Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & The Island Of Misfit Toys [Soundtrack]

rudolph the red-nosed reindeer & the island of misfit toys [soundtrack]

On this CD:

    Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
    Composed by Johnny Marks
    with Tony Bennett

    Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & The Island of Misfit Toys, musical Keep Your chin
    Composed by Bruce Roberts, Diana B.

    Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & The Island of Misfit Toys, musical Beyond The Stars
    Composed by Bruce Roberts, Diana B.
    with Bruce Roberts

    Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & The Island of Misfit Toys, musical The Island Of Misfit Toys
    Composed by Bruce Roberts, Diana B.
    with Bruce Roberts

    Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & The Island of Misfit Toys, musical The Toy Taker
    Composed by Bruce Roberts, Diana B.
    with Bruce Roberts

    Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & The Island of Misfit Toys, musical Beautiful Like Me
    Composed by Bruce Roberts, Diana B.
    with Bruce Roberts

    Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & The Island of Misfit Toys, musical Mr. Cuddles
    Composed by Bruce Roberts, Diana B.
    with Bruce Roberts

    Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & The Island of Misfit Toys, musical The Best Christmas Ever
    Composed by Bruce Roberts, Diana B.
    with Bruce Roberts

    Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & The Island of Misfit Toys, musical Rudolph's Winterma/The Toy Taker's Quest
    Composed by Bruce Roberts, Diana B.

    Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & The Island of Misfit Toys, musical Rudolph's Big Chase
    Composed by Bruce Roberts, Diana B.

    Santa's Family (for Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, movie musical)
    Composed by Al Kasha, Michael Lloyd
    with John Goodman

    It Could Always Be Worse (for Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, movie musical)
    Composed by Al Kasha, Michael Lloyd
    with Eric Idle

    Christmas Town (for Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, movie musical)
    Composed by Al Kasha, Michael Lloyd

    Rudolph's Finale (for Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, movie musical)
    Composed by Al Kasha, Michael Lloyd

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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & The Island Of Misfit Toys [Soundtrack]
The Time-Life Treasury of Christmas
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Only half the songs of the original set!!
  • Its all Christmas
  • A Good Basic Collection
  • cd reviews
  • Poor Quality
 The Time-Life Treasury of Christmas

Manufacturer: Time Life Records
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ASIN: B00005NOZH
Release Date: 2001-09-11

Tracks:

  1. Home For The Holidays - Perry Como
  2. White Christmas - Bing Crosby
  3. Jingle Bells - Ella Fitzgerald
  4. Do You Hear What I Hear? - Andy Williams
  5. Carol Of The Bells/Deck The Halls - The Robert Shaw Chorale
  6. I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day - Harry Belafonte
  7. Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley
  8. My Favorite Things - Eddie Fisher
  9. Joy To The World - Julie Andrews
  10. Here We Come A-Caroling - The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
  11. March Of The Toys - The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
  12. O Holy Night - Luciano Pavarotti

Tracks:

  1. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Gene Autry
  2. It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year - Andy Williams
  3. The Twelve Days Of Christmas - Roger Whittaker
  4. Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy - The Boston Pops Orchestra
  5. Mary's Boy Child - Harry Belafonte
  6. I'll Be Home For Christmas - Elvis Presley
  7. Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
  8. Sleigh Ride - Johnny Mathis
  9. Tennessee Christmas - Alabama
  10. Baby's First Christmas - Connie Francis
  11. The Little Drummer Boy - Harry Simeone Chorale
  12. Auld Lang Syne - Guy Lombardo

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Only half the songs of the original set!!.......2007-01-17

Although I love the CDs, I was disappointed that there were only about half of the songs I thought there would be. I bought the original double cassette set back in the early 90's and when I found the CDs with the same name and cover, I thought I was getting the same thing only on CD. But the Cassettes had twice as many songs, including Let it Snow,Have Yourself a merry Little Christmas,The First Noel, Jingle Bells by Jim Reeves, The Christmas song by the Carpenters and so many others!!

5 out of 5 stars Its all Christmas.......2007-01-09

It reminded me of Christmas as a child. I played this all throughout the holidays.

4 out of 5 stars A Good Basic Collection.......2006-02-11

This is a good, basic collection of Christmas Music. As a general rule, Time-Life has selected what is probably the definative artist/arangement of each song.

My only complaints are that there are only 24 songs on two disks and one or two of them are not ones that I would have picked (not my style).

Overall, it's a good set that I would recommend to anyone who wants to start a collection.

4 out of 5 stars cd reviews.......2006-01-15

this cd was very good, much recommended

2 out of 5 stars Poor Quality.......2005-12-05

The only good thing about this collection is the inclusion of so many Christmas standards. I was very disappointed in the quality of the recordings, they obviously need digital inhancement.
Christmas Is...
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Christmas Songs
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  • One of the greatest C.D.'s ever!!
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 Christmas Is...

Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B0000024T8
Release Date: 1991-07-01

Tracks:

  1. Christmas Is...
  2. I'll Be Home For Christmas
  3. The Little Drummer Boy
  4. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
  5. We Need A Little Christmas (From 'Mame')
  6. Silver Bells
  7. White Christmas
  8. Rudolph, The Red Nosed Reindeer
  9. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An ....)
  10. Do You Hear What I Hear?
  11. Happy Holiday

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Christmas Songs.......2007-01-28



Very enjoyable,and delivered well before the date indicated.

5 out of 5 stars Christmas Is - Percy Faith.......2007-01-19

For when you need a little christmas ... right this very minute!

5 out of 5 stars One of the greatest C.D.'s ever!!.......2006-01-20

I wasn't into christmas that much because of all the mad rush at christmas, but since I bought this c.d. everything changed. I love christmas now and I am still playing that c.d. and it is already January. this is a great C.D. It is my favorite. I wish I would have owned it years ago. I just bought it this year.

5 out of 5 stars Christmas Is...A Percy Faith Classic!.......2005-12-27

It's been about 40 years since this Christmas album by Percy Faith was released. To this day it's a pleasure to listen to with its rich instrumental selections and voices. The title tune says it all! You will enjoy this for many Christmases to come!

3 out of 5 stars Good Songs But They Should Have Digitally Remastered Them! The Sound Is Just A Little Off!.......2005-12-21

I too had the cassette tape of this Percy Faith Christmas album and updated to this CD and I love all of the songs and my favorite is We Need a Little Christmas. I do have one complaint and that is that the sound doesn't seem to have been remastered and seems kind of low. It's as though they didn't digitally remaster the original mono recordings.
Christmas Rhapsody
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Amazing skills, yet too busy for listening enjoyment
  • John Bayless Christmas Rhapsody
  • best concert pianist in the world
  • My favorite of the season
  • Best Piano Christmas CD ever!
 Christmas Rhapsody

Manufacturer: Koch Records
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ASIN: B0002VEQ5C
Release Date: 2004-10-05

Tracks:

  1. O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL / ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH / HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING
  2. I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS / "GOING HOME" NEW WORLD SYMPHONY
  3. SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN / DANCE OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY
  4. THE CHRISTMAS SONG
  5. RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER / LET IT SNOW
  6. AVE MARIA
  7. O COME O COME EMANUEL / O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM / THE FIRST NOEL
  8. WINTER WONDERLAND / JINGLE BELLS
  9. SILENT NIGHT / O HOLY NIGHT
  10. SWEET LITTLE JESUS BOY / AWAY IN A MANGER / WHAT CHILD IS THIS?
  11. JESU JOY OF MAN'S DESIRING / AMAZING GRACE
  12. HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
  13. WHITE CHRISTMAS

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Amazing skills, yet too busy for listening enjoyment.......2006-12-13

I can't believe how well John Bayless has mastered the piano. This is very obvious from the first song that you ever hear him play. I'd really like to watch him play in concert. However, the songs on this album are too much work for me to listen to. The music is so busy that I can hardly concentrate on the melody and it hardly gives me the peace I expect from traditional Christmas music. Some of my favorites for this category are Jim Brickman, David Huntsinger, and Tim Janis.

5 out of 5 stars John Bayless Christmas Rhapsody.......2006-02-13

Christmas Rhapsody has quickly become one of our all time favorite Chistmas CDs. We love it so much that it is February 10th and we are still listening to it.

5 out of 5 stars best concert pianist in the world.......2005-08-18

John Bayless is the best concert pianist in the world. This album shows his genuis. Perfect music to listen to any time of the year.
This is the best Christmas album on the market.

5 out of 5 stars My favorite of the season.......2004-12-31

This is the holiday music I have listened to throughout the season, and it is so beautiful I cannot bear to put it away yet. I love Bayless's work at any time, and these arrangements simply take my breath away. His blending of "I'll Be Home for Christmas" with "Going Home" from the New World Symphony is particulary poignant. And his signature "Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring/Amazing Grace" is seasonless and timeless. Christmas is over, but get this anyway; it's wonderful.

5 out of 5 stars Best Piano Christmas CD ever!.......2004-12-15

David Lanz? Jim Brickman? John Tesh? Move over guys... John Bayless has done what no others could... Taken the xmas classics to a new level of musical enjoyment! By combining the songs together, and making them so rich and full of life, this will be my favorite Christmas CD for a looooooooooong time.
The Christmas Album: Vienna Boys Choir
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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ASIN: B0000VJFPU
Release Date: 2003-12-02

Tracks:

  1. Sleigh Ride / Troika
  2. Mary's Boy Child
  3. Happy Christmas (War Is Over)
  4. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
  5. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting)
  6. Jingle Bells
  7. Jingle Bell Rock
  8. Ukraine Bell Carol
  9. Wexford Carol
  10. Suo-Gan
  11. O Holy Night
  12. White Christmas
  13. Winter Wonderland
  14. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
  15. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
  16. Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
  17. Little Drummer Boy / Peace On Earth
  18. Wonderful Christmas Time
  19. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
  20. We Wish You A Merry Christmas
  21. Coventry Carol
  22. Away In A Manger / Stille Nacht

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Christmas Album: Vienna Boy Choir.......2007-01-10

When in Vienna we attending a Boy Choir concert.

Gave an album to each set of grandchildren. They loved it.

Harold KLlbertanz

5 out of 5 stars THE BEST VIENNA BOYS CHOIR CHRISTMAS MUSIC!!.......2005-06-01

This wonderful collection of Christmas music is especially good! Many pieces are very well known standards, and have been rewritten in ways that keep the music fresh, interesting and new! Every holiday season (and even throughout the year) this CD is played by our family quite a bit! [I may be a little biased, since my 12 year old son from Cincinnati, OH is one of the boys singing in most of the songs!] It is awesome!!
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • "There's always tomorrow for dreams to come true..."
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  • Burl Ives Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
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  • The soundtrack to the beloved 1964 Rankin/Bass holiday show
 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Burl Ives
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ASIN: B000002QUV
Release Date: 1995-06-01

Tracks:

  1. Overture And A Holly Jolly Christmas
  2. Jingle Jingle Jingle
  3. We Are Santa's Elves
  4. There's Always Tomorrow
  5. We're A Couple Of Misfits
  6. Silver And Gold
  7. The Most Wonderful Day Of The Year
  8. A Holly Jolly Christmas
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  17. The Most Wonderful Day Of The Year
  18. A Holly Jolly Christmas
  19. I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day

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It's not unreasonable for any child to believe that Burl Ives might really be Santa Claus. After all, Big Daddy Burl narrates the animated Christmas classic about Rudolph and he did have that belly that shook like a bowlful of jelly. After listening to this 19-song treasure trove of Christmas music from the animated show, adults might even believe Burl is St. Nick. All the hits are on this generous collection, including "Silver and Gold," "We're a Couple of Misfits," "A Holly Jolly Christmas," "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day," and "The Most Wonderful Day of the Year." Why look any further for Ives's Christmas treasures when they're collected here on one disc? --Martin Keller

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars "There's always tomorrow for dreams to come true...".......2005-12-08

Originally released as a Decca record album (with Burl Ives' "Holly Jolly Christmas" released as a single--and apparently a slightly longer version that the one heard here), this Rankin/Bass TV special holds a warm, intimate place in many hearts, young and older alike. I particularly love Clarice's song, "There's Always Tomorrow" and the anonymous female voice who croons it so sweetly sad. The songs, all written by Johnny Marks (the unsung hero of the special) are wonderful ear-candy for the holidays. The CD adds lushly orchestrated versions of these classics, perfect for a night by the fire or wrapping presents. "Believing is not far away..."

5 out of 5 stars The Original Recordings From The Acclaimed TV Special.......2004-12-22

Crediting this collection merely to Burl Ives has probably caused many to bypass it and assume it does not contain the original recordings from the Rankin-Bass tv special performed by all of the artists (not just Ives), when actually it does. These nine tracks are found at the beginning of the cd (the remaining ten are instrumental versions of the songs).

This is the only cd where you can get all of the Rudolph special's recordings. The holiday collection Rudolph, Frosty, and Friends comes close as it contains all but the instrumental overture and finale). You can also get five of the tracks from the Rudolph soundtrack spread out over Nick At Nite's A Classic Cartoon Christmas and A Classic Cartoon Christmas Too.

Whichever collection you purchase (I own them all), I guarantee they will make you feel like a kid again, no matter what your age is.

5 out of 5 stars Burl Ives Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer.......2004-10-17

This is one of Burl Ives greatest holiday albums.It's actually the soundtrack to Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer but will sound great during the holidays.This cd also has Instrumental Lush versions of these songs which is why I bought it.The Decca Concert Orchestra does these superveley.One of these songs Holly Jolly Christmas(instrumental version with the Decca Concert Orchestra)got played on beautiful music stations in the 70's and 80s.The vocal version of Holly Jolly Christmas by Ives on this cd is similar but not the same as the one on his other Christmas album it sounds a little different on this album.Most stations play his other version.Both versions of it's the most wonderful day and silver and gold are my favorites on this cd.I highley recommend this cd to Burl Ives fans as well as people that listen to beatiful music from the Decca Concert Orchestra.Other artist Christmas albums I recommend include Percy Faith,Roger Williams,Mantovani,The 101 Strings,Johnny Mathis,Tony Bennett,Kenny G,The Carpentars,Radio City Music Hall,Manhatten Transfer,Air Supply,Frank Sinatra and James Last just to name a few.

4 out of 5 stars Burl Ives, claymation, and many other Misfits.......2004-04-30

Play the music, close your eyes, and remember back when you were a little kid listening to Burl Ives sing, "Silver and Gold." Well, all the music from that children's special is on this. However, it is important to remember that this is a soundtrack more than it is a Christmas CD. So you might be enjoying the first several tracks, and then the next several tracks may seem a little boring to you (if you don't know what's coming). So, just keep that in mind. If movie soundtracks aren't your thing (or your child's thing), then you may do better to find one of the Burl Ives Christmas compilation CDs or something else like that. But I think for most, this CD will not be a disappointment.

5 out of 5 stars The soundtrack to the beloved 1964 Rankin/Bass holiday show.......2003-12-04

I have to admit I was surprised when I found out that "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," the beloved 1964 Rankin/Bass animagic television show, is the longest running holiday special. I do not know why I thought it came after "A Charlie Brown Christmas," but it indeed was produced a year earlier. The story is based on the song that Gene Autry, the Singing Cowboy, made the second most popular Christmas song of the first half of the 20th-century, and the song is sung this time around by the story's narrator, Burl Ives, as Sam the Snowman. Consequently, the grandfatherly Ives, who began his career as a folksinger before turning into a more than credible actor ("Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"), is probably the voice that most people today associate with the song. The explanation for that state of affairs is why this is the soundtrack for the longest running holiday special.

Because of Ives' popularity his name appears above the title on this soundtrack, but he only sings a few of the songs: "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," "A Holly Jolly Christmas," and "Silver and Gold." The other memorable songs are "Jingle Jingle Jingle," sung by Stan Francis as Santa; "We're a Couple of Misfits," sung by Rudolph (Billie Mae Richards) and Hermie (Paul Soles); and "There's Always Tomorrow," sung by Clarice (Janet Orenstein). The songs were written by Johnny Marks, who wrote both the original "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree." When you check the playlist you will notice that there are 19 tracks, and the explanation for this largesse is that the "B" side of the original album consisted of instrumental versions of the songs played by the Decca Concert Orchestra. You have to give credit for filling up the album beyond the 15-minutes of singing from the special. However, for those who treasure this program, being able to sing along without having to wear out the videotape or DVD is a singular pleasure.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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  • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer CD
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  • I don't even know where to begin...
 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Gene Autry
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000I2IQDI
Release Date: 2006-09-26

Tracks:

  1. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
  2. Nine Little Reindeer
  3. Jingle Bells
  4. Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)
  5. Up on the House Top
  6. Sleigh Bells
  7. O Little Down of Bethlehem
  8. Silent Night
  9. Joy to the World
  10. We Wish You a Merry Christmas
  11. Away in the Manger
  12. What Child Is This

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Childhood Memories.......2007-02-23

This was my favorite album as a child. I have looked for it for years and was delighted when Amazon emailed me that it was in their inventory. This CD means Christmas to me. I absolutely love it.

5 out of 5 stars Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer CD.......2007-01-15

This was the music my children listened to as they were growing up. But we listened to it on vinyl records. I bought each one of them the CD. They all said it brought a smile to their faces and a lot of good memories. The sound was even better than the old record.

5 out of 5 stars This item was exactly as I remembered it!.......2007-01-09

This album was an all time favorite when I was growing up. My sisters and brothers all adored it. The CD version is identical to what the album was. I think there are a couple more songs on it, but they are every bit as good as the rest of the album. Anyone buying this album for a little reminiscing will love it!

5 out of 5 stars I Love This C.D........2006-11-18

LISTENING TO THIS C.D. MAKES ME THINK OF MY CHILDHOOD SPENDING CHRISTMAS WITH MY GRANDPARENTS. OF WHICH WHOM HAVE PAST I EVEN GOT MY SISTER ONE SHE ALSO LOVES IT. SO SIT BACK LISTEN AND REMEMBER. MERYY CHRISTMAS

2 out of 5 stars I don't even know where to begin..........2006-10-21

As a Gene Autry fan, particularly of his Christmas recordings, I was really looking forward to this release. But...what a disappointment! I will look over the dropouts - obviously the source tapes have deteriorated - but what happened to the final three cuts? They are so laden with noise reduction artifacts that they are barely listenable. And, I know the disc is short, but were the 2 second pauses between tracks REALLY necessary? Talk about choppy. No flow at all.

This CD did make me do one thing...go back into my archives and pull out my original Grand Prix vinyl. I think I'll be doing a transfer and retire this CD to the bottom shelf.
Merry Mancini Christmas
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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 Merry Mancini Christmas
Henry Mancini
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002W4Q
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. The Little Drummer Boy
  2. Medley: Jingle Bells/Sleigh Ride
  3. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
  4. Medley: Winter Wonderland/Silver Bells
  5. Medley: Frosty The Snowman/Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
  6. White Christmas (From The Paramount Picture 'Holiday Inn')
  7. Carol For Another Christmas - Henry Mancini, His Orchestra
  8. Medley: Silent Night/O Holy Night/O Little Town Of Bethlehem
  9. Medley: God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman/Deck The Halls/Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
  10. Medley: We Three Kings Of Orient Are/O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles)
  11. Medley: It Came Upon A Midnight Clear/Away In A Manger/The First Noel

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Like his good friend Esquivel, Henry Mancini mixed some mean orchestral Christmas cocktails. But where Esquivel was possessed by wackiness and whimsy, Mancini played things fairly straight and still managed to create a sound that defined his career and an era. Sadly, the selections here are pedestrian, even by the well-trodden holiday boulevard standards. "White Christmas," "The Little Drummer Boy," and "The Christmas Song" all benefit nonetheless from Mancini's genius for timing and dynamics. Even the mundane "Frosty the Snowman" gets some new life breathed into him thanks to Mancini's arrangement, and "Carols for Another Christmas" is a good example of Mancini's hip restraint. Merry Mancini Christmas, while not the maestro at his best, still imparts some of that madcap, martini-era holiday spirit as only Mancini knew. --Steve Gdula

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Not worth the effort.......2007-01-27

I just love Christmas music and I love Mancini's Pink Panther and others. I thought this might be a good addition to my collection and it turned out to be a dud. Nothing special at all.

5 out of 5 stars Fabulous.......2006-02-23

This is the Christmas album you are always saying "who is this" when listening on the radio. Perfect for all ages.

5 out of 5 stars Classic Christmas as you remember it.......2005-10-04

This album is for all those baby boomers out there who grew up listening to the great Mancini. Someone said this album was pedestrian. They couldn't have been farther from the truth! This will rekindle childhood memories of Christmas like it used to be. Pull up a chair by the fire, grab that warm apple cider, turn the Christmas lights on and enjoy!

5 out of 5 stars Mancini is Magical.......2004-12-15

I come from a very large family and since the mid-sixties when my parents bought it we'd play this album during the holidays. We played it until you could hardly hear some of the songs without the crackling and skipping the LP's were notorious for. By the time it was totally inaudible the LP wasn't being made any longer. We were all crushed because our Christmas mainstay album was gone. (Particularly because we lost both parents some years ago within 2 months of each other and we always listened as a family to this album.) When the CD came out we were overjoyed to say the least. I ALWAYS cry as do all of us in my family when "Carol for Another Christmas" plays because it holds such dear memories of my parents listening to us massacre that song on our instruments EVERY SINGLE CHRISTMAS!!! But they always swore we played beautifully.

4 out of 5 stars A Classic.......2002-07-13

Tasteful, traditional orchestral Christmas music. More importantly, "Carol for Another Christmas" may be the most beautiful Christmas composition of the 20th Century.
Christmas in Vienna
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Scaling new heights
 Christmas in Vienna
Placido Domingo , Diana Ross , and Jose Carreras
Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B0000028YU
Release Date: 1993-10-05

Tracks:

  1. Intoruction: Jingle Bells
  2. Mille cherubini in coro
  3. Amazing Grace
  4. Wiegenlied
  5. Carol Of The Drum
  6. The Gift Of Love
  7. Navidad
  8. White Christmas
  9. Ave Maria
  10. Ave Maria
  11. It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
  12. Adeste Fideles
  13. If We Hold On Together
  14. Medley: O Tannenbaum - Minuit, Chretien - Jingle Bells - La Virgen lava panales - O Little Town Of Bethlehem - Tu scendi dalle stelle - Joy To The World
  15. Silent Night

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Scaling new heights.......2001-01-02

On the soundtrack to a PBS TV Special that coincided with the Christmas Season of 1992, this set reached the the Top 10 that Christmas in several European countries. La Ross, ever able to meld her voice around difficult arrangements and changing styles,once again holds her own with two opera stars.

The novel "Upside Down" seemed challenging enough; Ross was able to hit the notes, while all the while adjusting the speed of her soft and airy voice to adjust to the tempo of the track. Even Ross' critics who contend her voice is too light and airy, or that she is one to emphasize style over substance in her pop work would have to concede that neither is sacrificed for the other here. Both elements are at play in a presentation full of grace and finnesse-which is what such a degree of a great performance would require.

Here, she shines on solos "Amazing Grace" and "Ave Maria". "Ave Maria" is notoriously difficult to deliver-especially in a dead language. Ostensibly, "Ave Maria" is in Latin. Thrown in for good measure is her then-current British chart entry-that is, "If We Hold On Together" from "The Land Before Time", a huge hit in Japan years earlier that contains all the majestic power of an opera.

Speaking of scaling majestic heights, the cut spent two years in the top-twenty in Japan and subsequently was certified quadruple-platinum and was at the time of its pinnacle the best-selling single by a foreign artist in Japan.
Rudolph Red Nosed Reindeer & Other Christmas Classics
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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 Rudolph Red Nosed Reindeer & Other Christmas Classics
Gene Autry
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B0000C8AWW
Release Date: 2003-09-16

Tracks:

  1. Here Comes Santa Claus
  2. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
  3. He's A Chubby Little Fellow
  4. Santa, Santa, Santa
  5. If It Dosen't Snow On Christmas Day
  6. When Santa Claus Gets Your Letter
  7. Frosty The Snow Man
  8. The Night Before Christmas Song
  9. The Night Before Christmas (In Texas, That Is)
  10. Where Did My Snowman Go?
  11. I Wish My Mom Would Marry Santa Claus
  12. Sleigh Bells
  13. 'Round 'Round The Christmas Tree
  14. Merry Christmas Waltz
  15. Everyone's A Child At Christmas
  16. You Can See Old Santa Claus
  17. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
  18. Up On The Housetop

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The late Gene Autry (a.k.a. the "Singing Cowboy" and the former owner of the Anaheim Angels) co-wrote the popular standard "Here Comes Santa Claus" in 1947. Over the next six years he seemed to keep reinventing it, if this 18-song collection of Autry's recorded Christmas music is any indication. There's "Santa, Santa, Santa," "He's A Chubby Little Fellow," and "I Wish My Mom Would Marry Santa Claus"--all variations on a theme (but what Christmas music isn't?). Still, for lovers of cowboy music and particularly Autry's amicable straight-forward vocal style, this is a respectable, unvarnished collection that also includes a duet with Rosemary Clooney ("The Night Before Christmas Song"), a number of tunes penned by Johnny Marks (including "Rudolph…"), and a couple of notable "Frosty the Snowman" themes. There's also a little ditty called "Sleigh Bells," co-inked by the Singing Cowboy six years after his success with "Here Comes Santa Claus," as proof that lightning does strike twice. --Martin Keller

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars nostalgia.......2007-01-12

My sister and I grew up in the era of Gene Autry. A few Christmases ago we were trying to sing "If it doesn't snow on Christmas. . . " and couldn't remember all the words. This album is so great. Full of lots of great songs for children. I bought one for myself and one for my sister. It's a great addition to my Christmas music collection.

4 out of 5 stars Back in the Sleigh-dle Again.......2005-01-06

Prolific. That was Gene Autry, it seems. His wife asked him to record "Rudolph", a promotional tune for the long-time but now-defunct Montgomery Ward department store. It went beyond a mere promo and ended up as a Christmas standard. Who knows how much money it's made. Gene could also write a tune now and then and not just "Ridin' Down the Canyon". He wrote some of these songs himself. It's worth having, believe me. And as for prolific, reviewer L. Bernabo (with the typo in his branding) couldn't tell you which song is the #3 most popular (after White Christmas and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer). Well, trust me, it's "The Christmas Song" written by the "Velvet Fog" Mel Torme and sung by Nat "King" Cole. It's been around like 50 years. You can find it easily enough. In the meantime, buy this one.

5 out of 5 stars The Christmas Classics from the Singing Cowboy himself.......2003-12-04

Everybody knows that the biggest Christmas hit of the first half of the 20th century was Bing Crosby's "White Christmas." Now, the question is whether you know that Gene Autry's recording of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" comes in second on that list (no idea what is third, sorry). The story is that Autry only recorded the song because his wife told him to. The singing cowboy had already had a major holiday hit with "Here Comes Santa Claus" and would have another with "Frosty the Snowman." Autry had a rather large catalogue of Christmas songs, as this collection amply proves. These songs were recorded in the late 1940s and early 1950s, and include some songs that I absolutely guarantee you have never heard before, such as the Autry originals "He's a Chubby Little Fellow" and "I Wish My Mom Would Marry Santa Claus." There is also a duet with Rosemary Clooney of "The Night Before Christmas (In Texas, That Is)"; the song comes in two parts because of the limitation on how much music you could get on one side of a single way back when (a time closer to Edison's wax discs than the CD).

This 2003 release adds a couple of tracks to the CBS "Christmas Favorites" album from a while back, and remasters the entire bunch. That does not exactly make these songs sound like they were recorded last week, but they do sound better and there is something totally appropriate about the old fashioned sound of these recordings that you do not really want them tampering with anyway. It is interesting to note that the most "traditional" song Autry does is the last track, "Up on the Rooftop"; most of these songs are about Santa Claus. You would think there would be something less secular, especially given we are talking about a major country western star, but that is not the case. Apparently that was the way things were a half-century ago. Just remember, this collection is nostalgia and not kitsch, even if these songs were recorded before you were born.

5 out of 5 stars Christmas Classics.......2003-11-01

What a wonderful CD. All of these songs are classics. And the master of Christmas melodies performs them with his usual mellow voice. Christmas is not Christmas with out Rudolph. And the song "Where Did My Snowman Go?"....what a treasure. Rosemary Clooney and Gene's voices really blend well together on "The Night Before Christmas Song". This version of "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" is wonderful. This CD is a must for anyone who loves Christmas music. Mr. Autry is in top form on all of these selections.
Pops Christmas Party
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Truly one of the best Christmas albums ever
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 Pops Christmas Party

Manufacturer: RCA
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ASIN: B000003FHA
Release Date: 1994-08-16

Tracks:

  1. A Christimas Festival
  2. The Nutcracker Overture
  3. White Christmas
  4. Sleigh Ride (Anderson)
  5. Winter Wonderland
  6. Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers
  7. Chocolate (Spanish Dance)
  8. Coffee (Arabian Dance)
  9. Tea (Chinese Dance)
  10. The Toy Trumpet
  11. Trepak (Russian Dance)
  12. Dance Of The Flutes
  13. Hansel And Gretel Dream Pantonime
  14. Mother Gigogne And The Clowns
  15. Sleigh Ride (Mozart)
  16. Waltz Of The Flowers
  17. Pas De Deux
  18. Dance Of The Sugar-Plum Fairy
  19. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
  20. The Nutcracker Final Waltz
  21. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Truly one of the best Christmas albums ever.......2006-10-29

First let me say that I was overjoyed to see that the original Vinyl album artwork was kept . This is an expertly recorded CD being it was recorded in the late 50's. The sound quality rivals any today. Authur Fiedler did an outstanding job with the arrangments on this recording.

5 out of 5 stars A Great Soundtrack for Your Christmas.......2003-12-11

POPS CHRISTMAS PARTY, like Santa's bag of goodies, has a little bit of everything. You'll find traditional carols (Joy to the World, Deck the Halls, Silent Night, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, etc.), popular Christmas favorites (Sleigh Ride, Rudolph, Santa Claus is Comin' to Town, White Christmas), and classical Christmas pieces (selections from `The Nutcracker,' `Hansel and Gretel,' etc.)

Whether you're listening while writing Christmas cards, trimming the tree, hosting a Christmas party, or any of a hundred holiday activities, POPS CHRISTMAS PARTY is a great way to bring you into the Christmas spirit.

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5 out of 5 stars Fiedler and Christmas: Always a Great Match.......2003-11-24

For the people of Boston, Christmas music is synonymous with the Boston Pops, and its legendary conductor Arthur Fiedler. This compilation contains Pops classis arrangements including Leroy Anderson's medley of Christmas carols "A Christmas Festival. It also includes the Pops rendition of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," "Santa Claus is Coming to Town," and the authentic rendition of Anderson's "Sleigh Ride." It also includes Fiedler's interpretations of excerpts from THE NUTCRACKER, HANSEL AND GRETEL, and Leopold Mozart's "Sleigh Ride."

This is a re-release of an RCA Living Stereo recording. The collection has a nostalgic feel to it, and the cover, from an earlier Boston Pops recording, adds to the magic of this collection.

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful!!!.......2002-12-05

What more can I say but "Wonderful"?

The greatest orchestra (and conductor).

The incredible Leroy Anderson versions of "Christmas Festival" and "Sleigh Ride". (Wow the memories of playing these two every year in high school band. The director tried to introduce something new but we would have nothing to do with that!!!)

And finally music from my favorite record (and my first as a kid) "The Nutcracker".

The fact that these were recorded 40+ years ago doesn't detract from the timeless appeal of these songs and the sound is terrific!

A must have for your Christmas music collection.

5 out of 5 stars Nothing Better Than A Pops Holiday.......2002-11-27

The Boston Pops have always made orchestral music more appealing to a wider audience, and Arthur Fiedler was the genius behind that success.

Released in 1959, this album is full of everything from traditional selections from "The Nutcracker" to sing-along favorites like "White Christmas," "Rudolph" and "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" to the most famous recorded version of "Sleigh Ride," a Boston Pops classic.

This is the kind of CD you listen to while drinking egg nog beside a fireplace with family as you watch the snow fall in the early evening. My Grandparents had a copy of the original vinyl releae and I was so glad to see BMG release the original RCA/Victor "Living Stereo" edition complete with full liner notes and the original cover art.

The perfect album for your next holiday cocktail party appealing to classical and pop music fans alike.

Music:

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  3. Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs [Soundtrack]
  4. Son de Mar [Soundtrack] [Import]
  5. Soundtrack
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  7. Soundtracks [Import] [Soundtrack]
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