Stockings By the Fire

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 18, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Starbucks Entertainment/EMI
• ASIN: B000YOELLQ
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #113,856 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Baby, It's Cold Outside

2. I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day

3. I'll Be Home for Christmas (If Only in My Dreams)

4. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

5. Sleigh Ride

6. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?

7. River

8. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

9. Carol of the Bells

10. Let It Snow

11. The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)

12. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm

13. Winter Wonderland

14. Do You Hear What I Hear?

15. It Don't Have to Change

16. White Christmas

Editorial Reviews

Christmas CD with the following artists- ray charles/betty carter-Baby it's cold outside;sarah mclachlan-heard the bells;frank sinatra-be home for xmas;hem-have yourself a merry;ella fitzgerald-sleigh ride;rufus wainwright-new year's eve;herbie hancock/corrine bailey rae-river;jack johnson-rudolph;bird & bee-carol;fine frenzy-let it snow;nat king cole-christmas song;dean martin-love to keep me warm;diana krall-winter wonderland;mahalia jackson-do you hear;john legend-it doesn't have to change;amiee mann-white christmas

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent buy--I should have waited, November 25, 2007

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R. Kyle (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stockings By the Fire (Audio CD)

I should know better. Have very seldom ever gotten a better price than Amazon on music. I paid twice this amount for this collection this weekend--and I still really do think it was worth the price.

What I particularly like about this CD is the mix. You've got old favorites like Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra right next to John Legend and Sarah McLachlan. Plus, the sound is very nice.

Here are just a sampling of the songs I've enjoyed:

"Baby, it's Cold Outside" by Ray Charles and Betty Wright is my new favorite cover of this song--you should hear Ray sing 'listen to that fireplace ROAR.' Whoa!

Sarah McLachlan's "I heard the Bells on Christmas Day" has the original spare feeling of this song down pat.

"It Don't Have to Change" with John Legend and the Stephens Family is probably my favorite. It's the only song I've never heard before and it's just a gorgeous gospel number.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Christmas compilation for grown ups, December 9, 2007

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Julia Flyte - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stockings By the Fire (Audio CD)

I have a number of Christmas CDs which all get heavy rotation over the Christmas season, but this is my new favorite. It's a very grown up, almost sexy compilation: perfect for sipping eggnog by the fire while you read a book or chat to friends. There is a mixture of songs that are familiar (such as Winter Wonderland, White Christmas, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer) alongside others that are more obscure. The first seven tracks are quite slow and sophisticated, then the tempo speeds up for a few tracks before slowing down again towards the end.

Some of the standout songs for me are:
1. "Baby, it's cold outside" by Ray Charles and Betty Carter - this is a great lead off single - it's super sexy.
2. "I love the bells on Christmas Day' by Sarah McLachlan - if you loved Wintersong, you'll also love this single (which doesn't appear on that album)
3. "I'll be home for Christmas" by Frank Sinatra - Frank's voice just seems so right for this time of year and this is a lovely slow and poignant song.
5. "Sleigh Ride" by Ella Fitzgerald - this has been used so much in movies but it's still a great number.
8. "Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer" by Jack Johnson - somehow Jack makes this familiar song sound totally new - it's a great cover version.
15. "I don't have to change" by John Legend and the Stephens Family - a gorgeous gospel number that my son said sounded like something out of Happy Feet!
16. "White Christmas" by Aimee Mann - a heart-breakingly beautiful version of this song - just this track alone justifies the price of the CD!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars REALLY GOOD CD, December 19, 2007

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Shopper Girl "Emily" (Kentucky) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stockings By the Fire (Audio CD)

Don't tell Amazon, but I bought this at starbucks, and this is an amazing cd. Its the classic Christmas music with old and new artists. I am a barista at Starbucks and have to listen to this cd all day long and it never gets old. You won't have wastes your money if you get it, you will love it!