him by. Amazon has it - that's where I got my copy.

Excellent selection from one of the "Christmas Masters of Song". It's a shame that more Christmas songs of Goulet aren't available on CD.

This is the type of album they don't make anymore, classic Christmas songs (both religous and secular) with great arrangements and orchestrations. Goulet's version of Panis Angelicus is breathtaking. I have dozens of really great Christmas albums (Mathis, Williams, Crosby) and this album takes it's place right alongside those. If you like the idea of an old fashioned Christmas you'll love this album.

Have tried for years to buy this album but was too expensive around the time of his death. Enjoyed it so much this holiday season. It arrived in perfect shape. I have ordered things before from Amazon and have been very satisfied.

Christmas just wouldn't be Christmas without Robert Goulet! It's wonderful to hear his voice again on all of these songs. My personal favorite is "This Christmas I Spend with You." "Christmas Day" is a song I haven't heard very often, but R.G.'s rendition is terrific! Every song on this CD is a winner!!! If you love Robert Goulet and Christmas music, this CD is for you!!

I love this CD, I listened to the LP in college 34 years ago! I have looked for it before and couldn't find it...it brings me back.

Good compilation, but get the original two albums if you possibly can. (This CD is from his two original albums/CDs: Wonderful World of Christmas and This Christmas I Spend With You.) Robert Goulet's Wonderful World of Christmas is the best Christmas CD you can get. Hard to find, but worth it.