Christmas With Ronnie Milsap

Christmas With Ronnie Milsap

ASIN: B0000BV1ZJ

Track Listings

1. Noel Prelude

2. Only One Night of the Year

3. I'll Be Home for Christmas

4. Christmas Medley: Carol of the Bells/O Come, O Come Emmanuel/Silent Nig

5. It's Christmas

6. It's Just Not Christmas (If I Can't Spend It With You)

7. Silver Bells

8. O Holy Night

9. Christmas Thoughts (Narrative)

10. We're Here to Love

Tracks:

Noel Prelude
Only One Night Of The Year
I'll Be Home For Christmas
Christmas Medley
It's Christmas
It's Just Not Christmas
Silver Bells
O Holy Night
Christmas Thoughts
We're Here To Love

Customer Reviews:

A Fine Christmas Album By Country Music's Finest Vocalist.......2006-12-01

It's hard to believe this 1986 album is now 20 years old, and it still remains one of the best Christmas albums ever attempted by a country singer. Anyone expecting to hear a typical "country" Christmas album dominated by fiddles, steel guitars, or twangy singing will not find it here. Ronnie Milsap's music often sounds more pop than country, and this is definitely a Christmas album dominated by vibrant pop arrangements with several songs featuring top-notch choir and orchestra backing.

Milsap's warm and soothing voice makes him one of the few country singers who can deliver a Christmas song nearly as well as Andy Williams, Perry Como, Bing Crosby, and all the classic crooners. Ronnie balances modern Christmas material with beautifully arranged traditional classics here, and the result is a fine effort that is a welcome addition to anyone's holiday music collection.

"It's just not Christmas", "Only one night of the year", and "It's Christmas" are the modern songs which are all good, but the familiar traditional tunes are the ones where Milsap shines the most. "I'll be home for Christmas" spotlights Ronnie's ultra-smooth crooning and is given a sparkling arrangement here. It ranks with Glen Campbell's recording as one of the best. "Silver Bells" is also as good as most versions by other artists.

The two highlights of the album feature superb musical arrangements by Milsap himself. "Oh Holy Night" is a magnificent tour de force that ranks among the greatest recordings of this Christmas classic ever made. Ronnie gives what is probably his greatest vocal performance ever as his voice soars with operatic range and power during the song's climax! This is clearly a performance that only the best male singers in pop music could equal. It is also dramatic evidence that Milsap remains one of the most underrated vocalists in America. Milsap's "Christmas Medley" is the album's other highlight featuring an excellent choir backing Ronnie as he combines "O Come Emmanuel" with "Silent Night" and "Joy to the World".

Ronnie also wrote a touching poem for the album titled "Christmas Thoughts" that reminds us what the holidays are all about. "We're here to love" is an earlier Milsap recording from 1983 that closes the album. Although it is hardly a Christmas song, the lyrics are well suited to the holiday season.

If it doesn't quite reach the superb standards of Christmas albums by Nat King Cole or Andy Williams, "Christmas with Ronnie Milsap" is still highly recommended to anyone who prefers the smooth, pop style of Christmas music. You won't be disappointed with this one!

A Great Addition To Any Christmas Album Collection.......2004-11-13

Ronnie Milsap plays piano beautifully and his rich, vibrant voice adds charm to classic Christmas songs like I'll Be Home For Christmas, Silver Bells, and O Holy Night. The original production of "Only One Night Of The Year" will cheer the child in all of us as we remember waiting for Jolly Old Saint Nick when we were young. The last song on the album reminds us of the important things in life. If you are not familiar with Ronnie Milsap, this album shows why this man has been recording for nearly four decades and has produced so many blockbuster Country hits. This is a man and an album you will love and play through out the holidays year after year.

A Favorite With Us!.......2002-12-27

My husband and I have listen to this tape for the past 10 years and it IS worn out! Now I have to listen to my husband sing Milsap's songs. Lucky for me he does a great Milsap impression but I still want to purchase a new tape. It's great seasonal music sure to lift your spirits. I highly recommend it.

Great Holiday Spirit Lifter.......2001-12-14

I,ve had the cassette of this album for about 10-12 years and play it almost exclusively during December. I think it's almost worn out but what a GREAT album.

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ASIN: B0000BV1ZJ
Release Date: 2003-07-01

Tracks:

Noel Prelude
Only One Night of the Year
I'll Be Home for Christmas
Christmas Medley: Carol of the Bells/O Come, O Come ...
It's Christmas
It's Just Not Christmas (If I Can't Spend It With You)
Silver Bells
O Holy Night
Christmas Thoughts (Narrative)
We're Here to Love

Average customer rating:

Christmas with Ronnie Milsap

Christmas With Ronnie Milsap
Ronnie Milsap
Manufacturer: Bmg Special Product
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music

General | Country | Styles | Music

General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music
ASIN: B0000BV1ZI
Release Date: 2003-07-01

Tracks:

Noel Prelude
Only One Night of the Year
I'll Be Home for Christmas
Christmas Medley: Carol of the Bells/O Come, O Come ...
It's Christmas
It's Just Not Christmas (If I Can't Spend It With You)
Silver Bells
O Holy Night
Christmas Thoughts (Narrative)
We're Here to Love

Customer Reviews:

Christmas with Ronnie Milsap.......2007-03-11

This has to be one of the finest Christmas albums we have ever owned. It contains some of the most beautiful, original, Christmas songs we have ever heard.

We owned the cassette tape of this album back in the early eighties and my kids loved it. Over the years it was lost or destroyed. We were so excited to find the CD for sale at [...]. It was like a homecoming for a long-lost friend the CD arrived.

I highly recommend this album to everyone!

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