Magic of Christmas [Enhanced]

Natalie Cole (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 19, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: Roadrunner Records
• ASIN: B00001SIC4
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #65,567 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)

2. Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (adapted by W. H. Cummings from Mendelssoh

3. O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree) (German)

4. Sweet Little Jesus Boy, carol for voice & orchestra

5. Sleigh Ride, popular song (with lyrics by Mitchell Parrish)

6. My Grown-Up Christmas List

7. Christmas Waltz

8. Mary, Did You Know?, song

9. Carol of the Bells

10. Twelve Days of Christmas

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Natalie Cole & Christmas makes a Wonderful Music Combination, November 15, 1999

By	G. McDermott (Palm Springs) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Just wonderful!....nothing more to say...except Cole picks the best of Christmas songs for this CD and the production is Top Notch.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Classy performance from a Classy woman, December 1, 2005

By	AbeStreet (Mayfield Heights, OH United States) - See all my reviews

Natalie Cole is a beautiful person and I've long admired her musical work. This Christmas album is no exception. Her silky but strong voice really serves her and us well in songs like "My Grown-Up Christmas List", "Sweet Little Jesus Boy", and "The Christmas Song" which she, thanks to modern technology, sings with her father Nat King Cole. While I don't usually don't care for the jazzed up or modernized versions of traditional Christmas songs I have to admit that Natalie really turned out a nice piece of work with her upbeat version of "Sleigh Ride".

The London Symphony Orchestra really compliments Natalie's voice. Songs like "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" and "Christmas Waltz" are two songs in which the Symphony stands out.

Lastly, Natalie Cole has selected songs that focus on the actual Christmas story and or on the spirit of good well that are part of the birth of Christ. She hasn't tried to reinvent any of these songs or alter the arrangement to the point that they are no longer recognizable. She has used her talent to provide listeners with beautiful vocalizations of these Christmas songs and the London Symphony Orchestra for the beautiful arrangements, music and background vocals.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Natalie Does it Again, December 6, 1999

By	"iwishyoulove" (Cleveland Hts., Ohio USA) - See all my reviews

What can I say? Natalie has produced yet another extraordinary collection of tunes that will be heard for years to come. This is a Christmas CD that is completely different from her Holly and Ivy yet just as good if not better. She shows grace and elegance unsurpassed. You will not regret the choices made with this CD. Natalie takes some old Christmas favorites and makes them her own. Including Sleigh Bells which she does in a style that is Unforgettably Natalie. Grab your copy!