In A Christmas Mood

Eddie Hubbard, ABC Radio Network
...well received here. She does the standards well and her originals are very good. It's in our Christmas rotation.

Product Description
"In a Christmas Mood," with Jane Norman injects new life and passion into the Christmas scene. Jazz undertones give this album a sophisticated, contemporary feel. On cuts like "White Christmas"(done as a Bossa Nova)and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," listeners are treated to Norman's fresh interpretations of favorite standards. In addition to the seven classic favorites(including a wild rendition of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town"), Jane wrote five new holiday songs for the album, which are likely to become tomorrow's Christmas standards. Radio stations and audiences particularly like "Christmas is a Time of Love," "Something About the Winter," and "Christmas Lullaby."

Sensual, exciting rhythms and harmonies underline Norman's warm, expressive vocal style. Her voice is complimented by the lush orchestrations of Grammy Award nominee Richard Rome, and leading saxophone player Ron Kerber's creative solos add to the artistry of the album.

Norman and Rome have produced a unique musical Christmas experience that will put every listener, "In a Christmas Mood," and will touch the hearts of all ages. Listening to this CD is like hearing Christmas music for the first time.

In A Christmas Mood

In A Christmas Mood,Jane Norman

---

Average customer rating: Elly Ameling now more available Delight in every note While they last... Treasures From a Treasure More than fully earned praise for an exceptional singer.

Artistry of Elly Ameling (Coll) Elly Ameling Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Ellington | Ellington, Edward Duke | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | ( V ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Elly Ameling ~ Schubert · Schumann - Songs Philips and Decca Recordings, 1961-1979 (Limited Edition) Fauré - Mélodies / Souzay · Ameling · Baldwin The Very Best of Lucia Popp Ave Maria--Lieder ASIN: B00007KMSJ Release Date: 2003-10-14

Tracks:

1. Matthaus-Passion
2. Johannes-Passion
3. Weihnachts-Oratorium
4. Juditha Triumphans
5. Messiah
6. Crudel Tiranno Amor
7. Die Schopfung
8. Orlando Paladino
9. 7 Lieder
10. Le Nozze Di Figaro
11. Exsultate, Jubilate Ch'io Mi Scordi Di Te, K505
12. Misera! Dove Son! K369
13. 18 Lieder
14. Frauenliebe Und- Leben
15. 11 Lieder
16. 20 Morike-Lieder

Customer Reviews:

Elly Ameling now more available .......2007-03-07

I had a 33 rpm album of Elly Ameling singing Schubert lieder accompanied by piano and clarinet at times. It was one of my all time favorite albums so I have been disappointed that I have not been able to find it anywhere on CD.

Now I can just buy this excellent collection. So much music in one place! Since I confess that I am far from an expert on the rest of her records, I look forward to hearing her sing many other styles and composers.

I think it is silly to criticize her for not singing Wagner, for example, since her version of many songs, especially lieder, are nothing short of sublime. I would like to hear how many Wagnerians sing Schubert or Mozart.

I doubt if they could approach the skill and soul with which Elly Ameling sings lieder.

Delight in every note.......2006-03-10

To speak as briefly as possible about this superb collection from an equally superb singer, what can I say but that Ms Ameling possessed a voice that shone with radiant warmth and star-like shimmer? And unlike many another light lyric soprano, Elly Ameling was possessed of a very high standard of musicianship, considerable intelligence, and a sort of immediate charm that captivates the listener.

So many of her recordings have still to be released on CD, but this 5CD-set goes some way towards remedying the situation. The repertoire spans a wide variety - French mèlodies, Lieder, light-hearted "sentimental" songs, Bach, etc. - and in each piece, Ms Ameling shows that quality of pearl-like beauty. It is a beauty which is also extremely pretty - a beauty of voice that is never overbearing and over-ripe, but perfectly blossoming upon the tree of inspiration.

I recommend this set unequivocally. It truly is sheer delight.

While they last..........2005-05-17

Elly Ameling held the quiet stage for recitals of great artistry and dignity for several decades and sadly most of the enormously successful CDs of her long career output are now unavailable. For those who have little access to the documentation of this very special artist, this box set is a must. It is a compilation of many of her recordings with differing accompanists, conductors, orchestras and composers. And while not all of the choices for inclusion here would be considered her greatest moments, there are enough works that sustain the warm memories of the little Dutch hausfrau who quietly and simply paid homage to composers with her clear and intelligent musicianship and radiant voice.

Ameling was known to schedule recitals of Schubert cycles and songs and in the afterglow of her performance answer the demand for curtain calls with additional Schubert melodies: she gifted her audience with the dignity of honoring a composer's works by maintaining the focus on that composer rather than milk the audience with the usual encore applause-getting favorites. And special moments such as quietly and pensively strolling through the orchestra during the Mahler 4th symphony to arrive at front stage, unapplauded, just in time for the opening line of her singing - those simple homage to composers and collaborators made her selfless manner endearing to audiences.

Despite the fact that Ameling's voice was on the small side she was always able to muster the projection to carry her message solidly in context with an orchestra. Yes, other more famous singers have recorded Ravel's quintessentially French SHEHERAZADE, but few have the perfection of diction and aura of mystery that Ameling maintained. Whether singing with piano or orchestra, or interpreting Bach, Mozart, Handel, and Vivaldi with the same degree of involvement as Brahms and Schumann and Schubert, Elly Ameling spanned a career that engendered passionate commitment from her fans. And this boxed set is a pocket full of memories to be treasured. Buy it before this too becomes unavailable. Grady Harp, May 05

Treasures From a Treasure.......2004-09-25

Treasures from a Treasure.

Ameling, one of the world's most beloved recitalists is captured here in a 5 CD collection offering some of her most beautiful recordings of song. While we are used to her perfection in songs of Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Schumann, Faure and Hahn, an added joy is her "pop" side, tackling - without a whiff of pretension, Porter, Kern, Gershwin, Ellington, et al.

What an absolute joy it is listening to this amazing artist sing these songs with an almost uncanny natural ease. There is no resorting to a "pop" voice and yet most of these pop standards songs sound as though they could have been written for her. Clean attacks, sometimes a bit of the pop technique of hanging on to a consonant longer than a classical artist normally would shows an appreciation and understanding of the style. Still, there is never once a compromise of her vocal beauty.

I like the way the songs have been arranged for her voice in that she sort of sings them clean, unaffected in the first half and then lets loose and kinda "swings" with it adding embellishments but never really changing her voice (Price, von Stade and other favorite singers of mine seem to have always added a breathy quality to much of their crossover material.)

Ameling doesn't resort to trying to "let her hair down" or get down and dirty, but rather the honest with which she approaches every one of these songs shows how much she enjoys singing them and her style is as refreshing as stumbling onto a cool spring on a sweltering summer's afternoon. A wonderful surprise.

More than fully earned praise for an exceptional singer........2003-07-15

As I had the privilige of hearing this outstanding Lied-singer during her long career in Holland and being the proud possessor of almost all her recordings, I cannot but fully agree with the professional and joyful review of Mr. Robert Holliston from Victoria, B.C. Canada.
Yes, it is unbelievable that of about the 150 recordings Mrs. Ameling made during her long career (for the greater part of course on the 'oldfashioned' LP's, as well as the innumerable Dutch live-recorded radio-concerts), so few CD's have been released.
Speaking of tradition: it was the page-turner of the Wigmore Hall in London who told Mrs. Ameling after her first recital in this hall, that she reminded him of Elisabeth Schumann. (And he certainly didn't mean her looks only!)
For those who are eager to hear her singing Ravel's Shéhérazade (just one example of stirring imagination combined with her Art of Singing) I can tell you that Philips released a 2-box CD of this work in 1999, combined with Debussy's La Damoiselle élue and a compilation of French mélodies, i.e. Debussy, Fauré, Duparc, Satie. One of the gems is Caplet's Le Corbeau et le Renard which even make children, who know the fables of La Fontaine, revel in the singing of the quarrelsome birds....
Her brilliant accompanyist is Rudolf Jansen. Let us cherish great artists in their art!

Average customer rating: Get the Ellington Version More great Christmas big band! Lovely Christmas Album . . . Until They Start Singing. Good, but the first 2 In The Mood holiday albums are better Not enough Nutcracker

In the Nutcracker Mood Glenn Miller Orchestra Manufacturer: Delta ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Pop Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | Holiday Music | Miscellaneous | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Holiday Music | Miscellaneous | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Under $7 | Today's Deals | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Pop Vocal | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Jazz | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: In the Christmas Mood, Vol. 2 In the Christmas Mood, Vol. 1 The Harlem Nutcracker Three Suites Shirim: Klezmer Nutcracker ASIN: B000001VF5 Release Date: 1997-08-05

Tracks:

1. Miniature Overture
2. March
3. Dance of the Fairy Dragee
4. Russian Dance
5. Arabian Dance
6. Chinese Dance
7. Dance of the Mirlitons
8. Waltz of the Flowers
9. Jolly Old St. Nicholas
10. ToyLand
11. Ode To Joy
12. A String of Carols
13. Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
14. Old-Fashioned Christmas Tree
15. March of the Toys
16. What are You Doing New Year's Eve?

Customer Reviews:

Get the Ellington Version.......2005-11-28

If you really want a jazz version of the Nutcracker Suite, get the Duke Ellington version which is available on the "Three Suites" CD. Nothing against the GMO rendition but the Ellington version just swings so much harder. It is a little short but in my opinion it is vastly superior.

More great Christmas big band!.......2005-11-17

Another fantastic Christmas album from the Glen Miller Orchestra. As others have pointed out, it might not be quite up to the same standard that the other In the Christmas Mood CDs have, but then again, they're a bloody high standard! The Nutcracker suite is remarkably (surprisingly?) cool as a big band arrangement (although, again as others have said, longer would have been cooler - it takes up less than half the CD). The rest of the music is great jazz arrangements of Christmas favourites, and in the wonderful style of the previous albums.

All in all, a fantastic album! An excellent buy, particularly as part of the 3 box set (under "In the Christmas Mood")!

Lovely Christmas Album . . . Until They Start Singing........2002-11-22

I first became enamored with the Glenn Miller Orchestra's IN THE CHRISTMAS MOOD albums with the second of the three. I've since collected them all, this being the most recent.

I love the purely instrumental big band tracks on all three of the albums. These guys-original members of the Glenn Miller Orchestra who've gotten together to create these holiday recordings-are OBVIOUSLY the real thing. They interpret traditional holiday songs with an impeccable and immensely fun big band swing.

My bone to pick-and a major one, unfortunately-is with the "Moonlight Seranaders," who sing on (thankfully only) four of the sixteen tracks on this album. Although my experience of authentic big band recordings from the 1940s is slim, I do have a couple of albums, including a two-disc set of original Glenn Miller recordings. On NONE of these albums do the singers sound as disgustingly saccharin as these vocalists.

The sound of the "Moonlight Seranaders" is definitely that of the sappy Lawrence Welk singers of the 1960s and '70s. It's truly terrifying and, sadly, interferes greatly with the otherwise fantastic tracks on this album and the others in the series. Personally, I'd much rather have had a single, talented, emotive vocalist on several of the tracks rather than the sickly-sweet chorus, which completely ruins songs like "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" on this album and "I'll Be Home For Christmas" on one of the other two.

Nevertheless, for the usually ridiculoulsly low price of these albums, you really can't go wrong. The twelve great tracks on IN THE NUTCRACKER MOOD is well worth its cost-with or without the "Moonlight Seranaders." Buy it and re-live those fantastic days of big band music right in your own home this holiday season.

Good, but the first 2 In The Mood holiday albums are better.......2001-11-27

I have to agree with the previous reviewer, while Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite on Side A sounds really good, it would have been great if it were alot longer. It does help that it has the arrangements by the original band members-many of whom have gotten together from all across the country to gather in NYC to record these holiday albums. Side B makes up for everything, though-from the opening cut Jolly Old Saint Nicholas-hearing it makes you think you really are hearing the band plus the Modernaires from back in the 1940s-to the final cut What Are You Doing New Year's Eve. All in all, a bargain at the price listed here.

Not enough Nutcracker.......2001-11-20

This is the final cd in the Glenn Miller Christmas collection and the one that takes the biggest risks. Hearing the Nutcracker in a big band style is quite jarring (especially for a dancer like myslef), but after I got over the initial shock, I was able appreciate the work. My only problem is that music from the Nutcracker only takes up about half the cd! After the (shotened) Nutcracker Suite, we're treated to swing renditions of classic Christmas carols and even Auld Lang Syne. All the music is good, but the cd is called "In The Nutcracker Mood" not In The Nutcracker and Christmas mood. Still, I enjoy this cd and the Nutcracker segments are always a topic of conversation at parties. Just wish ther was more Nutcracker on this Nutcracker cd.

Average customer rating: holiday music that couldn't be better! Great buy for the money Puts me in the Christmas mood Glenn Miller Orchestra Earns Their Wings Lame Pseudo "Swing"

In the Christmas Mood, Vol. 1 Glenn Miller Manufacturer: Delta ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Pop Instrumental & Easy Listening | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | Holiday Music | Miscellaneous | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Holiday Music | Miscellaneous | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Under $7 | Today's Deals | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Pop Instrumental & Easy Listening | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music 4-for-3 Jazz | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: In the Christmas Mood, Vol. 2 In the Nutcracker Mood A Big Band Christmas Swingin' Christmas Party A Merry Christmas with Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters ASIN: B000001VOL Release Date: 1991-09-20

Tracks:

1. Sleigh Ride
2. Yuletide Medley #1:Oh Holy Night/Joy To The World/Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem/Deck The Halls
3. Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer
4. Silver Bells
5. Jingle Bells
6. Frosty The Snowman
7. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
8. Yuletide Medley #2: Oh Christmas Tree/It Came Upon A Midnight Clear/We Three Kings/What Child Is Thi
9. I'll Be Home For Christmas
10. Silent Night
11. In The Christmas Mood

Customer Reviews:

holiday music that couldn't be better!.......2007-05-25

For any that love holiday music, and especially for those that like Orchestra music such as the great Glenn Miller, this is the CD for you. All the great holiday tunes with the special and wornderful touch of swing music by the greatest orchestra. Be sure to include in your purchase...or at least consider them for next time...In the Christmas Mood 2 and In the Nutcracker mood; they are just as wonderful.

Great buy for the money.......2005-12-05

The "Chicago Swing Fan" who complained below may do well to remember that Glenn Miller's never really was a swing band. Miller was foremost a businessman, and his orchestra played commercial dance music. Good dance music? Good big band music? Yes, I think so, but in terms of swing, he didn't hold a candle to Benny Goodman in his prime. Having said that, don't expect hot, jazzy swing from this CD. If you like the old Miller records, you'll love this CD. It was recorded sometime around 1990 by the current band going under the Miller name, and all in all, represents a tasty selection of holiday goodies in authentic Miller style. Occasionally, some of the arrangements sound bit more "modern" than anything Miller would have played in his lifetime, but the general feeling is there. The disc is well-recorded and has great sound. It's quite pleasant and makes a great accompaniment for decorating the tree, Christmas parties, driving around town, sipping egg nog--just about anything! When my original copy of this broke several years ago (yes, it shattered... don't ask how!) I quickly ordered another copy. This CD has become one of my favorite holiday recordings. And for the price, you can't go wrong. Recommended.

Puts me in the Christmas mood.......2001-11-20

I'm not a swing or Glen Miller afficionodo, but I really enjoy this cd. The songs have on old time feel, but one that works for me because of it's swing/big band roots. I was suprised to find a few tracks with vocals, but they don't detract fornm the overall feel of the cd and actually provide a nice mix to the set. The final song, "In The Christmas Mood" is an original which nicely sums up the entire project. I use this and it's sister albums (In The Christmas Mood II and The Glen Miller Nuctcracker) as background music at partes and it never fails to get people festive and dancing around the room. My only complaint would be that running at 40:41, it seems the party ends too soon. But I guess that's more of a compliment than a complaint isn't it?

Glenn Miller Orchestra Earns Their Wings.......2001-08-07

This CD album became volume 1 of a 3-volume box set. It was recorded by the "Glenn Miller Orchestra" which inherited the authentic "Glenn Miller" style of arrangement, orchestration, dynamics and vocal style. The Orchestra obviously had a lot of fun doing it using "standard" Christmas melodies. (They reveal in the signature "In the Christmas Mood" number that they still have a hankering for the Andrews sisters.)

Glenn Miller himself, who had been promoted to a major in the Army, died in a plane accident during World War II on the way to entertaining the troops in Europe but not before he imprinted his own style on his own band during the ongoing "Big Band" era.

"In the Christmas Mood", inspired by the GM band's most well-known and well-known work, "In the Mood", but drawing on the entire GM repertoire is therefore part tribute, part nostagia and pure entertainment. You will enjoy this CD and the other two in the box set - share it with your kids, your friends, your associates during Christmas parties and all during the season.

I have explored the GM websites and read the history. My father played GM and Tommy Dorsey when I was but a toddler.

After you buy "In the Christmas Mood, vol. 1" then go to the other two (warning: go for the box set now - you will want it later after you try this one).

Lame Pseudo "Swing".......2000-12-15

Like the rest of these limp "Glenn Miller" albums recorded 40 years after he died this is a lame take on "swing" music. It's well recorded but nothing like anything he did when he was alive. Call it "Glenn Miller lite", or swing without syncopation. Similar to a Lawrence Welk approach to "swing music" albeit more lively. Either way, a misrepresentation of swing music. Pretty dreadful if you are a true swing fan, but lots of folks seem to enjoy this watered down pablum.

Average customer rating: Swingin' Christmas Baby, YEAH! Lightning DOES strike twice! Glenn Miller died during World War II leaving us a legacy. One of the best Christmas Albums for Jazz Lovers of Big Band Unmistakably Glenn Miller's Orchestra!

In the Christmas Mood, Vol. 2 Glenn Miller Manufacturer: Delta ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Pop Instrumental & Easy Listening | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | Holiday Music | Miscellaneous | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Holiday Music | Miscellaneous | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Under $7 | Today's Deals | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Pop Instrumental & Easy Listening | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music 4-for-3 Jazz | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: In the Christmas Mood, Vol. 1 In the Nutcracker Mood A Big Band Christmas Swingin' Christmas Party A Merry Christmas with Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters ASIN: B000001V4B Release Date: 1993-09-30

Tracks:

1. We Wish You A Merry Christmas
2. White Christmas
3. Yuletide Medley #1: Away In A Manger/Ave MAria/The First Noel
4. The Twelve Days Of Christmas
5. Winter Wonderland
6. The Christmas Song
7. Yuletide Medley #2: Hark The Herald, Angels Sing/Angels We Have On High...
8. (There's No Place Like) Home For The Holidays
9. Good King Wenceslas
10. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
11. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
12. Auld Lang Syne

Customer Reviews:

Swingin' Christmas Baby, YEAH!.......2004-11-07

This is a fantastic cd that will surely have your toes tapping to the swinging beat. This is one of the classiest Christmas cds you could possibly own. The Glenn Miller Orchestra sounds absolutely fantastic, and the sound quality can't be beat.

The Orchestra takes some traditionally slow songs like "Good King Wenceslas" and kicks them up a notch putting an upbeat drum beat and adding all kinds of horns so that surely even Wenceslas himself can't resist dancing. And then there are tracks like "White Christmas" which are still slow but are "jazzified". The selection of songs is wonderful with a good range of both traditional and modern carols.

This is an excellent cd to have in your car or for playing at Christmas parties.

Lightning DOES strike twice!.......2001-11-20

I don't know exactly what it is about this cd, but I enjoy it more than the original "In The Christmas Mood". The big band/swing stylings and vocals (on the few tracks that feature them) sound just like they did on the original, the magic is still there. Perhaps it's the song selection itself which seems to weave more spiritual carols into the mix. Whatever it is, it works, as this cd always entertains me and my guests at holiday parties. Invariably, someone asks me where I got it and they wind up purchasing a copy themselves. Glenn Miller would be proud.

Glenn Miller died during World War II leaving us a legacy........2001-07-31

"In the Christmas Mood II" is disc 2 of a three-disc box set titled "In the Christmas Mood" that I recently got from Amazon.

Glenn Miller always wanted to put out a Christmas album and more than twenty years later, his old band members and arrangers made that dream a reality.

These discs were recorded in stereo so that didn't have to be remastered or digital or any of that stuff.

They are the best an American orchestra can give to the yuletide repetoire. If you like the Big Band sound, you cannot miss out on them.

One of the best Christmas Albums for Jazz Lovers of Big Band.......1998-12-05

This CD will carry you away to the Christmas memories you have of the late 30's and early 40's. All of the Miller greats are featured in stirring solos, the arrangements are great; if you are in any way a fan of the big bands you should get this one. Five stars plus+

Fred Yale

Unmistakably Glenn Miller's Orchestra!.......1998-11-25

A pleasant mix of traditional Christmas carols, Big Band, and Big Band vocals. From "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" to "Auld Lang Syne" it's Christmas music with a jazz twist. In The Christmas Mood II should come with a "VE" warning label, Very Enjoyable!!

Average customer rating:

Holiday Instrumentals Mantovani Manufacturer: Lifestyles ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music ASIN: B0000BWVAU Release Date: 2002-09-03

Tracks:

1. White Christmas
2. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
3. March of the Toys
4. Die Fledermaus
5. Twelve Days of Christmas
6. Jingle Bells
7. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
8. Once in Royal David's City
9. O Holy Night
10. Nazareth
11. What Child Is This?

Tracks:

1. Deck the Halls
2. O Thou That Tellest Us Good Tidings
3. O Christmas Tree
4. Tritsch Tratsch Polka
5. Onwards Christian Soldiers
6. Good King Wenceslas
7. Perpetuum Mobile
8. Holly and the Ivy
9. Silent Night
10. Ave Maria
11. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Average customer rating: BUY THIS CD NOW!

The Mighty Tubadours Manufacturer: Crystal Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Ellington | Ellington, Edward Duke | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Herbert | Herbert, Victor | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Kabalevsky | Kabalevsky, Dmitri | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Strauss Jr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Divertimentos | Serenades & Divertimentos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Organ | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: Portrait of an Artist: Arnold Jacobs Favorite Things ASIN: B00002SFM3 Release Date: 1993-06-25

Tracks:

1. March Of The Toys
2. March Of The Toy Soldiers
3. Fledermaus Waltz
4. Barnum & Bailey's Favorite March
5. When Tubas Waltz
6. Rondeau
7. Down By The Old Mill Stream
8. Dance Of The Reed Pipes
9. March Of The Marionettes
10. Fugue in G MInor
11. Come Dearest, The Daylight Is Gone
12. Comedians' Galop
13. Bagatelle
14. Mood Indigo
15. Satin Doll
16. Too Fat Polka
17. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
18. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
19. Hail To The Lord's Annointed
20. March Of The Kings/O Come Little Children
21. We Three Kings
22. Away In A Manger
23. Good King Wenceslas
24. Von Himmel Hoch
25. The Gloucester Wassail Song/II Est Ne
26. O Come Emmanuel
27. Coventry Carol
28. O Tannenbaum
29. Break Forth O Beauteous Light
30. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
31. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
32. The First Noel
33. O Sanctissimus
34. Jingle Bells Waltz
35. March-Overture From The Nutcracker

Customer Reviews:

BUY THIS CD NOW!.......2004-12-13

This album is excellent! Three tubas and a euphonium. I especially love it for the beautiful Christmas half, tracks 18 thru 35. (It's not a new album, it's just the same album wrongly listed here as out of stock, under the title "Mighty Tubadours" [without the "The"] and a different ASIN.

Average customer rating: In the Christmas Mood: A Must, A Best Buy for Miller Fans Missing the Old Time Spark Nice Holiday Music ( Make sure you like Big Band) The best of the Big Bands right on time for the holidays. Wishing You a Big Band Christmas!

In the Christmas Mood The Glenn Miller Orchestra Manufacturer: Delta ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Pop Instrumental & Easy Listening | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Box Sets | Stores | Music Big Band | Jazz | Box Sets | Stores | Music Holiday Music | Box Sets | Stores | Music Bargain Box Sets | Holiday Music | Miscellaneous | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Holiday Music | Miscellaneous | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Bargain Box Sets | Jazz General | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Jazz General | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Box Sets | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Pop Instrumental & Easy Listening | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: 1940's Christmas A Big Band Christmas In the Christmas Mood, Vol. 2 A Merry Christmas with Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters Timeless Christmas with the Glenn Miller Orchestra ASIN: B00001R3OB Release Date: 1997-08-05

Tracks:

1. Sleigh Ride
2. Yuletide Medley, No. 1: O Holy Night/Joy to the World/Oh Little ...
3. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
4. Silver Bells
5. Jingle Bells
6. Frosty the Snowman
7. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
8. Yuletide Medley, No. 2: Oh Christmas Tree/It Came upon a Midnight ...
9. I'll Be Home for Christmas
10. Silent Night
11. In the Christmas Mood

Tracks:

1. We Wish You a Merry Christmas
2. White Christmas
3. Yuletide Melody, No. 1: Away in a Manger/Ave Maria/The First Noel
4. Twelve Days of Christmas
5. Winter Wonderland
6. Christmas Song
7. Yuletide Medley, No. 2: Hark the Herald, Angels Sing/Angels We ...
8. (There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays
9. Good King Wenceslas
10. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
11. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
12. Auld Lang Syne

Tracks:

1. Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite: Minature Overture
2. Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite: March
3. Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite: Dance of the Fairy Dragee
4. Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite: Russian Dance
5. Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite: Arabian Dance
6. Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite: Chinese Dance
7. Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite: Dance of the Mirlitons
8. Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite: Waltz of the Flowers
9. Jolly Old St. Nicholas
10. Toyland
11. Ode to Joy
12. String of Carols: Here We Come A-Caroling/Up on the House Top/A ...
13. Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
14. Old-Fashioned Christmas Tree
15. March of the Toys
16. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?

Customer Reviews:

In the Christmas Mood: A Must, A Best Buy for Miller Fans.......2003-12-04

I bought this boxed set as a three-cassette package about 10 years ago, and a couple of weeks later when I saw the CD boxed set, I bought that, too.

Every year at Christmas, I play these CDs at home and on my cassette player in my old car. They really make the holiday season for me, reminding me of days long ago when, as a boy, we listened to music like this on the radio on cold December evenings.

No, these recordings were not made by the original Glenn Miller Orchestra but by recording studio bands comprised of members and vocalists from the Glenn Miller Orchestra about a dozen years ago.

If you have heard Larry O'Brien and The Glenn Miller Orchestra anytime during the past two decades he has been leading it, you know that this Glenn Miller Orchestra is first-rate. And that is who you hear on these three CDs.

As someone who has been collecting Glenn Miller's music for the past half century, I strongly recommend this boxed set of Christmas music in the Miller Mood. Order it today!

George Spink
Tuxedo Junction -- http://www.tuxjunction.net
The Swing Era -- http://swingera.net

Missing the Old Time Spark.......2003-11-27

I've run a Big Band/Swing webcast station for over three years now, and have heard just about every song Glenn Miller played. This CD (and the present day band that plays the tunes) just doesn't have the spark that the originals did. First off, yes, this is the present-day reconstituted Glenn Miller Orchestra, run by his heirs. This isn't recordings of the original band from the 40s. While the selections are technically sound, the band is really just another band playing the tunes, lacking the fire of the great band that was at the forefront of music in the Swing Era. Their delivery is more post-swing, post lounge, play it safe, "middle of the road" modern. While a nice CD, I guess, I was expecting much more.

Nice Holiday Music ( Make sure you like Big Band).......2001-11-25

Happy Holidays

I tend to like more Perry Como, Burl Ives, and of course Bing Crosby. I have been listen to Big band for just about a year and this was my first Christmas CD. As I listen to it I enjoy it more every time. Laser Light is a great company for Budget Music and would recomend the label highly. I orinally gave this only 3 stars but changed it to 4.

The best of the Big Bands right on time for the holidays........2001-07-31

Whatever I paid for this group of three stereo CDs by the Glenn Miller Orchestra, it wasn't enough.

They were produced by LaserLight Digital but, having been arranged and recorded more than twenty years after Glenn Miller gave his life as an Army major during World War II, they were recorded in stereo with modern techniques.

Any one of the the three discs can stand alone as a great "Big Band" (no, correction, "Glenn Miller Band") album, but you will want to put all three of them in your CD changer for hours of continuous entertainment.

Wishing You a Big Band Christmas!.......2000-12-10

The only thing missing on this collection is the late, great Glenn Miller. Despite that, this is a very authentic sounding effort from original members of the Glenn Miller band. "Sleigh Ride" opens this collection. "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" is reminiscent of "Pennsylvania 6-5000" as "Aud Lang Syne" is reminiscent of "American Patrol". The Yuletide melodies are fun to listen to and there's an original composition "In the Christmas Mood". Then of course, there are selections from Tchaikowsky's "The Nutcracker". These are unpretentious and though improvised, respect the original spirit. Considering that most single CD's go for a higher price than this gem, this is a bargain!

Average customer rating: Swingin' Kris Kringle

Vol. 1 & 2-In the Christmas Mood Various Artists Manufacturer: Delta ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Pop Instrumental & Easy Listening | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Jazz General | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Holiday Music | Miscellaneous | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Holiday Music | Miscellaneous | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music $7 - $10 | Today's Deals | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Pop Instrumental & Easy Listening | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: In the Nutcracker Mood ASIN: B00001QEJ1 Release Date: 1999-09-28

Tracks:

1. Sleigh Ride
2. Yuletide Medley, No. 1: Oh Holy Night/Joy to the World/Oh Little ...
3. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
4. Silver Bells
5. Jingle Bells
6. Frosty the Snowman
7. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Glenn Miller Orchestra, Glenn Miller Orchestra
8. Yuletide Medley, No. 2: Oh Christmas Tree/It Came Upon a Midnight ...
9. I'll Be Home for Christmas
10. Silent Night
11. In the Christmas Mood

Tracks:

1. We Wish You a Merry Christmas
2. White Christmas
3. Yuletide Medley, No. 1: Away in a Manger/Ave Maria/The First Noel
4. Twelve Days of Christmas
5. Winter Wonderland
6. Christmas Song
7. Yuletide Medley, No. 2: Hark the Herald, Angels Sing/Angels We ...
8. (There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays
9. Good King Wenceslas
10. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
11. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
12. Auld Lang Syne

Customer Reviews:

Swingin' Kris Kringle.......2000-11-30

If you love the classic big bands and the classic big band tunes, this is the Christmas collection for you. You will enjoy the quotes of the standards throughout these delightful arrangements. This is the CD that I play as I decorate every year!

Average customer rating: "early '50s it was all about his music ~ Eddie Fisher" I'm Always in the Mood for Eddie!

I'm in the Mood for Love / Christmas With / Eddie Sings Eddie Fisher Manufacturer: Collectables ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: May I Sing to You / As Long As There's Music ASIN: B000065AQM Release Date: 2002-04-16

Customer Reviews:

"early '50s it was all about his music ~ Eddie Fisher".......2005-08-09

Eddie Fisher who could belt out a song with the best of them...not bad for a kid born on August 10, 1928 from Philadelphia, PA...finally a collection of tunes from my favorite singer when I was growing up in the midwest...his talent was enormous and the songs where right from the heart... Collectables Records and RCA Victor presents "EDDIE FISHER SINGS" (1952)..."I'M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE" (1952)..."CHRISTMAS WITH EDDIE FISHER (bonus track)" (1953)...featuring the son of Russian Jewish immigrants who were so proud of their boy Mr. Eddie Fisher

The young crooner Eddie Fisher was a protégé of the famous comedian Eddie Cantor (If You Knew Susie Like I Know Susie)...during the '50s Mr. Fisher was RCA Victor's top-selling pop vocalist along with Perry Como and Elvis Presley...Eddie's signature song was "Any Time" which always opened his 15 minute TV Show called "Coke Time" (1953) and was universally the spokesman for the soft drink

"Eddie Fisher Sings", featuring very early Fisher with sparkling arrangements by Hugo Winterhalter and His 65 piece orchestra...Hugo and Eddie worked together many times...listed in alphabetical order:

A LITTLE BIT INDEPENDENT
AM I WASTING MY TIME ON YOU
I LOVE YOU BECAUSE
I REMEMBER WHEN
IF YOU SHOULD LEAVE ME
JUST SAY I LOVE HER
SORRY
THINKING OF YOU (from the film "Three Little Words" - with Fred Astaire & Red Skelton)

Second part of the album is "I'M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE", another early outing with some of the best tunes of the day:

EVERYTHING I HAVE IS YOURS (from the film "Everything I have Is Yours")
FULL MOON AND EMPTY ARMS (based on Rachmaninoff's "Second Piano Concerto")
HOLD ME
I'M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE
I'VE GO YOU UNDER MY SKIN (Cole Porter)
PARADISE
THAT OLD FEELING
YOU'LL NEVER KNOW (from "Hello, Frisco, Hello" - with Alice Faye)

Lastly we have "Christmas with Eddie Fisher", featuring Eddie's best Holiday Album during his RCA Victor years...with eight songs inclusive and Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra:

CHRISTMAS DAY (another wonderful Holiday treat)
HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS (RIGHT DOWN SANTA CLAUS LANE) (Gene Autry)
JINGLE BELLS
O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL (ADESTE FIDELES)
SILENT NIGHT
THAT'S WHAT CHRISTMAS MEANS TO ME (the lyrics will have you teary-eyed)
WHITE CHRISTMAS (from the film "Holiday Inn")
YOU'RE ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS (one of my favorite Fisher Christmas tunes)

Bonus Track featuring Eddie & Hugo Winterhalter that will take you back to your roots:

CHRISTMAS EVE IN MY HOMETOWN (Stan Zabvka/Don Lipton) - a rare Christmas single that never appeared on CD before.

Fisher's voice was clear and strong, with a little extra something that grabbed you when he hit those high notes...as he firmly established his name in lights and made the world take notice...had everyone of these selections on 45's, EP's and LP's, only those of us who truly loved his work with never forget him...hope this release gives you some insight of what a great entertainer he was.

Total Time: 71:00 on 25 Tracks ~ Collectables Records 2831 ~ (4/16/2002)

I'm Always in the Mood for Eddie!.......2002-09-09

I bought this CD and I think it is a great addition to an Eddie Fisher fan's collection. I especially like the Christmas CD,he was at his best when singing those songs, he sounded like he was having such fun! I bought the EP Eddie Fisher Sings many a year ago and played it to death so now I can enjoy it on this CD.
I would recommend this CD to anyone who collects good music from the 1950's. I think he had a great voice and enjoy listening to this CD.

Average customer rating:

I'm in the Mood for Christmas: Artists Various Artists Manufacturer: Diadem ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music All Bargain Titles | Easy Listening | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music ASIN: B00008EYXT Release Date: 1996-04-01

Tracks:

1. White Chistmas - Steve Archer
2. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Rick Russo
3. Silent Night - Janice Archer Cruse
4. God Bless The Children - B.J. Thomas
5. What Child Is This? - Instrumental
6. Hark! The Herald Angles Sing - Chris Christian
7. A Special Wish - B.W. Stevenson
8. Born A Child In Bethlehem - Tennessee Ernie Ford
9. Santa's Reindeer Ride - Amy Grant
10. On This Christmas Night - Pat Boone

Christian Music:

1. In The Beginning
2. Jive 2000 Millennium Greatest Hits [Import]
3. Just a Little Girl [CD-single] [Import]
4. Just Me [Import]
5. Just No Other Way
6. Live At The Ritz, N.Y.C. [Live]
7. Love Lost Hope Found
8. Mochalatte
9. Moonology (Moonroom Series)
10. Motion

Christian Music

christian music

Christian Music

Sounds of the Future [Import]

Arvo Part-Music for Organ

Bach: Das Kantatenwerk Sacred Cantatas Vol.6

Music CD: Fuiste Tu

Cold Room [Import]

And The Circus Leaves Town

Best of and Rarities [Import]

Big Sir

All the Best from Portugal

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas "Pathétique" & "Appassionata"

Bossa By Tom Antonio Carlos Jobim Songbo [Import]

Abriendo Puertas

Aquemini [Explicit Lyrics]

Tenors on Tour

Lucky Number: The Best of Lene Lovich