Broadway Cares - Home for the Holidays

Various Artists (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 4, 2001)
• Original Release Date: December 4, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Centaur
• ASIN: B00005RDD2
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #67,526 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. BABY, IT'S COLD OUTSIDE - LIZA MINNELLI & ALAN CUMMING

2. HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS - CHRISTINE EBERSOLE

3. SANTA BABY - JANE KRAKOWSKI

4. MERRY CHRISTMAS, DARLING - SAM HARRIS

5. O HOLY NIGHT - LIZ CALLAWAY & ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY

6. PEACE ON EARTH / LITTLE DRUMMER BOY - ANTHONY RAPP & EVERETT BRADLEY

7. SILENT NIGHT - LILLIAS WHITE

8. NEW YORK STATE OF MIND - ADAM PASCAL

9. FELIZ NAVIDAD - DAPHNE RUBIN-VEGA

10. CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE - BILLY PORTER

11. SLEIGH RIDE - LEA DeLARIA

12. WE NEED A LITTLE CHRISTMAS - PATRICK WILSON

13. THE CHRISTMAS SONG (CHESTNUTS ROASTING ON AN OPEN FIRE) - DAVIS GAINES

14. SILVER BELLS - GARY BEACH & ROGER BART

15. I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS - VICTOR GARBER

16. WHITE CHRISTMAS - AUDRA McDONALD

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Broadway Cares: Home For The Holidays is a collection of holiday classics and winter favorites performed by the creme de la creme of Broadway. The brightest stars from the brightest boulevard of theater in the world light up the holiday season with their collective voice. The entire Broadway and New York community have come together with all parties donating their services on an expedited basis to make this album a reality. These donations include the producing services of two-time Grammy nominee Tony Moran; the donation of studio time at recording studios around New York and Los Angeles to record the vocals and music for the 20 artists appearing on this album; the donation of artist time to record these songs from Broadway legends including Liza Minnelli, Alan Cumming, Audra McDonald, Jane Krakowski, Christine Ebersole, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Sam Harris, Lea DeLaria, Gary Beach, Roger Bart, Liz Callaway, Ann Hampton Callaway, Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Patrick Wilson, Billy Porter, Lillias White, Victor Garber, Davis Gaines, and Everett Bradley; and the donation of services from arrangers, composers, musical directors, musicians, recording engineers, media and advertising consultants and publicity firms. The recording artists have garnered 11 Tony Awards plus 17 more Tony Award nominations. The Broadway shows represented include the lead performers from: The Producers, Oklahoma, AIDA, Cabaret, 42nd Street, Rocky Horror, Rent, Dreamgirls (20th Anniversary), The Full Monty, Phantom of the Opera, and more. Arrangements and orchestrations include music from five-time Academy Award nominated composer Marc Shaiman (currently receiving rave reviews for his work on Broadway's new musical Hairspray) , Tony Award winning composer Jason Robert Brown, Grammy nominee Tony Moran, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Why Is This One So Little Known?, November 26, 2003

By	Williboy "Williboy" (Minneapolis, MN USA) - See all my reviews

I have over a hundred Christmas CDs and I look forward every year to listening to this one.

Special recognition for the Liza and Alan Cummings selection and one of the most beautiful White Christmas arrangements I've ever heard by Audra McDonald.

It's one full hour of the best voices on (and off) Broadway.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Favorite Christmas CD, December 3, 2005

By	Iagan (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This is by far my favorite Christmas CD. The singing and arrangements are lovely, and the mix of songs is wonderful. Standouts (on an album of standouts) include Alan Cumming and Liza Minnelli having fun with "Baby It's Cold Outside," a version of "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" that is a haunting prayer for our times, and a beautiful and sad version of "I'll be Home for Christmas."

If you're looking for a Christmas album to entertain children, this probably isn't it. No Frosty or Rudolph here, and the arrangements have an adult contemporary feel. But if you are looking for something to help you unwind after the kids have gone to bed, this CD is like a warm fire on a winter's night.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Peace on Earth for you and me., November 8, 2007

By	Johnny Heering "trivia buff" (Bethel, CT United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This CD features Broadway stars singing Christmas songs. They all sing great, not surprisingly. Most songs aren't done in a very swinging style, but they are enjoyable in an easy listening kind of way.