Christmas Tree: Romanian Christmas Carols

On this CD:

1. Weihnachtsbaum, for piano, S. 186 (LW A267)
Composed by Franz Liszt
Performed by Pietro Spada

2. Romanian Christmas Carols, twenty pieces in two series for piano, Sz. 57, BB 67
Composed by Bela Bartok
Performed by Pietro Spada

Tracks:

Holiday Hop [It's a Wonderful Life]
O Holy Night - Gary Adler, John Tartaglia
Peces en el Rio (The Fish in the River)
Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel
This Christmas Day
Christmas Lullaby
Coming of Christmastime
Rod's Christmas
Silent Night
Wrapped Up Nice - Idina Menzel

Tracks:

I Saw Three Ships
Sing Out - Liz McCartney
Too Fat to Fit
I'll Stay Strong - Michael Lavine,
Ave Maria
Jingle Bells, Chicago Style
Angelo Rosenbaum
How Great Our Joy/Joy to the World - Steve Lavner, Denny Paschall, Glenn Rainey
Christmastime on Highway 13
O Tannenbaum

Product Description

This perennial favorite brings Broadways best wishing you their holiday best! Hairspray, Gypsy, Nine and Avenue Q are just of few of the shows raising their voices for the cause. Also lending their voices are Antonio Banderas, Hugh Jackman and Harvey Fierstein. Songs Include: 42nd Street The Holiday Hop Aida I'll Stay Strong Avenue Q Rod's Christmas Beauty & the Beast This Christmas Day Big River Silent Night Boy From Oz Wrapped up Nice Cabaret O Tannenbaum Chicago Jingle Bells, Chicago Style Gypsy Sing Out Hairspray Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel The Lion King Angelo Rosenbaum Mamma Mia A Christmas Lullaby Nine Los Peces en El Rio (The Fish in the River) Phantom of the Opera Joy to the World/ How Great our Joy The Producers Too Fat to Fit Rent O Holy Night Taboo Ave Maria Thoroughly Modern Millie The Coming of Christmastime Urinetown Christmastime on Highway 13 Wicked I Saw Three Ships

Customer Reviews:

Fun and Refreshing.......2006-03-05

I purchased this CD on a whim, and I was absolutely shocked when I got to track #4- "Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel," by the cast of "Hairspray." I loved the upbeat humor, and as the song progressed, I realized I'd heard this version before- it was on South Park! I could not BELIEVE what I was hearing, but I completely adored it. As I listened through the rest of the 2-CD set, I concluded it would undoubtedly be one of my favorite holiday albums. It was a wonderful combination of traditional renditions, such as a beautiful "O Holy Night" performed by the cast of "Rent" and new, humorous songs, including "Too Fat to Fit" by the cast of "The Producers" which was had a personality reminiscent of "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy," "Angelo Rosenbaum," sung by Thom Christopher Warren of "Lion King," and "Sing Out" by the cast of "Gypsy."

Overall, the CD set was a wonderful surprise; I had expected a 2 CD set filled with well-sung music, but I was rewarded with a compilation as diverse as peoples' view of the holidays, ranging from the somber expression of religious value to the whimsical, with a jab at the commercial attitude in the middle!

Average customer rating:

Horrible
Truly Beautiful

Carols Around the World

Manufacturer: Telarc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Lullabies & Berceuse | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Folk | Styles | Music

A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music

Holiday Music | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music

Opera & Vocal | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music

$7 - $10 | Today's Deals | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music

4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music

4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00000C3HR
Release Date: 1989-11-08

Tracks:

What Sweeter Music
A Christmas Carol
Adam Lay Ybounden
O Little Town Of Bethlehem
The Cherry-Tree Carol
Sing A Song Of Christmas
Deck The Hall
In The Bleak Midwinter
A Boy Was Born
What Cheer?
Coventry Carol
Lute-Book Lullaby
Guillaume, Prends Ton Tambourin
Quelle Est Cette Odeur Agreable?
Berceuse (Polish Traditional)
Rocking (Czech Traditonal)
Cancion De Navidad
Fum, Fum, Fum (Catalan traditonal)
I Saw A Maiden (Old Basque Noel)
Komt Verwondert U Hier, Menschen
Herders, Hij Is Geboren
Des Hirten Wiegenlied
O Jesulein Suss, O Jesulein Mild
Ich Steh' An Deiner Krippe Hier
Es Ist Ein Ros' Entsprungen
Uns Ist Ein Kind Geboren

Customer Reviews:

Horrible.......2003-12-24

The CD was a true disappointment. The songs/carols are almost unrecognizable. I wish I had never ordered it. My expectations were so much higher. It didn't meet my tatse at all even though I don'yt go for the regular Holiday ho-ho-ho music either. But stay away from this CD, after 10 minutes you are sick of it.

Truly Beautiful.......2000-11-25

This fabulous cd is now the standard mood-setter in my house at Christmas time. It's not your typical Rudolf or Little Drummer Boy fare, but a collection of carols you'll KNOW you've heard before even though you don't know the names, and everything, even the unfamiliar, eminate a serene, peaceful holiday feeling. Quink's voices are pristine and soaring, the arrangements are beautiful, and the melodies (especially "What Sweeter Music") haunt me all year long. Put it in your changer and hit "REPEAT".

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