Christmas Cowboy

Christmas Cowboy

ASIN: B000001WGI

Track Listings

1. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

2. Nine Little Reindeer

3. Here Comes Santa Claus

4. Up on the Housetop

5. Sleigh Bells

6. Jingle Bells

7. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town

8. Buon Natale

9. Silver Bells

10. O Little Town of Bethlehem

11. Silent Night

12. Joy to the World

13. Santa's Comin' in a Whirlybird

14. One Solitary Life

Tracks:

Home On The Range
Buffalo Gals/Polly Wolly Doodle
Cattle Call
The Yellow Rose Of Texas
The Streets Of Laredo
Tumblin' Tumbleweeds
(Ghost) Riders In The Sky
San Antonio Rose
Don't Fence Me In
Happy Trails

Customer Reviews:

Great Music.......2007-07-03

It has a great variety of songs. They are well orchestrated and fun to listen, too.

Nice No words.......2007-02-15

I didn't realize that when I bought this that it was just instrumental. However my husband loves it wordless and all. If your looking for background music or relax music this is definitely the cd for you.

good instrumental.......2006-02-28

a very pleasant and somewhat haunting cd, easy listening at it's best for western songs,cd only has 10 songs on it but they are all very good and easily worth the price.This cd would be good to play for background music also.I would like to see more of these cd's.

Nice Cowboy CD.......2003-11-03

i really like the CD. it has nice instrumentals of many classic cowboy songs. the quality is very good too. the only downfall is that the CD is only about 30 minutes long so it is quite short. but other than that, i recommend it for anyone wanting to hear these nice classic songs.

The Greatest Cowboy Songs Ever.......2000-01-09

By far, the best instrumental of Western songs I have heard. Very well done! Truely does make you feel you are back in the Old West spiritually!

Reel Chill: The Cinematic Chillout Album

Average customer rating:

"cinema's main stay themes prevail ~ City of Prague"

Reel Chill: The Cinematic Chillout Album

Manufacturer: Silva America
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002IQGT4
Release Date: 2004-08-10

Tracks:

Sarabande [From Barry Lyndon]
Main Theme [From Midnight Cowboy]
Promenade Sentimentale [From Dive] - Mark Ayres
May It Be [From the Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the]
Women of Ireland [From Barry Lyndon]
Adagio for Strings & Organ [From Gallipoli [
Romeo/Love Theme [From Romeo & Juliet)
Balcony Scene [From Romeo + Juliet]
Main Theme [From Chariots of Fire] - Mark Ayres
Main Theme [From Bilitis] - Mark Ayres
Main Theme [From Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence] - Mark Ayres
Main Theme [From Cinema Paradiso]
Main Theme [From Once Upon A Time in the West]
Deborah's Theme [From Once Upon A Time in America]
Suite: The Mission/Gabriel's Oboe/On Earth as It Is in Heaven ... - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Crouch End Festival Chorus

Tracks:

Suite: Mountains and Sunsets/The Wedding/You Only Live Twice [From You
Heart Asks Pleasure First [From The Piano]
Agnus Dei [From Platoon] - Crouch End Festival Chorus
Vide Cor Meum [From Hannibal]
Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 [From DeAth in Venice]
Any Other Name/Dead Already [from American Beauty] - Rick Clark,
Into the West [From the Lord of the Rings: Return of the King]
Where Dreams Are Made [From Artificial Intelligence]
Main Theme [From Somewhere in Time]
We Have All the Time in the World [From on Her Majesty's Secret ...]
Electronic Battlefield [From Patriot Games]
Now We Are Free [From Gladiator]
Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana [From Raging Bull]
Cavatina [From the DeErhunter]
Main Theme [From Out of Africa]

Customer Reviews:

"cinema's main stay themes prevail ~ City of Prague".......2004-08-15

What a crowning achievement to bring "Reel Chill:Cinematic Chillout Album", released by Silva America and featuring The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and the Crouch End Festival Chorus ~ conductors are Mark Ayres, Paul Bateman, Rick Clark, James Fitzpatrick, Nic Raine and David Temple director of the chorus ~ one can only expect the highest quality of performances and quench the thirst of all "film-score-buffs".

Sit back and unleash the first disc with composers ~ Albinoni, Craig Armstrong, John Barry, Vladimir Cosma, Enya & Nicky Ryan, Handel, Francis Lai, Ennio Morricone, Sean O'Riorda, Nino Rota, Ryvichi Sakamoto and Vangelis ~ taking each film score cue "BILITIS", "CHARIOTS OF FIRE", "CINEMA PARADISO", "DIVA", "GALLIPOLI", "THE LORD OF THE RINGS:THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING", "BARRY LYNDON", "MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE", "MIDNIGHT COWBOY", "THE MISSION", "ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA", "ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST", "ROMEO & JULIET" and "ROMEO + JULIET", with arrangements that soar and then simmer into pure meditation of grandeur ~ classic film music prevails, as orchestration comes to the surface with pure originality ~ one masterpiece after another is long last presented as it should have been, is cause for celebration ~ each cue is a distinctive gift for striking modernism, touching on the transition of the period in this planets history.

Second disc is waiting in the wings are composers ~ Samuel Barber, John Barry, Patrick Cassidy, James Horner, Mahler, Mascagni, Stanley Myers, Thomas Newman, Michael Nyman, Howard Shore, John Williams and Hans Zimmer/Lisa Gerrard ~ take a musical ride with "AMERICAN BEAUTY", "A.I. ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE", "DEATH IN VENICE", "DEER HUNTER", "GLADIATOR", "HANNIBAL", "THE LORD OF THE RINGS:RETURN OF THE KING", "ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE", "OUT OF AFRICA", "PATRIOT GAMES", "THE PIANO", "PLATOON", "RAGING BULL", "SOMEWHERE IN TIME" and "YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE" ~ our composers with passion and skill for exploring human emotions, coupled with a unique gift for striking exotic orchestral colors, make this with all it's splendor unforgettable ~ themes that ring with familiarity as each film comes to mind through music.

Silva America gives the collector a treasure of thirty film cues that any "film-score-buff" would die for ~ in the past James Fitzpatrick (producer), Reynold da Silva (executive producer), mastered by Rick Clark and David Stoner (release co-ordinator) have given us compilation with such expertise and this one is no exception ~ keep up the outstanding limited editions and deluxe package releases, with your signature tidbits for all film music fans that's in all of us...gotta love it!

Total Time: 2-CD-Set ~ Silva America 1161 ~ (8/10/2004)

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Best Christmas Album I Own
Cowboy Christmas
Great Christmas CD!
Best Christmas Album I Own
With guests Suzy Bogguss and Riders in the sky

Cowboy Christmas
Michael Martin Murphey
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Christmas the Cowboy Way
Cowboy Songs
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Horse Legends

ASIN: B000002LPZ
Release Date: 1991-09-10

Tracks:

I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day/Old Time Christmas
Jolly Old St. Nicholas/The Christmas Letter
The Creak of the Leather
Christmas on the Line
Sleigh Ride/Jingle Bells
The Christmas Trail
Merry Texas Christmas to you All
Ridin' Home on Christmas Eve
Corn, Water, and Wood
The Cowboy Christmas Ball
Polka Medley: Good King Wenceslas/Under the Double Eagle/Redwing/Golden Slippers
Christmas Cowboy Style
The Santa Claus Schottische/Up on the House Top/The Sweetheart Schottische/Oh Susannah/Up on the House Top
Two-Step 'Round the Christmas Tree
Two Step Medley: Cotton-eyed Joe/Deck the Halls/Buffalo Gals//Soldier's Joy/The Girl I left Behind Me/ Deck the Halls
Log Cabin Home in the Sky
Waltz Medly: O Christmas Tree/Put your little foot/the Westfalia waltz/Over the waves/O Christmas Tree
Pearls in the snow
Good night ladies/Auld Lang Syne/The Christmas Dance

Customer Reviews:

Best Christmas Album I Own.......2007-01-11

I am a long time collector of Christmas music, everything from classical to cowboy. Cowboy Christmas is my hands down favorite of the 250 or so Christmas albums I own. I own two copies, one for home and one in the car. I highly recomend this album.

Cowboy Christmas.......2005-12-12

A treasure... yes there is a difference between country and western, and this is all classic western. We look foward to hearing these songs every year... they are captured in a easy sing a long not fatiguing way, love songs, dance along, you name it... full of imagery. A must have to round out any collection.

Great Christmas CD!.......2005-12-07

This is the single best Christmas CD I have ever gotten. I originally bought it becasue I wanted one song on it, but fell in love with all of the songs. It is a refreshing changed from people rehashing all of the old Christmas classics.

Best Christmas Album I Own.......2005-07-23

No exaggeration, this is my favorite Christmas album of all time (and I own about 100). The selection of songs is perfect--some traditional, some familiar, and some new. The instrumental is just outstanding, as you would expect out of one of Michael's albums. The grouping of numbers into different aspects of a cowboy Christmas is unique. And then, of course, there's Michael's vocals, which are unlike any other. While it's all great, my favorite number is a duet with Suzy Bogguss on "Two-Step 'Round the Christmas Tree". This album is one-of-a-kind and completely enjoyable. I highly recommend it.

With guests Suzy Bogguss and Riders in the sky.......2004-04-30

What I particularly appreciate about this album is that it is radically different from any Christmas album I've come across, yet it is an extremely entertaining album (albeit slow to get going) that might appeal to some people who wouldn't normally listen to country music in general or cowboy music in particular.

The inspiration for this album was a particularly severe blizzard that hit New Mexico in 1990. Michael's family was snowed in. Power and water supplies were cut. So it was, in many ways, an old-fashioned Christmas more like those of the nineteenth century. Michael wanted to recapture some of that spirit in his music. The album is programmed so the first nine tracks are about Christmas on the range, while the remaining ten tracks are about Christmas at the dance.

Christmas on the range begins with three spoken poems, two of them against a background of carols. In each case, Michael sings a few lines of the carol before Waddie Mitchell narrates the poem. Starting this way, the album seems slow to get going but, with the poems out of the way, the music takes over. Next comes Christmas on the line, a nice ballad. Then the tempo picks up as we get the first of several appearances by Suzy Bogguss on the medley of Sleigh ride and Jingle bells. The Christmas trail, a cover of Merry Texas Christmas you all (Ernest Tubb), a cover of Riding home on Christmas eve (Riders in the sky, featuring the group) and Corn water and wood (co-written by the brilliant songwriter, Wendy Waldman) complete the first part of the album.

Christmas at the dance is the most exciting part of the album, with several brilliant medleys. Christmas cowboy style and Pearls in the snow are great original songs, while there is a wonderful cover of Log cabin home in the sky (Incredible string band). Even among such classics, there are two songs that stand out - Cowboy Christmas ball and Two-step round the Christmas tree.

Cowboy Christmas ball is a song that Michael originally recorded for a various artists Christmas collection, A Christmas tradition, in the eighties. He re-recorded it for this album but it is even more exciting now, with help from Riders in the sky and Suzy Bogguss. Two-step round the Christmas tree is a song that Suzy co-wrote with her husband, Doug Crider. This version is a duet between Suzy and Michael, although Suzy has also recorded two solo versions of the song (first for Capitol and more recently for her own Christmas album). The dance ends with a brief Goodnight ladies followed by a poem narrated to the tune of auld lang syne.

Tracks:

American Beauty: Any Other Name - Nikolaj Bloch
Barry Lyndon: Sarabande - Academy Of St Martin In The Fields
The Shawshank Redemption: The Marriage Of Figaro - Canzonetta Sull'aria - Bernard Haitink
Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone: Hedwig's Theme - Nic Raine
William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet - City Of Prague Philharmonic
The Mission: Gabriel's Oboe - Ennio Morricone And His Orchestra
Breakfast At Tiffany's: Moon River - Nic Raine
The Piano: The Heart Asks Pleasure First/The Promise - Michael Nyman
Dances With Wolves: John Dunbar Theme - Nic Raine
Jean De Florette: Jean De Florette Theme - Orchestre De Paris
Ocean's Eleven: Clair De Lune - Dame Moura Lympany
The Godfather: The Godfather Waltz - Nic Raine
Pearl Harbor: Heart Of The Volunteer - Nic Raine
Face/Off: 'Raindrop' Prelude No.15 In D Flat - Dmitri Alexeev
A Room With A View: O Mio Babbino Caro - Philharmonia Orchestra
You Only Live Twice: Main Theme - Nic Raine
The English Patient: As Far As Florence Rupert Bear - Kenneth Alwyn
Raging Bull: Cavalleria Rusticana - Intermezzo - Paul Bateman
Traffic: An Ending (Ascent) - Brian Eno
2001 - A Space Odyssy: The Blue Danube - Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Tracks:

The Deer Hunter: Cavatina - Manuel Barrueco
Titanic: My Heart Will Go On - Orchestra
Amelie: La Valse D'Amelie - Yann Tiersen
Midnight Cowboy: Main Theme - Nic Raine
Gladiator: Gladiator Suite - Nic Raine
The Lord Of The Rings - The Fellowship Of The Ring: The Fellowship - Nic Raine
Chocolat: Gnossienne No.1 - Anne Queffelec
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence: Main Theme - Mark Ayers
Ghost: Unchained Melody - Nic Raine
Cinema Paradiso Love Theme - Ennio Morricone & His Orchestra
Le Reine Margot: Lullaby - Nic Raine
Elizabeth: Nimrod ('Enigma' Variations) - London Symphony Orchestra
Hannibal: Goldberg Variations - Aria - Maria Tipo
Edward Scissorhands: Main Title/Ice Dance - Paul Bateman
Diva: Ebben? Ne Andro Lontana - Philharmonia Orchestra
Billy Elliott: Swan Lake, Act II, No.10 Scene - Andre Previn
The Man Who Wasn't There: 'Pathetique' Sonata - II. Adagio Cantabile - Walter Gieseking
The Big Blue: Overture - Eric Serra Gilbert Dal'Anese
The Killing Fields: Etude - Mike Oldfield

Customer Reviews:

A great collection.......2004-02-28

This is a really fabulous collections of songs. There is a great balance of old and new. This isn't a collection from one single genre and the diversity keeps the mix interesting. It's great to hear songs that wouldn't normally be noticed while a movie is playing and it's also great to hear those easily recognizable tunes from popular movies.

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Childhood Memories
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer CD
This item was exactly as I remembered it!
I Love This C.D.
I don't even know where to begin...

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Gene Autry
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000I2IQDI
Release Date: 2006-09-26

Tracks:

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Nine Little Reindeer
Jingle Bells
Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)
Up on the House Top
Sleigh Bells
O Little Down of Bethlehem
Silent Night
Joy to the World
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Away in the Manger
What Child Is This

Customer Reviews:

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.

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.

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!

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

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.

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Classic
Pure Pop.
a trip back in time....

Merry 1940's Christmas
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Collector's Choice
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Swingin' Christmas Party

ASIN: B00061NLDQ
Release Date: 2004-11-09

Tracks:

A Merry American Christmas - Kate Smith
Here Comes Santa Claus (down Santa Claus Lane)
Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Gene Autry
The First Noel/Angels from the Realms of Glory - Richard Keys Biggs
Christmas Dreaming (a Little Early This Year)
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Frank Sinatra
Little Jack Frost Get Lost - Frankie Carle
Blue Christmas - Hugo Winterhalter
Baby. Its Cold Outside - Pearl Bailey & Hot Lips Page
White Christmas - Charlie Spivak
Ol Saint Nicholas - Doris Day
Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful) - Lyn Murray Singers
Winter Wonderland - Buddy Clark
Ive Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
When You Trim Your Christmas Tree - Les Brown
All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth) - Mary Kaye Trio
Ave Maria - Hour of Charm All Girl Orchestra & Choir
The Merry Christmas Polka - Dinah Shore
Winter Weather - Benny Goodman (Art Lund & Peggy Lee, vocal)
Ill Be Home for Christmas - Jerry Wayne
The Skaters (Les Patineurs) - Al Goodman
The Jingle Bell Polka Modernaires
The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) - Les Brown (Doris Day, vocal)
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Woody Herman
Auld Lang Syne - Tommy Tucker Time

Product Description

1. Merry American Christmas, A - Kate Smith
2. When You Trim Your Christmas Tree - Les Brown & His Orchestra
3. Here Comes Santa (Down Santa Claus Lane) - Gene Autry
4. Medley - Richard Keys Biggs
5. Christmas Dreaming (A Little Early This Year) - Frank Sinatra
6. Little Jack Frost Get Lost - Frankie Carle & His Orchestra
7. Blue Christmas - Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra
8. Baby, It's Cold Outside - Pearl Bailey/Hot Lips Page
9. White Christmas - Charlie Spivak & His Orchestra
10. Ol' Saint Nicholas - Doris Day
11. Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful) - The Lyn Murray Singers
12. Winter Wonderland - Buddy Clark
13. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - Les Brown & His Band Of Renown
14. All I Want For Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth) - Mary Kaye
15. Ave Maria - The Hour Of Charm All Girl Orchestra
16. Merry Christmas Polka, The - Dinah Shore
17. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Frank Sinatra
18. Winter Weather - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra/Art Lund/Peggy Lee
19. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Gene Autry
20. I'll Be Home For Christmas - Jerry Wayne
21. Skaters, The (Les Patineurs) - Al Goodman & His Orchestra
22. Jingle Bell Polka, The - The Modernaires
23. Christmas Song, The (Merry Christmas To You) - Les Brown & His Orchestra/Doris Day
24. Let It Snow!, Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Woody Herman & His Orchestra
25. Auld Lang Syne - Tommy Tucker Time
26. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve - Kay Kyser & His Orchestra

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Classic.......2007-01-11

I love the old time feeling of this CD. Go back to the old days where the Christmas music was honest and real. I'm a Christmas music freak and this CD is perfect for me.

Pure Pop........2005-11-15

This is a true 1940's collection. It features several things I've never seen elsewhere. The whole thing is pleasant and not the same few 1940's Christmas songs. If you like nostalgia and warmth at Christmas, this will enhance the season.

a trip back in time...........2005-10-20

A Merry 1940s Christmas is a nice collection of recordings by some of the most popular artists of the decade. Most of the selections are unique to this compilation. Here is the track listing:

1. A Merry American Christmas--Kate Smith, Orchestra under direction of Jack Miller

2. When You Trim Your Christmas Tree--Les Brown & His Orchestra, Vocal by Jack Haskell

3. Here Comes Santa Claus(Down Santa Claus Lane)--Gene Autry

4. The First Noel/Angels from the Realms of Glory--Richard Keys Biggs(played on the great organ of the Blessed Sacrament Church, Hollywood)

5. Christmas Dreaming(A Little Early This Year)--Frank Sinatra, Orchestra under direction of Axel Stordahl

6. Little Jack Frost Get Lost--Frankie Carle & His Orchestra, Vocal by Marjorie Hughes

7. Blue Christmas--Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra and Choir

8. Baby, It's Cold Outside--Pearl Bailey & Hot Lips Page with Rhythm Accompaniment

9. White Christmas--Charlie Spivak & His Orchestra, Vocal by Garry Stevens

10. Ol' Saint Nicholas--Doris Day with male quartet

11. Adeste Fideles(O Come, All Ye Faithful)--The Lyn Murray Singers conducted by Lyn Murray, solos by Ruth Carhart & Floyd Sherman

12. Winter Wonderland--Buddy Clark with the Girl Friends, Orchestra under direction of Ted Dale

13. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm--Les Brown & His Band of Renown

14. All I Want for Christmas(Is My Two Front Teeth)--Mary Kaye Trio, Orchestra under direction of George Wyle

15. Ave Maria--Hour of Charm All Girl Orchestra and Choir, featuring vocal solo by Jeanne and Evelyn & Her Magic Violin; under direction of Phil Spitalny

16. The Merry Christmas Polka--Dinah Shore with Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires; Orchestra under direction of Harry Zimmerman

17. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas(from the MGM Picture "Meet Me in St. Louis")--Frank Sinatra; Orchestra under direction of Axel Stordahl

18. Winter Weather--Benny Goodman & His Orchestra; Vocal by Art Lund & Peggy Lee

19. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer--Gene Autry & The Pinafores with orchestal accompaniment

20. I'll Be Home for Christmas--Jerry Wayne and vocal group with orchestral accompaniment

21. The Skaters(Les Patineurs)--Al Goodman & His Orchestra

22. The Jingle Bell Polka--The Modernaires Featuring Hal Dickinson; Orchestra under direction of Lou Bring

23. The Christmas Song(Merry Christmas to You)--Les Brown & His Orchestra; Vocal by Doris Day

24. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!--Woody Herman & His Orchestra; Vocal by Woody Herman

25. Auld Lang Syne--Tommy Tucker Time; Vocal by Don Brown, Kerwin Somerville & The Three Two-Timers

26. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?--Kay Kyser & His Orchestra; Vocal by Harry Babbitt and The Campus Kids

A very pleasant trip back to a time when the bandleader was the star and the band was called an Orchestra! Highly recommended for fans of 1940's music and vocalists.

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Soft and Sentimental
Tutti Camarata
Manufacturer: Avid Records UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00009NJ6U
Release Date: 2003-05-19

Tracks:

Night Is Young and You're So Beautiful
It Might as Well Be Spring
I'll Remember April
Paris in the Spring
Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year
April in Paris
Spring Is Here
Spring Romance
Stars Fell on Alabama
Moonlight in Vermont
Poinciana
Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise
Stella by Starlight
Summer Serenade
Summertime
Heat Wave
By the Sleepy Lagoon
In the Still of the Night
June in January
So Deep Is the Night (Tristesse)

Album Details

20 Beautiful Melodies, Produced, Arranged and Conducted by the Legendary Camarata.

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The Cowboy Christmas Gift Set
Michael Martin Murphey
Manufacturer: Michael M. Murphey
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Heartland Cowboy: Cowboy Songs, Vol. 5
Heartland Cowboy: Cowboy Songs, Vol. 5
Cowboy Christmas

ASIN: B000IZJ1B6
Release Date: 2006-10-31

Tracks:

Home Sweet Home
O Little Town of Bethlehem
First No
In the Bleak Midwinter
'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime (Huron Carole)
Away in a Manger
Joy to the World
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
We Three Kings
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Silent Night
What Child Is This
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day

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Riding Home on Christmas Eve [DVD]
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day [DVD]
Old Time Christmas [DVD]
What Does Cowboy Have to Do with Christmas? [DVD]
Cowboys' Christmas Ball [2003 Version][Multimedia Track]
Christmas Cowboy Style [DVD]
Two-Step Round the Christmas Tree [DVD]
Long Line of Love [DVD]
Grandpa's Christmas/My First Horse/Old Horse [DVD]
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Here Comes Santa Claus
Happy Holidays, folks, wherever you may be!
simple and soothing
NOT THE ORIGINALS BEWARE!!
"Gene Autry is Santa Claus 365 days a year"

Here Comes Santa Claus
Gene Autry
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music

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General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music

General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music

General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

Pop Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music

Pop Vocal | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music
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ASIN: B00000JQM0
Release Date: 1999-10-05

Tracks:

Here Comes Santa Claus [Right Down Santa Claus Lane]
Frosty the Snowman
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Jingle Bells
Silver Bells
Nine Little Reindeer
Sleigh Bells
Buon Natale
Santa's Comin' in a Whirlybird
32 Feet and Eight Little Tails
Up on the Housetop
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
Story of the Nativity
Silent Night
Joy to the World
One Solitary Life

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Here Comes Santa Claus.......2007-01-12

I loved this CD. I bought it because when my brother and I were little kids we always listened to a Gene Autry Christmas record while decorating the Christmas Tree. I just had to find a Gene Autry CD for me and my daughter to listen to while decorating ours.

Happy Holidays, folks, wherever you may be!.......2004-12-18

This is a compilation of Christmas songs that Gene Autry recorded for his own record label after he left Columbia Records. Seven of the songs here are re-recordings of songs he previously recorded for Columbia. In most cases, they are not quite as good as the originals, but they are still very good. The arrangements are slightly different, and a few of them have commentaries by Gene before or after the songs. Notable original songs include the novelties "Buon Natale", "Nine Little Reindeer" and "Santa's Coming in a Whirlybird". The latter two feature Mel Blanc as the voice of Rudolph! And then there's the 13 minute long "The Story of the Nativity", which is Gene telling the story of the birth of Jesus to his "nephew". Sure, it's kind of corny, but I found it to be quite moving. While these recordings aren't as essential as Gene's Columbia recordings, they are still quite good and I would recommend this CD.

simple and soothing.......2002-12-20

A time of innocense, a reminder of growing up with smiles and adventure. Better than meditating!

NOT THE ORIGINALS BEWARE!!.......2002-11-18

I was very upset when this CD arrived. I was under the impression that these were the "original recordings" of Mr. Autry's Christmas records. They have been re-recorded and by no means are they bad.......their just NOT THE ORIGINALS! I want the original Columbia recordings. I gave it 2 stars because he does sound great....again just not the originals!

"Gene Autry is Santa Claus 365 days a year".......2001-01-07

Gene Autry was responsible for keeping one of the world's greatest Christmas traditions alive the "Hollywood Christmas Parade", when bad times surfaced and needed some assistance financially...it was Gene who came to the rescue as Johnny Grant (Honary Mayor of Hollywood) did whatever it took to keep the parade the class-A Holiday event from going under...drawing approximatley one million spectators along the parade route each year, Hollywood's biggest single-day event and the kick off for the Holiday Season...this was all from Gene's generous support and giving spirit.

The year was 1946, on a Thanksgiving weekend and a Gene rode tall in the saddle, and Santa Claus was right around the bend, heard the children excited chants of "HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS"...and a song was born from Gene and co-written by Oakley Haldeman...recorded on August 28th, 1947 and became an instant hit. Then in 1949 songwriter Johnny Marks composed a tune from a poem - "RUDOLOPH, THE RED-NOSED REINDEER" many artist turned down the chance to record this classic, but Ina Autry, Gene's first wife loved the song and felt the children would love it too...she was right...and the rest my friends, is history.

By 1969 Gene's version of "RUDOLPH" had sold 6,500,000 copies and was the all-time top selling single for Columbia Records (the 1957 version, recorded for Gene's Challenge label, is included here)..."RUDOLPH" ranks as the second favorite Christmas song right behind Irving Berlin's "White Christmas".

Varese Sarabande and Gene share with fans old and new these popular Christmas songs recorded in the late '50s and early '60s...hope you enjoy them and they bring you wonderful memories with many happy returns from "America's Favorite Singing Cowboy" - GENE AUTRY!

Tracks:

Santa Claus (I Still Believe In You)
Joseph And Mary's Boy
Happy Holidays
Christmas Memories
Tonight Is Christmas
Thistlehair The Christmas Bear
Tennessee Christmas
A Candle In The Window
Homecoming Christmas
Christmas In Dixie

Tracks:

Rockin Around The Christmas Tree
O Little Town Of Bethlehem
Christmas In Your Arms
New Year's Eve 1999
The Blessings
Christmas Is Love
When It Comes To Christmas
I Was Young Once Too
The Night Before Christmas
Happy Birthday Jesus
The Christmas Spirit
Hangin' Round The Mistletoe
Little Drummer Boy

Customer Reviews:

Re-packaging of two previous Alabama Christmas albums.......2006-11-10

Alabama's first Christmas album (the first CD of this set) is a fairly mellow album overall, though the pace picks up occasionally. It avoids all the obvious songs, being filled almost entirely with original material. As far as I know, the only cover is Tennessee Christmas, a brilliant song written by Amy Grant, which has also been covered by several other singers.

The songs cover all aspects of Christmas. Joseph and Mary's boy caters for the religious aspect. Thistlehair the Christmas bear is a great song for children. Alabama always like to praise the southern states, so we not only get Tennessee Christmas but also Christmas in Dixie - another brilliant song. They are more reflective on songs such as Christmas memories and Candle in the window. Tonight is Christmas is a song of peace and goodwill.

Alabama's second collection of Christmas music is almost as mellow as the first. The tempo picks up on Rocking around the Christmas tree (a cover of the Brenda Lee classic) and Hanging round the mistletoe (covered by Brooks and Dunn since Alabama first recorsded it) but they do not go full throttle even on those songs. So this is one of those Christmas albums to play during quieter moments and it works very well on that level.

Among the other songs, there are two old chestnuts - Little drummer boy and O little town of Bethlehem - on which Alabama sound exactly as you would expect them to sound. New tears eve 1999 also appeared on their Twentieth century album. It fits in well and I'm glad that it was included. I was young once too is a great father and son song. The other songs are a mix of love ballads and spiritual songs and make for very enjoyable listening.

Overall, I slightly prefer Alabama's first Christmas album to their second but as you get both here, you'll easily be able to make up your own mind if you buy this set. Of course, if you already own the earlier releases, you won't need to buy this. There's nothing new here although it would have been nice if they could have added Silent night as a bonus track. It appeared on their other 2006 release, Songs of inspiration. I can't see that its appearance on this set would have affected sales of the inspirational album except perhaps to encourage more people to buy that album.

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