Miracle on 34th Street (1994)

Artist: Original Soundtrack
Label: Arista
Category: Music

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Format: Soundtrack
Media: Audio Cassette

UPC: 078221102247
EAN: 0078221102247
ASIN: B000002VIA

Release Date: 1994-11-15

Miracle on 34th Street (1994)

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Holiday

Tracks:

Overature - Bruce Broughton
Jingle Bells - Natalie Cole
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas - Dionne Warwick
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Kenny G
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town - Ray Charles
Joy to the World - Fame Freedom Choir, Fame Freedom Choir, Aretha Franklin
Santa Claus Is Back in Town - Elvis Presley
Signing - Bruce Broughton
Bellevue Carol - Bruce Broughton
Song for a Winter's Night [Not Included in Film] - Sarah McLachlan

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Customer Reviews:

Better Variety Than Most Holiday Radio Programming.......2004-12-12

Driving home to Maine for Thanksgiving, I found myself (as usual) switching stations constantly along the Mass Pike. I can't think of any other stretch of road where the signals go in and out so quickly. Well, it makes for some variety, I suppose, but it's kinda distracting. I really have to get a car CD player one of these days. If only for safety's sake.

One thing I discovered is the number of stations that were already in high holiday mode (as in EXCLUSIVE holiday mode). Now I hate to be a Scrooge, but a steady diet of anything can get pretty maddening. At least, if there were a mix of styles. Problem is, as radio station playlists become more and more restrictive, genre-wise, the special holiday programming becomes increasingly samey too.

The nice thing about the soundtrack for the 1994 version of MIRACLE ON 34TH ST. is that it actually has the kind of variety you wish you'd find more of in broadcasting. It's a mixed bag, but not outrageously so. Fans of Natalie Cole can usually deal with listening to Dionne Warwick (and vice versa). Nobody in Ray Charles' camp is likely to complain about his track being followed by Aretha Franklin. And I know that Kenny G. has his detractors, but in limited doses, I never have a problem with him. The instrumental take on "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" mixes a little light jazz among the soul and the standards. And it's all rounded out nicely with soundtrack selections composed for the film (I assume--never actually saw the movie) by Bruce Broughton, which are very well done. The closer is a pleasant surprise from Sarah McLaughlin. "Song For A Winter's Night," while not really a Christmas carol is appropriately seasonable and quite haunting. The double tracking of her vocal adds a dimension to her somewhat mannered style that I hadn't heard before.

So maybe I'll break down, get that CD player installed in my car, and bring this CD along when I head for Maine again over Christmas. It'll offer more variety than most radio stations--and no commercials. How can I lose?

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