Signature Series: Hometown Christmas 2

Signature Series: Hometown Christmas 2

Signature Series: Hometown Christmas 2
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Composer: John Francis Wade
Composer: Jester Hairston
Composer: Mel Torme
Composer: Adolphe Adam
Composer: Christmas Traditional
Composer: James Pierpont
Composer: Percy Faith
Composer: Walter Kent
Composer: James E. Spilman
Composer: Ray / Livingston, Jay Evans
Composer: John Frederick Coots
Conductor: Peter Knight
Conductor: David Firman
Conductor: John McCarthy
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra: David Firman Orchestra
Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra: John McCarthy Singers
Performer: Richard Lewis
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2003-10-14
Music Label: Reader's Digest
Soundtracks:
  1. O Come, All Ye Faithful - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  2. Mary's Little Boy Child - David Firman And His Orchestra
  3. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) - Lynn Anderson
  4. O Holy Night (Cantique De Noel) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  5. O Come, O Come Emmanuel - The Larry Dalton Chorale
  6. Jingle Bells - National Philharmonic Orchestra
  7. Deck The Halls With Boughs Of Holly - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  8. Christmas Is - David Firman And His Orchestra
  9. I'll Be Home For Christmas - Lynn Anderson
  10. I Wonder As I Wander - John McCarthy, His Orchestra And Chorus
  11. Away In A Manger - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  12. Silver Bells - Lynn Anderson
  13. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town - The Fireside Singers
  14. Angels We Have Heard On High - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Music reviews of Signature Series: Hometown Christmas 2

Music Review: Great open and close...the in between tracks are variable
Rating: 3 Stars

Back in 1963 Readers Digest issued a Christmas album that blasted every other Christmas record out of the water. And I mean blasted. With spectacular arrangements by Charles Gerhardt, the 4 record set covered traditional carols, popular Christmas songs arranged into a sparkling orchestral suite, a selection of ten German carols as well as ten French carols, a suite of carols arranged for Brass, organ and carillon, and collection of highlights from Handel's MESSIAH. Four (4) Lp records for $7.99 ($1 more if you wanted stereo.) The album was titled JOYOUS MUSIC FOR CHRISTMAS TIME, and indeed it was.

This album eventually sold over a million copies and can still be found for sale in used record stores and on E-bay - usually the copies are well worn from having been played so often.

Sadly RD has not seen fit to transfer the entire program to CD.

Instead collectors must track down the material scattered over several CD's released by RD and some released by Sony Music Special Products.

This CD presents the original several tracks from the album. There is also a Volume One of this disc available separately.

The rest of the disc ranges from pleasant to downright awful (as in ANY track by the Fireside Singers!)

Those in search of the rest of JMFCT here is how you can assemble most of it:

(Record One, Side One): Carols for Chorus (with the Royal Philharmonic conducted by Peter Knight)

"Joy to the World" & "O Little Town of Bethlehem" from Volume One of this CD.
"Deck The Halls" & "Away in a Manager" from this CD.
"God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" & "Angels We Have Heard on High" from the RD 3-CD collection CHRISTMAS THROUGH THE YEARS. You can also obtrain all 6 selection from the Sony Special Products CD called JOYOUS CHRISTMAS.

(Record Two, Side One):
Richard Benson's CHRISTMAS SUITE FOR ORCHESTRA from the RD 3-CD set JOY TO THE WORLD (released in 1994)

(Record Four Side One):
German Carols - not available on CD.

(Record Three; Side One and Two)
Highlight's from Handel's MESSIAH on the Sony Special Products CD titled REJOICE! MESSIAH HIGHLIGHTS

(Record Four Side Two):
French Carols - not available on CD.

(Record Two; Side Two): Carols for Organ and Bells featuring Leslie Pearson, organ; The Westminster Brass; The London Bell ringers; and John Paice, carillon.

The First Noel - available on O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL from Sony Special Products
Good King Wenceslas - available in the RD 3-CD set THE JOY OF CHRISTMAS (mentioned above.)
Ave Maria, O Come O Come Emmanuel & Christmas is Coming can be found on YULETIDE CLASSICS from Sony Special Products (Also issued inder the title SILENT NIGHT, HOLY NIGHT. Do a search for Leslie Pearson and iill come up.)
Carol of the Bells is on the RD 3-CD set JOY TO THE WORLD mentioned above. It can also be found on the RD CD called REFLECTIONS: O HOLY NIGHT.

(Record One; Side Two): Carols For Chorus (with the Royal Philharmonic conducted by Peter Knight)

"O Come All Ye Faithful" - from this CD
"We Three Kings" & "The 12 Days of Christmas " from the RD 3-CD collection CHRISTMAS THROUGH THE YEARS (mentioned above.)
"O Holy Night" from this CD
"It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" & "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" from Volume One of this CD.

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