The Time-Life Treasury of Christmas

Adolphe Adam (Composer), Robert Allen (Composer), Leroy Anderson (Composer), Irving Berlin (Composer), J. Baptiste Calkin (Composer), Katherine K. Davis (Composer), Connie Francis (Composer), Amy Grant (Composer), George Frederick Handel (Composer), Victor Herbert (Composer), Jay [percussion] Johnson (Composer), Walter Kent (Composer), Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych (Composer), Johnny Marks (Composer), James Pierpont (Composer), Noel Regney (Composer), Richard Rodgers (Composer), Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Composer), Christmas Traditional (Composer), Scottish Traditional (Composer)

Product Details

• Composer: Adolphe Adam, Robert Allen, Leroy Anderson, Irving Berlin, J. Baptiste Calkin, et al.
• Audio CD (September 11, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Time Life Records
• ASIN: B00005NOZH
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #52,328 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Customer Reviews

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113 of 115 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Let the buyer beware!, June 19, 2002

By A Customer

... this version of the 2-CD "Time-Life Treasury of Christmas" (which contains only 24 songs) is, by far, NOT the 2-CD version sold on television by Time-Life Music (which, in turn, contains 45 songs). Of these 45 songs on the second set, only 7 are featured on the first set, namely: "Home for the Holidays" by Perry Como; "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby; "Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer" by Gene Autry; "The Twelve Days of Christmas" by Roger Whittaker; "Mary's Boy Child" by Harry Belafonte; "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" by Brenda Lee; and "The Little Drummer Boy" by the Harry Simeone Chorale. That's it.

If you want to know the other 38 songs featured in the "As Shown on TV" version of "The Time-Life Treasury of Christmas", I recommend you log on to ... for a complete listing of songs. Only then, depending on the songs and artists you like most, can you make a wise decision on which specific 2-CD set you will want to purchase.

38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I'd Give it 2.5 if I Could..but, December 12, 2001

By A Customer

The songs here are lovely and are sure to invoke childhood memories and the holiday spirit, however, despite having the same picture on the front, this is NOT the same Time-Life Christmas CD set you've seen advertised on TV. THAT set you can order directly from Time-Life...and it contains over twice as much music and the songs are performed by differnt classic performers. Considering what you get, I'll spend a little extra and order it there. I'm sure this CD set will please, but I think it's deceptive that Time-Life is marketing this with the same name and cover given the significant differences between the two sets.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars What a Rip-Off, November 11, 2003

By	Robert J. Rohner (West Liberty, IA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have the original Time Life Treasury of Christmas Set. Same Cover ect. Unfortunately I scratched Disc B and wanted to replace it. The original set had 22 songs on disc A and 23 on disc B. All great classics. Now Time-Life is trying to sell half the music for twice the price. Forget it. What's here just isn't worth the money.