Holidays

1. It's Christmas Day

2. Oh Come, Oh Come Emanuelle [Instrumental]

3. Christmas Song

4. Kanaka Wai Wai [Instrumental]

5. Ke Ku'ulani

6. Lei Pikake [Instrumental]

7. House of Gold

8. Joy to the World [Instrumental]

9. (It's Alright) Christmastime Is Here

10. Rue Dés Reves (The Street of Dreams) [Instrumental]

11. Lady in Red

12. Mele Kalikimaka [Instrumental]

13. Love Is the Reason to Believe

14. Love [Instrumental]

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Average customer rating: My First Barenaked Album Fun Holiday CD It's okay Over the Top Some stellar moments but on the whole not as good as I'd hoped for

Barenaked for the Holidays Barenaked Ladies Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Grunge | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Canada | North America | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music International | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits 1991-2001 Barenaked Ladies Are Me Wintersong Barenaked Ladies Are Men Everything You Want for Christmas ASIN: B0002XED3A Release Date: 2004-10-05

Tracks:

1. Jingle Bells
2. Green Christmas
3. I Saw Three Ships
4. Hanukkah Blessings
5. O Holy Night
6. Elf's Lament
7. Snowmen
8. Do They Know It's Christmas?
9. Hanukkah O Hanukkah
10. God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman/We Three Kings
11. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
12. Carol of the Bells
13. Footprints
14. Deck the Stills
15. Christmastime (Oh Yeah)
16. Sleigh Ride
17. Christmas Pics
18. I Have a Little Dreidel
19. Wonderful Christmastime
20. Auld Lang Syne

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Few bands are better suited than the Barenaked Ladies to take obnoxious old Christmas jingles to an entirely new level of obnoxiousness. The Canadian pop group does a smack-up job on this generous collection, where they tackle children's relics like "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," curious seasonal fare such as Band-Aid's Ethiopian charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas," and a handful of tongue-in-cheek originals that share the bookish humor of the band's hits like "One Week" and "Brian Wilson." Even the inclusion of three Hannukah songs doesn't raise the bar for reverence. The disc also includes collaborations with Sarah McLachlan and Michael Buble. --Aidin Vaziri

Album Description

Barenaked Ladies celebrate the holiday season with their ninth major release, Barenaked For The Holidays. This release features many holiday favorites, including "Do They Know It's Christ- mas"(written by Bob Geldof )and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," performed with Sarah McLachlan, and seven original tracks including BNL's new holiday single "Elf 's Lament," featuring Michael Bublé. Ed Robertson and Steven Page"s distinctive vocals give a fresh sound to traditional holiday classics. Barenaked For The Holidays is sure to be a holiday favorite that is fun,witty and dynamic.

Customer Reviews:

My First Barenaked Album.......2007-03-09

I bought this album after hearing the Barenaked Ladies interviewed on NPR. I absolutely love it and so did everyone I played if for over the holidays. Not only will this CD now become a regular part of our holiday playlist I'm now buying more music from these talented, entertaining and thoughtful artists. They make me laugh too.

Fun Holiday CD.......2007-02-19

It has a nice mixture of Christmas, Hanakkuah and random holiday songs with a fun twist.

It's okay.......2007-02-07

I like Barenaked Ladies, but only about half these songs on this CD.

Over the Top.......2007-01-20

This approach to Christmas was not generally to my taste, though several of the cuts were pretty good. I got it for someone else and he was somewhat more satisfied, especially with the cut where Sarah Maclachlan joins in.

Some stellar moments but on the whole not as good as I'd hoped for.......2007-01-19

If I had the purchase to make over again, I'd probably just go to iTunes and pick a few songs from this collection. It's okay, but okay is not what I've come to expect from Barenaked Ladies.

Average customer rating: Only half the songs of the original set!! Its all Christmas A Good Basic Collection cd reviews Poor Quality

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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:

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!!

Its all Christmas.......2007-01-09

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

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.

cd reviews.......2006-01-15

this cd was very good, much recommended

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.

Average customer rating: First Album with Sandy Denny. My personal favorite stepping stone to greatness Pretty good but not as good as the later ones Not a very good album... sorry.

What We Did on Our Holidays Fairport Convention Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD British Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Folk | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Unhalfbricking Liege & Lief Fairport Convention Full House Fotheringay ASIN: B00007J36W Release Date: 2003-03-10

Tracks:

1. You're Gonna Need My Help
2. Some Sweet Day

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Their second album captures Fairport Convention poised between the more embryonic, American-influenced rock of their debut and the more pronounced British folk-rock that would follow. Newly arrived vocalist Sandy Denny contributes her haunting songs and indelibly husky voice, Ian (later Iain) Matthews lofts his angelic tenor into the mix, and the set list is the most diverse they would ever offer, stacking solid covers of Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan beside traditional English songs and stirring originals from Denny, Matthews, Richard Thompson, and Ashley Hutchings. As such, Holidays works both on its own terms and as a position paper on Fairport's emerging ambition to find a distinctive accent for their alternately hearty, witty, and somber music. --Sam Sutherland

Album Description

Remastered reissue of classic second album, originally released in 1969, includes three bonus tracks, 'Throwaway Street Puzzle', 'You're Gonna Need My Help' (BBC), 'Some Sweet Day', & a slipcase with the first pressing. Includes sleevenotes by co-founder Ashley Hutchings. 15 tracks. Universal Island. 2003.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Edition of the Second Fairport Convention LP and the First to Include the Presence of Sandy Denny was Recorded in 1968. It Showcases a Young Group Taking Pleasure in Singing and Playing Whatever Took Its' Collective Fancy, and Doing this with Surprising Sensitivity, Authority and Musicality. Also Evident is the Trademark Unpredictability and Wacky Sense of Fun which Marked their Live Concerts . Make 'em Laugh, Make 'em Cry, Make 'em Puzzled; That was Early Fairport. Includes Three Bonus Tracks. "Throwaway Street Puzzle" was Released as the B-side of the "Meet on the Ledge" Single. "You're Gonna Need My HELP" is a Rare BBC Radio Recording from 1969 and features a Virtuoso Slide-guitar Performance by Richard Thompson. "Some Sweet Day" was Originally Recorded to Be Released as a Single but was Shelved in Favour of "Meet on the Ledge".

Customer Reviews:

First Album with Sandy Denny........2007-07-01

"What We Did in Our Holidays" was the first album to feature Sandy Denny and in fact the last released with Ian Matthews as lead singer. As was the case with their 1968 debut album this album is a great mixture of various styles and inspirations.

The band would later become a legend in British folk-rock, and there are clear signs what direction the band might want to pursue on this album. Songs like "Nottamun Town" and "She Moves Through the Fair" would not have been totally out of place on their folk-rock classic "Liege and Lief". There is also a lot of folk-feeling in Denny's beautiful "Fotheringay".

Bob Dylan was obviously a great inspiration for the band, and they recorded several of his songs for their early albums. Here it is his obscure song "I'll Keep it With Mine" and you maybe you could also count in "Nottamun Town", which has the same melody as "Masters of War".

Richard Thompson wrote some really great songs for the album among which "Meet on the Ledge" has become a classic. At this point Thompson's songwriting was more pop/rock than folk.

Bassist Ashley Hutchings wrote the rock'n roller "Mr Lacey" and the other guitarist Simon Nicol contributed the fine acoustic instrumental "End of a Holiday", which closed off the original album.

The three bonus tracks are interesting, but none of them would have fitted very well into the album. The B-side "Throwaway Street Puzzle" has been a collector's item for years, and a track that many fans have been eager to hear. It's a Thompson/Hutchings blues rocker written and played much in the same vein as Dylan's "Down in the Flood" or "Wathcing the River Flow".

Great album, but not quite a five stars release.

My personal favorite.......2006-08-05

This is the first Fairport Convention album I ever heard, and if that colors my judgement, so be it. Having BOTH Sandy Denny and Ian Matthews on vocals is what moves this up a notch from "Unhalfbricking" (but that one's essential too)to my ears. The Dylan cover "I'll Keep It With Mine" may be the best thing they ever recorded--not only those wonderful harmonies, but Richard Thompson's entirely sympathetic lead guitar, especially on the fadeout; just sublime. Follow that with the Joni Mitchell cover "Eastern Rain" which gives you an idea as to just what they lost when drummer Martin Lamble died. Sandy Denny's opener "Fotheringay" would have fit in with Liege and Lief, yet is perfect here. Richard Thompson's early compositions "No Man's Land"(very underrated), "Tale In Hard Time", and "Meet On The Ledge" sound as great as anything he's ever done. And Ian Matthew's own "Book Song", adds a gentle dimension to the overall sound that was sadly never to be repeated. The only cut that doesn't fit is Ashley Hutchings' "Mr. Lacey", and it's still amusing and fun. There are two traditional ballads, a spooky chant, and a nice instrumental that closes the original album. In short, a variety of styles that form a whole greater than the sum of the parts. What might have been.

stepping stone to greatness.......2005-04-28

This is the second Fairport album, released in late 1968 but the first to feature who is today generally considered the finest folk singer bar none - Sandy Denny. They are stil a young band searching for an identity here but the 40 minites captured here show scope and maturity that many band would never achieve.
With Denny giving the vocals a clarity the songs richly deserved, songwriter and guitarist was able to find the confidence to introduce 2 of his early classics to the listening public. "Meet on the ledge" retains its power to this day.The album closed originally with the wistful "farewell, farewell" but this reissue (which sounds great by the way) adds 3 bonus cuts. To be fair the only real one of interest is the original B side "throwaway street puzzle. Not a great album but a bonafide classic, lets make it 4.5 stars, just for opening with Sandys beautiful "Fotheringay" Anyone thinking of looking into Fairport Convention would do well to begin their search here.

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Pretty good but not as good as the later ones.......2005-04-22

Bonus Tracks
Throwaway Street Puzzle: Sounds like an outtake from Surrealistic Pillow. You can understand where that "English Jefferson Airplane" rep came from. Richard Thompson gets psychedelic.
You're Gonna Need My Help: A Muddy Waters blues, of all things, recorded live at the Beeb. Ian Matthews sounds a little uncomfortable pretending to be black, but Sandy Denny sounds as at home as Janis did belting out lines like "I know you're gonna put me down." Nice slide guitar work by Richard Thompson.
Some Sweet Day: A tune by Country Music Hall of Famers Felice and Boudleaux Bryant that the band learned from an old Everly Brothers record. Ian Matthews sings lead with a little harmony by the group on the chorus. More Richard Thompson slide guitar.

Remaster: Cleaner, but not a revelation or anything, at least not on my inexpensive sound system. The individual instruments are more distinct in the ensemble passages.

The record: Seems a bit schizophrenic to me. Sometimes the band goes for a smooth, sunny "California Dreamin'"-type sound (Book Song, No Man's Land, Tale in Hard Times) and other times for a somewhat rootsier, folkier sound (Fotheringay, The Lord is In This Place, Nottamun Town, She Moved Through the Fair), which of course is the direction they ultimately took. Problem is Thompson's songs don't really lend themselves very well to a light touch. There's something really weird about backing a lyric like "Take the sun from my eyes/let me learn to despise" with a cute harpicord obligatto (Tale in Hard Times). Or having a hand-clappin' Partridge Family chorus like "Hey, c'mon make it easy/Hey, c'mon make it right") with a verse like "It's no use to be free/If lies are all the truth they seem/They'll screw up what you do when you're through". Still, it's pretty good. Perhaps definitive cover of Dylan's I'll Keep It With Mine, and only version anywhere of Joni Mitchell's Eastern Rain (gently psychedelic). Thompson proves he can play the blues on Mr. Lacey, even if it's a dumb song. And Meet On the Ledge is nicely anthemic. And She Moved Through the Fair is as haunting as anything Fairport ever did. Still it's no Unhalfbricking, let alone Liege and Lief.

Not a very good album... sorry........2005-04-15

If you are a Die Hard Fairport fan then you probabily already own this album. At this stage in this groups evolution, they are unsure in what direction they want to go, pulling in three different musical directions. Not the excellence of Leige & Lief to later follow. Tho, Dennys voice is strong in 'Fotheringay' & 'Nottamun town' and a very good rendition of Bob Dylans 'I'll keep it with mine' is still not good enough to pull is album out of the dumpster, and for $20 + bucks one would expect more..... Sorry.

Average customer rating: Excellent for Christmas time River Just what I was looking for Outstanding! Merry Christmas from Ally & Friends

Ally McBeal: A Very Ally Christmas Vonda Shepard , and Various Artists - Holidays Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Holiday Music | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Pop Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Holiday Music | Miscellaneous | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Holiday Music | Miscellaneous | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | 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 | Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music $7 - $10 | Today's Deals | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Pop Vocal | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music 4-for-3 Alternative Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Soundtracks | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Ally McBeal: For Once in My Life Featuring Vonda Shepard Heart And Soul: New Songs From Ally McBeal Featuring Vonda Shepard (Television Series) Songs From Ally McBeal Featuring Vonda Shepard (Television Series) The Futurist Ally McBeal - Ally on Sex and the Single Life ASIN: B000050HV4 Release Date: 2000-11-07

Tracks:

1. This Christmas
2. The Man With The Bag
3. Please Come Home For Christmas
4. Silver Bells
5. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
6. Winter Wonderland - Macy Gray
7. Run, Rudolph, Run - Jane Krakowski
8. Santa Claus Got Stuck In My Chimney - Lisa Nicole Carson
9. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - Jane Krakowski
10. Santa Baby - Calista Flockhart
11. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
12. River - Robert Downey, Jr
13. White Christmas - Robert Downey, Jr/Vonda Shepard
14. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve

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Ally McBeal has dominated television for three years, so why not a Christmas album for fans who number 20 million or more? Truth be told, this is really a Vonda Shepard record (she's Ally's TV singing voice), with a little help from the McBeal cast, including Ally (née Calista Flockhart), who successfully tries on Eartha Kitt's silly, sassy, seductive "Santa Baby." With 14 tracks and Macy Gray's distinctive "Winter Wonderland" included, the album covers lots of turf, as Shepard and company cover hymns and carols that are sparsely arranged and appealing for their soulful simplicity. Shepard's soprano talent continues to reveal its many riches. Here's a singer who's at home in a gut-bucket blues tune such as "Please Come Home for Christmas" and strolling down Broadway, joyfully swinging on "The Man with the Bag." Additional surprises include Shepard's duet with Robert Downey Jr. on "White Christmas" and Joni Mitchell's "River." Recommended. --Martin Keller

Customer Reviews:

Excellent for Christmas time.......2007-01-20

I suggest it, it's a very special time generator, the Christmas time.

River.......2007-01-19

I bought this for one song only - River by Robert Downey Jr. It was the only place I could find it, and it was perfect.

Just what I was looking for.......2007-01-11

This is a great party Xmas cd. Very festive and fun at the same time. The song that Robert Downey Jr. sings on this cd called River is the reason I bought it but I am glad I did as the rest of the cd is great also. Good buy and will be enjoyed even by those who don't/didn't like Ally McBeal.

Outstanding!.......2006-03-19

While Christmas shopping, this CD was being played in the store. My friends and I LOVED it! After purchasing it, I could not be happier! I find myself listening to it even after Christmas! It would be hard to choose my favorite song since each and every one is great. A wonderful addition to my Christmas CD collection!

Merry Christmas from Ally & Friends.......2004-01-01

That's what this album really is - the show's gift to the audience. Who can forget the shy, embarrassed Ally with the sexy rendition of "Santa Baby" or the snow-covered streets in the episodes with Robert Downey, Jr. "White Christmas" was unexpectedly filled with pathos while "River" is an almost last hurrah. A few other artists appear but once again, Vonda Shepard saves the day. She carries the album just as she carries the show. Have yourself a Merry, Merry Christmas and buy this CD for someone you love...or for yourself.

Average customer rating: Kick up your holidays! I expected much more I dig it.... "Decorations Of Red On A Green Christmas Tree . . .They Won't Mean A Thing . . . If You're Not Here With Me" Mediocre - better Christmas music out there

Harry For The Holidays Harry Connick Jr. Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Contemporary | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Classic Vocalists | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: When My Heart Finds Christmas Christmas with the Rat Pack Only You Frank Sinatra Christmas Collection Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas [Remastered] ASIN: B0000DF00Z Release Date: 2003-10-28

Tracks:

1. Frosty The Snow Man
2. Blue Christmas
3. The Christmas Waltz
4. I Wonder As I Wander
5. Silver Bells
6. Mary's Little Boy Child
7. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
8. The Happy Elf
9. I'll Be Home For Christmas
10. I Come With Love
11. Nature Boy
12. Little Town Of Bethlehem
13. I'm Gonna Be The First One
14. This Christmas
15. Nothin' New For New Year
16. Silent Night

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Call him the retro Sinatra, the keeper of the big band flame, the swingin' piano man, but Harry Connick Jr., remains one of New Orleans' treasures. His second Christmas CD is as much a salute to his hometown musical roots as it is to the season. Filled with second-line arrangements and fierce horn charts that could blow all that holiday chill back to Canada, Connick's latest revisits upbeat standards such as "Frosty The Snowman," "Blue Christmas," "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," and others. Most swing and romp, but the hymns are given the reverential vocal treatment that Connick is known for on his more secular love ballads. Surprises include a quirky arrangement of "Silver Bells," in what sounds all the world like a Henry Mancini score for an action film. And there's four Connick originals that don't quite match the level of the covers, except for what must be the oddest pairing of talents all season, the duet with country singer George Jones on "Nothin' New For the New Year," an inspired tune and performance from two master stylists. There's nothing quite as lasting as the chestnut he penned on his first Christmas CD, "I Pray on Christmas," but for fans, here's a merry Harry N'awlins holiday love fest. --Martin Keller

Customer Reviews:

Kick up your holidays!.......2007-01-15

This is a great CD that my kids look forward too every year for the holidays. There are a lot of great "full jazz band" songs .

I expected much more.......2007-01-11

I'm deluded from the track list.
Few classics and not nery notable too.
But the talente of Harry is not discutible.

I dig it...........2006-12-21

Very nice; my wife bought it for me. No silly complaints about whether it can be played in a computer or anything like that (last time I checked, CDs were for stereo players!).
Question: Do you like delightful, soulful music, with a jazzy New Orleans flair? Then you'll love it. Plain and Simple. It's fun. It's romantic. It's Hymnal. And yes: the Big-Band arrangements are quite cool.

If you simply love good music, and want a nice change of pace, from the usual dull Christmas recording, give it a try. Oh, sorry: give it MORE THAN ONE try!

"Decorations Of Red On A Green Christmas Tree . . .They Won't Mean A Thing . . . If You're Not Here With Me".......2006-12-15

"It's Christmas time again, and I've put together some songs - some old, some new - for you to enjoy during the holidays. This music was made with a lot of love, and would not have been possible were it not for the incredible musicians with whom I was able to play. Thank you so much for listening, and happy holidays." ~ Love, Harry ~

"I'll have a blue Christmas, that's certain
And when that blue heartache starts hurtin'
You'll be doin' all right with your Christmas of white
But I'll have a blue, blue Christmas."

Whether you'll have a white or a blue Christmas, this colorful Christmas CD, "Harry For The Holidays" is a great listen and just perfect for the holidays. It's a Christmas present by itself, you'll be listening to a mixture of traditional and contemporary Christmas songs, some of them are from Harry Connick Jr.'s creative pen - "The Happy Elf," "I'm Gonna Be The First One," "Nothin' New For New Year" and "I Come With Love." Like all of his recordings and a rarity among artists, he ingeniously arranged, orchestrated and conducted all the music on this wonderful Christmas collection, which he dedicated to his mother, Anita.

Harry Connick Jr. sings with childlike enthusiasm "Frosty The Snowman" and a song that all kids from "one to ninety-two" so loved, "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town."

The nostalgically-charged "I'll Be Home For Christmas" is sung in a very hopeful fashion. There's something so beautiful in its arrangement and that sax solo by Ned Goold is so beguilingly spotless and Harry Connick Jr.'s vocal artistry is, as always, so remarkably marvelous.

Dance the waltz to "The Christmas Waltz" if you would - it's a great song and he made it danceable with its arrangement, so show off your dancing skills. The dazzling sax and trombone from soloists Jerry Weldon and Mark Mullins add to its sparkle.

The saddest song from this collection is Billy Hayes & Jay Johnson's "Blue Christmas." Its vintage-sounding-arrangement is reminiscent of the sounds of the fifties, that of Elvis Presley's version. His rendition is melodically fabulous yet lyrically melancholy.

The traditional songs are "Silver Bells," "I Wonder As I Wander," "O Little Town Of Bethlehem" and "Silent Night."

This is a nice stocking-stuffer and one of the most remarkable Christmas CDs of all-time. Give it a listen, you'll be delighted with all the songs and you'll surely appreciate Harry Connick Jr.'s musical versatility.

Have the Merriest Christmas ever and the Happiest New Year to one and all!

"Let kindness come with every gift, and good desires with every greeting." ~ Robert Louis Stevenson ~

Mediocre - better Christmas music out there.......2006-12-12

I'm a big fan of his work, but this CD is too inconsistent. I love the screaming trumpets, and the Nature Boy arrangement is different, but excellent (mostly in 5/4 time).

But Harry's singing is unispired and just not solid, as if he recorded it in one take. Some of the songs are not so great either, making it a middle-of-the-road-performance CD.

Average customer rating: Who wouldn't love this? Best Holiday Album In Years!!

Happy Holidays Kelly Willis , and Bruce Robison Manufacturer: Rykodisc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: Translated From Love West Eleven Stories It Came from San Antonio Wintersong ASIN: B000H0M556 Release Date: 2006-08-29

Tracks:

1. Santa Baby
2. A Winter's Tale
3. In The Bleak Midwinter
4. Baby, It's Cold Outside
5. The Christmas Waltz
6. Please Daddy, Don't Get Drunk
7. Blue Christmas
8. Shut In At Christmas
9. Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy
10. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
11. Oklahoma Christmas

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This expanded reissue of Willis and Robison's 2003 EP does precisely what the best Christmas albums have always done: reinterpret, revive, and refresh the tradition, while remaining intensely musical. The rotating cast of players--including young Austin pals Andrew Nafziger, Eamon McLoughlin, and Warren Hood, as well as keyboard ringers Chip Dolan and Floyd Domino--serve every song with the right balance of grit and glow. The arrangements, even when stringed up on "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," never cross the line into schmaltz and never overwhelm. The slowly swinging, jazzy opener, "Santa Baby," can't equal Eartha Kitt's definitive version, but Willis's restrained-but-sexy delivery comes close. While the band can't rock the twang quite like the Buckaroos, they still get a swampy romp out of Buck Owens's classic "Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy" and an elegant electric piano-driven waltz from "Blue Christmas," which Willis delicately transforms into a country-soul aria. Robison's lead singing has never been powerful enough to score on the charts; here, he's just playful and amateurish enough to undercut the cornpone of "Please Daddy Don't Get Drunk" and scratchy and sincere enough to redeem the bathos of Charlie Louvin's "Shut In at Christmas." The closing Robison original, a live version of "Oklahoma Christmas," may never become a standard, but its honest and hilarious satire of homestead piety is classic--as is the whole album. --Roy Kasten

Album Description

Happy Holidays is classic Christmas with a cool country twist. From standards like "Baby It's Cold Outside" and "Santa Baby" to not so traditional tracks like "Please Daddy Don't Get Drunk," Happy Holidays is a musical Christmas card from Kelly and Bruce to their fans. They celebrate their favorite family season with "Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy," "Oklahoma Christmas" and the classic "Blue Christmas."

Stirring up visions of sugarplums and sightings of Santa on the roof, Happy Holidays from Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison is so festive it might just make it snow in Texas.

Customer Reviews:

Who wouldn't love this?.......2007-01-09

Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison are amazing, as usual. Add this to your Christmas collection. You won't be sorry!

Best Holiday Album In Years!!.......2006-12-17

I usually purchase 3 or 4 holiday albums each year. So far, I have barely listened to the other two new albums. Why? Simply put, this recording is excellent! The song selection is delightful ranging from up-tempo country to a "jazzy" version of "Have youself a merry little Christmas". In my opinion, this "jazzy" version is one of the best arrangements of the holiday classic. Also included is "Blue Christmas", of which Elvis' version sets the standard. Kelly Willis' version has to come in a close second to that of the King.

From a technical standpoint, this recording is fairly clean with limited background hiss or noise. Those songs recorded live maintain the live concert feel and are quite cleanly recorded as well. My only criticism is the total recorded time is only slightly over 38 minutes. Total play time aside, this recording belongs on everyone's CD changer!

Average customer rating: Just great, that's it "Thanksgiving and Forefathers' Day": It's what's for today. An fiery introduction to Ives My vote for the finest Ives orchestral recording ever made Ouch

Ives: Holidays Symphony Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ives, Charles | ( I ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Ives, Charles | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Ives: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4/Hymns Ives: The Symphonies / Orchestral Sets 1 & 2 Ives: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 Ives: An American Journey Ives: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-4 ASIN: B0000026G7 Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Washington's Birthday
2. Decoration Day
3. The Fourth Of July
4. Thanksgiving And Forefathers' Day
5. The Unanswered Question (revised version)
6. Central Park In The Dark
7. The Unanswered Question (original version)

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Ives never really intended his four holiday symphonic poems to be played together, and they are very seldom performed that way live. But it makes so much sense to group them on a recording that the Holidays Symphony has become the standard way to refer to the music. In any event, all four pieces offer some of Ives'ss finest, most imaginative work. The Fourth of July is the second most complex and crazy piece that he ever wrote--right up there with the second movement of the Fourth Symphony. Tilson Thomas is very much a specialist in this music, and he directs performances of almost supernatural accuracy. Simply the best. --David Hurwitz

Customer Reviews:

Just great, that's it.......2005-05-25

This is a "must" album. Altho' I personallly object to some of the finer editorial work in the "original" version of "UnQ" (very esoteric stuff--ask me) I'd stilll recommend this album as a "must have." -- D.G. Porter, Editorial Coordinator, The Charles Ives Society

"Thanksgiving and Forefathers' Day": It's what's for today........2003-11-28

The "Holidays Symphony" of Charles Ives, comprised of four movements to symbolize the passing of the four seasons by connecting them to important American holidays, was originally intended to be four standalone works, each of which could be performed separately in conjunction with its respective holiday.

Only later did Ives combine them as a four-movement "symphony." So, on this Thanksgiving Day of 2003, I chose to "deconstruct" them, just so that I might concentrate - for the occasion - on "Thanksgiving and Forefathers' Day."

This movement should, in my opinion, be numbered among the finest Ives compositions of all. It is brilliantly written and scored, with many original instrumental touches, particularly for percussion, where Ives calls upon low church bells, tubular bells and celesta, as well as an offstage ensemble of 4 horns, trombone and contrabassoon, all to marvelous effect. The ending, where the chorus enters singing to the words of the hymn tune "Duke Street," is simply breathtaking in its spirituality; truly transcendent and sublime.

But there are aspects to this movement that I've not seen anyone else mention, aspects that are startling in a prescient way, and therefore worth some mention. There is a quiet interlude, at about midpoint, scored for a reduced chamber ensemble of woodwinds, cornet, strings and celesta, that is "proto-Copland" in its sound texture, typical Coplandesque "Americana" yet written decades before "Appalachian Spring," which this section anticipates in a most remarkable way, with nearly identical chamber orchestra textures and, even, thematic ideas. The interlude then is followed by a penultimate section, prior to the choral entry, that has textures - and harmonies for that matter - similar to what William Schuman would, like Copland, write decades later. This brief section provides a perfect transition to the choral entry. And this is precisely where words fail me, because what Ives achieves here simply turns me to jelly. Only at the end of "From Hanover Square North" (from his Orchestral Set No. 2) and in the final movement of his masterpiece, the Symphony No. 4, was Ives able to match this "Holiday" in transcendent beauty.

The other three holidays/seasons ("Washington's Birthday"/Winter, "Decoration Day"/Spring and "The Fourth of July"/Summer) are all of a piece with this Thanksgiving one. Tilson Thomas has this music in his blood, having been an Ivesian from a very young age as conductors go. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, famed for its brass choir, earns kudos for ALL of its choirs in this performance, easily the best available and one not likely to be topped any time soon. And of course it doesn't hurt to have the Margaret Hillis-directed CSO Chorus for the conclusion of "Thanksgiving and Forefathers' Day" (the one movement that I just HAD to listen to, not that I excluded the rest of the work, or the disc for that matter).

The album is nicely rounded out with Ives's two contemplations: "A Contemplation of a Serious Matter" and "A Contemplation of Nothing Serious," more commonly known as "The Unanswered Question" and "Central Park in the Dark." Better yet, "The Unanswered Question" appears in two versions: the original as written in 1906, and a revised version, written some 20-odd years later, in which the trumpet and woodwind phrases are somewhat altered to add to the enigmatic nature of the work. In both versions, the Chicago strings play with an atmospheric perfection rarely heard. The ragtime piano in the foreground of "Central Park in the Dark" is hard to top, also. But for this particular "contemplation" I do have a preference for James Sinclair's (British) Northern Sinfonia Orchestra performance (on Naxos #8559087), for which I had written, "Much of Ives's music is all about space and distance, and the bar-room piano heard very faintly in the background truly gives this sense of space, as well as a sense of evening mist in the park."

The renowned Ives biographer Jan Swafford writes on this page, "My vote for the finest Ives orchestral recording ever made." I'm not of a mind to argue with Swafford, Ives expert that he is, especially on this particular day, and equally especially by virtue of the phenomenal performances that Tilson Thomas elicits from his Chicago orchestral and choral forces throughout.

Cue it up, folks. It's "what's for Thanksgiving."

Bob Zeidler

An fiery introduction to Ives.......2002-11-08

With Michael Tilson Thomas and the magnificent Chicago Symphony Orchestra in top form, this collection includes some of the best, most colorful works by this American master. Of the four holidays, "The Fourth of July" is irresistible - about seven minutes of extreme orchestral complexity, flaring up just like the rockets themselves and then expiring in exhaustion. Ives packs more into this score than some composers do in an hour, with colliding rhythms, blaring fortissimos and "Columbia, Gem of the Ocean" sailing above everything else. It is as exhilarating a ride as any composer has ever given us. "Decoration Day" eventually arrives at a somber moment at the cemetery with a touching trumpet solo playing "Taps," then ends with a joyously raucous march back to town. The moody "Washington's Birthday" and the stirring "Thanksgiving" complete the set, and by the end you may be thinking there has never been a composer who has captured the vivid, clashing emotions of the holidays with such accuracy.

Similarly melding the gentle with the explosive is the extraordinarily evocative "Central Park in the Dark," written in 1906. This densely written gem finds time to include the ragtime classic, "Hello, my Baby," among other tunes that make their surprise appearance during the chaotic climax.

Perhaps the most unusual feature of this disc is the inclusion of both versions of "The Unanswered Question," a gentle evocation of some of the sublime mysteries of the universe. The differences between the two versions are small, but
significant - and I won't spoil the thrill of discovery by revealing them here. Suffice to say that the piece is haunting in its quest to define the indefinable, and will likely linger in your mind long afterward.

Michael Tilson Thomas is one of the most exciting and knowledgeable interpreters of this music anywhere, and the Chicago orchestra shows why many people consider it one of the best ensembles in the world. This is perhaps not a recording for a quiet morning, but it is absolutely a candidate for "Top Ten Discs of 20th-Century American Music." A hugely exciting disc.

My vote for the finest Ives orchestral recording ever made.......2002-09-24

Take the insight of Michael Tilson Thomas, who's been conducting Ives throughout his career (his old Boston Symphony "Three Places" is still one of the best around), add one of the finest orchestras in the world and its celebrated brass section (Ives said he conceived all his music as if through "sort of a brass band with wings"), and finish with some genuinely inspired playing, and you've got a recording for the ages. It was a broadcast of the Chicago live performance, heard by chance on the radio, that gave me the idea to write my biography of Ives. Meanwhile the Holidays Symphony is one of Ives's greatest and most communicative works, and the "Decoration Day" movement one of the summits of his music. When Stravinsky was asked to define a masterpiece, he answered with "Decoration Day."

Ouch.......2002-04-24

I bought this disc hoping that it might turn me on to Ives. It was highly recommended by the Penguin Guide, so it should be a safe bet, right? Well, this disc may be an outstanding recording of Ives, but I have learned something very important through listening to this disc...I don't like Ives.

Sorry.

Average customer rating: Christmas Songs Christmas Is - Percy Faith One of the greatest C.D.'s ever!! Christmas Is...A Percy Faith Classic! Good Songs But They Should Have Digitally Remastered Them! The Sound Is Just A Little Off!

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Tracks:

1. Christmas Is...
2. I'll Be Home For Christmas
3. The Little Drummer Boy
4. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
5. We Need A Little Christmas (From 'Mame')
6. Silver Bells
7. White Christmas
8. Rudolph, The Red Nosed Reindeer
9. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An ....)
10. Do You Hear What I Hear?
11. Happy Holiday

Customer Reviews:

Christmas Songs.......2007-01-28

Very enjoyable,and delivered well before the date indicated.

Christmas Is - Percy Faith.......2007-01-19

For when you need a little christmas ... right this very minute!

One of the greatest C.D.'s ever!!.......2006-01-20

I wasn't into christmas that much because of all the mad rush at christmas, but since I bought this c.d. everything changed. I love christmas now and I am still playing that c.d. and it is already January. this is a great C.D. It is my favorite. I wish I would have owned it years ago. I just bought it this year.

Christmas Is...A Percy Faith Classic!.......2005-12-27

It's been about 40 years since this Christmas album by Percy Faith was released. To this day it's a pleasure to listen to with its rich instrumental selections and voices. The title tune says it all! You will enjoy this for many Christmases to come!

Good Songs But They Should Have Digitally Remastered Them! The Sound Is Just A Little Off!.......2005-12-21

I too had the cassette tape of this Percy Faith Christmas album and updated to this CD and I love all of the songs and my favorite is We Need a Little Christmas. I do have one complaint and that is that the sound doesn't seem to have been remastered and seems kind of low. It's as though they didn't digitally remaster the original mono recordings.

Average customer rating: Amazon needs a "No Stars" rating.. William is an inspiration to all.!!! William strikes again!! No time for loosers A fun Christmas CD

Hung for the Holidays William Hung Manufacturer: Koch Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Teen Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | 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 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 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Inspiration (includes Bonus DVD) Miracles:Happy Summer William Hung - Hangin' with Hung Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics Very Best of David Hasselhoff ASIN: B0002PUHSI Release Date: 2004-10-19

Tracks:

1. Holiday Greetings & Wishes
2. Deck The Halls
3. O Come All Ye Faithful
4. Greeting: Holiday Reminder
5. Silver Bells
6. Little Drummer Boy
7. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
8. Winter Wonderland
9. Greeting: Hopes & Dreams

Customer Reviews:

Amazon needs a "No Stars" rating.........2007-08-01

Ok, people looking at this CD, or anything else William Hung has released, fall into 2 categories. The ones who think it's total crap, and the ones who somehow think it's a joke. It is a joke. It is a joke on anyone who buys the CD.

People, the record label saw Hung, saw people support him, and thought to themselves "Wow. We can make a load of money by giving him a CD and conning people into buying it." There's no intentional humor, there's no fad or collector quality to it at all. It's blatant commercialism. William Hung should be ashamed of himself for this. The record label should be ashamed of themselves for not giving some other "Idol" hopeful who has talent a record contract.

Bottom line, you wouldn't hire a plumber who didn't know what he was doing, so why facilitate the career of a singer who can't sing? Why put money in the pockets of record executives who have no respect for you?

William is an inspiration to all.!!!.......2007-01-16

What an addition to any Christmas collection.

an added bonus is the We Are The Champions!!!

How those guys and girl on Idol were so very WRONG!

I like his little inspirational affirmations

He truly is making Joyful Noise for the World!!!!

William strikes again!!.......2006-07-18

I really like William Hung's music! I do admit, however, that some of his songs are just plain funny! But maybe William thinks so too. Or maybe not. You can't be sure. Anyway, I loved "Inspiration". I listen to it AT LEAST once a day. (And that says something, because I have a busy schedule!!) I listened to samples, and read up on this CD, and I think I'll buy it! The songs are either beautiful or funny, (take your pick). But this CD does fall SLIGHTLY short of "Inspiration". But, anyhow, I have a bone to pick with you mean reviewers! First of all, if you don't like this CD, you either don't have ears, or you don't have a sense of humor, depending on which way you see this CD. Second, a lot of you didn't even LISTEN to the CD, and are just ASSUMING that it was bad. Now is THAT a way to be?! Third, if you DID listen to this CD and didn't like it, you are entitled to your opinion, but don't you have better things to do than criticize someone who has done NOTHING wrong to you. (And making music you don't like is NOT wrong!) So, please, LIGHTEN UP!!!! (:

No time for loosers.......2006-02-23

American Idol is about as fake as the plastic smiled music industry an the fans who CLAIME to like talent very few don't know what it is: Paula Abdul, name a hit before the show even started , William Hung should be celebrated for grabbing that 15 minutes he may not be the best singer an a little obnoxious but at least he has balls an this cd proves it.

A fun Christmas CD.......2006-01-18

This CD is perfect to open your gifts to, especially if your family has a very good(or warped) sense of humor.

It livens up any family Christmas celebration, and the inclusion of "We are the Champions" is bound to cause a few heads to turn towards the CD player.

Average customer rating: Holidays in Dementia Holidays in Dementia Christmas tradition Holidays In Dementia by Dr. Demento. Holiday

Holidays in Dementia Various Artists Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Nostalgia | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Holiday Music | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Novelty Music | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Comedy Rock | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Pop Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Halloween | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Pop Vocal | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: Dr. Demento Presents: Greatest Christmas Novelty CD Chipmunks Roasting on an Open Fire More Twisted Christmas Twisted Christmas Dr. Demento 30th Anniversary Collection: Dementia 2000 ASIN: B0000033NK Release Date: 1995-10-24

Tracks:

1. The Twelve Pains Of Christmas - Bob Rivers Comedy Corp.
2. It's So Chic To Be Pregnant At Christmas - Nancy White
3. Gridlock Christmas - The Hollytones
4. It's Christmas And I Wonder Where I Am - The Bob & Tom Band
5. Santa Claus Is Watching You - Ray Stevens
6. Santa's Lament - Father Guido Sarducci
7. Rusty Chevrolet - Da Yoopers
8. Christmas Is Coming Twice This Year - The Hollytones
9. Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses
10. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town - Joseph Spence
11. A Terrorist Christmas - James & Kling
12. Stop The Cavalry - Jona Lewie
13. The Pretty Little Dolly - Mona Abboud
14. Hanukkah Rocks - Gefilte Joe & The Fish
15. Hanukkah Homeboy - Doc Mo She
16. Happy New Year - Spike Jones & His City Slickers
17. New Year's Resolutions - Scary Gary Alan

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Dr. Demento is an archivist elf of the first order. Testament to his timeworn ways is this collection of fractured holidays tunes and his earlier The Greatest Christmas Novelty CD of All Time. The good Doc showcases 17 tunes here, although the collection could do without nearly a quarter of those, including Joseph Spence's oddity "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" and the Waitresses' "Christmas Wrapping." The latter is a pop-rap tune that sounds pretty tame in the cracked company of the inimitable Bob Rivers ("The Twelve Pains of Christmas"), Spike Jones (sending up New Year's resolutions), and Father Guido Sarducci ("Santa's Lament"). Then there's James & Kling's perverse "A Terrorist Christmas," as well as a couple of loopy Hanukkah tunes, one a rap number by Doc Mo She and the other from Gefilte Joe & the Fish. --Martin Keller

Customer Reviews:

Holidays in Dementia.......2007-04-10

Very Funny!! It will keep you laughing and will help lighten the stress around Christmas.

Holidays in Dementia.......2007-01-20

I have been trying for years to locate the selection: "The Pretty Little Dolly". Finally! The whole CD is fantastic! If you're in a mood to laugh and have fun, then this is the CD you'll want.

Christmas tradition.......2007-01-17

Every year we buy a few Christmas Comedy songs to even out the traditional ones...this is an okay collection of classic comedy christmas songs.

Holidays In Dementia by Dr. Demento........2007-01-04

The parodies I liked the best on this cd was the Arthur like "It's Christmas and I Wonder Where I Am","Santa's Lament","Rusty Chevrolet","Gridlock for Christmas" which I have experienced,"Happy New Year" from Spike Jones,and New Years Resolutions by Scary Gary Allan.A very enjoyable cd.

Holiday.......2006-02-27

THe Doctor is in. He has gathered a wide selection of Hoilday songs to make us laugh durning the Season and the rest of the yaer.

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