Holiday Belles

Track Listings
1. Joy to the World - Aretha Franklin    
2. Away in a Manger - Gladys Knight, The Pips    
3. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Marian Anderson    
4. Ave Maria - Rosa Ponselle    
5. Hark! the Herald Angels Sing/O Tannenbaum - Philadelphia Singers, Benita Valente    
6. Sheep May Safely Graze - Michala Petri    
7. Medley: The First Noel/Silent Night/O Holy Night - Kate Smith    
8. Jingle Bells - Gisele MacKenzie    
9. Medley: Deck the Halls/Away in a Manger - Teresa Brewer    
10. Toyland - Lorrie Morgan    

Holiday Belles, Music, Various Artists, Christmas / Chanukkah, Classical, V/a Compilations
Sleigh Bells, Jingle Bells, and Bluebelles
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    		Sleigh Bells, Jingle Bells, and Bluebelles
    Patti LaBelle & the Blue Belles
    Manufacturer: Relic (M.S.)
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000008HIJ
    Release Date: 1994-04-14

    Tracks:

    1. White Christmas
    2. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
    3. Blue Christmas
    4. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
    5. Winter Wonderland
    6. Jingle Bells
    7. O Holy Night
    8. O Little Town of Bethlehem
    9. First Noel
    10. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
    11. O Come All Ye Faithful
    12. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
    13. Silent Night
    14. Auld Lang Syne
    15. I Believe
    16. You'll Never Walk Alone
    Lifetime Intimate Portraits: Christmas Belles
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Buy it for Nancy Wilson's "That's What I Want For Christmas"
    • "Christmas Belles" CD-It's a wonderful silk stocking stuffer
    • The joyful singing of the Christmas Belles
    • Outstanding collection, wonderful choices
    		 Lifetime Intimate Portraits: Christmas Belles
    Various Artists
    Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00004XSZA
    Release Date: 2000-10-03

    Tracks:

    1. Sleigh Ride - Ella Fitzgerald
    2. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Judy Garland
    3. Warm December - Julie London
    4. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Lena Horne
    5. Christmas Time Is Here - Rosemary Clooney
    6. Jingle Bells Cha-Cha-Cha - Pearl Bailey
    7. Christmas Carousel - Peggy Lee
    8. That's What I Want For Christmas - Nancy Wilson
    9. Papa Noel - Brenda Lee
    10. Ole Santa - Dinah Washington
    11. Silver Bells - Doris Day
    12. Love Turns Winter To Spring - June Christy
    13. Snowbound - Sarah Vaughan
    14. Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt

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    Christmas Belles is stocked with the crooning, caroling, and scatting of Garland, Fitzgerald, London, Horne, Clooney, Vaughan, Kitt, and others. Although these singers' last names are as memorable as the names of Santa's reindeer, their careers obviously transcend the holiday genre of music. Featuring some of America's primary female vocalists, from pop to jazz, this rich, 14-track sampler seldom disappoints. There's Ella Fitzgerald's lovably upbeat "Sleigh Ride," and Judy Garland's romantically melancholy "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," seemingly written just for her. There is so much enjoyable singing on Christmas Belles, in fact, that by the time you reach Sarah Vaughan's lushly orchestrated "Snowbound," you're left wanting to hear more and more from these timeless beauties. --Martin Keller

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Buy it for Nancy Wilson's "That's What I Want For Christmas".......2004-12-05

    I had heard this wonderful, romantic tune "That's What I Want For Christmas" a while back and could only find it on this collection. The piece is so well crafted, and Nancy Wilson sings it with such heartfelt longing, it's just beautiful. This song speaks to what we all truly want in our lives, not just for Christmas (a hint: it's not sugar plums).
    I bought the disc solely for this one song, but I have to admit that the rest of the selections are great, too. Highlights for me are "Sleigh Ride", made fresh again for me by this distinctively 'Ella' rendition, Judy Garland's deliciously rich "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" and the cute, campy "Jingle Bells Cha Cha Cha" by Pearl Bailey.
    Yes, this disc is definitely worth buying- a great find!

    5 out of 5 stars "Christmas Belles" CD-It's a wonderful silk stocking stuffer.......2002-12-28

    Wow, catch this one. Ella. Sarah. Eartha. Julie. Dinah. Pearl. Rosemary. Peggy. Nancy. Lena. June. Brenda. Judy. See? They're such famous female pop/jazz vocalists,you don't even need their last names to know you they are. Most of the Holiday tunes are perennial hits. But others are obscure treasures. For example, Julie London's "Warm December" and Sassy's "Snowbound" and Peggy Lee's "Christmas Carousel."

    By the way, I was really annoyed by the revue written by one Raymond Hughes, of New Castle upon Tyne, Great Britain-- a self-proclaimed professional music critic. Raymond didn't like Rosemary Clooney's rendition of "Christmas Time is Here," the sensitive Vince Guaraldi jazz composition from The Charlie Brown Xmas special.
    He said that Rosemary was over the hill when she made the recording, and that it was an embarrassment. Tsk, tsk, Raymond. Did the fact that Rosemary was singing in a lower register bother you? Her sensitivity to the lyrics was beautiful. Yet you didn't like the cut? I'll bet you were also perturbed when Frank Sinatra's voice matured and his voice dropped down to make him a great "saloon singer." Was he then over the hill too?

    As a matter of fact, I was in a gift store and heard Rosemary singing the tune. I bought the CD because of her rendition!
    Dear readers,"Christmas Belles", is a lovely Holiday CD.

    5 out of 5 stars The joyful singing of the Christmas Belles.......2002-02-16

    This album oozes class. The voices of these consumate singers in their prime puts most modern renditions to shame. The highlights for me are the oft neglected 'That's what I want for Christmas', sung by Nancy Wilson, and the sultry Eartha Kitt's 'Santa Baby'. Eartha's earthy rendition make's Madonna sound 'like a virgin'. I have only one gripe...the embarassing 'Christmas time is here', sung by Rosemary Clooney. It was recorded in 1994 when Rosemary was way past her prime. But there are 13 pearls on this album and only one piece of grit.

    5 out of 5 stars Outstanding collection, wonderful choices.......2000-12-14

    Despite the somewhat cheesy "Lifetime Intimate Portraits" branding, this collection of Christmas songs sung by various female vocalists is outstanding. The pacing is wonderful, moving smoothly from more upbest to slower and back again, and some of the choices (e.g., Papa Noel, sung by Brenda Lee) are refreshingly unusual without causing "What the heck is THAT?" shock. My only gripe would be the choice of the ubiquitous "Santa Baby" done by Eartha Kitt - it seems to go on forever, and haven't we heard it enough yet? The liner notes are great, also. I keep this one in my desktop computer at work, and never grow tired of listening to it. Merry Christmas!
    Holiday Belles
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      		Holiday Belles
      Various Artists
      Manufacturer: St. Clair Records
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B00005Y9WY
      Release Date: 2001-09-20

      Tracks:

      1. Joy To The World - Aretha Franklin
      2. Away In A Manger - Gladys Knight & The Pips
      3. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - Marian Anderson
      4. Ave Maria - Rosa Ponselle
      5. Hark The Herald Angels Sing/O Tannenbaum - Benita Valente & The Philadelphia Singers
      6. Sheep May Safely Graze/Schafe Konnen Sicher Weiden (Cantata No.208) - Michala Petri
      7. Medley: The First Noel/Silent Night/O Holy Night - Kate Smith
      8. Jingle Bells - Gisele Mackenzie
      9. Medley: Deck The Halls/Away In A Manger - Teresa Brewer
      10. Toyland - Lorrie Morgan
      Holiday Belles
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        		Holiday Belles
        Various Artists
        Manufacturer: Bmg Special Product
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B0000657YB
        Release Date: 2002-03-26

        Tracks:

        1. Joy to the World - Aretha Franklin
        2. Away in a Manger - Gladys Knight, The Pips
        3. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Marian Anderson
        4. Ave Maria - Rosa Ponselle
        5. Hark! the Herald Angels Sing/O Tannenbaum - Philadelphia Singers, Benita Valente
        6. Sheep May Safely Graze - Michala Petri
        7. Medley: The First Noel/Silent Night/O Holy Night - Kate Smith
        8. Jingle Bells - Gisele MacKenzie
        9. Medley: Deck the Halls/Away in a Manger - Teresa Brewer
        10. Toyland - Lorrie Morgan
        Christmas Classics
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          		Christmas Classics
          Patti LaBelle & the Blue Belles
          Manufacturer: Hip-O Records
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          GeneralGeneral | R&B | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music
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          ASIN: B000009RDW
          Release Date: 1998-10-06

          Tracks:

          1. White Christmas
          2. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
          3. Blue Christmas
          4. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
          5. Winter Wonderland
          6. Jingle Bells
          7. Oh Holy Night
          8. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
          9. The First Noel
          10. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
          11. O Come All Ye Faithful
          12. Hark The Herald Angels Sing
          13. Silent Night
          14. Auld Lang Syne
          Holiday Belles
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            		Holiday Belles

            Manufacturer: Bmg Special Product
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

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            ASIN: B00008G7QC
            Release Date: 2002-03-26
            Christmas Belles
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              		Christmas Belles
              Raison d'Etre
              Manufacturer: Detremental Records
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD

              GeneralGeneral | Folk | Styles | Music
              ASIN: B000CA6MRI
              Release Date: 2004-09-21
              Christmas
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                		Christmas
                Patti LaBelle & the Blue Belles
                Manufacturer: Pilz
                ProductGroup: Music
                Binding: Audio CD

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                Release Date: 1991-09-20
                Jingle Belles a Girl Group Christmas
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                  		Jingle Belles a Girl Group Christmas
                  Various Artists
                  Manufacturer: Castle/Pie
                  ProductGroup: Music
                  Binding: Audio CD

                  GeneralGeneral | Pop | Styles | Music
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                  ASIN: B00002MUHL
                  Release Date: 1999-10-27

                  Tracks:

                  1. White Christmas
                  2. Frosty The Snowman
                  3. Bells Of St Mary's
                  4. Santa Claus Is Coming To
                  5. Sleigh Ride
                  6. Marshmallow World
                  7. Jingle Bell Rock
                  8. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa
                  9. Rudolph The Red Nosed Rei
                  10. Winter Wonderland
                  11. Parade Of The Wooden Sold
                  12. Let It Snow Let It Snow L
                  13. Christmas (Baby Please Co
                  14. Here Comes Santa
                  15. Rockin' Around The Christ
                  16. Silent Night

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                  Tracks Include: Frosty the Snowman, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus, Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, Winter Wonderland.

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