Up a Tree

Amazon.com's Best of 1999
Save for its delicate tone, Looper's Up a Tree doesn't sound much like what you'd expect from a side project of a Belle and Sebastian member (bassist Stuart David). But its meld of stories, melodies, and electronic-pop sounds captures a hazy sweetness. --Rickey Wright

Product Description
Brainchild of Stuart David ,belle & Sebastian Bassist. Combines Electronica & Drum N Bass Beats with Pop Melodies

Up a Tree

Up a Tree,Looper,Sub Pop,Indie Pop,Pop,Rock

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Average customer rating: Porcupine Tree - Up the Downstairs Another winner! The first great Porcupine Tree album I've burned this one out Steven Wilson creates "albums"

Up the Downstair Porcupine Tree Manufacturer: Madfish Records UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sky Moves Sideways Stupid Dream In Absentia Fear of a Blank Planet Signify ASIN: B00095MLGC Release Date: 2005-06-13

Tracks:

1. What Are You Listening To
2. Synesthesia
3. Monuments Burn Into Moments
4. Always Never
5. Up The Downstair
6. Not Beautiful Anymore
7. Siren
8. Small Fish
9. Burning Sky
10. Fadeaway

Tracks:

1. Cloud Zero
2. The Joke's On You
3. Navigator
4. Rainy Taxi
5. Yellow Hedgerow Dreamscape

Product Description

DISC 1 - What You Are Listening To…giSynesthesia giMonuments Burn Into Moments giAlways Never giUp The Downstair giNot Beautiful Anymore giSiren giSmall Fish giBurning Sky giFadeaway giDISC 2 - Cloud Zero giThe Joke's On You giNavigator giRainy Taxi giYellow Hedgerow giDreamscape

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Porcupine Tree - Up the Downstairs.......2007-05-17

Up the DownstairThis is the remastered edition to replace the orginal cd in my collection. Great sound quality and bonus cd. I love the new trend of remasters with bonus cd's. It makes the decision to update something you already have easier.

Another winner!.......2006-09-13

I waited a while to review this and I'm glad. Not near as accessible as "In Absentia" or "Deadwing" but still awesome. Steve Wilson's songs have a way of growing on me like no one else's. Some were instantaneous mainstays, including "Always Never" and "Fadeaway," two of the most emotional performances ever! But the other tracks are all great. Some quite long instrumentals that don't get boring (are actually quite good!) And I really enjoy the bonus CD "Staircase Infinities." Some more great instrumentals. This is music from Porcupine Tree that most resembled Pink Floyd (along with The Sky Moves Sideways.) But I personally think these instrumentals are better put together than some of Pink Floyd's, partially due to updated sound effects, but I think overall due to Steve Wilson's seemingly unending imagination and creativity. I am glad to read that the drum tracks were re- recorded using Gavin Harrison (their present-day drummer,) instead of samples. Poor Gavin: you can hear the restraint in his playing since Steven told him to try to stay close to the original recording! But one of the main reasons I am writing this review is to give credit to Mr. Harrison's phenomenal performances. Even playing under restraint, he manages to out- shine many of his peers. But listen to him on In Absentia or Deadwing. This guy lets the sticks fly perhaps more than any other artist I've heard (with the exception of his predecessor, Chris Maitland!) Now I'm not much of one to get excited by someone banging on a drum, but Porcupine Tree has had two of the best percussionists I've ever heard! Well, there is Bill Bruford... But, anyhow... you can be sure that you will enjoy this recording very much, just give it time to sink in!

The first great Porcupine Tree album.......2006-07-13

THE BAND: Steve Wilson (vocals, guitars, drum samples, bass), with assistance from Richard Barbieri (keyboards), Colin Edwin (bass), Gavin Harrison (drums & percussion on 2005 remastered version only).

THE DISC: (1993) Originally released in '93, this elegant digitally remastered foldout digi-pak was re-released in 2005 by Snapper Music. Disc 1 contains 10 tracks clocking in at just under 49 minutes. The 2nd (bonus) disc labeled "Staircase Infinities" contains 5 tracks at just over 30 minutes (this disc was originally released as an EP on Lazy Eye label in '94). Included with the discs is a 10-page booklet containing a 2-page intro by PT mastermind Steve Wilson, song titles/times, song lyrics, several trippy psychedelic pictures, and thank you's.

COMMENTS: For me, this was Porcupine Tree's first great album. While it's predecessor "On The Sunday Of Life" (1991) had some brief shining moments, it was simply too much off-beat jamming, odd songs and experimentation... quite simply "weird". "Up The Downstair" was almost solely created and produced by Steve Wilson. For this remastered edition, Wilson went back to the original recordings years later... he decided to remove some of the drum programs/samples and have current drummer (1999 - present) Gavin Harrison play them live. Still not happy, Wilson redid some of the guitar work... and he himself says it's a better album for it. Much warmer in depth, richer in texture, better playing in general and more listenable... not to mention substantial improvements with the recording equipment. Comparisons to Pink Floyd are frequent (and I'm okay with that because I loved Pink Floyd back in the 70's), but only slightly in my opinion. The Tree gives you many a long space jam, but I think their craft is much more modern. "Synesthesia" starts the album off as a mid tempo rock/pop song. "Always Never" features some beautiful acoustic moments laced with some brilliant electric guitars and shredding solos. "Fadeaway" is a beautiful mellow rocker - a fantastic album closer - as noted in the booklet the song is one of Wilson's favorites. Steve Wilson is a genius at his craft. As good as "Up The Downstair" may be, I'd recommend starting with PT's more accessible albums... "In Absentia" (2002), or "Deadwing" (2005). Then, expand to one of their live albums "Coma Divine" (1997) or "Warszawa" (2001)... and then collect everything else they've done including this one. With all their releases (except Deadwing), look for the remastered digi-pak versions. Great disc (4.5 stars).

I've burned this one out.......2006-06-26

Great performance of musical talent. These guys make music, they don't just play it. If you're tired of everything else, listen to these guys.

Steven Wilson creates "albums".......2006-06-13

Like any other PT album, this is exactly that... an album. Its not a collection of songs with filler but, rather, a well thought out album which lives and flows from song to song.

Any project from Steven Wilson incorporates the use of layering. Theres a lot of stuff going on in any one of these songs. And to hear it all on one listen would be near impossible.

Steven Wilson has mentioned himself that he doesn't typically make the most complex music, instead he makes simple songs with complex production.

Listen to Burning Sky for a good example of this.

Think of this as sort of pink floyd and spacey pop opera. There are quite a bit of instrumentals, so if you're coming from a pop background then i would recommend trying their newer stuff first: "Deadwing", "In Absentia", "Lightbulb Sun", or the newly reissued "Stupid Dream"

Great stuff. Great journey.

Average customer rating: Not that amazing. Are you kidding? Very nice! The Holidays Never Sounded So Good! Very pleased

50 Most Loved Christmas Carols Various Artists Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: More Than 50 Most Loved Hymns The Best Carols in the World...Ever! O Come All Ye Faithful: Christmas Carols at King's College, Cambridge Songs of Angels - Christmas Hymns and Carols Carols from Trinity ASIN: B000A2H4J8 Release Date: 2005-09-13

Tracks:

1. Joy To The World
2. O Come, All Ye Faithful
3. O Come, O Come Emmanuel
4. Deck The Halls
5. Away In A Manger (American Melody)
6. The Holly And The Ivy
7. Good Christian Men Rejoice
8. God That Madest Earth And Heaven
9. Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee (Ode To Joy)
10. What Child Is This (Greensleeves)
11. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
12. O Holy Night
13. Sussex Carol
14. Here We Come A-Wassailing
15. Up On The Housetop
16. I Wonder As I Wander
17. Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming
18. Infant Holy, Infany Lowly
19. Pat-A-Pan
20. Once In Royal David's City
21. O Christmas Tree
22. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
23. The Twelve Days Of Christmas
24. Good King Wenceslas
25. We Wish You A Merry Christmas

Tracks:

1. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
2. Jingle Bells
3. The First Noel
4. Angels We Have Heard On High
5. Away In A Manger (European Melody)
6. Silent Night
7. Angels From The Realms Of Glory
8. O Sing A Song Of Bethlehem
9. 'Hellelujah' Chorus From The Messiah
10. Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
11. We Three Kings
12. Ave Maria
13. I Saw Three Ships
14. I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
15. Gloucestershire Wassail
16. Bring A Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
17. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
18. Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Lights
19. Sing We Now Of Christmas
20. In The Bleak Midwinter
21. Ukranian Bell Carol
22. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
23. Coventry Carol
24. Ding Dong! Merrily On High!
25. Auld Lang Syne

Tracks:

1. Jingle Bells
2. The First Noel
3. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
4. Up On The Housetop
5. Ding Dong! Merrily On High
6. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
7. Sussex Carol
8. Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
9. 'Hallelujah' Chorus From The Messiah
10. O Come All Ye Faithful
11. What Child Is This
12. O Holy Night
13. Away In A Manger
14. Joy To The World
15. We Wish You A Merry Christmas

Customer Reviews:

Not that amazing........2007-01-19

I bought this somewhat based on the glowing reviews others had given it. It's not bad, but not that fantastic either. I've heard much better versions of most of the music on it. Not quite worth the price.

Are you kidding?.......2007-01-05

While the musical arrangements are tolerably adequate and the orchestra is fair, this is some of the worst choral singing I've ever heard. They obviously have no concept of tuning and couldn't stay on pitch if their lives depended on it. I can't believe this is supposed to be a professional recording and the director didn't correct these glaring errors. I picked up this CD at an after-Christmas sale at 75% off, and I will forever mourn the loss of my $5.00. I guess it might suffice as a mediocre white elephant gift, but I pity whomever may be forced to listen to it. I suggest you not waste your money. If it's classical Christmas carols you want, search for more well-known and trustworthy music groups like the London Philharmonic and the Cambridge Singers.

Very nice!.......2007-01-02

I have to agree with the other reviewers that this is a very enjoyable CD of traditional carols. It contains a huge selection of songs. I was afraid that they might all sound the same, but to me, the orchestration and vocals are varied and well done. I bought this for Christmas, and it's one of my favorite new Christmas CDs in recent memory.

The Holidays Never Sounded So Good!.......2005-12-17

I loved the "50 Most Loved Piano Classics," so I decided to try another "50 Most Loved" collection, this time the Christmas Carols album. These are classics in their own right as the arrangements and orchestrations are enchantingly beautiful and the choir vocals provide perfect point-counterpoint. I hate to admit this, but I'll probably still be listening to this CD long after Christmas is over. There's a cinematic soundtrack quality that I find haunting. Have a great holiday with this one!

Very pleased.......2005-11-23

This is an excellent value. 3 CD's and 50 songs for under $20.00. If you're looking for traditional Christmas music, this is the collection to buy.

Average customer rating: rarely heard music A voice teacher and early music fan Good, but could be much better... THE English Singer sings music by THE English Songwriter

Britten: Holy Sonnets Op35 / Bostridge, Johnson Benjamin Britten , Ian Bostridge , Graham Johnson , Edward Perry , Jeremiah Taylor , John Donne , Peter Burra , Arthur Waley , Thomas Lovell Beddoes , Louis MacNiece , and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Manufacturer: Hyperion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Britten | Britten, Sir Benjamin | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Bostridge, Ian | ( B ) | 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 Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Britten: The Canticles; Ian Bostridge, David Daniels Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings; Les Illuminations; Nocturne Britten: Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo; The Holy Sonnets of John Donne; Winter Words Ian Bostridge Sings Britten Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs ASIN: B000002ZWS Release Date: 1995-11-21

Tracks:

1. Harmonia Sacra: Pelham Humfreys: Lord! I Have Sinned
2. Harmonia Sacra: Pelham Humfreys: Hymn To God The Father
3. Harmonia Sacra: William Croft: A Hymn On Divine Musick
4. The Way To The Tomb...: Evening
5. The Way To The Tomb...: Morning
6. The Way To The Tomb...: Night
7. W H Auden Settings: Night Covers Up The Rigid Land
8. W H Auden Settings: Fish In The Unruffled Lakes
9. W H Auden Settings: To Lie Flat On The Back With The Knees Flexed
10. The Red Cockatoo & Other Songs: A Poison Tree (Blake)
11. The Red Cockatoo & Other Songs: When You're Feeling Like Expressing Your Affection (Auden)
12. The Red Cockatoo & Other Songs: Not Even Summer Yet (Burra)
13. The Red Cockatoo & Other Songs: The Red Cockatoo (Waley)
14. The Red Cockatoo & Other Songs: Wild With Passion (Beddoes)
15. The Red Cockatoo & Other Songs: If Thou Wilt Ease Thine Heart (Beddoes)
16. The Red Cockatoo & Other Songs: Cradle Song For Eleanor (MacNeice)
17. The Red Cockatoo & Other Songs: Birthday Song For Erwin (Duncan)
18. The Red Cockatoo & Other Songs: Um Mitternacht (Goethe)
19. The Holy Sonnets Of John Donne, Op. 35: Oh My Black Soule!
20. The Holy Sonnets Of John Donne, Op. 35: Batter My Heart
21. The Holy Sonnets Of John Donne, Op. 35: O Might Those Sighes And Teares
22. The Holy Sonnets Of John Donne, Op. 35: Oh, To Vex Me
23. The Holy Sonnets Of John Donne, Op. 35: What If This Present
24. The Holy Sonnets Of John Donne, Op. 35: Since She Whom I Loved
25. The Holy Sonnets Of John Donne, Op. 35: At The Round Earth's Imagined Corners
26. The Holy Sonnets Of John Donne, Op. 35: Thou Hast Made Me
27. The Holy Sonnets Of John Donne, Op. 35: Death, Be Not Proud

Customer Reviews:

rarely heard music.......2007-01-07

Good on you Bostridge! These BRitten songs are fabulous - didn't even know that some of them even existed! JOhnson's playing makes for a perfect duo with Bostridge's intelligent interpretations of these brilliant songs.

A voice teacher and early music fan.......2006-02-07

Oh Hearken all ye true lovers of GOOD MUSIC for this album presents some of the most profoundly beautiful songs you will ever hear anywhere!!!It would be worthwhile even if you only enjoyed the first 3 songs on the disc: the 3 Realizations from Harmonia Sacra which are 'Lord! I have sinned','Hymn to God the Father' by Pelham Humfreys and 'A Hymn on Divine Music' (which is absolutely so meaningful to us who love the art of music) by William Croft all arranged by Britten for tenor and harp. And all sung by one of the most exquisitely beautiful tenor voices ever to come out of the UK; flawless diction,resonant and vibrant tone quality and highly emotional portraying every little nuance in the song.
I bought this album because the music of Britten has always intrigued me and I was not disappointed in the variety of songs included on this album. The nine Holy Sonnets of John Donne are profound religious meditations,all of which are concerned with death and repentance. The songs 'Evening','Morning', and 'Night', are taken from the incidental music for Ronald Duncan's Masque 'This Way to the Tomb'.There are songs with settings of W.H. Auden, and several other writers too numerous to mention, but suffice it to say that there is sufficient variety to keep all listeners interested throughout the disc. Some of the songs I found particularly interesting are:'The Red Cockatoo',Waley-'A Poison Tree',Blake-'Cradle Song for Eleanor',MacNeice-and 'Death be not Proud'. When you have an Ian Bostridge available there is no need to look for anyone else. He has all the vocal skills and nuances to sing each song as an island in itself; simply marvelous interpretations, and he is fortunate to have Graham Johnson to accompany him.

Good, but could be much better..........2004-11-02

While I do like some of what Bostridge does, his recorded performances to me seem to be filled more and more with musical gimmicks. His tone I find refreshing from so many English tenors who sound like they are in pain while singing, but Brostridge truly does lack a good legato line and he often uses a horrible strident quality for emphisis of text.

Peter Pears' recordings of many of these songs are still in many ways the difinitive performances, but I do like to hear other voices sing this repertoire and unfortunately very few options are out there. So, kudos to Bostridge for recording these songs, but lets not crown him THE new Britten singer of our time.

THE English Singer sings music by THE English Songwriter.......2000-02-29

This CD lets us know that not only was Britten the greatest of English composers since Purcell, but he is an absolute master at songwriting. His economic style is perfect for songs, his choice of text is truly sophisticated and his idiomatic writing for both piano and voice put the listener always on the edge of his or her seat. Bostridge's light but powerful voice suits these songs perfectly. And Graham Johnson's piano playing is unsurpassable. One of my favorite CDs!

Average customer rating: looking for gold? well, here you go! Are you serious? Okay, but it isn't going to change your life Why am I bothering with new music?

Hidden World Fucked Up Manufacturer: Jade Tree Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post-Punk | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Hardcore | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Epics In Minutes Blood Visions Birthing the Giant Hope for Men Sundowning ASIN: B000I2IRI2 Release Date: 2006-10-10

Tracks:

1. Crusades
2. David Comes To Life
3. Invisible Leader
4. Carried Out To The Sea
5. Baiting The Public
6. Fate Of Fates
7. Two Snakes
8. Hidden World
9. Manqueller Man
10. Blaze Of Glory
11. Triumph Of Life
12. Jacob's Ladder
13. Vivian Girls

Album Description

Fucked Up's first full-length studio album marks a turning point for the mysterious Toronto band, transcending the boundaries of punk with melody, aggression, expansive structures, and enigmatic diatribes on what lies under the immediate, visualized world. They combine confrontational ideologies with deliberate misinformation to produce a brutal analysis on thought provocative punk. "Ironically, their fast and sloppy early 80's hardcore is a million times more musical and ferocious than 99% of professional myspace-era mosh bands, and their fans' post-show cuts and bruises remind us that this shit might have the potential to still be dangerous" - Vice. For fans of The Wipers, Ramones, The Who, Negative Approach, Pink Floyd.

Customer Reviews:

looking for gold? well, here you go!.......2007-04-24

wow. this is totally a mix of KRAUTROCK and HARDCORE PUNK ROCK. there are a few long, drawn out songs with amazing guitar melodies coupled with ferocious vocals. in addition, there plenty of three minute punk songs greatly influenced by the Undertones, Black Flag, and plenty of other amazing bands. maybe you could call them the NEUgative Approach of CANada. or shoegaze hardcore?

not to sound critical but this band is the antidote to a good amount of musical boredom that exists currently. there is nobody around that sounds like these guys and that's a great thing! whether you are an indie rock, punk, stoner, metal, or hardcore fan, this is worth checking out! cheers to Jade Tree for taking a chance on this underground sensation.

it is also worth noting that seeing this band live will convert you. ask people who were at SXSW this year when they played with Mew or when they brough Keith Morris out for a cover of "nervous breakdown".

Are you serious?.......2007-02-28

Amazing record. These guys take the vintage Dischord sound and throw in some Krautrock and blissed-out noise/psych grooves and end up with something else entirely. This album manages to be both incredibly heavy and immediate, yet very hooky and memorable at the same time. Easily one of my favorite albums of the year.

Okay, but it isn't going to change your life .......2007-02-11

While its not bad, Hidden World was certainly hyped to be a lot more than it is. After numerous listens, Hidden World has grown on me a little, but not that much. It has all the elements that I like (strong riffs, thoughtful lyrics, etc.) the album tends to bore me. I dont know whats missing, but I can tell it is not there. I hope to find more to this album as I continue to listen and try to get into it.......but I do not see myself listening to this a year from now.

Why am I bothering with new music? .......2006-12-08

I need to just deal with it; I'm old and out of touch and I think anything new that came out during the last four or five years is a big steaming dumpster load of suck and anyone who likes it must be an idiot. This sounds like a pretentious post-hardcore band with Yosemite Sam on vocals. I swear I heard him sing the lyric, "I'LL KEEL HAUL YA, YA LOW DOWN DIRTY VARMINT!" Do kids like that sort of thing nowadays? Freakin' kids.

Average customer rating: Simply gorgeous Angelic Music Top list Christmas CD Wonderful Christmas CD traditional, and comfortingly so...

The Holly and the Ivy: Carols from Clare College Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Michael Praetorius | Praetorius, Michael | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rutter | Rutter, John | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vaughan Williams, Ralph | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music 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 | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | 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 CDs $7 - $10 | Choruses | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Choruses | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music $7 - $10 | Today's Deals | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 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: Carols From Clare College The John Rutter Christmas Album Christmas Star Cambridge Singers Christmas Album Christmas Night: Carols of the Nativity ASIN: B0000041VV Release Date: 1990-05-30

Tracks:

1. King Jesus Hath A Garden
2. Up! Good Christian Folk, And Listen
3. Gabriel's Message
4. Donkey Carol
5. Wexford Carol
6. Cradle Song
7. Child In A Manger
8. Mary's Lullaby
9. Ding! Dong! Merrily On High
10. Quelle est cette odeur agreable?
11. I Saw A Maiden
12. In dulci jubilo
13. In The Bleak Mid-Winter
14. I Saw Three Ships
15. The Noble Stem Of Jesse
16. The Crown Of Roses
17. Jesus Christ The Apple Tree
18. Omnis mundus jocundetur
19. Wassail Song
20. The Holly And The Ivy

Amazon.com

Initially released in 1979, this album built on the success of the legendary Carols for Choirs volumes in establishing John Rutter's name with the wider public, and it gave a strong hint that he was more than just a talented composer-arranger. As the many subsequent releases on the Collegium label have also shown, Rutter is a deeply sensitive and musical conductor, alive to the color of words, always allowing phrases to breathe naturally. The accomplished Clare College Choir features male and female voices, the latter providing a more rounded alternative to those world-famous neighbors in Cambridge. Included are many of Rutter's own easy-listening carol arrangements ("King Jesus Hath a Garden" and "Wexford Carol," for example), plus others by the likes of Vaughan Williams and David Willcocks, while "Donkey Carol" and "Mary's Lullaby" are quintessential Rutter originals. Only a few numbers can be classed (statistically) as all-time Christmas faves--the likes of "The Holly and the Ivy" and "Ding Dong Merrily on High"--but this needn't deter anyone from snapping up what is the perfect album to accompany Christmas pud mixing (preferably by candlelight, imagining the twilight scene in Ely Cathedral's Lady Chapel, whose glorious acoustic graces the sound). --Andrew Green

Customer Reviews:

Simply gorgeous.......2007-04-10

I bought this album through Columbia mail order, and it instantly became one of my favorite CDs in my collection of over 2000. When it was scratched beyond playability, I immediately re-purchased it. I have almost everything else John Rutter has put out, as well as the Dale Warland singers from the US.
The music is simply ethereal, and the songs are not the overplayed tunes we hear over and over and over.
My two complaints with the album are that some of the tracks are hard to hear because the singing is so quiet and the sound level is uneven between tracks, and some of the tracks have Rutter's cutesy, saccharine arrangements drowning out the singing (Donkey Carol is the protoypical, and one I frequently skip).
However, the album is so beautiful otherwise, with the Wexford Carol, and the nearly inaudible Jesus Christ The Apple Tree, and several other tracks, that I still have to give it a 5 star rating.

Angelic Music.......2007-01-16

Lovely. So classic and ethereal. Perfect with Christmas dinner, or quiet card games by the fire.

Top list Christmas CD.......2006-12-12

The Holly and the Ivy is one of two absolutely must-have Christmas CDs from Clare College. This is a traditional English choir with adult male and female voices, trained in the utmost clarity and sweetness of voice that is rarely found elsewhere in the singing world. Clare College Choir is coupled with a most delightful orchestral score that seamlessly melds voices and orchestra into something surprisingly merry, uplifting, and completely satisfying. There are both familiar and lesser known carols here, and every single one is a joy.

Wonderful Christmas CD.......2006-11-15

Too many people are overwhelmed with the more modern Christmas songs out there today and are unaware of the wonderful music available on CDs like this. John Rutter proves his brilliance in arranging and conducting. The music overwhelms the senses and the joy of Christmas overcomes you as you listen. This is one of the most peaceful Christmas CDs I have ever heard. "Wassail Song" is incredible, and if you are ever in a small vocal ensemble, this song is a must to perform. You will not be disappointed when you purchase this CD.

traditional, and comfortingly so..........2005-08-23

In a world where new is better and change occurs at an ever-increasing rate, it seems logical that seasonal music would be included in the rush toward mass marketing and commercial airplay. It is amazing, but not surprising, that "carols" which extol the virtues of an electrically-illuminated ungulant, or which humourously recall the tragic events surrounding the collision of an elderly woman and another ruminating creature of the forest should be featured so prominently in the playlists of the popular culture.

Tired as I am of such artistic efforts, Rutter's efforts in leading the Clare College Choir and Orchestra on this collection come at the right time and to the right place. This is true and beautiful music of the season: it is performed well and interpreted with Rutter's master's touch. For those of us whose tastes run to the traditional, this is welcome stuff indeed.

Average customer rating: 4 Disc tour de' force of "high church" Christmas music

CHRISTMAS at King's College Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Byrd, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Cornelius, Peter | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Gibbons, Orlando | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Michael Praetorius | Praetorius, Michael | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sweelinck | Sweelinck, JanPieterszoon | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Warlock | Warlock, Peter | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Organ | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Anthems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Holiday Music | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music Holiday Music | Box Sets | Stores | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Box Sets | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols Carols from Trinity O Come All Ye Faithful: Christmas Carols at King's College, Cambridge Carols From King's / Choir of King's College, Cambridge · Stephen Cleobury Praise to the Lord - Hymns From St. Paul's Cathedral ASIN: B000009RSR Release Date: 1998-09-15

Tracks:

1. Once In Royal David's City - King's College Choir, Cambridge
2. O Little Town Of Bethlehem - Palestrina
3. The First Nowell - King's College Choir, Cambridge
4. I Saw Three Ships - King's College Choir, Cambridge
5. Personent hodie - Byrd
6. Myn Lyking - Byrd
7. A Spotless Rose - Gibbons
8. Away In A Manger - Weelkes
9. I Sing Of A Maiden - Weelkes
10. O Come, O Come Emmanuel - King's College Choir, Cambridge
11. While Shepherds Watched - King's College Choir, Cambridge
12. Up! Good Christian Folk And Listen - King's College Choir, Cambridge
13. In The Bleak Midwinter - King's College Choir, Cambridge
14. Silent Night - King's College Choir, Cambridge
15. The Holly And The Ivy - King's College Choir, Cambridge
16. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - Taylor
17. The Three Kings - King's College Choir, Cambridge
18. On Christmas Night - King's College Choir, Cambridge
19. A Child Is Born In Bethlehem - King's College Choir, Cambridge
20. In dulci jubilo - King's College Choir, Cambridge
21. O Come, All Ye Faithful - King's College Choir, Cambridge
22. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Warlock

Tracks:

1. Once In Royal David's City - King's College Choir, Cambridge
2. Bidding Prayer - King's College Choir, Cambridge
3. Resonet in laudibus - King's College Choir, Cambridge
4. Genesis 3 - King's College Choir, Cambridge
5. Adam lay ybounden - King's College Choir, Cambridge
6. Sussex Carol - King's College Choir, Cambridge
7. Isaiah 9 - King's College Choir, Cambridge
8. Joseph And Mary - King's College Choir, Cambridge
9. St Luke 1 - King's College Choir, Cambridge
10. A Maiden Most Gentle - King's College Choir, Cambridge
11. St Luke 2 - King's College Choir, Cambridge
12. Stille Nacht! - King's College Choir, Cambridge
13. Chester Carol - King's College Choir, Cambridge
14. St Luke 2 - King's College Choir, Cambridge
15. Angels, From The Realms Of Glory - King's College Choir, Cambridge
16. St Matthew 2 - King's College Choir, Cambridge
17. A Babe Is Born - King's College Choir, Cambridge
18. St John 1 - King's College Choir, Cambridge
19. O Come, All Ye Faithful - King's College Choir, Cambridge
20. Collect For Christmas Eve And The Blessing - King's College Choir, Cambridge
21. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - King's College Choir, Cambridge
22. In dulci jubilo - King's College Choir, Cambridge

Tracks:

1. Hodie Christus natus est - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
2. Hodie Christus natus est - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
3. O magnum mysterium - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
4. Senex puerum portabat - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
5. Senex puerum portabat - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
6. Hodie beata virgo - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
7. Hosanna To The Son Of David - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
8. Hosanna To The Sun Of DAvid - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
9. Gloria in excelsis Deo - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
10. When To The Temple Mary Went - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
11. Nowell! Nowell! Nowell! - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
12. The Holly And The Ivy - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
13. Angelus ad virginem - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
14. Angelus ad virginem - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
15. I Sing Of A Maiden - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
16. Watt's Cradle Song - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
17. My Dancing Day - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
18. Sing A Song Of Joy - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
19. Jesus Christ The Apple Tree - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
20. Most Glorious Lord Of Life - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
21. That Lord That Lay In Asse Stall - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
22. Where Riches Is Everlastingly - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger

Tracks:

1. I Look From Afar - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
2. Come, Thou Redeemer Of The Earth - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
3. Isaiah 40: 1 - 8 - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
4. Drop Down, Ye Heavens, From Above - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
5. Jeremiah 23: 5 - 6 - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
6. O Come, O Come Emmanuel! - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
7. Haggai 2: 6 - 9 - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
8. Up, Awake And Away! - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
9. All And Some - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
10. Isaiah 35: 1 - 6 - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
11. 'Twas In The Year - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
12. The Cherry Tree Carol - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
13. King Jesus Has A Garden - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
14. On Jordan's Bank The Baptist's Cry - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
15. St. Luke 1: 26 - 35 And 38 - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
16. Gabriel's Message - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
17. Wake, O Wake! With Tidings Thrilling - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
18. St. Mark 1: 1 - 4a And 7 -15 - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
19. I Wonder As I Wander - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
20. My Dancing Day - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
21. Judah And Jerusalem, Fear Not - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
22. Prayers And Blessing - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
23. Lo! He Comes With Clouds Descending - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
24. Nun komm', der Heiden Heiland - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge

Customer Reviews:

4 Disc tour de' force of "high church" Christmas music.......2003-04-19

It's in there.. this is a great collection of Anglican Cathedral Christmas music. Highly recommended.

Average customer rating: Jane, we hardly knew ye Pretty, but unsatisfying Don't encourage her A True Spiritual

Shushan the Palace: Hymns of Earth Manufacturer: Sheeba Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Holst | Holst, Gustav | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Michael Praetorius | Praetorius, Michael | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Folk | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: Hush The Walking Teenager When I Was a Boy Bound By the Beauty ASIN: B0000SZ750 Release Date: 2003-11-11

Tracks:

1. How Beautiful Are the Feet
2. Sheep May Safely Graze
3. Star Shall Rise Up Out of Jacob
4. I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
5. Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
6. In the Bleak Midwinter
7. Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
8. Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light
9. If God Be for Us

Album Description

Subtitled - Hymns Of Earth. 2003 album from the Canadian chanteuse features centuries-old Hymns by Handel, Bach, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Rossetti, Holst, & more. Nine tracks. Magada.

Album Details

The Veteran Canadian Art Rocker Does a 180 and Presents her Interpretations of Hymns by Handel, Bach, Mendelssohn, Rosetti, Holst and More. In a Message from Ms. Siberry, "May all Listeners Find the Same Welcoming Hearth in this Recording. Sing Along as Much as You Can. It's Good for the Complexion (And the Soul). The Hymn-gym. Health and Wealth to You All. And Finally, May the Pages of Our Lives Turn with Ever More Curiosity, Humour and Goodly Care. Do We all Stand in the Same Time of Man." --jane Siberry

Customer Reviews:

Jane, we hardly knew ye.......2004-06-16

Ms. Siberry's latest offering is a bit of a disappointment. Come to think of it, her last 4 CDs have been disappointing.
Firstly, she doesn't seem to be writing her own songs anymore. In addition to her voice it was her unique song lyrics that attracted me. Now I don't know what to expect next from her. A collection of Gershwin tunes? A melody of Helen Reddy's greatest hits?
Secondly, less than 40 minutes???? C'mon! When this CD was first advertized on Amazon.com it was going for $24.99. Even at the "reduced rate" of $20.99, I feel like I'm being robbed. Who out there is releasing CDs that are less than 40 minutes??? Jane, you mean to tell me that you can't find a few more ditties? (your oh-too-clever liner notes notwithstanding)
Thirdly, as a physician and a music lover I feel duty-bound to say this: Ms. Siberry, stop smoking! You can hear the effects in your voice (beyond the expected changes that go with age), & your photographs are downright scary! Yikes!

Pretty, but unsatisfying.......2004-02-04

This Jane Siberry "hymns" collection sounds nice, but I had a couple of problems with it. Primarily, her song arrangements are thick with harmony arrangements that tend to obscure the original melody in clouds of pillowy harmonies (with Jane singing all the parts). On songs such as "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth," the saturated harmonies and fuzzy chamber ensemble make it very difficult to follow the melody. The arrangement also has a curiously quaint feeling, like the music from some Disney animated movie of the 1940's. I half expected Jiminy Cricket to start talking about how Pinnochio could become a real boy.

When Jane sings a melody with minimal harmony, as on the lovely "Jesus Christ the Apple Tree" and "If God Be For Us," the effect is much more powerful and enhcanting.

Most of Jane's music in recent years has consisted of her versions of other people's songs. Her previous album Hush was a similar collection of traditional songs. Although I enjoyed Hush more than Shushan, I would still hope that next Jane will return to doing some new songs of her own!

Don't encourage her.......2003-12-14

I've heard one cut of this CD on the radio -- I know that my Redeemer liveth -- and it is without a doubt the worst recording I have ever heard. Siberry's entire take on the piece is just plain wrong, and to make matters worse, her intonation is awful in places and she seems to have no idea what she is singing about, especially when she sings "and when worms destroy this body". I cringe when I think of her doing "How beautiful are the feet". Jane, leave the Messiah arias to those who can sing well, and in tune, and the world will be a better place.

A True Spiritual.......2003-12-12

I just saw Jane perform this collection of music here in Calgary Live at the UofC and it was truly a moving experience especially at this time of the year when everyone makes their seasonal homage to the Nutcracker. Anyway I bought the cd there and have been listening to it all morning mesmerized by the uplifting moments it creates that take you on a collaborative journey with Jane and the other players. Each track is so incredible thoughtful in honouring its inspirations, and sincerely thankful for the places the pieces have brought the artist.

The liner notes are extensive and provide the evolutionary flow through the ages of the pieces. There is a sense that in the midst of all the extraordinary loveliness Jane weaves around you musically, that she is having a really good time, at moments its simply playful.

Anyway the album is a really worthwhile collection, its a great gift for the holidays due to its inspirational qualities, and if you can manage -- it go see Jane on this tour because you'll come away from those 2 1/2 hours with her and her friends uplifted beyond your imagination.

Average customer rating: all Christmas,all the Time Title makes a big claim, but it absolutely delivers... Its time to be seasonal

The Best Carols in the World...Ever! Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Howells, Herbert | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rutter | Rutter, John | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: Songs of Angels - Christmas Hymns and Carols 50 Most Loved Christmas Carols Carols from Trinity Christmas Night: Carols of the Nativity A Festival Of Carols / Robert Shaw Chorale ASIN: B00002438U Release Date: 2005-10-04

Tracks:

1. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing/Angels We Have Heard Ye On High - Sir David Willcocks
2. I Saw Three Ships - Sir David Willcocks
3. The First Nowell - Philip Ledger
4. God Rest You Merry Gentlemen - Sir David Willcocks
5. While Shepherds Watched - Sir David Willcocks
6. A Virgin Unspotted - Andrew Parrott
7. Once In A Royal David's City - John Rutter
8. In The Bleak Midwinter - Sir David Willcocks
9. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - David Bell
10. In Dulci Jubilo - John Rutter
11. O Little Town Of Bethlehem - Philip Ledger
12. Past Three O'Clock - Sir David Willcocks
13. The Coventry Carol - Mediaeval Baebes
14. Away In A Manger - Sir George Thalben-Ball
15. Nativity Carol - John Rutter
16. Unto Us Is Born A Son - David Bell
17. Silent Night - Sir David Willcocks
18. Ding Dong Merrily On High - Sir David Willcocks
19. We Wish You A Merry Christmas - Sir David Willcocks
20. The Lord At First Did Adam Make - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
21. Up! Good Christen Folk And Listen - Sir David Willcocks
22. Infant Holy, Infant Lowly - John Rutter
23. O Little One Sweet - Sir David Willcocks
24. O Come, O Come Emmanuel - David Bell
25. The Twelve Days Of Christmas - John Rutter

Tracks:

1. Good King Wenceslas - David Bell
2. Cherry Tree Carol - Sir David Willcocks
3. Joy To The World - David Bell
4. Here We Come A-Wassailing - John Rutter
5. See Amid The Winter's Snow - Sir David Willcocks
6. Gaudete - Mediaeval Baebes
7. The Holly And The Ivy - Sir David Willcocks
8. We've Been A While A-Wandering - Sir David Willcocks
9. We Three Kings Of Orient Are - David Bell
10. Shepherd's Pipe Carol - John Rutter
11. Masters In This Hall - Sir David Willcocks
12. The Babe Of Bethlehem - Andrew Parrott
13. A Spotless Rose - Philip Ledger
14. Angel Tidings - John Rutter
15. When An Angel Host Entuned - Sir David Willcocks
16. As With Gladness Men Of Old - David Bell
17. Adam Lay Ibounden - Mediaeval Baebes
18. The Coming Of Our King - John Rutter
19. Christ Was Born On Christmas Day - Sir George Thalben-Ball
20. A Christmas Carol - Sir David Willcocks
21. Sans Day Carol - John Rutter
22. Gabriel's Message - Sir David Willcocks
23. The Chester Carol - Robert Tear
24. Rocking - Sir David Willcocks
25. Methinks I See An Heav'nly Host - Andrew Parrott
26. Angels From The Realms Of Glory - David Bell
27. O Come, All Ye Faithful - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge

Customer Reviews:

all Christmas,all the Time.......2007-01-10

This two cd offering has almost all my favorites.the classics, not the Rudolph ones. Can't recommend enough.Listen and read Dickens...That's enough Christmas for anyone.

Title makes a big claim, but it absolutely delivers..........2006-12-02

This album provides 2.5 hours of excellent carols, from excellent choirs and soloists, and with great sound. I was worried that a compilation this large, and with such an extravagent title, would be B-side offerings, but that's not the case at all.

This isn't an album if you are looking for something "fresh and new." The arrangements are traditional, and even newer carols are done in a fairly conservative style. But that said, some of the pieces provide the best orchestration and voice arrangement I have ever heard. This is like the pinnacle of the classic English Christmas carol; clean, precise, glorious and celebratory.

Its time to be seasonal.......2005-12-16

This album contains traditional carols performed in a traditional way at the best quality. It is an excellent album to ensure the spirit of christmas is present and to bring the true meaning of christmas back. The double CD selection has all the golden favourites as well as not so wellknown carols to complete a very good christmas album. Merry Christmas to you all!

Average customer rating:

Van Eyck: Der Fluyten Lust-Hof (Selections) Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD 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 | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Recorder: 4 Centuries of Recorder Music Frans Brüggen Edition Vol. 2 - Italian Recorder Sonatas Jacob van Eyck: Der Flyuten Lust-Hof The Art of the Recorder Handel: The Complete Sonatas for Recorder ASIN: B0000AQVLS Release Date: 2003-11-11

Average customer rating: Great Christmas Companion A Natalie Cole Christmas Classy performance from a Classy woman Natalie may not be Nat , but she is certainly VERY GOOD! Magical

Magic of Christmas Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Quiet Storm | R&B | Styles | Music Contemporary | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | 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 Similar Items: Holly & Ivy Stardust Christmas Through Your Eyes Unforgettable: With Love "Natalie Cole - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1" ASIN: B00001SIC4 Release Date: 1999-10-19

Tracks:

1. The Christmas Song
2. Hark The Herald Angels Sing
3. O Tanenbaum
4. Sweet Little Jesus Boy
5. Sleigh Ride
6. My Grown-Up Christmas List
7. Christmas Waltz
8. Mary, Did You Know
9. Carol Of The Bells
10. Twelve Days Of Christmas

Customer Reviews:

Great Christmas Companion.......2007-01-19

I originally bought this item because I love the song "Mary Did You Know?" Natalie Cole's voice only made it that much more enjoyable. The best surprise on the CD was a duet with her father. I really love the sound of their two voices together.

A Natalie Cole Christmas.......2006-11-06

I enjoyed Ms. Cole's CD. I have always listened to her father's CD during the holidays and now I can listen to hers too. It was quite enjoyable.

Classy performance from a Classy woman.......2005-12-02

Natalie Cole is a beautiful person and I've long admired her musical work. This Christmas album is no exception. Her silky but strong voice really serves her and us well in songs like "My Grown-Up Christmas List", "Sweet Little Jesus Boy", and "The Christmas Song" which she, thanks to modern technology, sings with her father Nat King Cole. While I don't usually don't care for the jazzed up or modernized versions of traditional Christmas songs I have to admit that Natalie really turned out a nice piece of work with her upbeat version of "Sleigh Ride".

The London Symphony Orchestra really compliments Natalie's voice. Songs like "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" and "Christmas Waltz" are two songs in which the Symphony stands out.

Lastly, Natalie Cole has selected songs that focus on the actual Christmas story and or on the spirit of good well that are part of the birth of Christ. She hasn't tried to reinvent any of these songs or alter the arrangement to the point that they are no longer recognizable. She has used her talent to provide listeners with beautiful vocalizations of these Christmas songs and the London Symphony Orchestra for the beautiful arrangements, music and background vocals.

Natalie may not be Nat , but she is certainly VERY GOOD!.......1999-12-11

This album is softer, more mellow then her best-selling "Holly and Ivy." With the strong support of the London Symphony Orchestra, Ms. Cole shows several facets of herself as a singer. Natalie can be attacked, for lacking the edge, the individuality that any singer (ecspecially a "Jazz Singer") needs to set themselves apart from the others. Yet one can not deny that Ms. Cole has a very strong musical ear, a solid voice, and a warmth that is all her own! Yet Ms. Cole is not a "Jazz Singer," she would be best described as a "Pop/Jazz Singer." The Magic of Christmas is certainly a Pop/Jazz album. Her voice is soft like silk, and yet earthy-strong and soaring! She is gifted. Natalie not only listened to music as a child, she absorbed the music of her father, Louie, Ella, Aretha, etc.. into the fabric of who she is. Would I like Natalie to be more authentic, less pleasing and sweet, less perfect, a "JAZZ SINGER." Well, sure! I am a huge jazz vocal fan. Yet is that who she is? Can she sing a song like Sarah or Carmen? Perhaps not. Perhaps as she gets older, and is truly satisfied with her POPular success she will do less "MOR" music..perhaps not. All I know is, her holiday album is filled with great singing, excellent musicians and arrangers. It is a mellow Natalie, bringing in the holdiays with such class that even Nat himself would be proud of. The critic above is correct, Natalie has added yet another piece to the greatness of the Cole legacy. A legacy that both father and daughter share. Lets remember...Natalie has survived in the industry since the year of my bith-1975. That is close to 25 years folks, I am sorry, but her father didn't make that happen. Natalie a great many of her supporters made that happen.

Magical.......1999-12-07

Once again, Ms. Cole displays class and sophistication on her new Christmas album. Nobody can do to a song what this lady does. I have said it before and I will say it again. Natalie is in a class all by herself. Her voice is so clear, so sweet, so strong. What else is there to say. A great voice with great musicians, how can you go wrong.

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