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Simply the Best Christmas Album

John Francis Wade , Johann Sebastian Bach , Herbert Howells , Franz Xaver Gruber , Lee Holdridge , Roger Harvey , George Frederick Handel , Antonio Vivaldi , Adolphe Adam , Louis-Claude Daquin , Cesar Franck , Christmas Traditional , Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky , William James Kirkpatrick , Frank Wildhorn , Arcangelo Corelli , Charles Ives , Georges Bizet , Hugh / Blane, Ralph Martin , Michael Head Audio CD
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  • Composer: John Francis Wade, Johann Sebastian Bach, Herbert Howells, Franz Xaver Gruber, Lee Holdridge, et al.
  • Audio CD (August 21, 2001)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Label: Erato
  • ASIN: B00005MJ0G
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #186,945 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Disc: 1
1. O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fidelis)
2. Second Cantata: Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe
3. A Spotless Rose, for chorus
4. Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (Silent Night)
5. O Joyful Children
6. Festive Cheer, Christmas medley for brass
7. Glory to God
8. 1st movement
9. Cantique de Noël for voice & orchestra "O Holy Night"
10. Ŕ la venue de Noël, for organ (Nouveau Livre de Noëls No. 1)
See all 15 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. Miniature Overture
2. March
3. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
4. Trepak, Russian Dance
5. Dance of the Reeds
6. Away in a manger (Tune: Cradle Song) (New English Hymnal 22)
7. Christmas Stays the Same
8. O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree) (German)
9. 3rd movement [Third Movement]
10. A Christmas Carol, song for voice & piano, S. 228 (K. 6B27d)
See all 21 tracks on this disc

 

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Simply the Best..., November 19, 2002
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This review is from: Simply the Best Christmas Album (Audio CD)
The minute I heard Thomas Hampson sing the first few notes of Adeste Fideles, I knew I had to have this album. It is a marvelous compilation of Classical Christmas favorites (excerpts from the Bach, Vivaldi and Corelli Christmas Concertos and The Nutcracker) and standard Christmas favorites, as well as some of the lesser heard Christmas gems.

The vocal power on this 2 CD set is amazing as well--Broadway star Linda Eder, Thomas Hampson, Kiri Te Kanawa, Jose Carreras, Chanticleer, and numerous others. I usually purchase one Christmas CD a year. This was it for me this year--make it part of your holiday collection.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Joyous surprises!, May 31, 2006
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Ken Wyatt (Jackson, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Simply the Best Christmas Album (Audio CD)
Every once in awhile I run across an album that excells, not because of the shining brilliance of one artist, but because of the collective impact of several. Here, in this album, are some little-known gems from Christmas music literature. I was captivated by the lilting and primitive joy in "Jesus, the Light of the World," which I had never heard before. Then there is Chanticleer and its rendition of Charles Ives' "Christmas Carol," a classic too little known. There are others. If you look for unique renditions of familiar and unfamiliar Christmas music to enhance the joy of the season, this album is a must-buy.
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