Simply the Best Christmas Album | 
 enlarge | Creators: Adolphe Adam, Johann Sebastian Bach, Georges Bizet, Arcangelo Corelli, Louis-claude Daquin, Cesar Franck, Franz Xaver Gruber, George Frederick Handel, Roger Harvey, Michael Head, Lee Holdridge, Herbert Howells, Charles Ives, William James Kirkpatrick, Hugh / Blane, Ralph Martin, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Christmas Traditional, Antonio Vivaldi, John Francis Wade, Frank Wildhorn
Label: Erato
Category: Music
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 11231
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 88351
UPC: 685738835126
EAN: 6857388351262
ASIN: B00005MJ0G
Release Date: August 21, 2001
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Adeste Fideles - 18th Century Tradit | | • | Second Cantata: Ehre sei Gott in der Hoehe | | • | A Spotless Rose - Howells, Herbert | | • | Silent Night - Gruber, Franz | | • | O Joyful Children - Holdridge, Lee | | • | Festive Cheer/Sleigh Ride/Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas/J ... - Anderson, Leroy | | • | Glory to God | | • | 1st movement | | • | O Holy Night - Adam, Adolphe | | • | Noel Sur Les Jeux d'Anches - Daquin, Louis-Claud | | • | Panis Angelicus - Franck, Cesar | | • | Jesus the Light of the World - Traditional | | • | In Dulci Iubilo - Traditional | | • | Fourth Cantata: Fallt mit Danken, fallte mit Loben | | • | Glory to Christmas - Traditional |
Disc 2
| • | Miniature Overture | | • | March | | • | Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy | | • | Trepak, Russian Dance | | • | Dance of the Reeds | | • | Away in a Manger - Kirkpatrick, Willia | | • | Christmas Stays the Same - Wildhorn, Frank | | • | O Tannenbaum - Zarnack, A. | | • | 3rd movement | | • | A Christmas Carol - Ives, Charles | | • | Agnus Dei - Bizet, George | | • | O Little Town of Bethlehem - Brooks, Phillip | | • | We Wish You a Merry Christmas - English Traditional | | • | Entre le Boeuf et l'Ane Gris - Harm. Bevaert | | • | 1st movement, Coro: Christen, aetzet diesen Tag | | • | Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Blane, Ralph | | • | The Holly and the Ivy - Traditional | | • | The Little Road to Bethlehem - Head, Michael | | • | Third Cantata: Schliesse, mein Herze | | • | 2nd movement | | • | Hallelujah |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
A rather presumptive holiday title, Simply the Best Christmas Album is an unqualified best--if you like classical, choral, and symphonic music. Marquee talent such as Placido Domingo, Natalie Cole, and Jose Carreras anchor the mix, abetted by the redoubtable London Brass, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Edward Higgenbottom & The Choir of New College, Oxford, and the Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra. This two-disc, 36-piece set presents a broad spectrum of holiday pageantry that embraces familiar traditional works like The Nutcracker and more contemporary pieces from Sumi Jo and Linda Eder. From triumphant brass and angelic choirs to stirring string pieces and rich, lovely orchestral movements, Simply the Best sets an exquisitely festive mood. --Martin Keller
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| Customer Reviews:
Joyous surprises! June 1, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Every once in awhile I run across an album that excells, not because of the shining brilliance of one artist, but because of the collective impact of several. Here, in this album, are some little-known gems from Christmas music literature. I was captivated by the lilting and primitive joy in "Jesus, the Light of the World," which I had never heard before. Then there is Chanticleer and its rendition of Charles Ives' "Christmas Carol," a classic too little known. There are others. If you look for unique renditions of familiar and unfamiliar Christmas music to enhance the joy of the season, this album is a must-buy.
Simply the Best... November 19, 2002
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
The minute I heard Thomas Hampson sing the first few notes of Adeste Fideles, I knew I had to have this album. It is a marvelous compilation of Classical Christmas favorites (excerpts from the Bach, Vivaldi and Corelli Christmas Concertos and The Nutcracker) and standard Christmas favorites, as well as some of the lesser heard Christmas gems.The vocal power on this 2 CD set is amazing as well--Broadway star Linda Eder, Thomas Hampson, Kiri Te Kanawa, Jose Carreras, Chanticleer, and numerous others. I usually purchase one Christmas CD a year. This was it for me this year--make it part of your holiday collection.
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