The Time-Life Treasury of Christmas

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

Product Details

• Composer: Robert Allen, Irving Berlin, James Pierpont, Noel Regney, Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovych, et al.
• Audio CD (September 11, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Time Life Records
• ASIN: B00005NOZH
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #51,220 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #43 in Music > Classical > Forms & Genres > Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music > Marches

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Home for the Holidays

2. White Christmas - Bing Crosby

3. Jingle Bells

4. Do You Hear What I Hear?

5. Carol of the Bells / Deck the Halls [Medley]

6. I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day

7. Blue Christmas

8. My Favorite Things

9. Joy to the World

10. Here We Come a-Caroling

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

2. It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

3. The Twelve Days of Christmas

4. Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy

5. Mary's Boy Child

6. I'll Be Home for Christmas

7. Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree

8. Sleigh Ride

9. Tennessee Christmas

10. Baby's First Christmas

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

148 of 151 people found the following review helpful:

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

By A Customer

This review is from: The Time-Life Treasury of Christmas (Audio CD)

... 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.

49 of 50 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

This review is from: The Time-Life Treasury of Christmas (Audio CD)

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.

40 of 40 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
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This review is from: The Time-Life Treasury of Christmas (Audio CD)

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.