Christmas Classics

Various Artists (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 5, 2004)
• Original Release Date: October 5, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B0002YLCZ6
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,852 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

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Travel back in time with the big bands and singers of an era some 50 years in the past. On Christmas Classics, Les Brown and His Band of Renown, Johnny Mercer with the Pied Pipers, Kay Starr (making sure you know that "Everybody's Waitin' for the Man with the Bag"), Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, and others recall a place and time that lives on in the Christmases of the 21st century. While there's a comforting quaintness to Ferrante & Teicher's instrumental of "Sleigh Ride" and a campy breathlessness in Julie London's "I'd Like You for Christmas," this is an album you can use to introduce the grandkids to a more innocent and sentimental age. Besides, if you can't appreciate Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians' "Auld Lang Syne," you're probably being haunted by the Ghost of Christmas Present big time. --Martin Keller

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reissue of an 1992 CD, December 7, 2004

By	T. Napper (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

In 1992 I found this great Christmas album from Capitol called "Let It Snow!" Every time the holiday rolls around this CD finds it way out of the closet and friends ask "Where did you get this?" Sadly this CD went out of print along with its companions "Merry Christams, Baby" and "Christmas Kisses".

"Christmas Classics" contains some of the best tracks from "Let It Snow!" and eliminates some of the more charming yet annonying tracks. You just can't beat Leana Horne's version of the title track with the swingin' conducting by Jack Parnell. The album swings and bops its way all through the season. Nostalgic and fun.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Remastered Warmth, November 26, 2004

By	J. Corl - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This 2004 remastering of the original recordings brings a pristine presence and freshness to these favorites. Bing's rendition of "Let it Snow," for instance, looses the crude, "sproingy" sounding reverb that has been applied to it by various sound engineers over the years. Instead, you hear Bing himself with a very natural sounding voice, as if he were standing in your living room, and not in a cave.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars and 1/2 stars...A Holiday Album Filled with Charm & Nostalgia, December 19, 2006

By	Steve Vrana (Aurora, NE) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Looking for a holiday album to recall the memories of Christmases past? Then CHRISTMAS CLASSICS is a near perfect collection. These are songs that will take you back to your childhood. The most recent song is 1968's "The Christmas Waltz" by Nancy Wilson, and the earliest song is 1947's "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" by Johnny Mercer. In addition, there are classics like Nat King Cole's "The Christmas Song," Ella Fitzgerald's stately "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" and Lena Horne's festive "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" So throw another log on the fire, pour yourself a cup of egg nog, and enjoy...Merry Christmas! [Running Time - 42:06] HIGHLY RECOMMENDED