My Kind of Christmas [Enhanced]

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Like Whitney Houston, Christina Aguilera never met a melissmatic phrase (that gospel-like elongation of syllables) that she couldn't love. And she deploys more than her share throughout this 11-song holiday disc. Her excessive style is best-suited to "Merry Christmas, Baby"--complete with a surprise cameo by Dr. John. When she isn't blowing out her chords with embarrassing emoting, at times, Aguilera sounds like she's shouting. Still, you know that if you don't get this for your teenaged fan, it's you who will get that lump of coal in your stocking. --Martin Keller

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Average customer rating: A Must-Have for True Fans! A Great Christmas Album BOGUS CD. NOT ORGINAL Christina rocks!!!! 0 STARS! XMAS? REALLY?!?

My Kind of Christmas Christina Aguilera , and Christina Aguilera Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Contemporary | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Teen Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | 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: Merry Christmas Mi Reflejo Re-Joyce: The Christmas Album Home for Christmas Christina Aguilera ASIN: B00004Y7SF Release Date: 2000-10-24

Tracks:

1. Christmas Time
2. This Year
3. Have Yourself a Merry Merry Christmas
4. Angels We Have Heard on High
5. Merry Christmas, Baby
6. O Holy Night
7. These Are The Special Times
8. This Christmas
9. XTINA'S Song
10. The Christmas Song (Holiday Remix)

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Like Whitney Houston, Christina Aguilera never met a melissmatic phrase (that gospel-like elongation of syllables) that she couldn't love. And she deploys more than her share throughout this 11-song holiday disc. Her excessive style is best-suited to "Merry Christmas, Baby"--complete with a surprise cameo by Dr. John. When she isn't blowing out her chords with embarrassing emoting, at times, Aguilera sounds like she's shouting. Still, you know that if you don't get this for your teenaged fan, it's you who will get that lump of coal in your stocking. --Martin Keller

Customer Reviews:

A Must-Have for True Fans!.......2007-03-08

Christina's light comes shining through right from the first few bars. If you're thinking about getting this, you KNOW you LOVE her and you know she LOVES you and you also know she's an angel from heaven in a little human body so who better to liven up your Christmastime? She's not gonna bore you with flat old arrangements off the shelf. No! The songs and charts are well-chosen and, as always, the ultimate style-perfectionist with the dynamic pipes that is Christina hits the center of the target on every cut. What else would you expect from our girl? It will last you a lifetime of very cool Decembers! Get it.

A Great Christmas Album.......2006-12-28

Christina Aguilera is probably one of the best singers ever.When I heard that she made a Christmas album,I was skeptical about buying it after I saw all of the bad reviews.Now,I think it is one of the best Christmas albums.Out of the whole album,there are 4 songs that are annoying,but the most is Xtina's Xmas.Here are the songs I would recommend:
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Angels We Have Heard On High
Merry Christmas,Baby
Oh Holy Night
This Christmas
The Christmas Song
The Christmas Song (Holiday Remix)

BOGUS CD. NOT ORGINAL.......2006-12-24

The cd is obviously not real. I used to own the exact same cd and it was completely different. The cover was printed on a cheap printer. DON'T GET SUCKERED LIKE I DID!

Christina rocks!!!!.......2006-12-19

To anyone out there who bashed her singing talents on this cd all I have to is, Are you kidding me????. As far as I'm concerned, she has the best singing voice of ANY female recording artist out there,period. She'll still be putting out great music while Britney Spears keeps on getting the bad press.This cd is excellent!!!.

0 STARS! XMAS? REALLY?!? .......2006-12-18

The most horrible Xmas album I've ever bought! Doesn't even make you think of Xmas AT ALL. Felt like I was in a Speakeasy listening to a lounge singer. She should be ashamed to even put the word Christmas on this album. All the good reviews here MUST be from DIE-HARD Christina fans - or they've been drinking. Try Mariah's album, it's not a 'classic' as some say, but it's much better and actually has REAL Xmas music!!

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: I waited for this for five years Excellent collection but BIG PUBLISHING MISTAKE! ONE OF LLOYD WEBBER'S BEST COMPILATIONS, DESPITE A FEW FLAWS SUCH MAGICAL MUSIC OF THE NIGHT! A Must Have for Sir Andrew fans

Andrew Lloyd Webber: Now & Forever Various Artists Manufacturer: Decca Broadway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Requiems | Forms & Genres | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Requiems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Contemporary Musicals | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Broadway & Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Box Sets | Stores | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: Gold: The Definitive Hits Collection The Very Best Of Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Broadway Collection Andrew Lloyd Webber - The Royal Albert Hall Celebration Andrew Lloyd Webber - Masterpiece (Collector's Edition) (Bonus CD) Sunset Boulevard (1993 Original London Cast) ASIN: B00005R5UJ Release Date: 2001-11-20

Tracks:

1. Jesus Christ Superstar: Overture - Andrew Lloyd Webber
2. Jesus Christ Superstar: Everything's Alright - Yvonne Elliman/Murray Head/Ian Gilllan
3. Jesus Christ Superstar: I Don't Know How To Love Him - Yvonne Elliman
4. Jesus Christ Superstar: Gethsemane (I Only Want To Say) - Steve Balsamo
5. Jesus Christ Superstar: Superstar - Murray Head
6. Evita: Oh What A Circus/Sing You Fools - Antonio Banderas
7. Evita: I'd Be Surprisingly Good For You - Elaine Paige/Joss Ackland
8. Evita: Another Suitcase In Another Hall - Barbara Dickson
9. Evita: Don't Cry For Me Argentina - Julie Covington
10. Evita: High Flying, Adored - Mandy Patinkin/Patti LuPone
11. Cats: The Jellicle Ball - Andrew Lloyd Weber
12. Cats: Memory - Elaine Paige
13. Cats: Gus: The Theatre Cat - Susan Jane Tanner/John Mills
14. Cats: Mr Mistoffelees - Paul Nicholas
15. Song And Dance: Take That Look Off Your Face - Marti Webb
16. Song And Dance: Tell Me On A Sunday - Marti Webb
17. Song And Dance: Unexpected Song - Sarah Brightman
18. Song And Dance: Nothing Like You've Ever Known - Sarah Brightman
19. Song And Dance: Introduction - Andrew Lloyd Webber
20. Song And Dance: Variations 1 -4 - Andrew Lloyd Webber

Tracks:

1. Starlight Express: Starlight Express - El Debarge
2. Starlight Express: Crazy - Greg Ellis/Reva Rice/Caron Cardelle/Samantha Lane/Voyd
3. Starlight Express: Next Time You Fall In Love - Reva Rice/Greg Ellis
4. Starlight Express: I Am The Starlight - Lon Satton/Ray Shell
5. Starlight Express: Light At The End Of The Tunnel - The Company
6. Requiem: Hosanna - Placido Domingo
7. Requiem: Pie jesu - Sarah Brightman/Paul Miles-Kingston
8. The Phantom Of The Opera: The Phantom Of The Opera - Michael Crawford/Sarah Brightman
9. The Phantom Of The Opera: The Music Of The Night - Michael Crawford
10. The Phantom Of The Opera: All I Ask Of You - Sarah Brightman/Steve Barton
11. The Phantom Of The Opera: Entr'acte - Andrew Lloyd Webber
12. The Phantom Of The Opera: Masquerade - The Company
13. The Phantom Of The Opera: Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again - Sarah Brightman
14. Aspects Of Love: Aspects Of Aspects - Orchester Der Vereinigten Buehnen Wien
15. Aspects Of Love: Love Changes Everything - Michael Ball
16. Aspects Of Love: Seeing Is Believing - Michael Ball/Ann Crumb
17. Aspects Of Love: The First Man You Remember - Kevin Colson/Diana Morrison
18. Aspects Of Love: Anything But Lonely - Sarah Brightman
19. Aspects Of Love: Chanson D'Enfance - Sarah Brightman

Tracks:

1. Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: Any Dream Will Do - Jason Donovan
2. Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: Joseph's Coat - Maria Friedman/Richard Attenborough/Donny Osmond
3. Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: Close Every Door - Donny Osmond
4. By Jeeves: Travel Hopefully - John Scherer/Martin Jarvis/Don Stephenson
5. By Jeeves: When Love Arrives - Steven Pacey/Diana Morrison
6. By Jeeves: Half A Moment - Sarah Brightman
7. Sunset Boulevard: With One Look - Glenn Close
8. Sunset Boulevard: New Ways To Dream - Glenn Close/Alan Campbell
9. Sunset Boulevard: The Perfect Year - Glenn Close/Alan Campbell
10. Sunset Boulevard: Sunser Boulevard - Alan Campbell
11. Sunset Boulevard: As If We Never Said Goodbye - Glenn Close
12. Whistle Down The Wind: Whistle Down The Wind - James Graeme/Lottie Mayor
13. Whistle Down The Wind: Cold - Everly Brothers
14. Whistle Down The Wind: No Matter What - Children/Adult Chorus
15. Whistle Down The Wind: The Nature Of The Beast - Marcus Lovett/Lottie Mayor
16. The Beautiful Game: Overture - Andrew Lloyd Webber
17. The Beautiful Game: The Beautiful Game - The Company
18. The Beautiful Game: Our Kind Of Love - Hannah Waddingham
19. The Beautiful Game: Dont Like You - Josie Walker/David Shannon
20. The Beautiful Game: Let Us Love In Peace - Josie Walker/Omagh Youth Community Choir

Tracks:

1. Oh What A Circus - David Essex
2. Memory - Betty Buckley
3. The Phantom Of The Opera - Sarah Brightman/Steve Harley
4. All I Ask Of You - Sarah Brightman/Cliff Richard
5. Love Changes Everything - Michael Ball
6. Any Dream Will Do - Donny Osmond
7. Amigos Para Siempre (Friends For Life) - Sarah Brightman/Jose Carreras
8. As If We Never Said Goodbye - Barbra Streisand
9. The Perfect Year - Dina Carroll
10. With One Look - Petula Clark
11. You Must Love Me - Madonna
12. The Heart Is Slow To Learn - Kiri Te Kanawa
13. A Kiss Is A Terrible Thing To Waste - The Metal Philharmonic Orchestra
14. Whistle Down The Wind - Tina Arena
15. No Matter What - Boyzone
16. The Vaults Of Heaven - Tom Jones
17. Try Not To Be Afraid - Boy George
18. Pie Jesu - Charlotte Church

Tracks:

1. Make Believe Love - Wes Sands
2. Down Thru' Summer - Ross Hannaman
3. I'll Give All My Love To Southend - Ross Hannaman
4. Believe Me I Will - Sacha Distel
5. Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1969 Radio Luxembourg Commercial) - Joseph Consortium/Pete Murray
6. Try It And See - Rita Pavone
7. Come Back Richard Your Country Needs You - Time Rice And The Webber Group
8. Goodbye Seattle - Paul Raven
9. John 19:41 - The Andrew Lloyd Webber Orchestra
10. What A Line To Go Out On - Yvonne Elliman
11. Disillusion Me - Gary Band
12. The Ballad Of Robert And Peter - Tim Rice
13. Christmas Dream - Maynard Williams
14. It's Only Your Lover Returning/All Through My Crazy And Wild Days/Don't Cry For Me Argentina - Julie Covington
15. It's Easy For You (1977 Jungle Room Session Version) - Elvis Presley
16. Magdalena - Tony Christie
17. Buenos Aires - The Roja Rockers
18. Pollicle Dogs And Jellicle Cats - Andrew Lloyd Webber
19. Mungojerrie And Rumpleteazer (Live At The Sydmonton Festival 1980) - Gemma Craven
20. I Could Have Given You More - Petula Clark
21. I've Been In Love Too Long - Marti Webb
22. Benedicite - The Stephen Hill Singers

Album Description

Disc 1: Selections from Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Cats, and Song and Dance

Disc 2: Selections from Starlight Express, Requiem, Phantom of the Opera, and Aspects of Love

Disc 3: Selections from Joseph nad the Amaziong Technicolor Dreamcoat, By Jeeves, Sunset Boulevard, Whistle Down the Wind, and The Beautiful Game

CD 4: 1. "Oh What a Circus" --David Essex 2. "Memory" - Betty Buckleey 3. "The Phantom of the Opera" -Sarah Brightman, Steve Harley 4. "All I Ask of You" --Sarah Brightman, Cliff Richard 5. "Love Changes Everything"--Michael Ball 6. "Any Dream Will Do"--Donny Osmond 7. "Amigos Para Siempre (Friends for Life)"--Sarah Brightman, Jose Caerras 8. "As if We Never Said Goodbye"--Barbra Streisand 9. "The Perfect Year"--Dina Carroll 10. "With One Look" --Petula Clark 11. "You Must Love Me" 12. "The Heart Is Slow To Learn" --Kiri Te Kanawa 13. "Whistle Down the Wind"--Tina Arena 14. "A Kiss Is a Terrible Thing To Waste"--The Metal Philharmonic 15. "No Matter What"--Boyzone 16. "The Vaults of Heaven"--Tom Jones and Sounds of Blackness 17. "Try Not To Be Afraid"--Boy George 18. "Pie Jesu"--Charlotte Church

Disc 5: (All tracks available for the first time) 1. "Make Believe Love"--Wes Sands 2. "Down Thru' Summer"--Ross Hannaman 3. "I'll Give All My Love to Southend"--Ross Hannaman 4. "Believe Me I Will"--Sacha Distel 5. "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: 1969 Luxembourg Radio Commercial--The Jospeh Consortium, Pete Murray 6. "Try It and See"--Rita Pavone 7. "Come Back Richard Your Country Needs You"--Tim Rice and the Webber Group 8. "Goodbye Seattle"-- Paul Raven 9. "John 19:41"--The Andrew Lloyd Webber Orchestra 10. "What a Line To Go Out On"--Yvonne Elliman 11. "Disillusion Me" --Gary Bond 12. "The Ballad of Robert and Peter"--Tim Rice 13. "Christmas Dream" --Maynard Williams 14. "It's Only Your Lover Returning/All through My Wild and Crazy Days/Don't Cry for Me Argentina--Julie Covington 15. "It's Easy for You" (1977 Jungle Room Session version)--Elvis Presley 16. "Magdalena"--Tony Christie 17. "Buenos Aires"--The Rioja Rockers 18. "Pollicle Dogs and Jellicle Cats"--Andrew Lloyd Webber original demo 19. "Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer" (Live at Sydmonton Festival 1980)-Gemma Craven 20. "I Could Have Given You More"--Petula Clark 21. "I've Been in Love Too Long"--Marti Webb 22. "Benedicte"-- Stephen Hill Singers

Customer Reviews:

I waited for this for five years.......2006-06-30

Between Amazone, Ebay and Napster, I don't usually buy CDs anymore, and I usually wait till I can buy them cheaper "new and used". When this set came out, I was excited, mainly by Disc 5, but wasn't going to spend $70 on it. I waited till it was cheap enough, and got it for Father's day this year.
It was worth the wait.

The concept is great. The packaging is great. The recording is great. Disc five is really cool for an ALW aficionado. There are a few real gems on it; my favorites are Petula Clark's "I Could Have Given You More" and "Benedicite."
I've always thought "Gus the Theatre Cat" made a great medley on the piano with "Unexpected Song" and "I DOn't Know How to Love Him," but wished there was an alternate lyric to match the other two songs. Now that I know there *is*, and it's a good lyric, it's a dream come true.
The melody of "Benedicite" is one of my favorites from _Sunset_ (the book mis-identifies it as "SUrrender"; it's actually "The Lady's Paying" and "Eternal Youth is Worth a Little Suffering"). The lyrics are the canticle from Daniel 3, which comes up every odd Sunday in the Divine Office, so it's nice to have cool music to sing it with.

I haven't bought _By Jeeves_ or _THe Beautiful Game_ yet, to it was great to sample them.

There are other parts of the CD taht aren't found in my collection. I like CD 4 "The Hits."

But the selections on CDs 1-3 don't make sense.

First, any self-respecting ALW fan has the Original London Cast of _Phantom_, so six tracks are totally useless. Why not draw from the Canadian cast with Colm Wilkinson? Or pull out some obscure recordings never published.

Why two different tracks with Michael Ball singing "Love Changes Everything", yet they're hardly any different?

On Disc 5 is "It's Only Your Lover Returning," sung by Julie Covington. It's an early draft of the song (Lloyd Webber and Rice went through several suggested titles) and quite nice. The very thing one expects on a Boxed Set.
So why have the Julie Covington "Don't Cry for Me" on disc 1?? The only difference is a few words, but it's otherwise identical. Why not Elaine Paige or Patti Lupone or Madonna?

The _Evita_ section is otherwise the best, choosing a sample from each major recording, though I'd have chosen slightly differently (as above).

There is a great selection of "Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer" from the Sydmonton festival, using the original music that was changed when _Cats_ went to Broadway_. It would have been nice if they'd included more recordings from Sydmonton, like the original lyric of "All I Ask of You" shown on the second DVD to the _Phantom_ movie.

With so many great actress-singers who've played Norma Desmond, why does the collection beat us over the head with Glenn Close?

Paul Miles Kingston must be set for life in royalties, for the number of albums the original recording of "Pie Jesu" has appeared on. "Amigos Para Siempre" is nice, but it reminds me of Shari Lewis's "The Song that Doesn't End," especially when it's been used on so many compilations.

In short, this is a great collection for the obscure material, if you can get it cheap. But for a boxed set, it's a poor sampling, drawn mostly from the most familiar recordings.

Excellent collection but BIG PUBLISHING MISTAKE! .......2006-01-10

Please beware they made a mistake on this. It's actually the shortened Ray Shell version of STARLIGHT EXPRESS from the original 1984 London cast - NOT the El Debarge single from 1987 like it says on the box. I don't know how they let that goof pass. Sorry to Ray Shell. Having said that, this is an outstanding compilation of Lloyd Webber's greatest hits.

ONE OF LLOYD WEBBER'S BEST COMPILATIONS, DESPITE A FEW FLAWS.......2005-03-21

Regardless of the fact that some of his latest efforts (most notably, The Woman in White) are disappointing, there can be little doubt that Andrew Lloyd Webber is one of the greatest composers ever to work in the musical theatre. Ever since his "Jesus Christ Superstar" hit the stage in the early 70-is, it was clear that the conception and perception of musicals are never going to be the same again. Many of his songs became standards not only in the theatre history, but also as tops on the charts. Even though he's British, his influence on the shape of the modern musical theatre expanded over the West End boundaries long ago and has thus made an enormous impact on Broadway. Two of his shows ("Cats" and "The phantom of the opera") hold the record as two the longest running shows in the history of Broadway. He has also been the only composer to have three of his shows running at Broadway concurrently. Some of his awards include three Grammies, a Golden Globe, an Oscar and a bunch of Tony awards. But perhaps most of all, Lloyd Webber is responsible for bringing the musicals and the theatre appealing to the wide audiences, who in different circumstances would not consider seeing a musical. The secret of his success is probably the mixture of beautiful and catchy melodies, interesting subject matter (though some, like Starlight Express, are too thin) and grandiose staging.

Over the years many compilations of his work have emerged. In the late 80-is and early 90-is it was the "Encore" series and lately the one-disc collection called "Gold". The one in question here can be considered one of the best currently on the market. First, it includes a 3-disc selections from all of his shows, minus the latest one, i.e., "The Woman in White", which, considering the triviality of the score, is no great lost. The fourth disc covers some of his most known songs sung by the famous artists. Then, there is the fifth disc with previously unreleased material, most of which are the songs ALW wrote with Tim Rice for various artists during the 70-is. The disks are all neatly packed in a hardcover book that features 67 pages of pictures and text with information about each of ALW's shows. One of the other assets here is the perfect sound quality, since all of the tracks have been digitally remastered.

Here are my basic impressions and comments regarding the material on the discs:

* Disc #1 has the selections from "Jesus Christ Superstar", "Evita", "Cats" and "Song & Dance". The Superstar material mostly comes from the Concept Recording. Although the songs sound beautiful as always, their orchestration is a bit dated now. Only Steve Balsamo's "Gethsemane" from the 1996 revival cast has a modern rock sound. "Evita" comes with the material from all of the major recordings: London, Broadway and the movie productions, as well as the Concept album. No objections here; since this is one of ALW's most satisfying works, every song is just perfect, although Patti LuPone, the Broadway and overall the best Evita, is left with only a couple of lines. With the selections from "Cats", however, I have some doubts. A plus to the choice of the "Jellicle ball" impressive orchestral sequence from the 1998 movie version and "Mister Mistoffelees" from the 1981 London cast. One of the best known ALW's songs, "Memory", also comes from that album. It's a pretty version and Elaine Paige's rendition cannot be matched, but why include this when the definite version, featuring an 80-piece orchestra and Elaine Paige with much better interpretation, can be found in the same movie version. Thusly, one has to buy Elaine Paige's latest 2-disc compilation "Centre Stage: The very best of Elaine Paige" to get that one. And "Gus the theatre cat" is more a recital than a song, so there was not much point in including that. Marti Webb brings her vocal charm to the "Song & Dance" sequence, Sarah Brightman sings "Unexpected song" with her famous soprano, but as much as I like her version, Bernadette Peters, who was in this show on Broadway is strangely left out here.

* Disc # 2 starts with "Starlight Express". This was never one of my favorite ALW's shows; the plot is even lighter than in "Cats" and the 1984 original cast recording is terribly dated. Yet, here we have one terrific duet, "I am starlight" from the original together with three songs from the later revivals and it seems that fresh orchestrations were just the thing Starlight needed. My favorite remains a touchy ballad, "Next time you fall in love". "Requiem" is the most solemn of all ALW's compositions, written in 1985 to commemorate the death of his father. Placido Domingo's tenor rides together with the chorus all the way through the strong "Hosanna", only to be joined by Sarah Brightman in the final moments of this song. She then gives an echoing deliverance of "Pie Jesu". What can be said of ALW's next show, "The Phantom of the Opera"? A phenomenon in its own right, it's easy to see from the six numbers included here why this is one of the best and most beloved musicals of all time. The cast, the music, the story - everything is perfect. Although "Aspects of love" was never a popular hit, it does have some of the most beautiful love melodies ALW has ever written. "Love changes everything" sung by Michael Ball is probably one of the best tunes ever about love. The rest of the selected material here has a dreamy love flavor and the melodies find their way into your brain in the best Lloyd Webber way.

* ALW's first musical, "Joseph and the amazing Technicolor dreamcoat" was more successful in its revival form than the original from the 70-is. The three songs included here are sung by the show stars, Jason Donovan and Donny Osmond. Maria Friedman was not a lucky choice to play the narrator, as the track from the 1998 movie version shows. "By Jeeves" was ALW's only big flop when it came to the stage in the 70-is. The 1995 revival sounds much better though, full of funny numbers in the best manner of the musical comedy. "Travel hopefully" remains one of the show's highlights on this compilation. "Sunset Boulevard" comes next. "Sunset" remains for me one of Webber's best scores; lush and beautiful. I listen to the original cast recording with Patti LuPone all the time. However, here most of the songs are performed by Glenn Close. A big mistake. If you've ever listened the American premiere recording with her, you'll know what I am talking about. She may have a strong stage presence, but her vocal abilities are too limited, and her aggressive approach to the role lacks any subtlety. Therefore, the two big numbers from this show, "With one look" and "As if we never said goodbye" are ruined by the fact she can't sing. The same goes for the American Joe Gillis, who was played by Alan Campbell. Luckily, Patti LuPone and Kevin Anderson, the original Norma and Joe from the London production, make their brief entrance here with the "Perfect year"; enough to show how better they are. The funny thing is, on the jacket and inside of it, Glenn Close and Alan Campbell are credited as performers in this song as well. If this was a mistake on ALW's part, it was a good one. The next ALW's show, "Whistle down the wind" was never a critic's dear and yet the audiences rushed in to see it in London. The score brings back ALW to his rock and roll roots of the seventies and the story is quite interesting. But the selections here are not the happiest, since the cast recording boasts with much better songs. And finally, "The Beautiful Game". Again, we have one of those ALW's shows that is worth in its individual parts rather than as a whole. "Our kind of love" and "Let us love in peace" are two catchy ballads. The latter is a nice amalgam version not available elsewhere. The two other tracks here I could live without.

* Disc # 4 has the songs from all the above shows performed by different artists. The assembled tracks have their pros and cons. For example, we have some previously unreleased stuff, like Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's operettic rendition of "The heart is slow to learn", or a stunning and epic "A kiss is a terrible thing to waste" from "Whistle down the wind", performed by The Metal Philharmonic Orchestra. Then again, what was the point in including almost identical tracks as the ones on the previous disks? So we have Michael Ball again singing "Love changes everything" with only a bit different orchestration; Sarah Brightman comes out again with the same Phantom duets, but only with the different male singers. It would be much more appropriate to include tracks from the Toronto Cast of the Phantom, with Colm Wilkinson. Other pop deliverances (Tina Arena's "Whistle down the wind", Barbra Streisand's "As if we never said goodbye", Boyzone's "No matter what" and many more) were wisely chosen. Patti LuPone is again nowhere to be found and Petula Clark's "With one look" sounds too worn-out.

* The last disc is probably the one that will be of most interest to Lloyd Webber aficionados. It consists of entirely previously unreleased material ALW for the most part wrote for various artists during his early years, with Tim Rice. Some of these tunes, not successful as a singles, were later used in his shows. Thus "Down thru' summer" became "Buenos Aires"in Evita, "Try it and see", an unsuccessful attempt for the Eurovision was used for "King Herod's song" in "Superstar" and so on. Some of these songs are nicely made pop songs: "Make believe love", ALW's first recorded composition, for which he provided the lyrics; "Goodbye Seattle", sung by Paul Raven, who later became Gary Glitter; "Come back Richard, your country needs you", from a never made musical, sung here by Tim Rice, or Latin flavored "Magdalena", with Tony Christie singing. My all time favorite here is a song called "It's easy for you", sung by none other than Elvis Presley himself. Lloyd Webber and Rice sent him a demo recording that he accepted and recorded this live version a couple of weeks before he died. It's amazing to hear how his voice remained in the perfect shape. Also, there is a track of Andrew Lloyd Webber singing "Policle dogs and Jellicle cats" while plying the piano. His voice doesn't sound bad at all.


Taken as a whole, this compilation makes a perfect birthday or Christmas present to any fan of Andrew Lloyd Webber shows, or just anybody interested in some of the best tunes from the modern era of the musical theatre; despite the flaws I mentioned above. To the former, it may just be the final addition for the Andrew Lloyd Webber collection.

SUCH MAGICAL MUSIC OF THE NIGHT!.......2003-01-19

"Evita." "Sunset Blvd." "Starlight Express." "Jesus Christ Superstar." "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat." "Requiem." "Aspects of Love." The man who is the most recognized composer in the history of the musical theatre, the man who has won more Tonys than any other composer, the man who boasts the best-selling show of all time ("The Phantom of the
Opera") and the longest-running show of all time ("Cats"), the man whose homes are filled with three Grammys, five Oliviers, a Golden Globe, and Oscar and too many other honors and hosannas to mention, the man knighted in 1992 certainly doesn't need an introduction. Now Decca Broadway pays tribute to Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber with "Now and Forever," a spectacular 5-CD set compiled and produced by Sir Andy himself. It's cheaper than a
ticket to "The Producers" ... and more much exciting. This treasure trove contains highlights from all of Webber's shows, and a bonus disc of tunes sung by Betty Buckley, Barbara
Streisand, Jose Carreras, Boy George, Charlotte Church, Madonna, Tom Jones, Petula Clark, even Elvis! A must for lovers of theatre---and good music.

A Must Have for Sir Andrew fans.......2002-05-21

This five-CD collection of Andrew Lloyd Webber's career is fantastic. It leaves virtually no stone unturned. I have no doubt that diehard Webber fans will love this, especially for the 5th disc entitled "From the Vaults." This disc alone is worth the price as it contains tunes never before heard by the typical fan. Who knew Elvis did a Lloyd Webber tune?!? I didn't! Also the tune "Benedictine" which the composer wrote for his most recent marriage is not only pretty, but it has the same medley as "The Lady's Paying" from "Sunset Blvd." which I found highly enjoyable. Another great track is the composer himself singing a cut song from "Cats" entitled "Pollicle Dogs and Jellicle Cats" which has the same tune as "Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats," but to hear Sir Andrew sing is a blast...he sounds a lot like Al "Year of the Cat" Stewart.
The cuts from the musicals are great but are likely owned by ALW fans as they are on the original cast albums. And I'm glad that there were tunes included from the composers most recent efforts which have yet to make it beyond London (Whistle Down the Wind, Beautiful Game).
My only complaint is the inclusion of way too many tracks by Sarah Brightman. She must've received a great divorce settlement that included having tunes on any ALW collection until the end of time!! Her interpretations of some of the tunes were limp and uninspired. I would've much rather heard casts from around the world rather than yet another song by this disdainful soprano! How about Colm Wilkinson's version of "Music of the Night" from the original Canadian cast of "Phantom"? Or Michael Crawford's version of "Unexpected Song"? What? No Betty Buckley from "Sunset Blvd."? And of course there are songs you KNOW are going to be on the collection before you even listen to it as they have been on EVERY ALW collection for the past decade or so.
A great collection but too much Sarah Brightman!

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Tracks:

1. Oh What a Beautiful Mornin'
2. Summertime
3. I Could Write a Book
4. It Never Entered My Mind
5. I Can Cook Too
6. Make It Another Old Fashioned, Please
7. If I Loved You
8. My Heart Belongs to Daddy
9. Thou Swell
10. I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen
11. There's No Business Like Show Business
12. South American Way

Tracks:

1. Shall We Dance
2. Ohio
3. Luck Be a Lady
4. Mack the Knife
5. There's a Small Hotel
6. Once in Love with Amy
7. Yodel Blues
8. Lazy Afternoon
9. There Must Be Somethin' Better Than Love
10. You're Just in Love
11. Now Is the Time

Tracks:

1. Impossible Dream
2. Love Makes the World Go 'Round
3. Try to Remember
4. Put on a Happy Face
5. I Say Hello
6. Happiness
7. She Loves Me
8. What Kind of Fool Am I?
9. Shy
10. Consider Yourself
11. Poor Little Person

Tracks:

1. Magic to Do
2. They're Playing My Song
3. I Don't Know How to Love Him
4. I Won't Send Roses
5. Good Morning Starshine
6. Don't Cry for Me, Argentina
7. Hard Candy Christmas
8. Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
9. Won't You Charleston with Me?
10. Applause

Tracks:

1. Phantom of the Opera
2. Memory
3. On My Own
4. Muddy Water
5. How Could I Ever Know
6. American Dream
7. I Know Him So Well
8. Dr. Jazz
9. Me and My Girl
10. Suddenly Seymour

Tracks:

1. Mamma Mia!
2. Popular
3. Seasons of Love
4. Oh, the Thinks You Can Think
5. Whatever Lola Wants
6. Crazy
7. How Deep Is Your Love
8. Stars
9. People Like Us
10. I Go to Rio

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1. Winterreise: Gute Nacht - Franz Schubert
2. Winterreise: Die Wetterfahne - Franz Schubert
3. Winterreise: Gefrorene Trn - Franz Schubert
4. Winterreise: Erstarrung - Franz Schubert
5. Winterreise: Der Lindenbaum - Franz Schubert
6. Winterreise: Wasserflut - Franz Schubert
7. Winterreise: Auf dem Flusse - Franz Schubert
8. Winterreise: Rck - Franz Schubert
9. Winterreise: Irrlicht - Franz Schubert
10. Winterreise: Rast - Franz Schubert
11. Winterreise: Frstraum - Franz Schubert
12. Winterreise: Einsamkeit - Franz Schubert
13. Winterreise: Die Post - Franz Schubert
14. Winterreise: Der greise Kopf - Franz Schubert
15. Winterreise: Die Kr - Franz Schubert
16. Winterreise: Letzte Hoffnung - Franz Schubert
17. Winterreise: Im Dorfe - Franz Schubert
18. Winterreise: Der sthe Morgen - Franz Schubert
19. Winterreise: Tchung - Franz Schubert
20. Winterreise: Der Wegweiser - Franz Schubert
21. Winterreise: Das Wirtshaus - Franz Schubert
22. Winterreise: Mut! - Franz Schubert
23. Winterreise: Die Nebensonnen - Franz Schubert
24. Winterreise: Der Leiermann - Franz Schubert

Tracks:

1. Die schone Mullerin: Das Wandern
2. Die schone Mullerin: Wohin?
3. Die schone Mullerin: Halt!
4. Die schone Mullerin: Danksagung an den Bach
5. Die schone Mullerin: Am Feierabend
6. Die schone Mullerin: Der Neugierige
7. Die schone Mullerin: Ungeduld
8. Die schone Mullerin: Morgengruss
9. Die schone Mullerin: Des Mullers Blumen
10. Die schone Mullerin: Tranenregen
11. Die schone Mullerin: Mein!
12. Die schone Mullerin: Pause
13. Die schone Mullerin: Mit dem grunen Lautebande
14. Die schone Mullerin: Der Jager
15. Die schone Mullerin: Eifersucht und Stolz
16. Die schone Mullerin: Die liebe Farbe
17. Die schone Mullerin: Die bose Farbe
18. Die schone Mullerin: Trockne Blumen
19. Die schone Mullerin: Der Muller und der Bach
20. Die schone Mullerin: Des Baches Wiegenlied
21. 4 Lieder: Nacht und Traume D 827
22. 4 Lieder: Standchen
23. 4 Lieder: Du bist die Ruh
24. 4 Lieder: Erlkonig

Tracks:

1. Schwanengesang: Liebesbotschaft
2. Schwanengesang: Kriegers Ahnung
3. Schwanengesang: Fruhlingssehnsucht
4. Schwanengesang: Standchen
5. Schwanengesang: Aufenthalt
6. Schwanengesang: In der Ferne
7. Schwanengesang: Abschied
8. Schwanengesang: Der Atlas
9. Schwanengesang: Ihr Bild
10. Schwanengesang: Das Fischermadchen
11. Schwanengesang: Die Stadt
12. Schwanengesang: Am Meer
13. Schwanengesang: Der Doppelganger
14. Schwanengesang: Die Taubenpost
15. 9 Lieder: Vollendung
16. 9 Lieder: Die Erde
17. 9 Lieder: An die Musik
18. 9 Lieder: An Silvia
19. 9 Lieder: Heideroslein
20. 9 Lieder: Im Abendrot
21. 9 Lieder: Der Musensohn
22. 9 Lieder: Die Forelle
23. 9 Lieder: Der Tod und das Madchen

Tracks:

1. An die Leier
2. Philoktet
3. Memnon
4. Fahrt zum Hades
5. Lied des Orpheus, als er in die Holle ging
6. Orest auf Tauris
7. Der entsuhnte Orest
8. Fragment aus dem Aeschylus
9. Der zurnenden Diana
10. Lied eines Schiffers an die Dioskuren
11. Heliopolis I
12. Freiwilliges Versinken
13. Das Weinen
14. Schiffers Scheidelied
15. Der Kreuzzug
16. Vor meiner Wiege
17. Fruhlingslied
18. Jagers Liebeslied

Tracks:

1. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Im wunderschonen Monat Mai
2. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Aus meinen Tranen spriessen
3. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne
4. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Wenn ich in deine
5. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Ich will meine Seele tauchen
6. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Im Rhein, im schonen Strome
7. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Ich grolle nicht
8. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Und wussten's die blumen die kleinen
9. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Das ist ein Floten und Geigen
10. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Hor ich das Liedchen kiligen
11. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Ein Jungling liebt ein Madchen
12. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Am leuchteden Sommermorgen
13. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Ich hab im Traum geweinet
14. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Allnachtilch im Traume
15. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Aus alten Marchen winkt es
16. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Die alten bosen Lieder
17. 12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Lust der Sturmnacht
18. 12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Stirb, Lieb und Freud
19. 12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Wanderlied
20. 12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Erstes Grun
21. 12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Sehsucht nach der Waldgagend
22. 12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Auf das Trinkglas einet verstorbenen Fredes
23. 12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Wandrung
24. 12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Stille Liebe
25. 12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Frage
26. 12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Stille Tranen
27. 12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Wer machete dich so krank?
28. 12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Alte Laute
29. 7 Lieder: Freisinn
30. 7 Lieder: Schneeglockchen
31. 7 Lieder: Standchen
32. 7 Lieder: Laute di menien
33. 7 Lieder: Des sennen Abschied
34. 7 Lieder: Des sennen Abschied
35. 7 Lieder: Talismane

Tracks:

1. Liederkreis Op 24: Morgens steh ich auf und frage
2. Liederkreis Op 24: Es treibt mich hin
3. Liederkreis Op 24: Ich wandelte unter den baumen
4. Liederkreis Op 24: Lieb liebchen
5. Liederkreis Op 24: Schone Wiege meiner leiden
6. Liederkreis Op 24: Warte, warte, wilder Schiffmann
7. Liederkreis Op 24: Berg' undBurgen schaun herunter
8. Liederkreis Op 24: Anfangs wolt ich fast verzagen
9. Liederkreis Op 24: Mit Myrten und rosen
10. 11 Lieder: Der Kontrabandiste
11. 11 Lieder: Zigeunerliedchen I
12. 11 Lieder: Zigeunerliedchen II
13. 11 Lieder: Tief im Herzen
14. 11 Lieder: Melancholie
15. 11 Lieder: Sehnsucht
16. 11 Lieder: Gestandnis
17. 11 Lieder: O wie lieblich
18. 11 Lieder: Weh, wie zornig
19. 11 Lieder: Der Hidalgo
20. 11 Lieder: Romanze
21. Myrten op. 25: Widmung
22. Myrten op. 25: Der Nussbaum
23. Myrten op. 25: Lied aus dem Schenkenbuch I
24. Myrten op. 25: Lied aus dem Schenkenbuch II
25. Myrten op. 25: Die Lotosblume
26. Myrten op. 25: Du bist wie eine Blume
27. Myrten op. 25: Auden hebraischen Geangen
28. Myrten op. 25: Du bist wie eine Blume
29. Myrten op. 25: Zum Schluss
30. 5 Lieder: Die feindlichen Bruder
31. 5 Lieder: Abends am Strand
32. 5 Lieder: Die beiden Grenadiere
33. 5 Lieder: Mein schoner Stern
34. 5 Lieder: Wein Wagen

Tracks:

1. An die ferne Geliebte, op.98: Auf dem Huegel sitz ich, spaehend - Ludwig Van Beethoven
2. Wo die Berge so blau - Ludwig Van Beethoven
3. Beethoven: Leichte Segler in den Hoehen - Ludwig Van Beethoven
4. Diese Wolken in den Hoehen - Ludwig Van Beethoven
5. Es kehret der Maien, es bluehet die Au - Ludwig Van Beethoven
6. Nimm sie hin denn, diese Lieder - Ludwig Van Beethoven
7. Lieder: Adelaide, op.46 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
8. Ich liebe dich, so wie du mich, WoO 123 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
9. L'amante impaziente, op.82-3 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
10. L'amante impaziente, op.82-4 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
11. Ariette (Der Kuss), op.128 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
12. In questa tomba oscura, WoO 133 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
13. Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur, op.48-4 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
14. Maigesang, op.52-4 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
15. Marmotte, op.52-7 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
16. Seufzer eines Ungeliebten-Gegeliebe, WoO 118 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
17. Andenken, WoO 136 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
18. Der Wachtelschlag, WoO 129 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
19. Aus Goethes Faust (Mephistos Flohlied), op.75-3 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
20. 3 Gesaenge, op.83: I. Wonne der Wehmut - Ludwig Van Beethoven
21. II. Sehnsucht - Ludwig Van Beethoven
22. III. Mit einem gemalten Band - Ludwig Van Beethoven
23. An die Hoffnung, op.94 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
24. Lied aus der Ferne, WoO 137 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
25. Der Juengling in der Fremde, WoO 138 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
26. Der Liebende, WoO 139 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
27. Abendlied unterm gestirnten Himmel, WoO 150 - Ludwig Van Beethoven

Tracks:

1. Es muss ein Wunderbares sein
2. Benedetto sia 'l giorno
3. Pace non trovo
4. I' vidi in terra angelici costumi
5. Oh, quad je dors S282
6. die drei zigeuner
7. Die vatergruft
8. Der alpen jager
9. Blume und Duft
10. Vergiftet sind meine Lieder
11. Tristesse
12. Ihr Glocken von Marling
13. Hohe Liebe
14. O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst
15. Im Rhein, im schonen Strome
16. Ein Fichtenbaum steht einsam
17. Morgens steh ich auf und frage
18. der traurige Monch

Tracks:

1. Denn es gehet dem Menschen wie dem Vieh
2. Ich wandte mich und sahe an alle
3. O Tod, wie bitter bist du
4. Wenn ich mit Menschen - und mit Engelszungen redete
5. Sommerabend
6. Mondenschein
7. Es liebt sich so lieblich im Lenze
8. Meerfahrt
9. Es schauen die blumen
10. Der Tod, das ist die kuhle Nacht
11. Mit vierzig Jahren
12. Steig auf , geliebter Schatten
13. Mein Herz ist schwer
14. Kein Haus, keine Heimat
15. Herbstgefuhl
16. Alte Liebe
17. Abenddammerung
18. Heimweh II
19. Auf dem Kirchhofe
20. Verzagen
21. Regenlied
22. Nachklang
23. Fruhlingslied
24. Auf dem See
25. Feldeinsamkeit

Tracks:

1. Hugo Wolf: In der FrHugo Wolf
2. Hugo Wolf: Fussreise - Hugo Wolf
3. Hugo Wolf: Neue Liebe - Hugo Wolf
4. Hugo Wolf: Der Feuerreiter - Hugo Wolf
5. Hugo Wolf: Jrlied - Hugo Wolf
6. Hugo Wolf: Storchenbotschaft - Hugo Wolf
7. Hugo Wolf: Verborgenheit - Hugo Wolf
8. Hugo Wolf: Verborgenheit - Hugo Wolf
9. Hugo Wolf: Im Fr - Hugo Wolf
10. Hugo Wolf: Auf einer Wanderung - Hugo Wolf
11. Hugo Wolf: An die Geliebte - Hugo Wolf
12. Hugo Wolf: Peregrina I - Hugo Wolf
13. Hugo Wolf: Peregrina II - Hugo Wolf
14. Hugo Wolf: Lebewohl - Hugo Wolf
15. Hugo Wolf: Begegnung - Hugo Wolf
16. Hugo Wolf: Der Jr - Hugo Wolf
17. Hugo Wolf: Bei einer Trauung - Hugo Wolf
18. Hugo Wolf: Abschied - Hugo Wolf

Tracks:

1. Es war einmal ein Bock
2. Einst kam der Bock als Bote
3. Es liebte einst ein Has
4. Drei Masken sah ich am Himmel stehn
5. Hast du ein Tongedicht vollbracht
6. O lieber Kunstler, sei ermanhnt
7. Unser Feind ist, gober Gott
8. Von Handlern wird die Kunst bedroht
9. Es war mal eine Wanze
10. Die Kunstler sind die Schopfer
11. Die Handler und die Marcher
12. O Schropferschwarm, o Handlerkreis
13. Gefunden
14. Das Roseband
15. Einerlei
16. Winterweihe
17. Stiller Gang
18. Der Arbeitsmann
19. Blindenklage
20. Heimkehr
21. Wer wird von der Welt Verlangen
22. Hab ich euch denn je geraten
23. Wanderers Gemutsruhe

Tracks:

1. Aeolsharfe
2. Winterahnung
3. Traum durch die Dammerung
4. Nelken
5. Flieder
6. Minnelied
7. Der Himmel Hat eine Trane Geweint
8. Waldeinsamkeit
9. Schlecht Wetter
10. Gluckes genug
11. Einsamkeit
12. Gottes Segen
13. Das sterbende Kind
14. Ein Drangen
15. Trost
16. Heimat
17. Ihr, ihr Herrlichen!
18. Der zerrissne Grabkranz
19. Das Blatt im Buche
20. Im April
21. Brablied
22. Sie haben heut Abend Gesellschaft
23. In Danzig
24. Eingelegte Ruder
25. Saerspruch
26. Hussens Kerker
27. Zorn
28. An die Mark
29. Zum Abschied meiner Tochter
30. Tragische Geschichte
31. Sonett Nach Petrarca

Tracks:

1. Ein Tagewerk I
2. Ein Tagewerk II
3. Fruhgesicht
4. Reisefantasie
5. Das Ende des Festes
6. Nachruf
7. Jugendgedenken
8. Peregrina II
9. Auf ein Kind
10. Dammrung senkte sich
11. Ach, wie schon
12. Nachklang
13. Hore den Rat
14. Venezianisches Epigramm
15. Jetzt rede du
16. Auskunft
17. Aus zwei Talern
18. Kennst du das auch?
19. Ravenna I
20. Das Ziel
21. Keine Rast
22. Kindheit
23. Im Kreuzgang von Santo Stefano
24. Nachtgefuhl
25. Magie der Farben
26. Verwelkende Rosen
27. Abends
28. Mittag im September
29. Blauer Schmetterling
30. Pfeifen
31. Sommernacht
32. Fur Ninon
33. Verganglichkeit

Tracks:

1. Ballade de Villon a s'amye
2. Ballade que Villon feit a la requeste de sa mere pour prier nostre Dame
3. Ballade des femmes de Paris
4. Nahandove
5. Aoua!
6. II est doux
7. Chanson de la mariee
8. La-bas, vers l'eglise
9. Quel galant m'est comparable
10. Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques
11. Tout gai!
12. Chanson romanesque
13. Chanson epique
14. Chanson a borie
15. At The River
16. Elegie
17. Anne Street
18. A Chirstmas Caro
19. From 'The Swimmers'
20. West London (A Sonnet)
21. A Farewell To Land
22. Abide With Me
23. Where the eagle
24. Disclosure
25. The White Gulls
26. The Children's Hour
27. Two Little Flowers (And Dedicated To Them)
28. Autumn
29. Tom Sails Away
30. Ich Grolle nicht
31. Feldeinsamkeit
32. Weil' auf mir
33. In Flanders Fields

Tracks:

1. Phantasie aus Don Juan
2. Ablosung im Sommer
3. Selbstgefuhl
4. Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt
5. Zu Strabburg auf der Schanz
6. Booh, Wie Ist Die Barmhezigkeit des herrn
7. Willst du Gottes Diener sein
8. Alles, was aus der Erde kommt
9. Tod, wie bitter bist du
10. Lied des Mephistopheles
11. Zigeunerlied
12. Schlechter Trost
13. Lied des Mephistopheles
14. Liederseelen
15. Alle
16. Der Gesang des Meeres
17. In einer Sturmanacht (Nikodemus)
18. Nun die Schatten dunkeln
19. Wonne der Wehmut
20. Aus den Himmelsaugen
21. Musikantegrub
22. Der juge Ehemann
23. Der Soldat
24. Uomo del mio tempo
25. Con una fronda di mirto

Tracks:

1. 1. Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht
2. 2. Ging heut morgen uebers Feld
3. 3. Ich hab ein gluehend Messer
4. 4. Die zwei blauen Augen
5. 1. Um Mitternacht
6. 2. Ich atmet' einen Linden Duft
7. 3. Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder
8. 4. Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
9. 1. Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgehn
10. 2. Nun seh ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen
11. 3. Wenn dein Mutterlein
12. 4. Oft denk ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen
13. 5. In diesem Wetter, in diesem Braus

Tracks:

1. Ich will den kreuzstab gerne tragen: Arie
2. Ich will den kreuzstab gerne tragen: Rezitativ
3. Ich will den kreuzstab gerne tragen: Choral
4. Ich will den kreuzstab gerne tragen: Arie
5. Ich will den kreuzstab gerne tragen: Rezitativ
6. Ich habe Genug: Arie
7. Ich habe Genug: Rezitativ
8. Ich habe Genug: Arie
9. Ich habe Genug: Rezitativ
10. Ich habe Genug: Arie
11. Ich bin eine blum zu saron: Arie
12. Ich bin eine blum zu saron: Arie
13. Ich bin eine blum zu saron: Arie
14. Ich suchte des nachts: Duett
15. Ich suchte des nachts: Duett
16. Ich suchte des nachts: Duett
17. Ich suchte des nachts: Arie
18. Ich suchte des nachts: Arie
19. Ich suchte des nachts: Duett
20. Ich suchte des nachts: Arie
21. Ich suchte des nachts: Duett

Tracks:

1. Hir ist sas rechte Osterlamm
2. Gerne will ich mich bequemen
3. gebt mir meine jesum wiender
4. Mache dich, mein herz, rein
5. Et in Spiritum Sanctum
6. Achzen und erbarmlich weinen
7. Duett - Wann kommst du, mein heil
8. O Memory! Still Bitter To My Soul-Opprest WIth Never - Casting Greif
9. Aus der Tiefe rufe ich
10. Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir
11. Meine Hande ringen sich
12. Jedennoch bleib ich stets an dir
13. Aus der Tiefe rufe ich
14. Duett - Holde Gattin, dir zur Seite
15. Solo & Chor - Herr, lehre doch mich

Tracks:

1. Frondi tenere e belle - Ombra mai fu
2. Cara pianta
3. Presti omai l'Egizia terra
4. Non e si vago e bello
5. Che faro senza Euridice
6. Udite, tutti udite
7. Io deggio ad ogni patto
8. Finch'han dal vino
9. Deh, vieni alla finestra
10. Hai gia vinta la causa
11. Vedro, mentr'io sospiro
12. Der Vogelfanger bin ich ja
13. Ein Madchen oder Weibchen
14. Ha! Welch ein Augenblick!
15. Wie Todesahnung Damm'rung - O du, mein holder Abenstern
16. Was duftet doch der Flieder
17. Wahn! Wahn!
18. Zur Burg fuhrt die Brucke - Abendlich strahlt der Sonne Auge

Tracks:

1. Botre toast... je peux vous le renre
2. avant de quitter ces lieux
3. L'orage s'est calme
4. Resta immobile
5. Morir! ... Tremenda cosa!
6. Di Provenz il mar
7. Nemico della patria?!
8. Si puo? Signore!
9. Povero Rigoletto!
10. Cortigiani, vil razza dannata
11. Brav, alter Hans
12. Lebt wohl ihr suben studen

Tracks:

1. Schlafst oder wachst du?
2. Heimkehr
3. Maggy Lauder
4. Dort, wo durchs ried
5. Fileb leise, mein bachlein
6. Horch auf, mein liebchen
7. Da brava, Cantina
8. O kostliche Zeit
9. Trinklied
10. Der treue Johnie
11. Kommt, schliebt mir einen forhen Kreis
12. Once more I Hail Thee
13. Sunset
14. Put Round The Bright Wine
15. Could Ill World
16. Could Ill Be fate
17. Oh, Had My Fate
18. The Return Of Ulster
19. Ein entmutigter liebender
20. Ein begluckter Liebender
21. Bewuderug
22. Gluhende Liebe
23. Trinklied
24. Weine, weine, weine nur nicht

Customer Reviews:

The Mastersinger.......2000-06-24

If the second half of the 20th Century has musical signs, they must include that phenomenal German singer Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau who dominated the recital and concert halls, the opera stages and the recording studios in a way no other artist has done it, except maybe Leonard Bernstein. In celebration of this great artist's 75th birthday we have here a set which includes the gems of his lieder repertoire, starting with those great Schubert cycles in their most vivid performances. Just listen to those early renditions of the Schone Mullerin or with Jorg Demus, or to Schuman's Dichterliebe cycle (with the same pianist). And you shall not miss the artistry of this most sensitive voice in full volume of Mahler lieder with piano and orchestral songs. And what about the Morike lieder by Hugo Wolf? Well, you shall probably wonder at that special cooperation between the singer and the Russian pianist Svitoslav Richter. It is a performance of lifetime, and so it is with the Wintereise of Schubert with Barnboim at the piano. Those who know the artistry of Fischer-Dieskau and even those who have already other recordings of those great works will not regret having this special set. For the newcomers to this great artist there will be a lot to discover, The music itself, sure, but mainly the art of interpratation. In this alone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau shine high and above all other singers.

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Save the Last Dance for Me / There Goes My Baby / Dance with Me / Sweets for My Sweet / White Christmas / This Magic Moment / If You Cry True True Love / I Count the Tears / Please Stay / Some Kind of Wonderful (There Goes My Baby and Other Hits) The Drifters ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000OYQBQO

Average customer rating: Xtina's Xmas Get This Girl A Songwriter Fer Gods' Sakes You gotta love Christina! Excellent!!!!

My Kind of Christmas Christina Aguilera Manufacturer: Bmg Special Product ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Contemporary | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Teen Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Dance General | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Dance General | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | R&B General | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | R&B General | R&B | 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 4-for-3 Dance & DJ | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 R&B | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Back to Basics Christina Aguilera Merry Christmas Stripped Just Be Free ASIN: B0002IQOZA Release Date: 2004-07-01

Tracks:

1. Christmas Time
2. This Year
3. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
4. Angels We Have Heard on High - Christina Aguilera, Eric Dawkins
5. Merry Christmas, Baby
6. O Holy Night
7. These Are the Special Times
8. This Christmas
9. Christmas Song
10. Xtina's Xmas
11. Christmas Song [Holiday Remix]

Customer Reviews:

Xtina's Xmas.......2007-02-12

This CD is filled with Christina's trademark vocal power. However, somtimes she overdoes it a bit and needs to hold back. Yet the beauty of her voice shines on this disc. Her vocal acrobatics notwithstanding, she is one of the best voices in music today.

Get This Girl A Songwriter Fer Gods' Sakes.......2007-01-18

I bought this in a haze of holiday optimism, having heard Ms. Aguilera knock my socks off dueting with Tony Bennett on a television tribute show. There is no denying that the girl can sing. Unfortunately, what she sings here is banal at best, and downright irritating at worst--lots of gratuitous squealing. It's a real shame to see a talent like hers drowned by the tide of pop mediocrity. I reluctantly gave this two stars rather than one in recognition of my age. Maybe I just don't get it. Then again, maybe it's just not there for me to get.

You gotta love Christina!.......2007-01-15

Christina brings her unique sound to traditional Christmas songs, giving them new life. The CD made a nice addtition to my Christmas music collection.

Excellent!!!!.......2006-12-22

I love it. Christina really brought the Holiday Spirit to life in this CD. This is one of my most favorite CDs...I'm listening to it right now.

Average customer rating: CD 1 WRONG MUSIC CD 1 Wrong Music

Best Loved Christmas Carols 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 Cornelius, Peter | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Gibbons, Orlando | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Howells, Herbert | ( H ) | 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 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 Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: O Come All Ye Faithful: Christmas Carols at King's College, Cambridge Carols from Trinity Songs of Angels - Christmas Hymns and Carols A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols Heavenly Voices ASIN: B0002YLD1O Release Date: 2004-10-05

Tracks:

1. Once In Royal David's City
2. Angels, From The Realms Of Glory
3. Adam Lay Ybounden
4. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
5. In Dulci Jubilo
6. The First Nowell
7. I Saw Three Ships
8. Whence Is That Goodly Fragrance Flowing?
9. Quam Pastoras Laudavere
10. Personent Hodie
11. The Holy And The Ivy
12. A Spotless Rose
13. Away In A Manger
14. While Sheperds Watched
15. Tomarrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
16. Up! Good Christian Folk And Listen
17. In The Bleak Midwinter
18. Ding Dong! Merrily On High
19. Silent NIght
20. It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
21. The Three Kings
22. I Saw A Maiden
23. Sussex Carol
24. O Come, All Ye Faithful
25. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Tracks:

1. Matin Responsory: I Look From Afar
2. Come, Thour Redeemer Of The Earth
3. I Wonder As I Wander
4. The Cherry Tree Carol
5. Gabriel's Message
6. Sussex Carol
7. Stille Nacht!
8. Chester Carol
9. A Babe Is Born, Op. 53
10. A Maiden Most Gentle
11. I Sing Of A Maiden
12. Myn Lyking
13. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
14. A Child Is Born In Bethlehem
15. Hodie Christus Natus Est
16. Hosanna To The Son Of David
17. Gloria In Excelsis Deo
18. When To The Temple Mary Went
19. Angelus Ad Virginem
20. Angelus Ad Virginem
21. Nowell! Nowell! Nowell!
22. Jesus Christ The Apple Tree
23. That Lord That Lay In Asse Stall
24. In Dulci Jubilo
25. In Dulci Jubilo: Chorale Prelude

Amazon.com

Originally recorded between 1964 and 1985, this generous 2-CD compilation ranges from carols dating back to the 14th and 15th centuries to timeless, mostly traditional popular favorites. The arrangers include such eminent composers as Vaughan Williams, Gustav and Imogene Holst, Arthur Sullivan, Peter Cornelius, and Felix Mendelssohn, as well as the Choir's own Directors, David Wilcocks and Philip Ledger. The 50 carols are carefully chosen for maximum contrast of tempo, mood and character; the settings, too, endeavor to create variety of texture and dynamics between the often numerous verses by alternately using solos and choruses, male, female and combined voices, creating cumulative build-ups, and adding a descant to the final strophe. However, even all these techniques and devices tend to become predictable, so it may be advisable to enjoy the program in judicious doses. Among these riches, listeners will find their own favorites, but it may be worth noting that "Silent Night" appears twice, once in English and once in German, and that two of the most famous carols--"O come, all ye faithful" and "Hark! The herald angels sing"--are accompanied by a very loud brass band playing fanfares with incongruous, "up-dated" harmonies--the only false note in the program. By contrast, the organ, employed in several introductions, as well as to provide powerful chordal support and all kinds of tinkling, bell-like effects never seems out of style or character. The singing is splendid. Basically "white," without vibrato, the sound has a wonderfully pure, truly celestial quality, but can rise to full, rich, ringing sonorities in the climaxes. Intonation, balance and ensemble are impeccable, the soloists are excellent. The reverberant acoustics of the Chapel of King's College, where the recordings were made, cushion the voices without obscuring the clarity of the lines. --Edith Eisler

Customer Reviews:

CD 1 WRONG MUSIC.......2004-12-31

I was very disappointed when I listened to CD 1 and realised it was club music.Having now read the other review I don't think I will get satisfaction,therefore I cannot rate this item properly.




Errol
Barbados,West Indies

CD 1 Wrong Music.......2004-12-21

I put the CD in and was met by club music, I thought maybe it was some strange take on "Morning in the City of David" nope, the CD had been burned with the wrong image. I sent it back and received a new copy, it had the same issue. I listened to the second CD and loved ever moment of it, but until EMI/Amazon can rectify this issue, I cannot fairly rate it.

Average customer rating:

My Kind of Christmas Christina Aguilera Manufacturer: Bmg Special Product ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Contemporary | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Teen Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Dance General | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Dance General | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | R&B General | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | R&B General | R&B | 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 ASIN: B0002IQL0S Release Date: 2004-07-01

Tracks:

1. Christmas Time
2. This Year
3. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
4. Angels We Have Heard on High - Christina Aguilera, Eric Dawkins
5. Merry Christmas, Baby
6. O Holy Night
7. These Are the Special Times
8. This Christmas
9. Christmas Song
10. Xtina's Xmas
11. Christmas Song [Holiday Remix]

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Our Dancing Day / Memphis Boychoir & Chamber Choir Manufacturer: Pro Organo ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Britten | Britten, Sir Benjamin | ( B ) | 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 Rutter | Rutter, John | ( R ) | 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 | 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 ASIN: B0002X7H1A Release Date: 2004-09-28

Tracks:

1. Psallite Unigenito
2. Once in Royal David's City
3. Carol of Adoration
4. Shepherd's Pipe Carol
5. Shepherd's Carol
6. While Shepherds Watched Their Flock by Night (Winchester Old)
7. Ding Dong! Merrily on High
8. Cradle Song of the Infant Jesus
9. Lutebook Lullabye
10. Christmas Cantata Sinfonia Sacra - Movement III: Allegro
11. Sleep, Holy Child
12. I Sing of a Maiden
13. Nova, Nova
14. Lully, Lulla, Thou Little Child, Opus 25b
15. Sir Christs
16. Abam Lay Ybounden
17. Child Is Born in Bethlehem
18. There Is No Rose of Such Virtue
19. O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles)
20. In the Beal Midwinter
21. Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day

Meditation Music:

1. Now That's What I Call Music! 11
2. Now That's What I Call Music! 12
3. Now That's What I Call Music! 3
4. Now That's What I Call Music! 4
5. Now That's What I Call Music! 5
6. Now That's What I Call Music! 6
7. Now That's What I Call Music! 7
8. Now That's What I Call Music! 8
9. Now That's What I Call Music! 9
10. On Eagle's Wings

Meditation Music

meditation music

Meditation Music

Beatles Karaoke [Import]

Schubert: Piano Works for Four Hands, Vol. 1

Stravinsky: Agon; Jeu de cartes

Music: Panflute Musik Zum Atemholen

Shanghai Lounge V.2 [Import]

Ronan [Import]

Quejio: Rafael Farina Wl Rey Gitano Por [Import]

The Definitive Collection

The Queen of Mean

Rossini: Overtures (14)

The Champ

Sangre de Indio

Serenata con los Grandes

Classical Brahms

Incomparable!