Dickens Christmas
On this CD:
1. Gloucestershire Wassail (20th c., English)
Composed by Christmas Traditional
2. Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (Silent Night)
Composed by Franz Xaver Gruber
3. The Leading of the Star
Composed by Christmas Traditional
4. Snowflake Reel
Composed by Christmas Traditional
5. Bring A Torch, Jeanette, Isabella ("Un flambeau, Jeanette, Isabelle")
Composed by Christmas Traditional
6. I Saw Three Ships
Composed by Christmas Traditional
7. Away in a Manger
Composed by William James Kirkpatrick
8. O come, O come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, emmanuel), carol
Composed by Christmas Traditional
9. Coventry Carol (2) Lully, Lulla Thou Little
Composed by Christmas Traditional
10. On Christmas Night, carol for chorus or voice & piano ("Sussex Carol"; Traditional English Carols No. 2)
Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams
11. Ode to Joy (An die Freude)
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
12. Angels We Have Heard on High
Composed by Christmas Traditional
13. Cantique de Noel for voice & orchestra, "O Holy Night"
Composed by Adolphe Adam
14. Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
15. I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
Composed by J. Baptiste Calkin
16. Planxty Irwin
Composed by Anonymous
17. Good Christian Men, Rejoice
Composed by Christmas Traditional
18. Greensleeves, English folk song
Composed by English Traditional
19. Sir Roger de Coverley, Christmas dance for string orchestra, H 155
Composed by Frank Bridge
20. Good King Wenceslas, (Piae Cantiones, 1582)
Composed by Christmas Traditional
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- A Gem
- good for the holidays
- After years of waiting, this finally gets released on an American CD
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A Christmas Carol/Mr. Pickwick's Christmas
Charles Dickens , Hanns Eisler , Victor Young , Ronald Colman , and Charles Laughton
Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
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ASIN: B000B8I8DW
Release Date: 2005-10-25 |
Tracks:
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Victor Young
- Quickly I Made Myself Ready For Bed - Victor Young
- There At My Bedside - Victor Young
- Wake Up, Man! - Victor Young
- And Looking Up, I Beheld - Victor Young
- I Have The Highest Pleasure (The Pickwickians Set Off To Visit Mr. Wardle) - Hanns Eisler
- But If They Were Cheerful And Happy Outside The House (At The Farm) - Hanns Eisler
- We're All Ready, I Believe (The Dance) - Hanns Eisler
Customer Reviews:
A Gem.......2006-04-04
I discovered this CD last Christmas and have added it to my Christmas favorites. The Colman 'A Christmas Carol' full-cast radio play is much better than either Laurence Olivier's or Orson Welles'. Furthermore, though it is a monologue, I think the Laughton 'Mr. Pickwick's Christmas' a greater artistic work than the Colman 'A Christmas Carol'. No one could have read this story better than Laughton, one of the 20th-century's greatest actors.
Last year I gave a copy of this CD to a friend who is an old-movie buff, and she was delighted. I shall do likewise next Christmas as no classic movie lover could resist these performances.
good for the holidays.......2006-02-21
Loved these storries, especially Mr Picwicks Christmas, beautiful old english storry. loved it
After years of waiting, this finally gets released on an American CD.......2005-12-27
Lately, Deutsche Grammophon has been releasing on CD some of the old American Decca mono recordings of the 1940's and '50's. While the original 78-RPM Broadway cast albums of "Oklahoma!", "Carousel", "The King and I" and "Annie Get Your Gun" found their way to CD years ago, some of these Decca recordings have inexplicably been ignored by American CD labels, including Decca itself, and now DGG has taken up the slack and is doing a splendid job.
Their latest is not a classical or popular music release. It is a spoken word album - a very overdue American release of two Charles Dickens classics, "A Christmas Carol" and "Mr. Pickwick's Christmas". Both were previously available on an Australian CD which was never released in the U.S. Each Dickens tale was originally released by American Decca as a single item on 78 RPM before the age of LP's. "Carol" was recorded in October 1941, and released in November of that year, a sobering thought considering the fact that Pearl Harbor was soon to be attacked, ushering the United States into World War II. "Pickwick" followed three years later, in November of 1944. Both were later included on a single 33 1/3 RPM LP, one of the most popular Decca albums ever made, selling well into the late 1960's. The LP version of "A Christmas Carol", however, omitted two characters (the charity collectors) heard in the 78 RPM version, and that moment has not been restored on this CD. (Ferdinand Munier, who played one of them, is erroneously credited as appearing on this album. He does not.) The sound is quite good, especially for recordings made before the age of real hi-fi, though, of course, it is not stereo.
Both stories are beautifully done. In "A Christmas Carol", renowned film actor Ronald Colman stars as Ebenezer Scrooge, and while he would have seemed miscast if he had ever done a film version of the story, he is quite excellent on records, his beautiful voice not only acting the role of Scrooge, but, in a very imaginative touch, narrating the story to the listener in character, as if Scrooge were reminiscing about his misspent life. He makes no attempt to sound "old", but is nonetheless completely convincing - better than Laurence Olivier is in *his* recorded version (and I, an Olivier fan, once never imagined I'd say that).
A further testament to the excellence of this production is that, although it is only twenty minutes or so long, each actor convinces completely in his role, and the story never seems rushed, because director George Wells has known exactly how to edit it. The supporting cast includes few familiar names, although all were noted screen character actors of the period; the most familiar names are Hans Conried (Captain Hook in Disney's animated "Peter Pan") as the Ghost of Christmas Past, and Gale Gordon ("The Lucy Show"'s Mr. Mooney) as a *speaking* Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.
This "Carol" certainly won't replace Alastair Sim's 1951 film, but it will certainly do on records. (I have not heard Patrick Stewart's one-man version).
The second selection on this CD is a tour-de-force for Dickens enthusiasts and fans of virtuoso acting. It is Charles Laughton doing a one-man reading of the Christmas chapter from "The Pickwick Papers". Unlike "A Christmas Carol", this selection is not really adapted, just abridged. It is Dickens' words all the way through, with musical accompaniment, and no one has ever read Dickens better than Charles Laughton, one of the greatest actors of the twentieth century. Dickens is not boring in his hands. Laughton is delightful as he supplies all the voices, male and female, of the many characters.
Those who like their CD's to play 70 minutes or more may be disappointed with this one; it plays for only 39 minutes. But it is undoubtedly a very worthwhile recording, and it ought to have the same success on CD that it had on LP and 78 RPM years ago.
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Christmas Carol: The Movie
Manufacturer: EMI
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
Cornelius, Peter
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ASIN: B00005RRQ8
Release Date: 2001-01-01 |
Tracks:
- Come Gather Round The Christmas Tree - The Tiffin Choir
- Quis Est Deus - Charlotte Church
- Hospital - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
- Fezziwig's Jig - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
- Three Kings - The Tiffin Choir
- Resolution - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
- What If - Kate Winslet
- The Coventry Carol - The Tiffin Choir
- Nos Galan (Deck The Halls) - The Tiffin Choir
- Scrooge's Theme - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
- Marley's Ghost - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
- Scrooge Awakes - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
- It's The Heart That Matters Most - Charlotte Church
- The Holly & The Ivy - The Tiffin Choir
- The Reading Of The Will - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
- The Ghost Of Christmas Present - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
- Dickens Arrives - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
- Cradle Lullaby - The Tiffin Choir
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A Christmas Carol
Manufacturer: KRB Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B0006YY5OW |
Product Description
Starring: Lionel Barrymore. Narrated by Orson Welles.
Customer Reviews:
excellent.......2005-10-04
I was totally surprised at how well produced this set was. I love Charles Dickens so much that I would have settled for just about anything but these were superb !
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Christmas Carol By Charles Dickens
Rathbone , and Lyn Murray Singers
Manufacturer: Sony Special Product
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ASIN: B00005NNJH
Release Date: 2002-06-01 |
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Dickens Christmas
Manufacturer: Valmark
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ASIN: B000009QLK
Release Date: 1997-10-07 |
Tracks:
- Gloucestershire Wassail
- Silent Night
- The Leading Of The Star/Snowflake Reel
- Bring A Torch Jeannette, Isabella/I Saw Three Ships
- Cradle Song (Away In The Manger)
- O Come O Come Emmanuel
- Coventry Carol
- Sussex Carol
- Ode To Joy/Angels We Have Heard On High
- O Holy Night
- Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
- Christmas Bells
- Planxty Irwin
- Good Christian Men Rejoice
- Greensleeves (What Child Is This)
- Sir Roger De Coverley
- Good King Wenceslas
Product Description
5 chapters
1. introduction
2. ghost of christmas past
3. ghost of christmas present
5. ghost of christmas future
6. conclusion
Product Description
The new musical by Gary Taylor & Gary Moody. The new musical based on Charles Dickens' classic tale.
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Old-Fashioned Christmas (Dickens Christmas / The Nutcracker)
Ed Sweeney , Women's Voices of the Philharmonic Center Chorale , and James Cochran
Manufacturer: Columbia River Ent.
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Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B00000IAH7
Release Date: 1999-09-07 |
Tracks:
- Christmas Carol - This Ghostly Little Book
- Christmas Carol - Once Upon A Time
- Christmas Carol - This Lunatic
- Christmas Carol - The Office Was Closed In A Twinkling
- Christmas Carol - It Was A Very Low Fire Indeed
- Christmas Carol - How Now What Do You Want With Me
- Christmas Carol - Old Jacob Marley Tell Me More
- Christmas Carol - The Apparition Walked Backward From Him
- Christmas Carol - The Curtains Of His Bed Were Drawn Aside
- Christmas Carol - Though Gentle As A Woman's Hand
- Christmas Carol - The Spirit Touched Him On The Arm
- Christmas Carol - Here Too It Was Christmas Time Again
- Christmas Carol - Scrooge Acted Like A Man Out Of His Wits
- Christmas Carol - The Noise In This Room
- Christmas Carol - Mr. Scrooge It Was
- Continued On The Next Disk
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"There is no doubt that Marley was dead. This must be distinctly understood, or nothing wonderful can come of the story I am going to relate." This presentation of the beloved tale tells he classic story of the long night Ebenezer Scrooge spend with the ghosts of Christmas, the lessons it taught him, the change it made in his life, and the joy it brought to him and all who knew him. On this recording, the story is not merely read, it comes alive in voices and music. It is fully performed by The Voices of Freshwater Seas, a large group of skilled actors, underscored with arrangements of over a dozen different seasonal songs and carols and enhanced with both seasonal and ghostly sound effects. This full-cast audio presentation of the uncut version of Dicken's classic tale includes scenes and descriptions usually omitted along with memorable sound effects and musical underscoring by The Tintinnabulum Project. Includes 3 discs which run about 70 minutes each.
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