Customer Reviews

A Stained Glass Christmas With Heavenly Carols [Blu-ray]

5 star:		(17)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

For someone who enjoys viewing gorgeous video, while listening to lovely renditions of traditional Christmas carols, this disc is a genuine delight.
The video quality is close to perfect--richly saturated colors and razor-sharp closeups of many stained glass windows, as well as some holiday scenery and church exterior views. Two separate soundtracks are available, and both are first-rate. The music is traditional (no "Jingle Bells" or
"Frosty the Snomwman" type of Christmas music is included). Using the disc as backgound music during the holiday season is certainly possible, but the quality of the visual images is so high that you really should sit down and devote your complete attention to them.

I played this to get myself ready for Christmas next month and fell in love with it! I will definitely get my money's worth. The best thing about this disc is that there is an option to play a soundtrack of traditional Christmas songs or Handel's Messiah. Each song is accompanied by amazing and ultra vivid Christmas stained glass scenes. I will play this every year. A+

The imagery of stained glass is beautiful. There is an option to select Christmas carols or portions of Handel's Messiah. There is just under three hours of music so it does not become repetitious. Sound and picture are very clear. This disc is ideal for a background at a Christmas party.

I purchased this for our 2007 Christmas Family Reunion. Wow! Very beautiful! As our guests arrived they were greeted with the lovely music and colorful stained glass photos. We have a 46' LCD 1080 and the blu-ray disk makes everything look so crisp, clear and colorful. It really filled the home with the TRUE meaning of Chistmas. My children who are 7 and 4 LOVED it, not to mention the guests. I highly recommed it. This will now become a family tradition.

If you enjoy this genre - background Christmas music with Hi Def video, then this blu-ray is one for your collection. 'Stained Glass Christmas' has over 3 hours of Christmas music in Dolby 5.1 performed by various European and American choirs, orchestras and soloists (you have a choice of two soundtracks 'traditional Christmas Carols' or highlights from 'Handel's Messiah'). Also featured, are selections from 'The Peace Choir' directed by Royce Devick.

Most of the Church windows featured are from Illinois notably, LaGrange, Oak Park, Downers Grove, Elmhurst, River Forest, Hinsdale and Chicago. Also featured are a couple of stained glass windows from Germany and Austria - 'The Three Kings Bearing Gifts' by Franz Mayer, Munich Germany and my favorite 'The Stained Heart of Jesus Vision of Saint Sister Margaret Mary' by Tyrol Art Glass Co., Innsbruck Austria.

Many stained glass windows by Tiffany Studios' N.Y. including 'I am the Light of the World', 'Ecclesiastical Angels', 'Rapeleye Memorial' and 'Guiding Angel' are also featured. These truly exceptional stained glass pieces make this blu-ray a MUST HAVE!

The video quality is exceptional, except for some scenes where the cameras were too quickly zooming in and fading from one scene to another. I would have liked to see some more lingering shots of the church interiors, but I'm just harping ... this remains one of my favorite Christmas blu-rays!

The bright Louis Comfort Tiffany glass and the John La Farge glass windows with heavenly Christmas music/carols playing in the background will put even Scrooge in the Christmas spirit! :))

My review title describes this blu-ray as having "a light religious touch". I must mention that the video includes a few full frames with Bible verses pertaining to Christmas (eg: Matthew 2:15, Luke 2:8-9).

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If the religious slant is not 'your cup of tea' then I recommend the Winter Wonderland Blu-ray - with fantastic winter landscapes and three audio tracks.

I bought both the 'Stained Glass Christmas' and 'Winter Wonderland' Blu-ray - the perfect mix for all my Holiday guests!

Happy Holiday Viewing Everyone! :)

This was perfect for the Holidays. Had it playing while putting up the tree. Was on during Christmas. The HD images are stunning. Looked perfect on my 50in plasma.

This is a great HD DVD for the Holidays. I really enjoyed it. The images were beautiful and every Christmas song imaginable was on this. I would recommend this to anyone.

Picked this up for something different to play at Christmas. Wife had a work party and a lot of older people showed up, figured this would be the perfect thing to have on in the background and I was right, everyone loved it. I think older people and religious people especially will like this. There are two different music options to play while watching the video.

This Christmas dvd is top drawer. Incredible visuals of stained glass in churches, woven around traditional, warm, visions of homes decorated in beautiful colors that grab at your rememberances of Christmas` past. The sound is clear, clean, and powerful. The song versions hold true to the standards that we all know and love. No modernized, fast and loose with the melody versions that don`t give you that warm,peaceful feeling that this sacred holiday means to so many of us. If you want to get into the holiday sprit today and for many years to come, then buy this dvd. It will become one more of your traditions you celebrate with your family every year. Happy Holidays, Cheers!

I've only viewed the HD side of the disc.

Some closeups are finely detailed but overall, it does not have the crispness of, say, Planet Earth. I watched this disc on both a 65" 1080p dlp rptv and on a 106" screeen with 720p front projector.

But it is sharper than a typical sd disc and is just as sharp as many hd movies. So a 4 star for video.

It is highly recommended to play as background for a holiday party and the constant changing of images can hold your attention.

Although 5.1 DD, mostly the front 3 channels are used. Not much lower subwoofer output.

Switching between the Christmas Carols and the Messiah, the video is the same for each of them. And if you change the music selection mid disc, it resumes from the exact video point you left with the other audio. But you would be hard pressed to remember all the visiual images if you played each music track in sucession so it can play for several hours.

The audio plays fine through hdmi, 6 channel input or coaxial digital audio cable but will sputter constantly and is unlistenable through Optical digital audio. So just 2-3 stars for audio as many folks only have optical audio connection. And loses stars for not being in Dolby True HD or DTS HD formats.

It's a keeper for background Christmas celebrations or just for a tour of many beautiful pieces of religious stained glass panels.