Christmas Blessings

Christmas Blessings

Track Listings

1. Silent Night
2. Some Children See Him
3. Mary's Boy Child
4. A Baby Just Like You
5. Count Your Blessings
6. A Star;s Light Fell to Earth
7. A Child Again Tonight
8. Christmas for Cowboys
9. When a Child Is Born
10. Please Daddy, Don't Get Drunk This Christmas
11. In the Heart of Winter
12. Bless Us One and All

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist
Irish-American singer-songwriter, Vali Talbot's mezzo-soprano voice has been compared in clarity and ethereal quality to Enya. She performs in the USA and Ireland.

Product Description
Christmas Blessings is a collection of traditional and original songs of the season. Singer/songwriter, Vali Talbot is joined on this CD by Grammy nominated composer and pianist, Larry Sieberth; Big Easy Award nominee and regualr performer on "A Prairie Home Companion", Spencer Bohren; Irish singer/songwriter, Danny O'Flaherty; and member of Grammy Award winning band, The Dukes of Dixieland, Scott Obenschain. This collection truly has something for every taste.

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Peace Like a River
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Beautiful
  • A few bright spots, but also some disappointments
  • This CD Deserves SIX Stars!
  • every good adjective
  • Fabulous!
 Peace Like a River
James Lucas , Janice Kapp Perry , John Rutter , Jean Sibelius , John Tavener , American Traditional , English Traditional , Spiritual Traditional , Mack Wilberg , Craig D. Jessop , Clay Christiansen , John Longhurst , Richard L. Elliott , Daron Bradford , and Meredith Campbell
Manufacturer: Mormon Tabernacle
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00020H9W0
Release Date: 2004-06-22

Tracks:

  1. Sweet Peace
  2. Be Still, My Soul
  3. Peace Like a River
  4. All Things Bright and Beautiful
  5. Lord Is My Shepherd
  6. This Is My Father's World
  7. Wayfarin' Stranger
  8. Lord, Make Me an Instrument of Thy Peace
  9. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
  10. Deep River
  11. Lamb
  12. Child's Prayer
  13. It Is Well With My Soul
  14. Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep
  15. Gaelic Blessing
  16. Thou Gracious God, Whose Mercy Lends
  17. Come, Let Us Anew

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful.......2007-06-14

This CD is a must have for any Mormon Tabernacle Choir fans. The music is very reverent and gentle, and should also appeal to those not from the LDS church, seeing as how most of the music is common to the wider Christian community. This CD is a fantastic addition to any music collection.

3 out of 5 stars A few bright spots, but also some disappointments.......2007-01-19

It Is Well With My Soul is one of my favorite-favorites and that is the main reason why I bought the CD; it turned out to be a huge let down on this album, they rearranged it so much that I almost didn't recognize it. Be Still My Soul is another reason why I bought it and it's good, but not great. Swing Low Sweet Chariot is where it starts to get good. The last two songs "Thou Gracious God, Whose Mercy Lends"
and "Come, Let Us Anew" are very good reasons to buy this CD, they each have truely powerful passages and make the CD worth having. The Mormon Tabernacle Choirs 2006 release entitled Then Sings My Soul is by far the best that I've heard from them.


5 out of 5 stars This CD Deserves SIX Stars!.......2005-11-05

However, the rating scale has a limit of five. I own over 700 CDs of virtually every type of music. Peace Like A River belongs in a class by itself! I've never written a review before but, after listening to this STUNNING performance by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, I feel compelled to share my praise with that of the five other reviewers. If I were limited to one word, I would use the word "SUPERB" to describe this beautiful and moving CD. SIX stars for Peace Like a River! BRAVO!!!

5 out of 5 stars every good adjective .......2005-08-06

This album is all beauty and solace. The singing is pristine, the arrangements lush and often stirring--never saccharine. As with the previous reviewer, my first listing of "Peace Like a River" brought me to tears (especially "Peace Like a River," the sopranos in "Swing Low," and the bagpipes in "Thou Gracious God"). Buy this one.

5 out of 5 stars Fabulous!.......2005-05-29

The perfect recording to help you recover from a long, hard day. Showcasing the MTC's "new" sound in contemporary choral arrangements with its own orchestra and conductor, "Peace Like a River" brought tears to my eyes in selection after selection during my first listen -- and I'm not normally an emotional person! The title song together with "Deep River," "Swing Low" and "Be Still My Soul" are alone worth the cost of the recording. Get this one!
A Taste of Chanukah
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A great album!
  • A tasty audio latka for the ear and soul
  • Lively, touching and richly varied entertainment..Great!
 A Taste of Chanukah

Manufacturer: Rounder / Umgd
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ASIN: B00000JPBX
Release Date: 1999-10-05

Tracks:

  1. Oy Chanukah - Theodore Bikel
  2. Oy Chanukah - Theodore Bikel
  3. Ocho Kandelikas - Rebecca Shrimpton/Marissa Steingold
  4. Candle Blessings - Morton Shames/Aram Demirjian/NEC Chorus
  5. Kitaltas - Theodore Bikel/Elizabeth Parvin/George Kirby
  6. The Miracle Of Chanukah - Judith Berkson/Elizabeth Parvin/Rebecca Shrimpton
  7. Haneyros Halalu - Lissa Schneckenburger/Hankus Netsky
  8. Al Hanisim - NEC Chorus
  9. O Ir Kleyne Likhtelekh - Marissa Steingold/Hankus Netsky
  10. Maoz Tsur - Theodore Bikel/NEC Chorus
  11. Lo B'Chayil - Geoffrey O'Hara/Fredena Williams/Dennis Slaughter/Boston Community Gospel Choir
  12. Siete Ijos Tiene Hanna - Judith Berkson/Elizabeth Parvin/Rebecca Shrimpton
  13. Fayer - Judith Berkson
  14. Latke Cooking Demonstration - Chasia Segal
  15. Mi Yimalel - Theodore Bikel/Morton Shames
  16. Ikh Bin A Kleyner Dreydl - NEC Children's Chorus/Hankus Netsky
  17. I Have A Little Dreydl - Thomas Jacobs/Kevin Harris/NEC Chorus
  18. S'vivon - NEC Chorus
  19. Psalm 27 - Dennis Slaughter/Boston Community Gospel Choir
  20. Drey Dreydele - Morton Shames/NEC Chorus
  21. Dance Music; Keshenev Bulgar - NEC Jewish Music Ensemble

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A great album!.......2001-12-08

I love this album and I'm not Jewish! The music is uplifting and the young performers wonderful. I keep it on the player the entire holiday season.

5 out of 5 stars A tasty audio latka for the ear and soul.......1999-12-13

The review below captures the essence of the CD. Recorded at Jordan Hall at the New England Conservatory, you may have seen the video broadcast of this performance on PBS. In addition to excellent and stirring renditions of Hanukah favorites, the CD includes the popular SPanish Hanukah song of 8 candle (Ocho Kaandelaros); a humorous Latke Cooking Demonstration by the octogenerian comedian Ms. Chasia Segal; and a blues/gospel rendition of "I Have A Little Dreydl" which will change the way you sing it forever.

5 out of 5 stars Lively, touching and richly varied entertainment..Great!.......1999-11-08

Take Theodore Bikel, the storied folk musician and "Fiddler" Tevye, cantor Morton Shames, the Boston Community Gospel Choir, extraordinarily talented musicians and vocalists of the New England Conservatory, and put them all in the hands of brilliant Klezmer/Jazz- Composer, Musician and Impressario Hankus Netsky and you have a stellar show and the recording "A Taste of Channukah"

Wonderful performances are everywhere and newcomer Elizabeth Parvin is a stunning example. Her duet with Bikel, and her solo within it, offer the listener a portal to true vocal brilliance. Her beautiful and expressive soprano mark her as a very bright star on the horizon. Miss Parvin and the other accomplished young performers show how artistic interpretations can be a continuing and fulfilling source of cultural renewal. This CD is a work of art, a lot of fun and a definite winner!
Sing Irving Berlin
Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
  • Doesn't work for me.
 Sing Irving Berlin

Manufacturer: Import [Generic]
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ASIN: B00008YGWJ
Release Date: 2003-07-28

Tracks:

  1. Top Hat, White Tie and Tails
  2. How Deep Is the Ocean?
  3. It's a Lovely Day/Isn't It a Lovely Day
  4. Blue Skies
  5. Always
  6. They Say It's Wonderful
  7. No Strings
  8. Song Is Ended
  9. Stepping Out With My Baby
  10. Let Yourself Go
  11. Cheek to Cheek/Let's Face the Music and Dance
  12. Marrying for Love/The Girl That I Marry
  13. What'll I Do
  14. Puttin' on the Ritz
  15. Abraham
  16. Change Partners
  17. Heatwave
  18. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
  19. Count Your Blessings
  20. White Christmas

Album Description

Quality music at a great price, this collection features 20 tracks including 'How Deep Is The Ocean', 'No Strings', 'Puttin' On The Ritz' & 'Heatwave'. The Swingles have, unusually, incorporated electric keyboards, horns and drums into their usually acappella approach, resulting in some thoroughly modern interpretations of Berlin's classics. Castle Pulse. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Doesn't work for me........2006-05-04

I LOVE the Swingle Singers. The first time I heard them sing Bach back in the 60's I was driving a car and I was so blown away that I had to pull off the road. And I LOVE Irving Berlin's music; his message is simple and direct and tuneful. And therein lies the rub. To me, the jazz vocal styles, the contemporary harmonies and the whimsical utterances of the Swingle Singers go together with Irving Berlin's music like oil and water; they just don't mix. The words and melodies are those of Irving Berlin but the end result isn't Irving Berlin. Admittedly this is one man's opinion, and others might take great pleasure in the Swingle Singers' unfailing virtuosity and inventiveness. But if you anticipate the straighforward tunes and emotional directness in Berlin's music, you are apt to be disappointed.
Count Your Blessings
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • SANTA, BABY, PLEASE COOK SOME UP MORE!
  • A Christmas Gem!
  • Heavenly
  • A Wonderful Christmas Album for Everyone
 Count Your Blessings
Barbara Cook
Manufacturer: Drg
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ASIN: B0000AYLI5
Release Date: 2003-10-07

Tracks:

  1. Count Your Blessings
  2. Winter Wonderland
  3. There is No Christmas Like a Home Christmas
  4. O Holy Night
  5. The Christmas Song
  6. I Wonder as I Wander
  7. He'S Got the Whole World in His Hands
  8. Away in a Manger
  9. O Little Town of Bethlehem
  10. Silent Night
  11. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
  12. White Christmas
  13. Breath of Heaven
  14. May You Always
  15. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars SANTA, BABY, PLEASE COOK SOME UP MORE!.......2004-05-07

Barbara Cook's first full-length Christmas CD is a treasure. Her phrasing --- as fine as Mabel Mercer's --- allows for interpretations that are memorable and magical, especially on not-so-traditional tunes as Amy Grant's "Breath of Heaven." This is a simple, intimate recording; no over-orchestrations (thank you, Wally Harper), and a most magnificent a cappella "I Wonder As I Wander." An extra bonus: Babs is joined by the Broadway Inspirational Voices on several tracks.

4 out of 5 stars A Christmas Gem!.......2004-01-04

Just got Barbara's newest CD...her first Christmas one I believe.
What a gem! Some mixed feelings about some of the arrangements but as a whole a delight to hear! Want to hear more times, so right now, this is a premature rating...but still love Barbara a lot and have seen her 3 times here in San Francisco....I just love her rendition of "Away In A Manger", interweaving both versions of the carol...lovely and so dear! A lot of warmth and feeling in all the selections....some familiar and some not so. Unfortunately, my favorite Christmas song is "O, Holy Night" but have to say I don't care for this arrangement...my own bias...some songs I just like being done very straight.
But who knows!? This might grow on me... The "Silent Night" is exquisite! Very nice arrangement and harmony! Buy this CD and don't wait for next Christmas to listen! Thanks again, Barbara, for a beautiful gift of song for us to enjoy!

5 out of 5 stars Heavenly.......2003-11-10

This is Barbara Cooks first Christmas CD and I hope it's not her last. As usual, her voice is heavenly, caresssing the lyrics and warming your heart. The big surprise on this set is how fresh these standard Christmas songs sound when perfrmed by Cook. Many Christmas discs can be overly florid and cliche, but not so on this disc. The only jingle bells you'll hear on these songs is in "Winter Woonderlnd" and they are subdued. Barbara Cook and her arranger Wally Harper keep things in a (deceptively) simple and intimate setting. Almost as if she's giving you a personal concert in your living room.

I've always enjoyed Amy Grant's "Breath of Heavn" and was surprised to see it appear on this CD. Cook is somehow able to make it an even more moving experience than Grant. "He's Got The Whole World In His Hands" which starts acapella and grows to include a banjo and a harmonica, harken back to her Atlanta roots. Probably my favorite track is "I Wonder As I Wander" which is sung completely acapella.

I'll be listening to this set for many Christmas' to come. Count your blessings indeed. So far, I count 15.

5 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Christmas Album for Everyone.......2003-11-04

I just received this Christmas CD by Barbara Cook, her very first Christmas CD. I saw her last weekend in Atlanta for the very first time and now to hear this wonderful mix of Christmas songs is just heavenly. She has a voice that is so very special and delightful. I marvel at it every time I hear it. It has a quality to it that no other female singer has. The songs were chosen very carefully by Ms. Cook and Mr. Harper as I would expect. The selection "He's Got The Whole World In His Hands" is just enchanting, very moving and emotional for me. It is not usually thought of as a Christmas song but it becomes an essential part of this album. Ms. Cook's voice is as clear as if she were in my living room singing to me. This Christmas album is destined to be the one you always reach for and play for your friends, family and guests. I know it will be treasured by me for many many years to come!
Count Your Blessings
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Delicate Divas
 Count Your Blessings
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Alert Canada
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000074Z0
Release Date: 1994-11-21

Tracks:

  1. Count Your Blessings - Holly Cole/Rebecca Jenkins/Mary Margaret O'Hara/Jane Siberry/Victoria Williams
  2. Please Come Home For Christmas - Holly Cole
  3. White Christmas - Mary Margaret O'Hara
  4. Un Flambeau Jeanette Issabella - Holly Cole/Rebecca Jenkins/Mary Margaret O'Hara/Jane Siberry/Victoria Williams
  5. What Is This Fragrance - Mary Margaret O'Hara
  6. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Victoria Williams
  7. Carol Of The Bells - Holly Cole/Rebecca Jenkins/Mary Margaret O'Hara/Jane Siberry/Victoria Williams
  8. Never, No - Mary Margaret O'Hara
  9. I'll Be Home For Christmas - Rebecca Jenkins
  10. Are You Burning Little Candle - Jane Siberry
  11. Deck The Halls - Holly Cole
  12. A Holy Thing - Victoria Williams
  13. In The Bleak Mid Winter - Jane Siberry
  14. Silent Night - Holly Cole/Rebecca Jenkins/Mary Margaret O'Hara/Jane Siberry/Victoria Williams

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Delicate Divas.......2001-12-23

This album is a gem of delicate beauty! The artists are sensitive to the word and the vocal phrasings are gently unique and inspired! In the vein of the magnificent McGarrigles, Holly Cole, Rebecca Jenkins, the sublime Mary Margaret O'Hara, Jane Siberry and Victoria Williams sing refreshingly honest and true tales of Christmas and our love of it. An intimate and heartfelt production. What a joy it must have been to witness it, and thanks to this recording we can hear it at will.
100 Voices 100 Strings & Joni James
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    Joni James
    Manufacturer: Collector's Choice
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    ASIN: B00006B1L6
    Release Date: 2002-11-12

    Tracks:

    1. Ave Maria
    2. The Lord Is My Shepherd
    3. Tall A Tree
    4. There Must Be A Reason
    5. The Lord's Prayer
    6. Story Of The Sparrows
    7. You'll Never Walk Alone
    8. It Is No Secret
    9. Prayer For Peace
    10. Wither Thou Goest
    11. I May Never Pass This Way Again
    12. Bless This House
    13. Give Us This Day
    14. Look For The Silver Lining
    15. Panis Angelicus
    16. I Believe
    17. Count Your Blessings
    18. May The Good Lord Bless And Keep You

    Album Description

    Includes six added tracks from her similarly themed album, Give Us This Day, to create this uplifting 18-track package. 1960 release. Bonus tracks - 'Give Us This Day', 'Look For The Silver Lining', 'Panis Angelicus', 'I Believe', 'Count Your Blessings' & 'May The Good Lord Bless and Keep You'. Collectors' Choice Music. 2002.
    Down Came an Angel
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • A Magical Christmas Album !
    • my CD of the year
    • Capturing the Mood of Christmas
    		 Down Came an Angel

    Manufacturer: Dorian Recordings
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00000JLL0
    Release Date: 1999-09-07

    Tracks:

    1. The Cherry Tree Carol
    2. It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
    3. A Virgin Most Pure
    4. I Heard From Heaven Today
    5. Bright Morning Stars Are Rising
    6. Babe Of Bethlehem
    7. Down Came An Angel
    8. Away In A Manger
    9. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
    10. Jehovah, Hallelujah
    11. The Blessings Of Mary
    12. Brightest And Best
    13. I Wonder As I Wander
    14. We Three Kings Of Orient Are
    15. Mary, What You Gonna Call Your Pretty Little Baby?
    16. Go Tell It On The Mountain
    17. Rise Up, Shephard, And Follow

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars A Magical Christmas Album !.......2004-12-14

    Jacqueline Schwab's plaintive piano is recognized almost immediately as the background music for Ken Burns' reknowned public broadcasting films covering Baseball and the Civil War...in this disc, she turns her considerable talents to the soothing, ethereal hymns, carols, and spirituals of the Christmas season. Upon my first hearing, I was reminded of my sitting in the parlour of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church's parsonage as the wife of the Pastor effortlessly, without benefit of sheet music, tinkered with the old-but-finely-tuned upright piano, playing Christmas hymns that made me weep. This disc is a gift. I defy you to listen to it and not be moved to your heart.

    5 out of 5 stars my CD of the year.......2002-11-25

    Jacqueline Schwab's Down Came an Angel wins my best album of the year award (which goes to the best CD I first heard this year). This is Christmas music as it should be. Even without words, these recordings of these songs speak more to my heart and to the meaning of the season than I have heard music do in a long, long time.

    Mrs. Schwab's playing has an unbelievable emotional (and I would argue spiritual) range. She is introspective one moment, exuberant the next, and then quietly adoring in the next. Rarely have I been so consistently impressed by an artist.

    There are many highlights on this album, but the one that cries out to be heard is Mrs. Schwab's Away in a Manger--if I had a song of the year award, it would go to this song. This is music of hope for a hopeful season. Dorian's sound is, as usual (I'm going to start writing "of course" instead of "as usual"), outstanding.

    Get a copy of Down Came an Angel--this is music at its best.

    5 out of 5 stars Capturing the Mood of Christmas.......1999-12-25

    I first heard An Angel Came Down on KFUO-FM here in St Louis. I was transfixed. The solo piano captured the mood of each Christmas song, with strong hints of melody weaving in with light hints of melody - always serene.
    Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Rejoice in Lamb, Missa Brevis, Te Deum, Jubilate
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Rejoice in Lamb, Missa Brevis, Te Deum, Jubilate

      Manufacturer: Polygram Records
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      Release Date: 1991-09-13

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      There are one or two other fine recordings of Benjamin Britten's Ceremony of Carols, but this one is exceptional for its intimacy, a feature of this unique work that's often lost in performers' desire to make it big and exciting. There's plenty of bigness and excitement here, but it all comes from the beautifully controlled, warm-toned singing and the clarity of the vocal articulation. And there's lots of genuine energy, born of the inherent qualities of the music and the poetic texts. Likewise for the performance of the cantata Rejoice in the Lamb, a phenomenal setting for soloists, chorus, and organ of a poem by 18th-century religious poet Christopher Smart, who experienced bouts of madness and wrote this work in an asylum. The spiritual power of its words, especially as set by Britten, is undeniable, and the boys and men of St. John's know exactly how to elicit that power and convey it to us. --David Vernier
      Narada Christmas 3: Christmas Blessings
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • My favorite Chrismas CD
      • SUPER CHRISTMAS MUSIC.....
      • ANOTHER GREAT COLLECTION OF CHRISTMAS MUSIC...
      • ONE OF THE BEST ON THE MARKET.....
      • the most beautiful christmas cd i've ever heard
      		 Narada Christmas 3: Christmas Blessings
      Various Artists
      Manufacturer: Narada
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000005P5K
      Release Date: 1995-10-03

      Tracks:

      1. Silver Bells - David Arkenstone
      2. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Michael Whalen
      3. O Holy Night - Brian Mann
      4. Of Come All Ye Faithful - Nando Lauria
      5. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - Wayne Gratz
      6. Ding Dong Merrily On High / Good King Wenceslas - Nancy Rumbel
      7. The First Noel - Ralf Illenberger
      8. Carol Of The Bells - Kostia
      9. Hark The Herald Angels Sings - Eric Tingstad
      10. Silent Nights - Simon Wynberg
      11. We Three Kings - Ira Stein
      12. The Little Drummer Boy - William Ellwood
      13. O Little Town Of Bethlehem - Michael Jones

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars My favorite Chrismas CD.......2007-05-03

      I own around 25 Christmas CDs and this one is my favorite.

      5 out of 5 stars SUPER CHRISTMAS MUSIC............2003-08-06

      IF YOU LOVE CHRISTMAS MUSIC YOU WILL LOVE THIS CD. AS WITH ALL THE NARADA CHRISTMAS COLLECTIONS THIS IS WONDERFUL. I HAVE A 5-DISC PLAYER AND I PUT ALL NARADA MUSIC ON IT AND LET IT RIP. I
      CAN SIT BACK FOR HOURS AND LISTEN TO THE BEST MUSIC ON THE PLANET I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS AND ALL THE NARADA COLLECTIONS...

      5 out of 5 stars ANOTHER GREAT COLLECTION OF CHRISTMAS MUSIC..........2003-08-06

      YOU CAN'T GO WRONG WITH ANY OF THE NARADA COLLECTIONS OF THEIR
      CHRISTMAS MUSIC. I HAVE ALL THEY HAVE PRODUCED AND HAVE JUST ABOUT WORN THEM OUT (IF THAT IS POSSIBLE)..THE MUSIC IS GREAT
      AS ARE THE ARTISTS. YOU WILL REALLY ENJOY THIS CD AT CHRISTMAS
      FOR MANY YEARS TO COME......

      5 out of 5 stars ONE OF THE BEST ON THE MARKET............2003-08-06

      THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST CHRISTMAS CDS ON THE MARKET. THE SELECTIONS ARE GREAT, AND THE ARTISTS ARE WONDERFUL. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS CD FOR EVERYONE WHO LOVES CHRISTMAS MUSIC.....

      5 out of 5 stars the most beautiful christmas cd i've ever heard.......2001-10-24

      i'm not a fan of new age. now that that's out, i have to say that this is the best christmas album i have ever heard. it is simply beautiful. that is all.
      Splendor of the High Holidays
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • A magnificent liturgical concert, Reform style
      		 Splendor of the High Holidays

      Manufacturer: Vox (Classical)
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000001KE4
      Release Date: 1995-10-24

      Tracks:

      1. Shofar Blessings
      2. Avinu Malkeinu
      3. Zachraynu L'chayim
      4. Tiku Va Chodesh
      5. Shema Kolenu
      6. Adonai, Adonai
      7. Then Shall The Righteous Shine Forth
      8. Tzadik Katamar
      9. Rosh Hashanah Evening Blessings
      10. For The Mountains Shall Depart
      11. Etz Chayim
      12. Mi 'Kamocha
      13. Eloheynu Veilohei Avoteinu
      14. It Is Enough
      15. B'Rosh Hashanah
      16. Lord, Thou My Shepherd
      17. Aleynu, Va'nachnu, The Lord Shall Reign
      18. Kiddush & Shehechiyanu
      19. Kol Nidrei
      20. Adon Olam

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars A magnificent liturgical concert, Reform style.......2001-09-21

      This excellent CD of High Holy Days liturgical music is, according to its own liner notes, "somewhat concertized," the goal being to "reflect the profound spiritual journey that takes place in the life of Jews throughout the world during this holy period, and to open this experience, at least on an artistic level, to lovers of music, beauty, and holiness." It should therefore be listened to as if it were a classical concert, rather than actual worship. (This is not a new idea among Jews; in the days before "equal opportunity employment," when Jews were barred from European opera companies, it was not unusual for a gifted cantor to go on tour in the Jewish world, giving concerts of original liturgical music, performed on "secular" days. Such concerts, in turn, gave birth to music which eventually found its way into the regular synagogue services -- as did much of this music.)


      The pieces included here come mostly from the Western European (Ashkenazic) tradition, and will be familiar to most Ashkenazic Jews. Much of this music originated in the German Reform movement of the 19th century which, in turn, was strongly influenced by the classical composers. The prominent use of a pipe organ in this concert places it squarely in the "classical Reform" category, i.e., the most "churchlike" of Jewish liturgies. However, I have heard the same tunes sung in synagogues of other denominations, too -- including Orthodox groups that would be absolutely mortified to discover that their "traditional" music is originally Reform! Consider the oh-so-traditional "Kol Nidre" by Louis Lewandowski (included on this CD), who was a Reform composer. It is indeed a tribute to the beauty of this music that it speaks to all kinds of Jews.


      The concert itself is beautifully performed, with Stacy Lowe as soprano, Russell Ashley as baritone, Mary Jane Newman as organist and choral director, and Lisa Rautenberg on violin. The CD comes with liner notes by Mary Jane Newman, giving a brief history of Jewish music and some background on the the various composers.

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