Sleigh Ride

Sleigh Ride

Track Listings

1. Sleigh Ride
2. Frosty the Snowman
3. Silver Bells
4. A Marshmallow World
5. My Favorite Things
6. Here Comes Santa Claus/Santa Claus is Coming to Town
7. Winter Wonderland
8. Jingle Bells
9. Let It Snow
10. Baby It's Cold Outside
11. It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist
Emile Pandolfi is an extraordinary pianist and engaging performer. His passion for the piano is strikingly evident when he shares his feelings about performing and recording. "I always loved to practice, and I never really considered doing anything but playing the piano."

Emile is also the ultimate entertainer. He wraps his audiences in a magical, musical experience by combining his sophisticated arrangements and skillful prestidigitation with easy humor and delightful rapport. He is a rare talent whose music and magic extend well beyond the limits of any keyboard. His combined skills and technique are reflected perfectly in the name of his personal recording label, MagicMusic.

Product Description
The tunes on this album were chosen with an ear for Christmas fun and cheer. This is a light-hearted and happy collection of songs not only about Christmas, but also about snowy evenings and gatherings of friends and family.

Sleigh Ride,Emile Pandolfi,Magic Music,Christmas / Chanukkah,Christmas Music,Pop,Xmas Vocal


Build your baby's brain through the power of Mozart: Brain 2
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Enjoyable Classical Music
  • Beautiful Collection of Classical Music
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Build your baby's brain through the power of Mozart: Brain 2

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ASIN: B00000IPZA
Release Date: 1999-05-04

Tracks:

  1. Overture To The Marriage Of Figaro
  2. Piano Sonata No. 15, K .545
  3. The Sleigh Ride (From Three German Dances, K. 605)
  4. Horn Concerto No.4, K.495
  5. Variations On Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, K. 265
  6. Violin Concerto No.4, K. 218
  7. Piano Sonata No.10, K. 331- (Rondo Alla Turca)
  8. Piano Concerto No.21, K.467
  9. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - (Romance)
  10. Serenade For Winds, K.3 75 - (Adagio)
  11. Selections From The 'Marriage Of Figaro': Cavatina - ('Se Vuol Ballare, Signor Contino')
  12. Selections From The 'Marriage Of Figaro': Aria - ('Non Piu Andrai')
  13. Selections From The 'Marriage Of Figaro': Terzetto - ('Susanna Or Via Sortite')
  14. Symphony No. 38, 'Prague' - (Andante)
  15. Ave Vernum Corpus, K. 618

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Enjoyable Classical Music.......2006-10-26

This cd is great because unlike other classical music cds made for babies, this one even adults can enjoy. Sometimes they change the song so that it sounds more like something a baby will appeal too, but this one just keeps the original song format which means even people without babies would be able to enjoy some of Mozart's classics.

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful Collection of Classical Music.......2006-08-07

This is a fantastic CD of beautiful music. It is uplifting and soothing at the same time. I have several good classic music compilations CDs, but this is my favorite and the one that gets played daily! When the littlest one is napping, it goes on. When I'm cooking, it goes on. When we have the TV off and the kids are playing games or making puzzles, it is on! It stays in my kitchen CD player so at a touch of a button, lovely music can fill the house.

Check out the samples above (my [...] especially likes #5, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star). It is not "children's music," a disc of lullabies, or something to reserve for baby shower gifts. I cannot say enough good things about this disc! This is great music that makes you feel good - if it is building our brains too, all the better! Try it and enjoy :)

5 out of 5 stars Build baby's brain with Classics Vol 2.......2006-07-25

I am a true fan of Classical music and this was purchased as a gift for a co-worker who is adopting a child from China. Therefore I did not open it nor listen to it. The recipient is now overseas picking up their daughter so I know they haven't had the opportunity to listen to it. I think it's a great idea, though.
The Time-Life Treasury of Christmas
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Only half the songs of the original set!!
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The Time-Life Treasury of Christmas

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ASIN: B00005NOZH
Release Date: 2001-09-11

Tracks:

  1. Home For The Holidays - Perry Como
  2. White Christmas - Bing Crosby
  3. Jingle Bells - Ella Fitzgerald
  4. Do You Hear What I Hear? - Andy Williams
  5. Carol Of The Bells/Deck The Halls - The Robert Shaw Chorale
  6. I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day - Harry Belafonte
  7. Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley
  8. My Favorite Things - Eddie Fisher
  9. Joy To The World - Julie Andrews
  10. Here We Come A-Caroling - The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
  11. March Of The Toys - The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
  12. O Holy Night - Luciano Pavarotti

Tracks:

  1. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Gene Autry
  2. It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year - Andy Williams
  3. The Twelve Days Of Christmas - Roger Whittaker
  4. Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy - The Boston Pops Orchestra
  5. Mary's Boy Child - Harry Belafonte
  6. I'll Be Home For Christmas - Elvis Presley
  7. Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
  8. Sleigh Ride - Johnny Mathis
  9. Tennessee Christmas - Alabama
  10. Baby's First Christmas - Connie Francis
  11. The Little Drummer Boy - Harry Simeone Chorale
  12. Auld Lang Syne - Guy Lombardo

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Only half the songs of the original set!!.......2007-01-17

Although I love the CDs, I was disappointed that there were only about half of the songs I thought there would be. I bought the original double cassette set back in the early 90's and when I found the CDs with the same name and cover, I thought I was getting the same thing only on CD. But the Cassettes had twice as many songs, including Let it Snow,Have Yourself a merry Little Christmas,The First Noel, Jingle Bells by Jim Reeves, The Christmas song by the Carpenters and so many others!!

5 out of 5 stars Its all Christmas.......2007-01-09

It reminded me of Christmas as a child. I played this all throughout the holidays.

4 out of 5 stars A Good Basic Collection.......2006-02-11

This is a good, basic collection of Christmas Music. As a general rule, Time-Life has selected what is probably the definative artist/arangement of each song.

My only complaints are that there are only 24 songs on two disks and one or two of them are not ones that I would have picked (not my style).

Overall, it's a good set that I would recommend to anyone who wants to start a collection.

4 out of 5 stars cd reviews.......2006-01-15

this cd was very good, much recommended

2 out of 5 stars Poor Quality.......2005-12-05

The only good thing about this collection is the inclusion of so many Christmas standards. I was very disappointed in the quality of the recordings, they obviously need digital inhancement.
The Christmas I Love
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • excellent entertainment
  • The Christmas I Love
  • A Christmas Collection That Is Just Plain Fun
  • Wonderful; marvellous
  • ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL
The Christmas I Love
Andre Rieu , and Johann Strauss Orchestra
Manufacturer: Philips
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ASIN: B0000041OB
Release Date: 1997-10-21

Tracks:

  1. O Daughter Of Zion
  2. White Christmas
  3. Sleigh Ride
  4. From Heaven High I Come To You: Tomorrow's The Day Children/Gloria In Excelsis Deo...
  5. Ave Maria
  6. Transeamus
  7. Softly Falls The Snow: Ring Out Little Bell/O Come Al Ye Faithful
  8. Evening Prayer (From Hansel & Gretel)
  9. Jingle Bells
  10. Lullaby: O Sweet Child Jesus/Let Us Be Happy And Jolly
  11. Mille Cherubini In Coro (Lullaby)
  12. Christmas Rose
  13. The Four Seasons: Winter: Largo
  14. O Christmas Tree: The Little Drummer Boy/Lullaby
  15. Every Year A New: Oh, How Joyfully/Never Have The Bells Sung More Sweetly
  16. Dearest Believe Me
  17. Come Little Children
  18. The Christmas Concert: Pastorale
  19. The Holy City
  20. Silent Night

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars excellent entertainment.......2007-01-20

I thoroughly enjoyed this Christmas DVD . I want to buy more of Andre Rieu.

5 out of 5 stars The Christmas I Love.......2007-01-10

I was very pleased with the CD and would recommend it to everyone.

All of Andre Rieu's music is very enjoyable to listen to.

5 out of 5 stars A Christmas Collection That Is Just Plain Fun.......2005-11-19

Sometimes I think the only person who is happy that Public television is financially challenged, other that certain legislators who believe that it is too liberal and the culmination of all that is evil, is Andre Rieu. Now don't get me wrong, this happy Dutch musician who models himself after Johan Straus is not a cruel or vindictive person. At least from what I can tell he's not, but let's face it. If PBS did not have financial woes, Andre Rieu, one of its favorite stars, would not have received the exposure he has, and his sales in the United States would probably be next to nothing. Of course for anyone who has ever seen one of his extravaganzas, we would be missing something enjoyable. He's musically sound and he knows how to entertain, and quiet frankly, though some classical purists may cringe at his name, I don't believe the composers whose music he uses are rolling in their graves because it's become popular once again.

Of all his concerts and CDs, I enjoy THE CHRISTMAS I LOVE the most. The jitterbug version of "Jingle Bells" shows that an old tune can produce new tricks. His arrangement of "The Holy City" (a.k.a. "Jerusalem") is almost as moving as when it is performed with a vocalist. The recording has a number of medleys that include favorites from all over Europe show how Christmas has such an international flair. For me, however, this album provides true variety. Many of the carols are not familiar to Americans, so we hear something different yet also authentic to the holiday season.

I'm surprised that there have not been other Rieu Christmas discs. He's an original musician and a consummate showman, so I'm sure there's more he could do with holiday music, but maybe he knows he has a classic with this collection and it will stand the test of time.

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful; marvellous.......2000-09-30

Andre Rieu proves again he is the best of the best! I bought this CD in october 1997, a few weeks before Andre's concert In Quebec city. In this CD, you'll find all the classics of Christmas. They are well played because Andre and his orchestra know how to bring us the atmosphere of Christmas. The desing of the CD is well done. If you,re looking for good music, please try this CD You'll enjoy it. If you have the occasion to see his Christmas concert on TV, watch it. It's very beautiful.

This his not the first CD made by Andre. In 1992, he released "Spielt Die Schonten Weihnachtslieder".

5 out of 5 stars ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL.......1999-08-18

Another wonderful Andre Rieu CD. All the Rieu recordings and videos are a breath of fresh air - a joy to the soul.
The Very Best of Mozart
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    ASIN: B000B6N654
    Release Date: 2005-10-18

    Tracks:

    1. Allegro
    2. Rondo-Allegro Vivace
    3. Soave Sia Il Vento
    4. Andantino
    5. Confutatis And Lacrymosa
    6. Molto Allegro
    7. Minuetto
    8. La Ci Darem La Mano
    9. Sleigh Ride
    10. Allegro Assai
    11. Vol Che Sapete
    12. Allegro Con Brio
    13. Overture

    Tracks:

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    2. Adagio
    3. Kyrie
    4. Andante
    5. Molto Allegro
    6. Der Holle Rache
    7. Rondo Alla Turca
    8. Andantino
    9. Menuetto
    10. Larghetto
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    The Three Tenors Christmas
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    The Three Tenors Christmas
    Pavarotti , Domingo , and Carreras
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    ASIN: B00004YB9Y
    Release Date: 2000-10-31

    Tracks:

    1. Cantique de Noel (O Holy Night)
    2. Adeste Fideles
    3. Ave Maria, Dolce Maria
    4. Wiegenlied
    5. Oh Tannenbaum
    6. Tu Scendi dalle Stelle
    7. Amazing Grace
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    9. Dormi O Bambino
    10. Silent Night
    11. Pregarla (El Can de L'Anima a La Verge)
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    13. Happy Christmas/War is Over
    14. Wiegenlied
    15. Carol of the Drum (The Little Drummer Boy)
    16. La Virgen Lava Paqales
    17. I'll Be Home for Christmas
    18. Sleigh Ride
    19. Winter Wonderland
    20. Un Nuevo Siglo
    21. Feliz Navidad

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    Resplendent in voice and manner, José Carreras, Placido Domingo, and Luciano Pavarotti deliver 21 songs of traditional sacred music and secular numbers in a remarkable 1999 live recording from the opulent Viennese concert hall (Konzerthaus), with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and a renowned choir. The Three Tenors are practically as famous as the faces of Mount Rushmore and inspire perhaps even more awe and adulation around the world than the four presidents. The performances--whether alone, in tandem, or simply as the threesome that has made them collectively famous--are generally impeccable for their passion, nuance, and sheer tour de force vocal artistry. Reaching often into the classical realm for such works as the traditional German carol "Susani," Strauss's and Brahms's "Wiegenlied," plus traditional Polish and Spanish pieces, the trio also visits Pavarotti's "Ave Maria, dolce Maria" (cowritten with Vittoriano Benvenuti), and "Un nuevo siglo," written by Domingo's son. Only John Lennon and Yoko Ono's "Happy Christmas/War Is Over" doesn't quite work in this grand setting. --Martin Keller

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars First Christmas Album I bought for myself.......2007-01-16

    Album is great. For any other holiday music, just listen to your local radio station that plays it during December.

    5 out of 5 stars wonderful.......2007-01-15

    they are wonderful singers a delight to the ears and doing Christmas music made Christ mas even better

    5 out of 5 stars Wonderfully Different & Addicting! And All Your Friends Will Be Calling HOO-HOO!.......2005-08-23

    First, let me state I don't listen to opera singers that much; thus, don't expect a hypercritical review here. (Really, is there ANY field of music that has more hypercritics than opera?) I got this CD simply because Columbia House had it on sale for $2.99, and I wanted some new Christmas CDs.

    I found the CD delightful beyond words. It has some beautiful versions of well-known Christmas songs, as well as songs I've never heard before. "Carol of the Drum" and "War Is Over" are my two favorites, with "Sleigh Ride" a close third.

    Sure, there is some tripping over of words by these three great opera stars...but that makes it even more enhancing in my opinion. Pavarotti was particularly amusing when he was singing: "And all our friends are calling 'HOO-HOO'!" (Watch the DVD for Carreras' reaction to that one!) And let's not forget Pavarotti singing: "I'll be home for Christmas. You can PLAY on me."

    The children's chorus is great, the Vienna Symphony is great...and, once again, buy or rent the DVD so you can get the full affect of this astounding Christmas concert...the music, the lights, the colors, and the marvelous Steven Mercurio conducting it all.

    5 out of 5 stars Wonderful and funny compilation.......2005-03-09

    The Three Tenors are, of course, wonderful to listen to. This is also a funny CD. When they sing the more modern songs (Happy Christmas by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, for example) they have trouble keeping up with the pace of the song. They almost sound like they're tripping over the syllables, because as opera singers they are more accustomed to long, drawn out vowels, not fast ones. This doesn't hurt the song at all, it makes it more interesting to listen to. It's a great CD. I would recommend this as an addition to any collection of Christmas music.

    5 out of 5 stars A historical meeting..........2004-11-28

    Although several labels already had Christmas albums of the three tenors in their catalogue, the three maestros never actually trioed on these releases. When Plácido Domingo and the "Christmas in Vienna" team started preparing the eighth concert in the series (six predecessors were captured by Sony, and one, titled "Celebration of Christmas" issued by Erato-Warner), they made a monumental decision: Re-uniting three of the greatest voices of the current music business.
    For one and a half hour, Carreras, Domingo and Pavarotti performed the greatest Christmas songs and carols from around the world. Nearly 65 minutes of this monumental concert are captured on this disk. The opening version of "O Holy Night" (aka "Cantique De Noel", "Minuit, Chrétien") by Domingo and Pavarotti would be reason enough to get this one. But wait, there is far more on the way, than selections from the classical genre. The real enjoyment starts, when the three tenors do one of the most romantic arrangements of Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" ever heard and fade from a rousing "La Virgen Lava Pa`nales" into one of the finest treatments of "I'll Be Home For Christmas" ever heard. Also of great interest is the trio arrangement of "Let It Snow!", which is included on some of the import versions and on the DVD.
    If you are a hopeless completist like me, you may be asking, what happened to the 25 minutes cut from the CD release. Well, first let me say, that none of the currently available releases has the order of the songs as they were performed in the concert. Although this is a live recording, handclaps and other characteristics of a live recording are hardly audible on the CD version. Two tracks, "Jingle Bells" and "Let It Snow", which had clearly audible handclaps at the beginning and at the end of the performance (and therefore couldn't be faded out) can be found on the mentioned import disk and on the DVD's PCM soundtrack. "Children of Christmas" (a Plácido Domingo Jr. composition originally introduced in "Christmas In Vienna IV" by Plácido Domingo and Michael Bolton) and "Ay" Para Navidad" can be found exclusively on the DVD. Currently unavailable on any official release is the "Overture" (which can be found on the DVD, but abridged with sound effects). So here's the actual running order: "Overture", 20, 2, 1, 11, 3, 4, "Children of Christmas", 16, 17, 6, 15, 8, "Let it snow", 5, "Ay! Para Navidad", 9, 19, 14, 18, 12, 13, "Jingle Bells", 7, 21, 10;
    If you still doubt about the quality of this performance, let me say one for sure: As other volumes in the series will slowly disappear (as some of them have already in the US), this one is a matter of decades and when you buy this one, you will have joyful Christmas hours for many, many Christmases to come.
    The Best of Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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    • BARKING DOGS, WALTZING CATS, AND A RIDE WITH ROCCO!
    • Sleigh Ride: The Best of Leroy Anderson
    • Leroy Anderson rings a bell .. and wood blocks .. and
    • Wonderful Lite Classical Composer
    The Best of Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride

    Manufacturer: Mca
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    ASIN: B000003N4R
    Release Date: 1997-11-18

    Tracks:

    1. Blue Tango
    2. The Syncopated Clock
    3. Jazz Pizzicato
    4. Jazz Legato
    5. Plink, Plank, Plunck
    6. Fiddle-Faddle
    7. A Trumpeter's Lullaby
    8. The Typewriter
    9. The First Day Of Spring
    10. Song Of The Bells
    11. Summer Skies
    12. Forgotten Dreams
    13. The Waltzing Cat
    14. Bugler's Holiday
    15. Sandpaper Ballet
    16. Serenata
    17. Sleigh Ride
    18. Arietta
    19. The Golden Years
    20. Clarinet Candy

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars music.......2007-01-27

    The CD arrived on time and was new condition. It was all i expected.

    5 out of 5 stars BARKING DOGS, WALTZING CATS, AND A RIDE WITH ROCCO!.......2006-12-05


    Every year about this time, I like to add some new Christmas related item to my collection of Ammyland Reviews, Lists, or Guides. This year it was between reviewing The Jingle Dogs album, where they bark holiday favorites, or THE BEST OF LEROY ANDERSON, where the composer conducts his own miniature orchestral compositions, including the classic version of his original instrumental, SLEIGH RIDE. If you're reading this, then you already know that the annoying canines got the boot. And they ran all the way to the Spring of 2007 with their tails between their legs. "And don't come back! Shut them dawgs up, April!"

    OK, where were we? Oh, yeah: It was in December of 1996 when I kept hearing this particular instrumental version of Sleigh Ride played on the radio station I listened to every day while delivering fresh squeezed organic juice to a grocery store or health food store near you. This was the most imaginative, briskly paced, and snowy version of Sleigh Ride I'd ever heard: the horses were clip-clopping, the whip was cracking, and I was bundled up warmly with a lovely lady friend at my side in this imaginary Santa suit-red sleigh polished to a high sheen after twelve coats of wax and a Laurie Partridge in a pear tree. (Yeah, I know I get a little carried away, but what are ya gonna do?)

    Soon I was obsessed with that musical piece. "Who does THAT version, Mr. DJ Man? Who does it?" Finally, on the thirteenth day of Christmas, my DJ said to me, "That was Sleigh Ride - Leroy Anderson." I was about to yell at the radio, "I know it was Sleigh Ride, and my name's not Leroy Anderson!" when all of a sudden, the light bulb lit up above my head... in the same moment that the light bar on the police car behind me lit up. (When the cop finally managed to catch up to me, he found me at the counter of my local music store, paying for a copy of THE BEST OF LEROY ANDERSON.)

    To this day, my four favorite instrumentals of all-time are MOONLIGHT SERENADE; THE TRUTH WILL ALWAYS BE; BUMPIN' ON SUNSET; and SLEIGH RIDE. But not just any version of Sleigh Ride. No! It must be THIS recording, the one found on THIS disc, conducted by Anderson himself. I believe that Anderson may have recorded Sleigh Ride more than once, but THIS 1950 version is the one you want. Hey, would I lie to you about something so important this late in the season, and risk finding only lumps of coal in my stocking again?

    Of course, there's other "stuffs" here that you might like also. As the informative liner notes say, "Many of these pieces have become part of the musical fabric of American life. Most everyone knows one or more of his tunes, though they may not know the name of the composer [*It's Leroy Anderson, remember?*] or even the title of the composition." For instance, there's BLUE TANGO, the first instrumental piece ever to sell over one million copies. And THE SYNCOPATED CLOCK, used as the theme for "The Late Show" on WCBS-TV in New York for over 25 years.

    Anderson was incredibly imaginative and he composed each piece almost completely in his head. He stated, "When I'm making something up I never play a melody on the piano, because your fingers are used to falling into familiar patterns. You don't give your imagination free rein that way. In other words, your fingers are holding you back." I find his brief musical pieces to be very evocative. For instance, when I hear SUMMER SKIES, in my mind I seem to see images of Lee Remick romping in a bathing suit at the beach as if in a black and white montage from some classic movie of the 1950s. Or when I hear THE WALTZING CAT, I always seem to imagine a cat waltzing in my mind. THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING always makes me think of the first day of Spring ("Shut them dawgs up, April!"), and FORGOTTEN DREAMS always reminds me of... hmmm... I forget. But anyway, SLEIGH RIDE takes me for a ride in a sleigh in my wintry mind. And just how imaginative WAS Leroy Anderson? Get this! He composed Sleigh Ride during a 1948 July heat wave in Woodbury, Connecticut! OK? Uh-huh. That's what I'M talkin' `bout! So, what else ya wanna know?

    For me, Christmas season begins the day after Thanksgiving every year, when I pull out my copy of THE BEST OF LEROY ANDERSON and blast the one piece of music that says "Christmas" to me like no other Christmas song does - this 1950 recording of Sleigh Ride. And I usually play the song at least once a day up through and including the 25th of December. Then I put the compact disc away for another year (after all, who really wants to hear about a waltzing cat? I mean really?!) Get into the swing of the Holiday spirit with THE BEST OF LEROY ANDERSON. Otherwise, I may just have to send Rocco over there to take you for a little (sleigh) ride... if you catch my (snow)drift.

    5 out of 5 stars Sleigh Ride: The Best of Leroy Anderson.......2006-03-09

    Excellent CD. Got here very quickly.

    5 out of 5 stars Leroy Anderson rings a bell .. and wood blocks .. and .......2006-02-01

    I have been a fan of Leroy Anderson ever since I played his music in middle school band in the 1950's. His classics were very inventive: imitating a typewriter (remember those?), a cat on a piano, a sleigh ride with bells and whips cracking, bugle calls, and so much more, most of it composed for highlighting specific instruments: trumpet, wood block, sandpaper block, pizzicato violin. Anderson is truly an accomplished, American composer. In this CD he conducts his own compositions. And the CD insert also taught me more about Anderson, the man, and his involvement with the Boston Pops Orchestra. Buy it, read it, and listen to it.

    5 out of 5 stars Wonderful Lite Classical Composer.......2005-09-23

    Leroy Anderson was one of the best Lite Classical American Composers of the mid 20th Century and this CD won't dissappoint you. Taken from original recordings that Anderson conducted you'll hear the orchestrations as he wanted them to be heard. There's a mix of familiar and unfamiliar pieces that are all satisfying to listen to.
    The Christmas Album: Vienna Boys Choir
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • The Christmas Album: Vienna Boy Choir
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    The Christmas Album: Vienna Boys Choir

    Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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    ASIN: B0000VJFPU
    Release Date: 2003-12-02

    Tracks:

    1. Sleigh Ride / Troika
    2. Mary's Boy Child
    3. Happy Christmas (War Is Over)
    4. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
    5. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting)
    6. Jingle Bells
    7. Jingle Bell Rock
    8. Ukraine Bell Carol
    9. Wexford Carol
    10. Suo-Gan
    11. O Holy Night
    12. White Christmas
    13. Winter Wonderland
    14. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
    15. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
    16. Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
    17. Little Drummer Boy / Peace On Earth
    18. Wonderful Christmas Time
    19. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
    20. We Wish You A Merry Christmas
    21. Coventry Carol
    22. Away In A Manger / Stille Nacht

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars The Christmas Album: Vienna Boy Choir.......2007-01-10

    When in Vienna we attending a Boy Choir concert.

    Gave an album to each set of grandchildren. They loved it.

    Harold KLlbertanz

    5 out of 5 stars THE BEST VIENNA BOYS CHOIR CHRISTMAS MUSIC!!.......2005-06-01

    This wonderful collection of Christmas music is especially good! Many pieces are very well known standards, and have been rewritten in ways that keep the music fresh, interesting and new! Every holiday season (and even throughout the year) this CD is played by our family quite a bit! [I may be a little biased, since my 12 year old son from Cincinnati, OH is one of the boys singing in most of the songs!] It is awesome!!
    Chiller
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Classic - Hold the Chills
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    • A real work-out for your system......
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    Chiller

    Manufacturer: Telarc
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    ASIN: B000003CVF
    Release Date: 1989-08-10

    Tracks:

    1. Opening Sequence
    2. Overture To The Phantom Of The Opera
    3. Night On Bald Mountain
    4. Danse Macabre
    5. March To The Scaffold From Symphonie Fantastique
    6. Pandemonium From The Damnation Of Faust
    7. In The Hall Of The Mountain King From Peer Gynt
    8. Synthesizer Effects
    9. Theme From The Twilight Zone
    10. 12,000 Volts
    11. 1. Prelude/2. Minuet/3. Pastorale & March
    12. Sleigh Ride From The Devil And Daniel Webster
    13. Prelude
    14. The Mad House
    15. Murder
    16. Overture To Sleuth
    17. Television Noise
    18. The Light From Poltergeist
    19. Super Sleuth From Without A Clue
    20. Funeral March Of A Marionette

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars Classic - Hold the Chills.......2006-06-25

    This is a fine collection of mostly classical themes.
    Some of them have nice creepy moments, but on the whole, it's just some solid music. Not something to buy if you want really "spooky" music, but worthwhile for some interesting listening.

    5 out of 5 stars Packed with creepy stuff.......2000-12-16

    This is an awesome album. It starts off with thunder crashing, running footsteps, a gate creaking, the wind howling, a cat screeching, a door opening, a woman crying that she needs help....and then SCREAMING! And then straight into track 2, the overture to 'The Phantom of the Opera'. Wow! The rest of the cd also features 'creepy' music from various sources, such as Alfred Hitchcock films, like Psycho, various classic works like Rimsky-Korsakov's 'Night on Bald Mountain', and also some other creepy sound effects. A good album not only for Halloween but I dare you to listen to it during a dark night with a thunderstorm raging outside.

    5 out of 5 stars A real work-out for your system.............1999-12-11

    I've owned the "Chiller" CD since it's release in '89. At the time, I was working for a local Audio/Video/Music dealer, and was looking for 'demo' CD's containing not necessarily heavy bass, but ones displaying incredible dynamic range, and sharp transient peaks. I already owned a copy of "Time Warp", also on Telarc, and was intrigued when I read about "Chiller. Needless to say, I was extremely pleased with this disc. Not only did I get a disc containing some great treatments of classics, but the re-make of the "Psycho" suite is wonderful (the shower sequence is very faithful to the original)! A word of warning.....the dynamic range of this disc is not to be underestimated.....I drove an older amplifier into thermal shutdown VERY quickly with track #1. I haven't tried it since I've upgraded my home system....hmmm....might have to scare the neighbors tonight (or at least rattle a few dental fillings)!

    5 out of 5 stars Great stuff!.......1999-10-09

    This CD contains tons of great classic Halloween tunes. Even though the names might sound unfamiliar, you probably know most of the music on here through cultural osmosis. Heck, it's worth it just for "Funeral March of a Marionette" (the Alfred Hitchcock show theme.)
    Merry Mancini Christmas
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Not worth the effort
    • Fabulous
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    Merry Mancini Christmas
    Henry Mancini
    Manufacturer: RCA
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    ASIN: B000002W4Q
    Release Date: 1990-10-25

    Tracks:

    1. The Little Drummer Boy
    2. Medley: Jingle Bells/Sleigh Ride
    3. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
    4. Medley: Winter Wonderland/Silver Bells
    5. Medley: Frosty The Snowman/Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
    6. White Christmas (From The Paramount Picture 'Holiday Inn')
    7. Carol For Another Christmas - Henry Mancini, His Orchestra
    8. Medley: Silent Night/O Holy Night/O Little Town Of Bethlehem
    9. Medley: God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman/Deck The Halls/Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
    10. Medley: We Three Kings Of Orient Are/O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles)
    11. Medley: It Came Upon A Midnight Clear/Away In A Manger/The First Noel

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    Like his good friend Esquivel, Henry Mancini mixed some mean orchestral Christmas cocktails. But where Esquivel was possessed by wackiness and whimsy, Mancini played things fairly straight and still managed to create a sound that defined his career and an era. Sadly, the selections here are pedestrian, even by the well-trodden holiday boulevard standards. "White Christmas," "The Little Drummer Boy," and "The Christmas Song" all benefit nonetheless from Mancini's genius for timing and dynamics. Even the mundane "Frosty the Snowman" gets some new life breathed into him thanks to Mancini's arrangement, and "Carols for Another Christmas" is a good example of Mancini's hip restraint. Merry Mancini Christmas, while not the maestro at his best, still imparts some of that madcap, martini-era holiday spirit as only Mancini knew. --Steve Gdula

    Customer Reviews:

    2 out of 5 stars Not worth the effort.......2007-01-27

    I just love Christmas music and I love Mancini's Pink Panther and others. I thought this might be a good addition to my collection and it turned out to be a dud. Nothing special at all.

    5 out of 5 stars Fabulous.......2006-02-23

    This is the Christmas album you are always saying "who is this" when listening on the radio. Perfect for all ages.

    5 out of 5 stars Classic Christmas as you remember it.......2005-10-04

    This album is for all those baby boomers out there who grew up listening to the great Mancini. Someone said this album was pedestrian. They couldn't have been farther from the truth! This will rekindle childhood memories of Christmas like it used to be. Pull up a chair by the fire, grab that warm apple cider, turn the Christmas lights on and enjoy!

    5 out of 5 stars Mancini is Magical.......2004-12-15

    I come from a very large family and since the mid-sixties when my parents bought it we'd play this album during the holidays. We played it until you could hardly hear some of the songs without the crackling and skipping the LP's were notorious for. By the time it was totally inaudible the LP wasn't being made any longer. We were all crushed because our Christmas mainstay album was gone. (Particularly because we lost both parents some years ago within 2 months of each other and we always listened as a family to this album.) When the CD came out we were overjoyed to say the least. I ALWAYS cry as do all of us in my family when "Carol for Another Christmas" plays because it holds such dear memories of my parents listening to us massacre that song on our instruments EVERY SINGLE CHRISTMAS!!! But they always swore we played beautifully.

    4 out of 5 stars A Classic.......2002-07-13

    Tasteful, traditional orchestral Christmas music. More importantly, "Carol for Another Christmas" may be the most beautiful Christmas composition of the 20th Century.
    50 Kids Favorites
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      ASIN: B000AAF23U
      Release Date: 2005-08-02

      Tracks:

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      2. Canonic Adagio in F,
      3. Clarinet Quintet in A/Larghetto
      4. Divertimento in D, K. 205/Movt. 3
      5. "Musical Sleigh Ride"/Andante Molto
      6. Flute Concerto No. 1 in G/Minuet
      7. Flute Concerto No. 2 in D/Minuet
      8. Concerto for Flute and Harp/Allegro
      9. Clarinet Quintet in A/Finale
      10. Gran Partita/Serenade No. 10 in B
      11. Magic Flute/Overture
      12. Piano Concerto No. 23 in A/1. Allegro
      13. Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor/3rd Movt.
      14. Symphony No. 25 in G Minor/1st Movt.
      15. Rondo Alla Turka
      16. Piano Sonata No. 20 in G/Tempo de Menuetto
      17. Variations on "God Save the King"
      18. Variations on a Swiss Air in F
      19. 6 Eccossaises
      20. Fur Elise
      21. Quintet for Piano and Winds/Rondo
      22. Quintet for French Horn and Strings/3. Allegro
      23. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik/4. Presto
      24. Symphony No. 29 in A/1. Allegro
      25. Symphony No. 34 in C/Finale

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      2. Variations on "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"
      3. Nutcracker/Dance of the Reed Flutes
      4. Nutcracker/Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
      5. Sorceror's Apprentice
      6. Peter and the Wolf/(extract)
      7. Invention No. 8 in F
      8. Invention No. 11 in G Minor
      9. Invention No. 13 in a Minor
      10. Prelude and Fugue No. 21 in BB (Book 1)
      11. Sonata for 2 Pianos in D, K 448/1st Movement
      12. Piano Concerto No. 17 in G K. 543/3. Allegretto
      13. (Kinderszenen)/Of Strange Lands and People
      14. (Kinderszenen)/Curious Story
      15. (Kinderszenen)/Entreating Child
      16. (Kinderszenen)/Perfect Happiness
      17. Carnival of the Animals/Introduction and Royal March
      18. Carnival of the Animals/The Elephant
      19. Carnival of the Animals/Kangaroos
      20. Carnival of the Animals/The Aquarium
      21. Carnival of the Animals/Cuckoo in the Woods
      22. Carnival of the Animals/Birds
      23. Carnival of the Animals/Fossils
      24. Carnival of the Animals/The Swan
      25. Carnival of the Animals/Finale

      Meditation Music:

      1. Soldier/Lose My Breath (Remixes) [CD-single] [Limited Edition] [Special Edition] [Import]
      2. Songs From The Kids' Lounge
      3. Sunshine [Enhanced] [Import]
      4. The Annoying Music Show's The Annoying Music Show Holiday CD
      5. The Association's Greatest Hits
      6. The Big Room [Enhanced]
      7. "The Christmas Of Your Life"
      8. The Complete Studio Recordings [Box set] [Limited Edition] [Import]
      9. The Golden Jubilee Album
      10. The Legend of the Lost Soul

      Meditation Music

      meditation music

      Meditation Music

      Collection V.1 [Import]

      Anton Liste: Piano Sonata, Op. 8; Piano Duet Sonata; Masonic Cantata; Three Songs

      Bach Complete Cantatas Vol. 4 / Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra · Koopman

      Music: Memory of Love [CD-single] [Import]

      Best Club Anthems 2000

      Beyond Skin

      Almendra Con Sabor a Danzon [Import]

      Archaeology

      1964 Classic Rock

      Allegri: Miserere

      A Tribute to Grant Green

      Acustico MTV

      20 Éxitos Originales [Original recording remastered]

      Sign of Love

      The Ultimate Collection