This Is Christmas

Petula Clark (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 24, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collector's Choice
• ASIN: B002SIWNNE
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #118,511 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. This Is Christmas

2. Silent Night

3. The Happiest Christmas

4. He Is Born, The Divine Child [Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant]

5. I'll Be Home For Christmas

6. The Little Drummer Boy

7. Simple Gifts

8. Thank You For Christmas

9. Butterfly In The Snow

10. Another Christmas Without You

11. Away In A Manger

12. Christmas Lullaby

13. Mother Of Us All

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hiding in the Heart, December 12, 2009

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Lee Armstrong (Winterville, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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"This Is Christmas" is a recording of tracks old and new brought together for the first time on this CD. Petula Clark is a classic singer with her big hits "Downtown," "I Know A Place" & "Don't Sleep in the Subway" replayed wherever the best classic tracks are welcome. The opening three tracks, "This Is Christmas," "Silent Night" & "The Happiest Christmas" were recorded in 1969. I love the fourth track, a previously unreleased French recording "Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant (He Is Born the Divine Child)." It's not a common carol, but one which was played by my mother frequently as I was growing up. "I'll Be Home for Christmas" and "The Little Drummer Boy" were recorded in 1996 for Readers Digest. Rod McKuen wrote the two-sided single issued in 2006 with lush and lovely "Simple Gifts" & "Thank You for Christmas." "There's a secret part of you, hiding in the heart of you, now it's time to set it free, Petula sings on "Butterfly in the Snow," which shines with a lovely melody and lyric. "Another Christmas Without You" strikes a chord for anyone missing a loved one during the holidays. Both tracks are new songs written and recorded by Petula. "Away in a Manger" blending British and American versions and Peggy Lee's "Christmas Lullaby" are both newly recorded. "Mother of Us All" was recorded in 1972. There is a hidden 14th track that is a French recording of "The Little Drummer Boy." Although these recordings span five decades, there is a remarkable consistency throughout the disc. This is a classy holiday recording that makes bright the holiday season. Enjoy!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars dferr, November 26, 2009

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The most wonderful Christmas cd! Petula Clark is still an amazing singer and under rated treasure.
Her rendition of Silent Night is the best and the new songs are terrific. This cd will put you in the Christmas spirit.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Petula Clark Yuletide goodie, December 19, 2009

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Drac "davedrac" (Jersey City, NJ USA) - See all my reviews

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The songs on this holiday CD run the spectrum of emotions from sacred to joyous and everything in between. The collection will not disappoint and is exactly what one would expect from Petula Clark. The only thing that is odd is that it claims to be Petula's first holiday CD...there was an earlier Christmas CD released in the UK on sequel records several years back that had contained other material (and duplicates of some of the tracks on this one), but half of that collection concerned her yuletide French material. This CD contains mostly English material. It also ends with a nice surprise.... an unlisted bonus track, Little Drummer Boy in French, which is not listd on the label. I really enjoyed the CD.