Classic Xmas
ASIN: B000002YEA
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Johnny Cash has recorded several Christmas albums that are served up in his traditional country style. For Classic Christmas, Cash opted to record with the full accompaniment of a studio orchestra and to stay with conventional Christmas carols. Though he includes the upbeat "Joy to the World," he naturally gravitates towards the slower, dramatic carols ("Silent Night," "It Came upon a Midnight Clear") and, with his booming voice, cuts through the tinsel. Despite the elaborate arrangements, Cash still comes across as humble and sincere. These songs are as much a part of his background as the country music heritage he so often celebrates. If anything, at 10 tracks in 32 minutes, it's a shame there isn't more where this came from. --Rob O'Connor
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A Classic Christmas
Wynonna Manufacturer: Curb Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000H0M43E Release Date: 2006-10-10 |
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Wynonna's first solo holiday album comes across as a thing of beauty, but also as something of a surprise, and not just because she tackles "Ave Maria" in Italianized Latin. Though paired with the original team behind the Judds (producer Brent Maher, musical arranger/guitarist Don Potter), the normally fiery redhead seems subdued on this collection of mostly reverent holiday fare. Throughout, Bergen White's arrangements are fresh and often sophisticated, Maher and Potter hang just the right amount of tinsel on the tree, and Wynonna's soaring soprano remains a wondrous instrument. (Even her kids, Grace and Elijah, impress on "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," the album's lightest offering.) But the down-home diva seems to hold back both passion and power, particularly on the show-your-stuff standard "O Holy Night." Where she most comes alive is on Potter's 1983 offering, "It's the Messiah," a modern take on the birth of Jesus. It's a lovely coda to this smooth, if oddly spiceless, eggnog entry. --Alanna Nash
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The Harlem Nutcracker
David Berger & The Sultans of Swing , Duke Ellington , and Billy Strayhorn Manufacturer: Such Sweet Thunder ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00003L8M6 Release Date: 1999-11-26 |
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The Harlem Nutcracker"The Harlem Nutcracker" cast recording jumps with the fabulous swing music of "The Harlem Nutcracker" dance production that tours nationally each holiday season. The new, original tracks by David Berger complement beautifully the included selections from "Nutcracker Suite" by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn to epitomize the timelessness of swing.
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Croon & Swoon: The Classic Christmas
Various Artists Manufacturer: Relativity ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000ADAW Release Date: 1998-10-20 |
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Verve Presents: Very Best of Christmas Jazz
Various Artists Manufacturer: Umvd Labels ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000050J48 Release Date: 2001-10-23 |
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Skip the Christmas caroling this year and slide in the new Verve Music compilation The Very Best of Christmas Jazz. This jolly collection features fourteen of the world's favorite holiday jingles previously recorded by the legendary vocalists and musicians of jazz. Jazz divas Shirley Horn sings "Winter Wonderland," powerhouse singer Ella Fitzgerald performs a playful rendition of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," and the eloquent Dinah Washington amazes on "Silent Night." John Coltrane grooves on "Greensleeves," while Mel Torme offers a timeless version of "The Christmas Song." Delightful treats packed together like an overstuffed Christmas stocking, this selection will be sure to add a joyful spirit to your holiday season.
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Vintage Christmas Cracker
Various Artists Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000CEON2 Release Date: 2003-11-11 |
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Sleigh Ride! Classic Christmas Favorites
Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000003FCB Release Date: 1992-08-17 |
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Classic Christmas
Billy Gilman Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00004ZDOB Release Date: 2000-10-17 |
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The prepubescent country-singing wonder did his homework for his first Christmas CD. Covering a handful of classics from "White Christmas" and "The Christmas Song" to "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" and "Jingle Bell Rock," young Mr. Gilman also sets out to make "Warm & Fuzzy" and "There's a New Kid in Town" holiday standards, too. The former is as muslin-soft and sugarcane-sweet as Christmas sentiment can get, while the latter is one of the better-written country Christmas songs of late, and Billy does them up with all the emotion and emoting he can. Producers Don Cook and Blake Chancey manage to keep the big-production sound toned down a bit in order to showcase the kid's pipes, and when he joins classical soul mate Charlotte Church for a go at "Sleigh Ride," you get to hear two prodigies whose voices are as crisp, clear, and clean as a chilly night far north of Nashville. --Martin Keller
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Classic Thanksgiving Songs of Praise
Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00004U921 Release Date: 2000-10-19 |
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Christmas Through the Years
Louis Armstrong Manufacturer: Delta ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000001VDH Release Date: 1996-08-01 |
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Classic Country Christmas
Various Artists Manufacturer: Time Life Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000B1A4D Release Date: 2003-09-23 |
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