Simply the Best Christmas Album
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Composer: Adolphe AdamComposer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Composer: Georges Bizet
Composer: Arcangelo Corelli
Composer: Louis-Claude Daquin
Composer: Cesar Franck
Composer: Franz Xaver Gruber
Composer: George Frederick Handel
Composer: Roger Harvey
Composer: Michael Head
Composer: Lee Holdridge
Composer: Herbert Howells
Composer: Charles Ives
Composer: William James Kirkpatrick
Composer: Hugh / Blane, Ralph Martin
Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Composer: Christmas Traditional
Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
Composer: John Francis Wade
Composer: Frank Wildhorn
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2001-08-21
Music Label: Erato
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Adeste Fideles - 18th Century Tradit
- Second Cantata: Ehre sei Gott in der H?he
- A Spotless Rose - Howells, Herbert
- Silent Night - Gruber, Franz
- O Joyful Children - Holdridge, Lee
- Festive Cheer/Sleigh Ride/Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas/J ... - Anderson, Leroy
- Glory to God
- 1st movement
- O Holy Night - Adam, Adolphe
- No?l Sur Les Jeux d'Anches - Daquin, Louis-Claud
- Panis Angelicus - Franck, C?sar
- Jesus the Light of the World - Traditional
- In Dulci Iubilo - Traditional
- Fourth Cantata: Fallt mit Danken, fallte mit Loben
- Glory to Christmas - Traditional
- Miniature Overture
- March
- Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
- Trepak, Russian Dance
- Dance of the Reeds
- Away in a Manger - Kirkpatrick, Willia
- Christmas Stays the Same - Wildhorn, Frank
- O Tannenbaum - Zarnack, A.
- 3rd movement
- A Christmas Carol - Ives, Charles
- Agnus Dei - Bizet, George
- O Little Town of Bethlehem - Brooks, Phillip
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas - English Traditional
- Entre le Boeuf et l'Ane Gris - Harm. Bevaert
- 1st movement, Coro: Christen, ?tzet diesen Tag
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Blane, Ralph
- The Holly and the Ivy - Traditional
- The Little Road to Bethlehem - Head, Michael
- Third Cantata: Schliesse, mein Herze
- 2nd movement
- Hallelujah
Music reviews of Simply the Best Christmas Album
Music Review: Joyous surprises!
Rating: 5 Stars
Every once in awhile I run across an album that excells, not because of the shining brilliance of one artist, but because of the collective impact of several. Here, in this album, are some little-known gems from Christmas music literature. I was captivated by the lilting and primitive joy in "Jesus, the Light of the World," which I had never heard before. Then there is Chanticleer and its rendition of Charles Ives' "Christmas Carol," a classic too little known. There are others. If you look for unique renditions of familiar and unfamiliar Christmas music to enhance the joy of the season, this album is a must-buy.
Description of Simply the Best Christmas Album
A rather presumptive holiday title, Simply the Best Christmas Album is an unqualified best--if you like classical, choral, and symphonic music. Marquee talent such as Placido Domingo, Natalie Cole, and Jose Carreras anchor the mix, abetted by the redoubtable London Brass, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Edward Higgenbottom & The Choir of New College, Oxford, and the Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra. This two-disc, 36-piece set presents a broad spectrum of holiday pageantry that embraces familiar traditional works like The Nutcracker and more contemporary pieces from Sumi Jo and Linda Eder. From triumphant brass and angelic choirs to stirring string pieces and rich, lovely orchestral movements, Simply the Best sets an exquisitely festive mood. --Martin KellerGeneral CDs
- Styles > Broadway & Vocalists
- Classical > General
- Chamber Music > General
- Featured Composers, A-Z > ( B ) > Bach, Johann Sebastian
- ( C ) > Corelli, Arcangelo
- ( F ) > Franck, C?sar
- ( H ) > Howells, Herbert
- ( I ) > Ives, Charles
- ( T ) > Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich > All Works by Tchaikovsky
- ( V ) > Vivaldi, Antonio
- Featured Performers, A-Z > ( L ) > London Philharmonic Orchestra
- ( V ) > Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
- Forms & Genres > Concertos > Concerto Grossi
- General
- Suites
- Historical Periods > Baroque (c.1600-1750) > General
- Modern, 20th, & 21st Century > Composers > Ives, Charles
- Forms & Genres > Chamber Music
- Vocal & Song
- Instruments > Keyboard > General
- Strings > Violin
- Opera & Vocal > General
- Historical Periods > Classical (c.1770-1830)
- Oratorios
- Vocal Non-Opera > Cantatas
- Noels
- Oratorios
- Miscellaneous > Compilations > Holiday Music
- Holiday > Pop Vocal
- General Christmas
- Pop > General
- Rock > General
- Soundtracks > General
- Bach, Johann Sebastian - Works by J.S. Bach
- Corelli, Arcangelo - Works by Corelli
- Classical - Featured Composers, A-Z - ( F ) - Franck, C?sar - General
- Classical - Historical Periods - Modern, 20th, & 21st Century - Composers - Ives, Charles - General
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