Christmas by the Bay

On this CD:

1. The First Nowell
Composed by Christmas Traditional
Performed by John Fenstermaker, Marc Shapiro
Conducted by Vance George

2. Deck the Halls (Welsh)
Composed by Christmas Traditional
Performed by John Fenstermaker, Marc Shapiro
Conducted by Vance George

3. O come, O come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, emmanuel), carol
Composed by Christmas Traditional
Performed by John Fenstermaker, Marc Shapiro
Conducted by Vance George

4. Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (adapted by W. H. Cummings from Mendelssohn's Festgesang for the Gutenberg Festival)
Composed by Felix Mendelssohn
Performed by John Fenstermaker, Marc Shapiro
Conducted by Vance George

5. Joy to the World (theme by Handel)
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by John Fenstermaker, Marc Shapiro
Conducted by Vance George

6. O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fidelis)
Composed by John Francis Wade
Performed by John Fenstermaker, Marc Shapiro
Conducted by Vance George

7. Pat-a-pan
Composed by Christmas Traditional
Performed by John Fenstermaker, Marc Shapiro
Conducted by Vance George

8. Vespers (All-Night Vigil), for alto, tenor, & chorus, Op. 37 Rejoice, O Virgin
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
Performed by John Fenstermaker, Marc Shapiro
Conducted by Vance George

9. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 Break forth, O beauteous, heavenly light
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by John Fenstermaker, Marc Shapiro
Conducted by Vance George

10. Qual mormorio soave
Composed by Luca Marenzio
Performed by John Fenstermaker, Marc Shapiro
Conducted by Vance George

11. Ave Maria, for female chorus & keyboard (or orchestra) in F major, Op. 12
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by John Fenstermaker, Marc Shapiro
Conducted by Vance George

12. Psallite unigenito, motet
Composed by Michael Praetorius
Performed by John Fenstermaker, Marc Shapiro
Conducted by Vance George

13. Nu Är Det Jul Igen
Composed by Anonymous
Performed by John Fenstermaker, Marc Shapiro
Conducted by Vance George

14. The Midnight Clear
Composed by Conrad Susa
Performed by John Fenstermaker, Marc Shapiro
Conducted by Vance George

15. Allon, Gay, Gay, Gay Bergères for 4 voices
Composed by Guillaume Costeley
Performed by John Fenstermaker, Marc Shapiro
Conducted by Vance George

16. Lullay my liking, for soprano & chorus, Op. 34/2, H. 129
Composed by Gustav Holst
Performed by John Fenstermaker, Marc Shapiro
Conducted by Vance George

17. Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
Composed by Michael Praetorius
Performed by John Fenstermaker, Marc Shapiro
Conducted by Vance George

18. The Wexford Carol ("Good People All, This Christmastime")
Composed by Christmas Traditional
Performed by John Fenstermaker, Marc Shapiro
Conducted by Vance George

19. Quelle est cette odeur agréable? (Whence is that goodly fragrance?)
Composed by Christmas Traditional
Performed by John Fenstermaker, Marc Shapiro
Conducted by Vance George

20. Little Tree, for wind ensemble
Composed by Eric Whitacre
Performed by John Fenstermaker, Marc Shapiro
Conducted by Vance George

21. Ya viene la vieja
Composed by Anonymous
Performed by John Fenstermaker, Marc Shapiro
Conducted by Vance George

22. Toast pour le nouvel an ("En ce jour si doux"), for 8 voices (SSAATTBB) (Péchés de vieillesse, book 2), QR vii/50
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Performed by John Fenstermaker, Marc Shapiro
Conducted by Vance George

23. A Christmas Carol, song for voice & piano, S. 228 (K. 6B27d)
Composed by Charles Ives
Performed by John Fenstermaker, Marc Shapiro
Conducted by Vance George

24. Winter Wonderland
Composed by Felix Bernard
Performed by John Fenstermaker, Marc Shapiro
Conducted by Vance George

25. White Christmas (first used in the film "Holiday Inn")
Composed by Irving Berlin
Performed by John Fenstermaker, Marc Shapiro
Conducted by Vance George

26. We Wish You a Merry Christmas (English)
Composed by Christmas Traditional
Performed by John Fenstermaker, Marc Shapiro
Conducted by Vance George

Christmas by the Bay, Music, Anonymous, Johann Sebastian Bach, Irving Berlin, Felix Bernard, Johannes Brahms, Guillaume Costeley, George Frideric Handel, Gustav Holst, Charles Ives, Luca Marenzio, Felix Mendelssohn, Michael Praetorius, Sergey Rachmaninov, Gioachino Rossini, Conrad Susa, Christmas Traditional, John Francis Wade, Eric Whitacre, Vance George, John Fenstermaker, Marc Shapiro, 20th/21st Century Music for Voice and Keyboard, Chamber, Choral, Christmas, Christmas / Chanukkah, Christmas Music, Classical, Holiday, Madrigal, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music, Oratorio, Part Song/Glee/Music for Unaccompanied Voices, Sacred Choral Music, Sacred Choral Music for Female Voices, Sacred Music for more than one Soloist & Chorus, Secular Music for Soloist & Chorus, Solo Voice(s) and Small Ensemble, Vocal, Vocal Music, Xmas Classical Vocal

Percy Grainger: Dished up for Piano, Vol. 3
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Percy Grainger: Dished up for Piano, Vol. 3

Manufacturer: Nimbus Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000E098
Release Date: 1992-12-02

U BEST PRO KARAOKE SERIES {CD VIDEO}
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U BEST PRO KARAOKE SERIES {CD VIDEO}
DUST IN THE WIND / LOVE ME TENDER / TAKE ME HOME COUNTRY ROADS / TODAY/ IF / YOU NEEDED ME / THE WAY WE WERE/ UNCHAINED MELODY / STAND BY YOUR MAN / , GREENFIELDS / DONT IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE / FEELINGS/ / ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM/ THE EXODUS SONG ///// RESPECT / (SITTIN ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY / I CANT , MONDAY / FUN, FUN, FUN / WHEN IM 64 / MR. TAMBOURINE MAN / SHE STILL THINKS I CARE / ( NOW & THEN) THERES A FOOL HELP MYSELF (SUGAR PIEHONEYBUNCH / MONDAY , PLEASE ME / YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE / BLACK OR WHITE/ LOST WITHOUT YOUR LOVE / 99 LUFTBALLOONS / SORRY SEEMS SUCH AS I / COME SEE ABOUT ME / PLEASE , TO BE THE HARDEST WORD / FOREVER YOUR GIRL / DONT LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME / WHEN YOURE IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN / HEART OF GOLD / A RAINY NIGHT , and IN GEORGIA / YOU SHOULD HEAR HOW SHE TALKS ABOUT YOU / NIKITA / WERE ALL ALONE / LAST CHRISTMAS
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ASIN: B000PSRJKG

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U BEST PRO KARAOKE SERIES ASIN: B000PSRJKG Artist: DUST IN THE WIND / LOVE ME TENDER / TAKE ME HOME COUNTRY ROADS / TODAY/ IF / YOU NEEDED ME / THE WAY WE WERE/ UNCHAINED MELODY / STAND BY YOUR MAN /, GREENFIELDS / DONT IT MAKE MY BROWN EYES BLUE / FEELINGS/ / ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM/ THE EXODUS SONG ///// RESPECT / (SITTIN ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY / I CANT, HELP MYSELF (SUGAR PIEHONEYBUNCH / MONDAY, MONDAY / FUN, FUN, FUN / WHEN IM 64 / MR. TAMBOURINE MAN / SHE STILL THINKS I CARE / (NOW & THEN) THERES A FOOL, SUCH AS I / COME SEE ABOUT ME / PLEASE, PLEASE ME / YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE / BLACK OR WHITE/ LOST WITHOUT YOUR LOVE / 99 LUFTBALLOONS / SORRY SEEMS, TO BE THE HARDEST WORD / FOREVER YOUR GIRL / DONT LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME / WHEN YOURE IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN / HEART OF GOLD / A RAINY NIGHT, IN GEORGIA / YOU SHOULD HEAR HOW SHE TALKS ABOUT YOU / NIKITA / WERE ALL ALONE / LAST CHRISTMAS Format: Audio CD

A Brass & Organ Christmas / Fenstermaker, Bay Brass, Krehbiel

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A well deserved five stars
A Brass & Organ Christmas sans Organ
Arrangements, performances, & engineering all excellent
A Brass & Organ Christmas - GREAT
American Record Guide (Nov/Dec. 2000) says...

A Brass & Organ Christmas / Fenstermaker, Bay Brass, Krehbiel
George Frideric Handel , Heinrich Schutz , Gustav Holst , English Traditional , Felix Mendelssohn , Christmas Traditional , Giovanni Gabrieli , Franz Xaver Gruber , Johann Sebastian Bach , Pietro Yon , Claude-Beninge Balbastre , Georges Bizet , John Francis Wade , Leroy Anderson , David Krehbiel , John Fenstermaker , and Robert Ward
Manufacturer: Gothic Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004Y6PX
Release Date: 2000-10-24

Tracks:

Carillon
Joy To The World
Psalm VIII
Christmas Day (Choral Fantasy On Old Carols)
Greensleeves
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
The Christmas Nightingale
Canzon XVI
Silent Night
Chorale No. 64 (From The Christmas Oratorio)
A Manger Pastorale Gesu Bambino
Hallelujah (From Messiah)
Noel: Votre Bonte, Grand Dieu
March Of The Kings
The Twelve Days Of Christmas
O Come, All Ye Faithful
Sleigh Ride

Album Description

Noted organist John Fenstermaker recorded this gorgeous Christmas disc with the Bay Brass at San Francisco's Grace Cathedral. Includes "Joy to the World," "Greensleeves," "The Christmas Nightingale," "Silent Night," and many more.

Customer Reviews:

A well deserved five stars.......2002-12-17

This is a superb brass ensemble. I really enjoy Christmas CDs, and quite a few of the ones I've owned are brass Christmas CDs. I had not heard the Bay Brass before hearing this recording, but I really must say that their precision, timing, power and "attack" truly rivals the legendary Phillip Jones Brass Ensemble. I also think that they surpass the PJBE's own Christmas recordings in many ways. One person mentioned that the organ was not as well-recorded on this disc, and at times it was not easily heard. For me, however, this is not as great a flaw. The real star here is this brass ensemble, which is absolutely first class. Sometimes organ/brass discs have an overpowering organ, and on this disc, the Bay Brass plays with such astonishing skill, that I do not miss hearing the organ accompaniment, which is there, but very much in background. If you are an organ fan, I could understand this may not be the disc for you, but if you love the sound of brass with some organ & percussion accompaniment, this will be exactly your cup-of-tea. There are just enough of the more well-known selections on this disc to satisfy many, along with a few lessor-known pieces. Hark the Herald Angels Sing has all of the excitement and precision one could wish for, in a very imaginative arrangement. Greensleeves is performed in an arrangement originally written by the before-mentioned Phillip Jones Brass Ensemble. Again, I must confess I actually prefer THIS slower version to the version so masterfully done by the Phillip Jones Ensemble, and I mean this as the highest possible compliment. There is an earth-shaking Gabrielli Canzon here, where the organ takes the antiphonal, or echo, parts. And in one of the most creative & unusual arrangements of Silent Night I've yet heard, the brass choir begins playing in a very mysterious way as an echoing melody at first, followed by the organ. The melody moves on to a medley of Away in a Manger, before returning to the Silent Night theme. The Hallelujah Chorus is arranged here for brass, percussion & organ to great effect, and the organ is definately powerful on that piece, as well as on Bach's Christmas Oratorio as well. The clarity of the brass section is nothing sort of amazing. As a real brass ensemble fan, I am eargerly awaiting more recordings by the Bay Brass after hearing this cd. Absolutely first-class.

A Brass & Organ Christmas sans Organ.......2002-12-09

If you purchase this CD with the hope of hearing a top-notch brass choir and magnificent and large pipe organ playing a varied program of Christmas music in a splendid venue, you may be disappointed when you discover that with one notable exception, the great organ of Grace Cathedral is all but inaudible for the most part. In part, I think this is due to the location of microphones during the recording, since the brass sound quite close to the microphones, while the organ, when heard, seems to be quite a distance away from the microphones and/or brass. My guess is that for whatever reason, the arrangements have not been written to showcase the organ or even give it an equal place on the program. Even in the one selection which features the organ in dialogue with the brass, the sound of the organ is so distant that it is easily overpowered by the brass choir. The small portative organ used for three of the selections has, for the most part, a more audible presence than the great cathedral organ could ever hope to have in this recording.

The music on this CD is outstanding, and the performance of The Bay Brass is impeccable. Now, if only we could hear what the organ and organist John Fenstermaker were playing, this CD would be complete.

Arrangements, performances, & engineering all excellent.......2001-12-14

If you enjoy the sound of large symphonic brass ensemble with pipe organ, you'll like what you hear on this album. The venue is San Francisco's Grace Cathedral, a richly reverberant environment that's ideal for music like this. Excellent sonics showcase a superb job by the audio engineers. The recording is clear and distinct, with good presence and stereo imaging.

A. David Krehbiel conducts the Bay Brass, organist John Fenstermaker, and four guest artists in fifteen magnificent arrangements for brass and organ. In addition, the opening track briefly features the Grace Cathedral carillon, and track 13 is an organ solo.

I had not heard the Bay Brass before I listened to this album. In my opinion, they compare favorably with other virtuoso symphonic brass ensembles, like the Philip Jones, Summit, and Millar brass ensembles.

The Bay Brass's standard instrumentation for this album seems to be four trumpets, four horns, three tenor trombones, one bass trombone, and tuba. Flugelhorns, euphoniums, and even alphorns can be heard on some tracks. (The players are all professionals from orchestras in the San Francisco area.) Four guest musicians assist: one trumpeter and 3 percussionists. Two of Grace Cathedral's four organs were used for this recording.

The selections are mostly traditional, from a variety of time periods and styles. Following are a few of my favorites: Heinrich Schutz's "Psalm VIII" is weighty and glorious; try reading the Biblical text as you listen for an added dimension of enjoyment. Douglas Haislip's colorful arrangement of "Christmas Day (Choral Fantasy on Old Carols)" does credit to the original composer, Gustav Holst, himself a master orchestrator. The verve and precision of Bizet's "March of the Kings (Farandole)" is a delight, especially as heard in the trombones. All of the tracks are worth listening to; there are no duds on this CD.

I have loved Christmas music for brass since I first heard "A Festival of Carols in Brass" by the Philadelphia Brass Ensemble on vinyl 24 years ago (now on CD: CBS MK7033). The Bay Brass's "A Brass & Organ Christmas" is a worthy successor, in the tradition of great Christmas brass recordings. I highly recommend it.

A Brass & Organ Christmas - GREAT.......2000-12-07

Recorded in Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, this is a really spectacular CD featuring a ton of great music and many familiar classics. Huge sound, flawless performances by The Bay Brass and organist John Fenstermaker. Highly recommended to anyone who enjoys Christmas/holiday music. The acoustics in Grace Cathedral add a unique and very rich dimension to the sound.

American Record Guide (Nov/Dec. 2000) says..........2000-11-07

Brass and Organ Christmas/Bay Brass

"If you're looking for festive Christmas music by brass and organ, you won't find a better recording than this one. The arrangements are lovely and unusual, the performances loving. While I enjoy the whole disc, I am especially taken by Elgar Howarth's haunting look at Greensleeves, Anthony DiLorenzo's spectacular settings of "Joy to the World" and "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing", Jonathan Ring's touching arrangement of "Silent Night" (which begins and ends with conductor A. David Krehbiel and horn player Robert Ward on alphorns), David Baldwin's setting of the Hallelujah Chorus and Ralph Carmichael's colorful arrangement of "Twelve Days of Christmas."

Staffed by members of the San Francisco Symphony and other important area orchestras, Bay Brass is a truly wonderful brass ensemble with a full-bodied sound and no rough edges. The recording was made in Grace Cathedral with John Fenstermaker, who plays a magnificent Aeolian-Skinner organ with 123 ranks and a smaller 19th-century hand-pumped one. Considering the acoustics of such a large space, the recorded sound is excellent - the group is heard in fine detail, and the lengthy sound delay is never obtrusive and is often magical."

Tracks:

Handel In The Strand
Bridal Lullaby
English Waltz
Mock Morris
To A Nordic Princess
In A Nutshell-Ste: I. Arrival Platform Humlet
In A Nutshell-Ste: II. Gay But Wistful
In A Nutshell-Ste: III. Pastoral
In A Nutshell-Ste: IV. 'The Gum-Suckers' March
Peace
Saxon Twi-Play
Andante Con Moto
Children's March
The Immovable Do
Sailor's Song
Colonial Song
Walking Tune
Harvest Hymn
In Dahomey

Tracks:

b flat Pno Con (Opening)
Cradle-Song
Love Walked In
Second Pno Con (3rd Movt)
Now, O Now, I Needs Must Part
Nimrod
Ramble On The Last Love-Duet
Chinese Melody-Beautiful Fresh Flower
Paraphrase On The Flower Waltz
Lullaby From 'Tribute To Foster'
American Song-The Rag-Time Girl
'Blithe Bells'
Fugue In a
The Man I Love

Tracks:

Country Gardens
The Merry King
Molly On The Shore
Irish Tune From County Derry
Knight And Shepard's Daughter
The Nightingale And The Two Sisters
Jutish Medley
Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol
The Rival Brothers
Near Woodstock Town
Will Ye Gang To The Hielands, Lizzie Lindsay
The Brisk Young Sailor
One More Day My John (Easy Version)
Rimmer And Goldcastle
Spoon River
The Widow's Party
The Hunter In His Career
My Robin Is To The Greenwood Gone
Died For Love
Scotch Strathspey
One More Day My John (Complex Version)
Bristol Town
Hard-Hearted Barb'ra Helen
Mo Ninghean Dhu
Lisbon (Dublin Bay)
Stalt Vesselil
O Gin I Were Where Gowrie Rins
Shepard's Hey

Tracks:

Four Irish Dances: I. A March-Jig
Four Irish Dances: II. A Slow Dance
Four Irish Dances: III. The Leprechaun's Dance
Four Irish Dances: IV. A Reel
Nell
Apres Un Reve
Pno Con, First Movt
Tiger-Tiger
Air And Dance
Hornpipe
Toccata And Fugue in d
Lullaby From 'Tribute To Foster' (Easy Grainger)
Angelus Ad Virginem
Klavierstuck in E
Eastern Intermezzo
The Bigelow March
Pno Con, First Movt
At Twilight
Klavierstuck in a
Klavierstuck in B Flat
Klavierstuck in D

Tracks:

Children's March: 'Over The Hills And Far Away'
Up-Country Song (Colonial Song)
English Dance
Ye Banks And Braes O' Bonnie Doon
'Spoon River'-American Folk Dance
Train Music
Zanzibar Boat-Song
Paganini Varations, No.12
Green Bushes-Passacaglia On An English Folksong
William Byrd's Air And Variations For The Virginals 'The Carman's Whistle'
'A Dance Rhapsody'
Girl Crazy: Embraceable You
The Warriors-Music To An Imaginary Ballet

Customer Reviews:

Every last note..........2006-06-14

A super budget 5 CD collection of all of Grainger's Piano music.
Every last note!
The shipping alone would be $17.00+ for the 5 individual Cds.
Englishman Martin Jones plays these as if he wrote them. He is thoroughly inside this music.
I think his best work to date.
He is joined on CD #5 by Richard Mcmahon and Phillip Martin. Where they rollick in various combos and trios on 1, 2 and 3 pianos. This is exhilerating. Especially on an truly uplifting version of Green Bushes.
The entire set is strongly idiomatic and given a clear, crisp, warm and spacious recording. FIRST CLASS sound.
There are too many highlights to single out, but the In A Nutshell Suite and Green Bushes are especially GOOD!
There is not a bad note or "vibe" on any of these CDs.
Highly recommended for Granger fans and fans of English Piano Music.

Grainger Edition, Vol. 17: Works for Solo Piano 2

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Tribute to Grainger

Grainger Edition, Vol. 17: Works for Solo Piano 2
Percy Grainger , and Penelope Thwaites
Manufacturer: Chandos
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ASIN: B00005UC3I
Release Date: 2002-02-26

Tracks:

Tiger-Tiger!
The Hunter In His Career
The Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol
The Rival Brothers
Australian Up-Country Song
Harvest Hymn
The Merry King
Lisbon (Dublin Bay)
Pastoral
The Widow's Party
Died For Love
Horkstow Grange
The Brisk Young Sailor (who returned to wed his true love)
Hard-Hearted Barb'ra (H)Ellen
Bristol Town
Sea-Song Sketch
Molly On The Shore
Arrival Platform Humlet
Shepherd's Hey
Country Gardens
Mock Morris
"The Gum-Suckers" March
Colonial Song
The Tents Of The Happy Tribes
Gay But Wistful
Handel In The Strand
My Robin Is To The Greenwood Gone

Customer Reviews:

Tribute to Grainger.......2005-07-30

My star rating is in relation to the other Grainger Edition discs. This album has many tracks and all the most famous works of Grainger are on here, focusing mostly on his British work as opposed to Danish or his pieces that are totally original work. Thwaites really has a passion for Grainger as you can tell if you read some interviews with her. As Grainger pointed out it's hard to fit music which is so multifaceted into one instrument, even if there are 10 fingers working but Thwaites really takes advantage of the freedom of solo work and is wonderfully dynamic with volume and tempo and she adds so much character to these pieces, I especially love her Shepherd's Hey! On many pieces she uses some of Grainger's style: very powerful and almost frantic playing, but not too much. Listen to Grainger playing Molly on the Shore on piano and you'll know what I mean! This is one of the cornerstone discs of the Grainger Edition. To the Fore!

Average customer rating:

Beautiful choral album

Christmas by the Bay

Manufacturer: Delos Records
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000009SE0
Release Date: 1998-08-11

Tracks:

The First Nowell
Deck The Hall
O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Hark The Herald Angels Sing
Joy To The World
O Come All Ye Faithful
Patapan
Rejoice, O Virgin
Christmas Oratorio: Break Forth, O Beauteous, Heavenly Light
Qual Mormorio Soave
Ave Maria
Psallite
Nu Ar Det Jul Igen
The Midnight Clear
Allon, Gay Bergeres
Lullay My Liking
Lo How A Rose
Wexford Carol
Carol Of Beauty
Little Tree
Ya Viene La Vieja
Toast Pour Le Nouvel An
A Christmas Carol
Winter Wonderland
White Christmas
We Wish You

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful choral album.......2006-12-09

One of my favorite Christmas albums. Anyone who enjoys seamless choral music under a truly talented conductor will love this CD. Highly recommended.

Average customer rating:

Great Theme song!!!
Wonderful Adaptions by San Francisco's Finest Performers
A New Christmas Classic
My heart's back in San Francisco!
Hockenberry rocks!

Christmas by the Bay
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Sterling Performances
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000WU3BO
Release Date: 2003-11-02

Tracks:

We Need a Little Christmas (Michelle Jordan)
It's Beginning To Look Like Christmas/Pine Cones and Holly Berries (Clark Sterling/Danielle Bixby)
All Those Christmas Cliches (Meg Mackay)
Silver Bells (Kenny Washington)
You're All I Want For Christmas (Stephanie Rhoads)
When Children Rule the World (Clark Sterling & The Piedmont Children's Choir)
The Twelve Days After Christmas (Elizabeth Ann Campisi)
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (Instrumental: Steve Campos, flugelhorn)
Christmas By the Bay (Tim Hockenberry)
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Wesla Whitfield & Mike Greensill)
Holiday TV Medley (Clark Sterling, Michelle Jordan & Stephanie Rhoads)
Bringing In a Brand NEW YEAR (Michelle Jordan)

Album Description

An exciting new collection of holiday songs performed by San Francisco's favorite theater and cabaret stars, featuring the debut of the hit title track "Christmas by the Bay," sung by Tim Hockenberry.

Customer Reviews:

Great Theme song!!!.......2005-08-03

I loved the song when I heard it for the first time and as a bonus there is a track with my favorite singer, Kenny Washington it's always a treat to listen to. check him out at the Top of the Mark (Mark Hopkins Hotel Sn. Fco.)

Wonderful Adaptions by San Francisco's Finest Performers.......2004-12-14

I bought this CD for the title track, which I heard on KOIT during their Christmas music run. I was pleasantly supposed to find that the other tracks were equally as good. I will definitely start playing it every year at Christastime!

A New Christmas Classic.......2003-12-27

This ranking is solely for the title track Christmas by the Bay. I heard this on both 98.1 KISQ and 103.7 KKSF and it has the makings of Christmas classic. I look forward to adding this CD to my Donnie Hathaway, Vince Guarldi and Nat King Cole Christmas collections

My heart's back in San Francisco!.......2003-12-12

When I popped "Christmas by the Bay" into my CD player, suddenly I was lifted from my home in Maine back to San Francisco! I could imagine sipping a warm Irish coffee in the Redwood Room, being serenaded by wonderful singers and accompaniment. Thank you Clark Sterling! The title song brings tears to your eyes.
To have such talented Bay Area performers all in one CD is a real treat for someone living so far away. This CD will make your holidays just that much merrier!

Hockenberry rocks!.......2003-12-01

You buy the album for the title track Christmas by the Bay, by the hit songwriting duo Sterling and Gasser, sung by Tim Hockenberry, but you cherish the entire CD for the rest of the collection en toto. Bravo, well done!

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Recommended Music:

Another So Called Party [CD-single] [Import]

Honens International Piano Competition Laureate Series - Maxim Philippov: Rachmaninov: The Preludes

Keep On the Sunny Side: Her Life in Music

Music: Club Remix, Vol. 4 [Import]

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993 Film) [Soundtrack]

Hawk [Explicit Lyrics]

Gluggo [Import]

Live [Import]

Imzad Du Tassili N'ajjer [Import]

Haydn: Keyboard Sonatas Nos. 39, 41, 44, 48 & 49

Jenny & the Ess-Dog [CD-single]

Homenaje

Gangstas Make the World Go Round [CD-single]

Cathedrals

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