Gifts of Christmas

1. The First Noel (arr. Richard Walters)

2. Gesu Bambino (Pietro A Yon)

3. Once in Royal David's City (Arr. Richard Walters)

4. Gabriel's Greeting (Barry Seaman)

5. Long Ago in Bethlehem (Traditional Moravian / Arr. Phyllis Tate)

6. Rocking (Little Jesus, Sweetly Sleep) (Traditional Czech Melody/Arr. John Carol Case)

7. The Two Shepherd Boys (Traditional / Arr. John Carol Case)

8. Maria Wiegenlied (Max Reger)

9. Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming (Arr. Richard Walters)

10. I Wonder as I Wander (Traditional / Arr. Niles/Horton)

11. Nun Wandre, Maria (Hugo Wolf)

12. Mary's Lullaby (John Rutter)

13. Sweet Little Jesus Boy (Robert MacGimsey)

14. Shepherd's Pipe Carol (John Rutter)

15. Silent Night (Franz Xaver Gruber / Arr. Richard Walters)

16. Where is the Child (John Ness Beck/Craig Courtney)

17. Schlafendes Jesuskind (Hugo Wolf)

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Average customer rating: Bryn Terfel's beautiful voice. Why do people think this guy can sing?? Relaxing Bryn Terfel's Simple Gifts A Heartfelt Offering Reminiscent of An Earlier Era

Bryn Terfel - Simple Gifts Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Franck, César | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Pergolesi | Pergolesi, Gio Battista | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rutter | Rutter, John | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Terfel, Bryn | ( T ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Bryn Terfel Sings Favorites Sacred Songs Bryn Terfel - Something Wonderful (Bryn Terfel sings Rodgers & Hammerstein) Bryn Terfel - If Ever I Would Leave You (Songs from My Fair Lady, On a Clear Day, Camelot, The Little Prince, Brigadoon) Renee and Bryn: Under the Stars ASIN: B000B8ISN2 Release Date: 2005-10-11

Tracks:

1. Ave Verum Corpus, K.618 - Adapted by Chris Hazell
2. Deep River - Arranged by Chris Hazell
3. The Lord Bless You and Keep You
4. I'll Walk Beside You - Arranged by Chris Hazell
5. Stabat Mater
6. Still, Still, Still Weils Kindlein Schlafen Will
7. Simple Gifts - Arranged by Chris Hazell
8. How Great Thou Art
9. Panis Angelicus - Arranged by Chris Hazell
10. Bless This House - Arranged by Chris Hazell
11. Ave Verum Corpus
12. Cavatina - Arranged by Chris Hazell
13. The Rose
14. Amazing Grace - Arranged by Chris Hazell
15. God's Mercy
16. Morning Has Broken - Arranged by Chris Hazell
17. Nearer My God To Thee - Arranged by Chris Hazell
18. Ave Maria
19. Send In The Clowns - Arranged by Jonathan Tunick
20. God Will Be With You

Amazon.com

Everything about Bryn Terfel is over-life-size: his physique, his personality, his breath-control, and of course his extraordinarily beautiful voice. This recording displays his stunning vocalism and versatility to full advantage, but its title belies its content. Alhough it does include some simple pieces, the execution is fussy, overdone, and calculated for maximum external effect. The program ranges from Mozart, Pergolesi and pseudo-Bach to Sondheim in arrangements that are pure Hollywood, complete with throbbing strings and rolling drums, often destroying the spirit as well as the letter of the original compositions. It begins with Mozart's heavenly "Ave verum" arranged for baritone solo and chorus, frustratingly cut off after a few phrases (another setting of the same text by Karl Jenkins, written for Terfel, is more satisfying, being complete and original). The splendid baritone Simon Keenlyside joins him here as well as in the opening number of Pergolesi's "Stabat Mater;" originally for soprano and alto, this must be the baritones' revenge on female singers who usurp songs written for men, like Schubert's and Schumann's cycles. Franck's "Panis angelicus" also inexplicably becomes a duet; unfortunately, Terfel's and tenor Aled Jones' voices do not match. Bach-Gounod's popular "Ave Maria" is all swells and exaggerations. The rest of the program consists of folksongs, hymns, show and film tunes, inflated to operatic proportions and generally ending in a fade-out or a flourish. Even the title song is anything but simple. This record is not for purists who like their music performed the way the composer wrote it, but aficionados of great singing will love it. --Edith Eisler

Customer Reviews:

Bryn Terfel's beautiful voice........2007-05-13

Bryn Terfel has a beautiful voice. Listening to him is very pleasant and definitely something to look forward to. I read a review saying he would replace tenor Pavroti. However, I believe that Mr. Terfel is a Baritone and not a Tenor. That does not detract from the fact that he should be considered one of the world's top male singers. His voice is truly impressive. This CD by Bryn Terfel is one from our collection that is outstanding and a favorite.

Why do people think this guy can sing??.......2007-04-27

Sorry, I think this guy is one of the most overrated singers out there today. He always sounds like he is singing holding his nose shut. VERY nasal sounding.

If you want to listen to an incredibly beautiful voice, buy one of Josh Groban's CD's--you won't regret it! He has the voice of the century!

Relaxing.......2007-02-03

Excellent selection of music. It covers many different types. My wife likes being able to hear the words with out instruments drowning out the vocals. I find it relaxing and many of the songs are familiar and very well done.

Bryn Terfel's Simple Gifts.......2006-02-25

Simply superb. I don't know what our local (Wash DC) paper was talking about when they said Deep River was the weakest link. I was enthralled from beginning to end. I have had the pleasure of hearing Bryn Terfel live in recital at the Kennedy Center. I can assure you that his voice has only improved with age. He was wonderful then and is spectacular now!

A Heartfelt Offering Reminiscent of An Earlier Era.......2006-02-15

Bryn Terfel harkens back to earlier American operatic stars such as Richard Tucker and Robert Merrill who crossed grenres to satisfy their unquenchable need to sing any and all songs that moved them to an appreciative public. These great singers all had their origins singing sacred music from their respective religions and learned to lay their considerable talents before the altar of the simple inspirational song.

This recording is wonderful on many levels. The selections are an unusual mixture of classical sacred music, spirituals, hymns, Lieder, Austrian Christmas and Gaelic songs, musical numbers and movie theme songs harmoniously combined to touch the soul of the listener in a gentle ebb and flow of devotion, intensity and tenderness. All of these songs are beautiful in and of themselves and in his hands, we experience them anew.

Bryn Terfel sings with the commitment necessary to make the awesome challenge of simplicity look easy. To my way of thinking, he is the most communicative and articulate singer today, bar none. He is a poet who savors the sound, feeling and meaning of each and every word and marries it uniquely and faithfully to the music. He transports the listener into the life of a song and transfixes us each and every moment. His enormous talent is not overwhelming or distractive and is inextricably and wholly intertwined with the music. This is greatness and it is very, very rare today.

I like the inclusion of the choir in several of the numbers as it reflects on the nature and context of the songs. I am less fond of the selections with the guest soloists as I feel they do not match his ability to "get inside" a song. The orchestra and orchestations are sensitive and enhancing.

This recording is simply wonderful and should have a broad appeal. It will move and inspire the believer, satisfy and fulfill the otherwise spiritual, calm the troubled and renew a flagging soul.

Average customer rating: a voice teacher and early music fan like all but one track Heaven is here! A Very Mixed Bag Among My Top 10 Christmas Recordings

A Little Chrismas Music: Kiri Te Kanawa; The King's Singers various/traditional , Dame Kiri Te Kanawa , The King's Singers , London Sinfonia , and Richard Hickox Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music King's Singers | ( K ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: The King's Singers Original Debut Recording Watching the White Wheat: Folk Songs of the British Isles; King's Singers Kids' Stuff The King"s Singers: English Renaissance Annie Laurie ~ Folksongs of the British Isles / Barrueco · The King's Singers ASIN: B000002RRF Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Here We Come A-Wassailing
2. It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
3. The Little Drummer Boy
4. I Wonder As I Wander
5. We Wish You A Merry Christmas
6. Es Ist Ein Ros' Entsprungen
7. Ding Dong! Merrily On High
8. Stille Nacht
9. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
10. A Little Christmas Music (Medley A La Mozart)
11. The Coventry Carol (Lully, Lulla)
12. The Boar's Head Carol
13. Gaudete
14. Joy To The World
15. Three Spanish Carols: Riu, Riu, Chiu
16. Three Spanish Carols: El Nino Querido
17. Three Spanish Carols: Villancico Catalan
18. Deck The Hall
19. The Wexford Carol
20. The Gift (Simple Gifts)
21. Patapan And Farandole

Customer Reviews:

a voice teacher and early music fan.......2006-11-29

The King's Singers come to us steeped in the 500 year old English tradition of choral singing; and that's fine with me.!!!There are 6 singers in this group (the personnel change from time to time)namely: Jeremy Jackman and Alastair Hume (countertenors)- Robert Chilcott (tenor)- Bruce Russell and Simon Carrington (baritones) and Stephen Connolly (bass). They are very capably accompanied by the City of London Sinfonia and Brass Quintet conducted by Richard Hickox. An added PLUS is the great Kiri Te Kanawa who sings an arrangement by Daryl Runswick entitled "A Little Christmas Music (Medley a la Mozart)". It's a hodge-podge of Mozart melodies sewn together in a rather haphazard manner, and meant to be humorous. I guess this type of composition does not appeal to me personally, and I'm sorry that Kiri's glorious voice was wasted. However, that's only MY opinion; I am certain others may disagree.
This album is really a mixture of Christmas tunes and that's partly what makes it interesting. And, of course it is masterfully sung by the King's singers;I enjoy all their discs; especially the recording of Gilbert and Sullivan tunes. Some of the arrangements on this disc are somewhat esoteric, and I'm not too fond of the very STRANGE arrangement (again by Daryl Runswick) of the Coventry Carol, but 'to each his own'. Their opening selection:"Here We Come a-wassailing" (arr. Robert Chilcott) is a great opening number and I must say that it's the best arrangement I have ever heard of this selection.
Let's face it:the KING'S SINGERS are perfection. But don't forget our American group:Chanticleer.

like all but one track.......2006-02-02

With the exception of track 11 (The Coventry Carol, Lully lulla) I really like this CD. I personally prefer the traditional renditions of The Coventry Carol. I do not like the "modern" harmonics and arrangement of it on this CD. Otherwise, it is very fine, indeed.

Heaven is here!.......2005-10-26

Xmas carols are always touching, but this cd is beyond all you have already heard. The King's Singers plus Kiri Te Kanawa is a combination of angelical adult voices, yes, adults can also have angelical voices. Buy this cd and check yourself if it is not true!

A Very Mixed Bag.......2003-08-15

I've often admired the King's Singers' performances, and of course they are a famous and accomplished ensemble, noted for the precision of their close-harmony singing, so I was looking forward to this CD. I regret to say that I find it a very mixed bag, on the whole disappointing. Unfortunately the reliable executant skills of the King's Singers are not matched here by their judgment and taste in choosing arrangements--perhaps there was too great a push for mixing it up, adding variety, "something different." The resulting arrangements are wildly uneven, some of them unattractive and tasteless in varying degrees from mild to dreadful. They range from the very good (bands 7 and 18: straightforward a cappella close-harmony, which is what these singers do best), to exotic (band 16), to schmaltzy (band 5), to busy (band 8), to campy (bands 11 and 19), to cutesy (bands 3 and 6), to terminally cutesy-poo (bands 4, 11, and 19). "Deck the halls," for example, is done in by its arch, cutesy-poo arrangement, as is "White Christmas," which even includes a bizarre, wholly gratuitous interpolation of a bit from Prokofiev's Lieutenant Kije, God knows why!

Band 12, "The Coventry Carol," the longest cut on the CD, demands special mention: it is downright awful. The annotator of this CD writes cosily, "And of course there are the old traditional English Christmas songs, all mulled wine and mince pies." Nothing could be less descriptive of what we get here, where the misguided, pretentious, weird, grotesquely ugly, far-out dissonant-modern arrangement does its utmost to pervert and spoil this lovely old English carol, twisting and distorting it into something almost unrecognizable; this cut is a real horror. (Sir David Willcocks, the famed King's College choirmaster under whom the King's Singers trained and sang as youths, would be appalled. The man responsible for this travesty, one Daryl Runswick, also arranged two other selections; his consistently tasteless arrangements comprise three of the four worst on the CD.)

The performing forces vary from the a cappella singers to accompaniments with brass ensemble or orchestra. The variable but undistinguished engineering (EMI's Abbey Road studios, 1989)--over-processed, over-bright, hard-edged, and occasionally canned-sounding--is an additional drawback. If you like traditional Christmas music (as I do) you might want to think twice before buying this CD. At least try to listen to it first. Caveat emptor.

Among My Top 10 Christmas Recordings.......2002-12-26

King's Singers maintains the highest standard for all those who aspire to create spine-tingling a cappella harmony. Somewhat akin to the small number of their peers worldwide, no style seems off limits to their abilities. But certain aspects set the King's Singers apart. Perhaps it is their early and consistent training in the English choral discipline, or the many, years of touring together in one combination or other. Their most remarkable quality is their quintessentially English sound -- the pipe-like tone produced especially in the mid- to upper registers -- that is at once remarkably free of vibrato, but still alive with overtones. If one listens closely to the solo parts, it becomes evident: the sound isn't produced merely by excellent group intervallic intonation, but by individual voices capable of producing overtones. Thus, it's the sound you can't hear that takes your breath away.

Because the recording is so excellent on the whole, one disappointment stands out: I wish that Coventry Carol had been saved for another recording. The dissonances conjure up distressing images at odds with the overall effect they seem to have been trying to accomplish with the recording, and I can certainly imagine that in another context, I might have been interested and emotionally moved, rather than unsettled and annoyed.

In any case, this has remained for years one of my favorite Christmas recordings, and I have to give it 5 stars.

Average customer rating: O Holy Frenchie! Holiday Music with a Purpose

Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure, Vol. 5 Antonio Banderas , Hugh Jackman , Harvey Fierstein , Idina Menzel , John Tartaglia , and Frenchie Davis Manufacturer: Rock-It Science ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure 2001 Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure 2000 Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure 1999 Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure, Vol. 4 Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure, Vol. 7 ASIN: B0000UHFXK Release Date: 2003-11-18

Tracks:

1. Holiday Hop [It's a Wonderful Life]
2. O Holy Night - Gary Adler, John Tartaglia
3. Peces en el Rio (The Fish in the River)
4. Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel
5. This Christmas Day
6. Christmas Lullaby
7. Coming of Christmastime
8. Rod's Christmas
9. Silent Night
10. Wrapped Up Nice - Idina Menzel

Tracks:

1. I Saw Three Ships
2. Sing Out - Liz McCartney
3. Too Fat to Fit
4. I'll Stay Strong - Michael Lavine,
5. Ave Maria
6. Jingle Bells, Chicago Style
7. Angelo Rosenbaum
8. How Great Our Joy/Joy to the World - Steve Lavner, Denny Paschall, Glenn Rainey
9. Christmastime on Highway 13
10. O Tannenbaum

Customer Reviews:

O Holy Frenchie!.......2006-04-26

Yep, that's American Idol Bad Girl, Frenchie Davis, belting "O Holy Night" ... THE reason to buy this CD.

Holiday Music with a Purpose.......2003-12-08

This series of albums draws on the forces of today's Broadway show casts who each contribute a holiday song to this double CD. All proceeds go to Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS.

Song list:
DISC ONE --
The Holiday Hop (cast of 42nd Street);
O Holy Night (Rent);
Los Peces en El Rio (Nine featuring Antonio Banderas);
Dreidel Dreidel Dreidel (Hairspray);
This Christmas Day (Beauty & the Beast);
A Christmas Lullaby (Mamma Mia!);
The Coming of Christmas (Thoroughly Modern Millie);
Rod's Christmas (Avenue Q featuring Rod);
Silent Night (Big River);
Wrapped Up Nice (Boy From Oz featuring Hugh Jackman);
DISC TWO --
I Saw Three Ships (Wicked);
Sing Out (Gypsy);
Too Fat To Fit (The Producers);
I'll Stay Strong (Aida);
Ave Maria (Taboo);
Chicago Style Jingle Bells (Chicago);
Angelo Rosenbaum (The Lion King);
How Great Our Joy / Joy to the World (Phantom);
Christmastime on Highway 13 (Urinetown);
O Tannenbaum (Cabaret featuring Raul Esparza).

It's all good, or at least interesting, and it's for a good cause.

Average customer rating:

Like No Other Sound Turtle Creek Chorale Manufacturer: Turtle Creek Chorale ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004W1NC Release Date: 2001-08-02

Tracks:

1. Behold Man
2. Simple Gifts
3. America the Beautiful
4. Star Spangled Banner
5. Psalm 150
6. Bridge Over Troubled Waters
7. When I Fall in Love
8. Bring Him Home
9. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
10. Once Upon a Time
11. In This Heart of Mine
12. I Shall Miss Loving You
13. Looking Forward
14. Who Will Heal the World
15. Who Will Heal the World [Multimedia Track]

Tracks:

1. Soon-Ah Will Be Done
2. Swingin' With the Saints
3. Gloria Fanfare
4. Ave Maria
5. Gloria
6. Peace, Peace
7. Spaseniye Sodelal (Salvation Is Created)
8. Nessun Dorma
9. Majesty and Glory of Your Name
10. Never Ever
11. Let Me Be the Music
12. Lux Aeterna
13. I Have Loved
14. Awakening
15. We Shall Overcome

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Traditional & Modern Carols Theatre of Voices , and Hillier Manufacturer: Hmf Classical Exp. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music All Bargain Titles | Holiday Music | Miscellaneous | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music $6.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Instrumental | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: Carols From the Old & New Worlds Christmas Carols - Weihnachtslieder - Chants De Noel - Choir of Westminster Abbey Preston Arvo Pärt: Da pacem The Holly and the Ivy: Carols from Clare College Carols from Trinity ASIN: B00006I49C Release Date: 2002-11-12

Average customer rating: En Evocative Musical Escape to England

Chords & Thyme English Folksongs for Guitar Manufacturer: Dorian Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music ASIN: B000001QAI Release Date: 1995-01-17

Tracks:

1. The Death Of Queen Jane
2. She Moved Through TheFair
3. I Wish
4. The Lass Of Patie's Mill
5. The Golden Vanity
6. Nottamun Town
7. The Water Is Wide
8. My Last Farewell To Stirling
9. The Cherry Tree Carol
10. Barbara Allen
11. The Drunken Sailor
12. Suo Gan
13. Simple Gifts
14. The Grey Cock
15. The House Carpenter - Edward Flower, Joel Brown
16. Wild Mountain Thyme

Customer Reviews:

En Evocative Musical Escape to England.......2006-04-13

I bought this CD on a whim, and it far exceeded my expectations. Edward Flower's arrangements of these folk songs (most for two guitars) are truly exquisite; each piece is a miniature artistic gem, capturing the soulful, plaintive, and often melancholy mood of these timeless tunes. This is a great CD to put on when you want to relax. Just sit back with a cup of tea, close your eyes, and let your mind drift off to the quiet meadows, shady woods, and green rolling hills of England!

Average customer rating: Gifts

Gifts Nashville Mandolin Ensemble Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: Bach >> Beatles >> Bluegrass ASIN: B000002BPG Release Date: 1996-10-29

Tracks:

1. Carol of the Bells
2. First Noel/O Come, O Come Emmanuel
3. Dance of the Mirlitons
4. Christmas in Country Kerry
5. Suite of Ancient Carols
6. I Wonder as I Wander/Simple Gifts
7. Cantique de No
8. Christmas Is Coming (Round)
9. Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
10. Sleigh Ride

Amazon.com

There was a time 100 years ago when mandolin orchestras were commonplace and playing to sold-out audiences. Today they are as rare as snow in Pasadena. In 1996 the Nashville Mandolin Ensemble, formed to "rediscover" the lost treasures of the orchestras, recorded this warm and inspired collection of carols, sacred songs, suites, and secular favorites. As instrumental records go, this one is a rarity and a welcome addition to any holiday music collection. The Latinlike voicing on such pieces as "Dance of the Mirlitons" from the Nutcracker Suite and the bell-like sonorities throughout the disc help Gifts truly live up to its name. Besides, when was the last time a holiday record featured captivating liner notes about the history and culture of the mandolin-based instruments featured on this delectable find? --Martin Keller

Customer Reviews:

Gifts.......2001-11-12

The Nashville Mandolin Ensemble has given to us of their talent like no other group when it comes to this fine instrument. Butch Baldassari and Charles Derrington have joined with other fine musicians in putting together this extraordinary Christmas album. I would have bought this CD just to hear "Cantique de Noel" If you enjoy instrumental Christmas music you will definitely appreciate this one !!

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Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure, Vol. 8 Various Artists Manufacturer: Rock-It Science ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure, Vol. 5 Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure, Vol. 7 Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure 1999 Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure 2000 Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure 2001 ASIN: B000KX0HJG Release Date: 2006-12-12

Tracks:

1. Shine On [Performed by the Cast of Tarzan]
2. St. Nick Swing [Performed by the Cast of the Producers]
3. Bring a Torch/Joy to the World/Go Tell It [Performed by the cast of The
4. Birthday of a King [Performed by the Cast of Les Miserables]
5. This Little Light of Mine [Performed by the Cast of Mary Poppins]
6. O Come, O Come Emmanuel [Performed by the Cast of Mamma Mia]
7. Gospel Hallelujah [Performed by the Cast of Hairspray] - Hairspray to Heaven
8. Key to Christmas [Performed by the Cast of Beauty & The Beast]
9. Angels We Have Heard on High (On a Theme of Jonathan Larson) [Performed
10. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas [Performed by the cast of Phanto
11. Lullay, Thou Little Tiny Child [Performed by the Cast of Chicago]
12. First Noel [Performed by the Cast of Wicked]
13. O Come All Ye Faithful [Performed by the Cast of a Chorus Line]
14. O Holy Night [Performed by the Cast of Jersey Boys]
15. Go Tell It on the Mountain [Performed by the Cast of the Lion King]
16. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen [Performed by the Cast of Sweeney Todd] - Sweeney Todd
17. Auld Lang Syne [Performed by the Cast of Company]

Tracks:

1. Holi-Daze [Performed by the Cast of Avenue Q] - Avenue Q
2. December's Other, Less Famous Holiday [Performed by the cast of 25th A
3. Joseph's Dream [Performed by the Cast of Altar Boyz] - Altar Boyz
4. Something Must Be Wrong with My Mistletoe [Performed by the cast of Di - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
5. Hanukah Song [Performed by the Cast of the Wedding Singer]
6. Like a Snowman [Performed by the Cast of Kiki & Herb] - Kiki & Herb
7. Rockin' Christmas Angel [Performed by the Cast of Drowsy Chaperone]
8. Holiday Story
9. O Little Town of Bethlehem [Performed by the cast of Monty Python's Spa

Average customer rating: A Young Tenor's Tribute to his Homeland

American Voice Manufacturer: Azica ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Barber | Barber, Samuel | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Copland | Copland, Aaron | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Holdridge, Lee | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00006JNEI Release Date: 2002-10-01

Tracks:

1. I Gotta Get Back To New York
2. America The Beautiful
3. The Boatman's Dance
4. American Hymn
5. Puttin' On The Ritz
6. Make Them Hear You
7. God Bless America
8. A Simple Song
9. Sure On This Shining Night
10. I Am An American/You're A Grand Old Flag
11. Give Thanks
12. Shenandoah
13. My House
14. Bright Mornin' Star's Arisin'
15. Long Time Ago
16. Simple Gifts
17. God Bless My Planet
18. Battle Hymn Of The Republic

Customer Reviews:

A Young Tenor's Tribute to his Homeland.......2002-10-22

A vibrant and touching journey through American music, from the Old American Songs of Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber's Sure on this Shining Night and Simple Song from Leonard Bernstein's Mass, through crossover Broadway tunes such as I Gotta Get back to New York and Putting on the Ritz, to heart-stoppingly patriotic hymns such as America the Beautiful and Battle Hymn of the Republic.

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Average customer rating: Fun and Refreshing

Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure, Vol. 5 Manufacturer: Rock-it Science ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Hanukkah | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Hanukkah | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music ASIN: B0006Q3MUS Release Date: 2003-11-18

Tracks:

1. Holiday Hop [It's a Wonderful Life]
2. O Holy Night - Gary Adler, John Tartaglia
3. Peces en el Rio (The Fish in the River)
4. Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel
5. This Christmas Day
6. Christmas Lullaby
7. Coming of Christmastime
8. Rod's Christmas
9. Silent Night
10. Wrapped Up Nice - Idina Menzel

Tracks:

1. I Saw Three Ships
2. Sing Out - Liz McCartney
3. Too Fat to Fit
4. I'll Stay Strong - Michael Lavine,
5. Ave Maria
6. Jingle Bells, Chicago Style
7. Angelo Rosenbaum
8. How Great Our Joy/Joy to the World - Steve Lavner, Denny Paschall, Glenn Rainey
9. Christmastime on Highway 13
10. O Tannenbaum

Product Description

This perennial favorite brings Broadways best wishing you their holiday best! Hairspray, Gypsy, Nine and Avenue Q are just of few of the shows raising their voices for the cause. Also lending their voices are Antonio Banderas, Hugh Jackman and Harvey Fierstein. Songs Include: 42nd Street The Holiday Hop Aida I'll Stay Strong Avenue Q Rod's Christmas Beauty & the Beast This Christmas Day Big River Silent Night Boy From Oz Wrapped up Nice Cabaret O Tannenbaum Chicago Jingle Bells, Chicago Style Gypsy Sing Out Hairspray Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel The Lion King Angelo Rosenbaum Mamma Mia A Christmas Lullaby Nine Los Peces en El Rio (The Fish in the River) Phantom of the Opera Joy to the World/ How Great our Joy The Producers Too Fat to Fit Rent O Holy Night Taboo Ave Maria Thoroughly Modern Millie The Coming of Christmastime Urinetown Christmastime on Highway 13 Wicked I Saw Three Ships

Customer Reviews:

Fun and Refreshing.......2006-03-05

I purchased this CD on a whim, and I was absolutely shocked when I got to track #4- "Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel," by the cast of "Hairspray." I loved the upbeat humor, and as the song progressed, I realized I'd heard this version before- it was on South Park! I could not BELIEVE what I was hearing, but I completely adored it. As I listened through the rest of the 2-CD set, I concluded it would undoubtedly be one of my favorite holiday albums. It was a wonderful combination of traditional renditions, such as a beautiful "O Holy Night" performed by the cast of "Rent" and new, humorous songs, including "Too Fat to Fit" by the cast of "The Producers" which was had a personality reminiscent of "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy," "Angelo Rosenbaum," sung by Thom Christopher Warren of "Lion King," and "Sing Out" by the cast of "Gypsy."

Overall, the CD set was a wonderful surprise; I had expected a 2 CD set filled with well-sung music, but I was rewarded with a compilation as diverse as peoples' view of the holidays, ranging from the somber expression of religious value to the whimsical, with a jab at the commercial attitude in the middle!

Track Listings:

1. Giovanni Felice Sances: Arie & Duetti
2. Grand Concert!
3. Great American Composers [Box set]
4. Guitar & Flamenco
5. Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
6. Handel's Messiah: London Symphony Highlights [DualDisc] [DualDisc]
7. Il Maestro Di Cappella (1786-1793)
8. Imbrie: Legende; Rogers: Variations
9. Jascha Heifetz 1917 - 1922
10. Johann Strauss, Jr.: 100 Most Famous Waltzes, Overtures, Polkas and Marches, Vol. 6

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Coming to Get You

From Darkness to Light: An Advent Procession

From the Cradle

At the Garden Party

Gone With the Sin [CD-single]

Freak of Nature [Import]

Here Comes The Sun & Other Great Hits [Import]

Evening Songs

Fried Green Tomatoes

Jam Session

Group Sounds

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Global Underground: Romania [Box set]

I Bowed to the Father

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