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• Actors: Various
• Directors: Various
• Format: Anamorphic, Color, Compilation, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, HiFi Sound, Surround Sound, THX, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: VCI Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: November 4, 2008
• Run Time: 76 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001D263MI
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #74,028 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Sure to become a part of your family s holiday tradition, THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS rekindles your fondest memories... Santa Claus and his goodies, angel choirs, sparkling winters, glittering trees 1000 spectacular scenes come to life with 23 of the most popular songs and traditional carols ever recorded. This special DVD production promotes warm feelings of love and fellowship and will make the perfect accompaniment to any holiday gathering. This unique full length DVD production features a collection of pure classics including, WHITE CHRISTMAS sung by Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole s immortal THE CHRISTMAS SONG, the delightful WINTER WONDERLAND by Connie Francis and Pat Boone s rendition of RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER . You ll also enjoy inspiring carols by THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA as well as yuletide favorites from THE NUTCRACKER performed by THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, among many others. BONUS: Plus almost one hour worth of classic Christmas shorts including the Max Fleischer color cartoon Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer . Complete Song List: DECK THE HALLS... The London Symphony Orchestra WHITE CHRISTMAS... Bing Crosby JOLLY OLD ST. NICHOLAS... Arranged & Conducted by Kennard Ramsey HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS... Arranged & Conducted by Bob Krogstad DANCE OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY... The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER... Pat Boone HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING... The London Symphony Orchestra WE WISH YOU A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS... Arranged & Conducted by Kennard Ramsey WHAT CHILD IS THIS? (GREENSLEAVES)... The London Symphony Orchestra SILENT NIGHT...Arranged and Conducted by Bob Krogstad AWAY IN A MANGER... The London Symphony Orchestra IS THERE A PLACE... Steve Amerson O TANNENBAUM... The London Symphony Orchestra WINTER WONDERLAND... Connie Francis MARCH... The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra IN DULCI JUBILO... The London Symphony Orchestra O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL... The London Symphony Orchestra SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN TO TOWN... Arranged and Conducted by Kennard Ramsey THE FIRST NOEL... The London Symphony Orchestra SLEIGH RIDE... Arranged and Conducted by Kennard Ramsey THE CHRISTMAS SONG... Nat King Cole JOY TO THE WORLD... The London Symphony Orchestra JOY TO THE WORLD... Eric Rogers Chorale Product Specs: DVD5; Dolby Digital; 76 minutes; Color; 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio; MPAA NR; Year 1986; SRP - $19.99.

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5.0 out of 5 stars "Complete Collection ... Sights & Sounds of Christmas ... VCI (2008)", September 28, 2008

By	J. Lovins "Mr. Jim" (Missouri-USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

VCI Entertainment and Sugar Plum Productions presents "SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION" (2008) (76 mins/Color/B&W) (Dolby digitally remastered) --- What we have here is a glimpse from Christmas' past --- Pure classics on a full length production video features many favorite selections including, "WHITE CHRISTMAS" (Bing Crosby), "THE CHRISTMAS SONG" (Nat King Cole), "WINTER WONDERLAND" (Connie Francis) and "RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER" (Pat Boone) -- bringing immortal and delightful renditions to the Holiday Season.

Rekindles your fondest memories of good Ole Saint Nick (Santa Claus) and his bag full of presents --- Listen and view angel choirs, sparkling winters, glittering trees, plus hundreds of spectacular scenes come to life with 23 of the most popular tunes and traditional carols ever recorded --- Sure to become a part of your family holiday tradition --- Enjoy this special production on DVD which promotes fellowship with warm feelings inclusive --- Make this collection the perfect new family Holiday tradition. to treasures year after year.

You ll also enjoy inspiring carols by The London Symphony Orchestra as well as yuletide favorites from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky "THE NUTCRACKER" performed by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra --- Plus selections of - "JOLLY OLD ST. NICHOLAS", "SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN TO TOWN", "SLEIGH RIDE" and "WE WISH YOU A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS", Arranged and Conducted by Kennard Ramsey is a perfect fit the holidays.

BONUS: Plus almost one hour worth of classic Christmas shorts including the Max Fleischer color cartoon "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (1948).

Complete Song List:

1. DECK THE HALLS The London Symphony Orchestra
2. WHITE CHRISTMAS Bing Crosby
3. JOLLY OLD ST. NICHOLAS Arranged & Conducted by Kennard Ramsey
4. HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS Arranged & Conducted by Bob Krogstad
5. DANCE OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
6. RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER Pat Boone
7. HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING The London Symphony Orchestra
8. WE WISH YOU A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS Arranged & Conducted by Kennard Ramsey
9. WHAT CHILD IS THIS? (GREENSLEAVES) The London Symphony Orchestra
10.SILENT NIGHT Arranged and Conducted by Bob Krogstad
11.AWAY IN A MANGER The London Symphony Orchestra
12.IS THERE A PLACE Steve Amerson
13.O TANNENBAUM The London Symphony Orchestra
14.WINTER WONDERLAND Connie Francis
15.MARCH The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
16.IN DULCI JUBILO The London Symphony Orchestra
17.O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL The London Symphony Orchestra
18.SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN TO TOWN Arranged and Conducted by Kennard Ramsey
19.THE FIRST NOEL The London Symphony Orchestra
20.SLEIGH RIDE Arranged and Conducted by Kennard Ramsey
21.THE CHRISTMAS SONG Nat King Cole
22.JOY TO THE WORLD The London Symphony Orchestra
23.JOY TO THE WORLD Eric Rogers Chorale

SPECIAL VIDEO FEATURETTES INCLUDE:
1.. Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer (1948) -
Max Fleischer (Director) (9 mins/Color) - Animated
2. Silent Night (1953) - Story of the favorite carol
(14 mins/Color)
3. Christmas Customs Near and Far (1954) -
Fran Allison (14 mins/B&W)
4. Christmas Is (1970) - Hans Conried
(19 mins/Color) - Animated
5. The City That Forgot Christmas (1970) - by Mary Warren
(22 mins/Color) - Animated
6. The Stableboy's Christmas (1978) - by Richard Wendley (23 mins/Color)
7. When the Littlest Camel Knelt (1958) inspirational Christmas tale
(11 mins/Color) - Animated

Each featurette is a Christmas Classic within the realm of the Holiday Season ---
sure to be a Treasure and a Holiday Tradition.

Hats off and thanks to Robert Blair and his staff at VCI Entertainment --- VCI was named in Variety and Hollywood Reporter as the first company to produce and release motion pictures directly to the home marketplace --- order your copy now from Amazon or VCI Entertainment where there are plenty of copies available on DVD, stay tuned once again for top notch releases --- VCI are experts in releasing long forgotten films and treasures to the collector -- looking forward to more Nostalgic Collections.

Total Time: 76 mins on DVD ~ VCI Entertainment ~ (11/04/2008)

3.0 out of 5 stars Overpriced and short, December 22, 2008

By	Bank Am (Auburn, ME United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Although this DVD on repeat (if your player has that option) would be a great backdrop for your holiday events, it only lasts 50 minutes. Also, it is (in my opinion) overpriced at 17.99 compared to some others that offer a similar showing in the $10 range. There is nothing spectatular about this that should have it priced so high.

2.0 out of 5 stars Warning FRUITCAKE!, November 30, 2008

By	Brett D. Cullum (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Sights and Sounds of Christmas is one of those DVDs you'll maybe put on during a holiday party or while you're at work as background noise to add to a holiday ambiance. It's like a new genre for DVD - audio visual filler, the stuffing at any winter meal. It's not any better than having a radio tuned to a station that plays holiday hits, but if you want music to trim a tree by it could be a good choice. The main feature on the DVD consists of traditional Christmas songs accompanied by still pictures of winter landscapes, holiday cards, and cute kids. Yes, you heard right. Over an hour of photos accompanied by traditional music. Still photos! It's seventy minutes of a holiday version of the virtual fireplace with a better soundtrack. I don't really get it, but it somehow serves a purpose for people who like seasonal tunes combined with a holiday theme photo gallery. Couldn't somebody do this with a Power Point Presentation pretty easily? What's funny is as lackluster as the main portion of the program is the extras are actually better. They include vintage cartoons like Rudolph and Silent Night that seem more engaging than the other stuff. The animated shorts are cute and worth a look for adults and kids who groove on classic animation.

VCI Home Video specializes in bringing vintage entertainment to DVD. They've done movie serials, public domain classics, and even a really good collection of the Honey West television series. They are a distributor who is well worth checking out, although the Sights and Sounds of Christmas seems to be just a place holder title in their catalog. The original footage for this disc was from a 1986 video tape the company released, and it looks and sounds like they didn't do much when porting it over to the new format. Simple stereo and full screen images have a decidedly VHS quality making this a low tech presentation. Merry Christmas! Here's a DVD you can give to naughty children or estranged family members that would normally get coal. I've ordered at least nine! It's a DVD fruitcake for the new age.