Sleep/Holiday [Import]

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Japanese edition of the talented & quirky Welsh band's 2003 album includes two bonus tracks, 'C.D.T.' & 'Old Fanny Mahoney'. P-Vine Records.

The Muppet Christmas Carol
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Finally released
  • Good CD
  • the muppet christmas carol cd
  • Holiday Classic with Kermit , Miss Piggy, and Michael Caine
  • Awesome
 The Muppet Christmas Carol

Manufacturer: Disney
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

NoelsNoels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Pop | Styles | Music
Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
Movie ScoresMovie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
Movie SoundtracksMovie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Children's Music | Styles | Music
DisneyDisney | Children's Music | Styles | Music
General ChristmasGeneral Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
Disney RecordsDisney Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music
General ChristmasGeneral Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music
Similar Items:
  1. The Muppet Christmas Carol - Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition
  2. A Christmas Together
  3. The Muppets - A Green and Red Christmas
  4. The Ultimate White Christmas
  5. It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

ASIN: B000BRD72K
Release Date: 2005-11-22

Tracks:

  1. Overture (Instrumental) - Paul Williams
  2. Scrooge - Cast
  3. Room In Your Heart - Honeydew And Beaker
  4. Good King Wenceslas - Muppet Brass Buskers
  5. One More Sleep 'Til Christmas - Kermit
  6. Marley And Marley - Marley And Marley
  7. Christmas Past (Instrumental) - Paul Williams
  8. Chairman Of The Board - Sam Eagle
  9. Fozziwig's Party - Dr. Teeth And The Electric Mayhem
  10. When Love Is Gone - Belle
  11. It Feels Like Christmas - Ghost Of Christmas Present
  12. Christmas Scat - Tiny Tim
  13. Bless Us All - Tiny Tim And Family
  14. Christmas Future (Instrumental) - Paul Williams
  15. Christmas Morning (Instrumental) - Paul Williams
  16. Thankful Heart - Scrooge
  17. Finale:When Love Is Found/It Feels Like Christmas - Various Artists
  18. When Love Is Gone - Martina McBride

Amazon.com

For right-minded buyers of the reissued Muppet Christmas Carol soundtrack, the odds of disappointment are about as remote as Miss Piggy's chances with Kermit. If you loved the movie, you will love the loopy mayhem of the Muppet Brass Buskers ("Good King Wenceslas"), the cartoonish malice of the black-hearted misanthropes Marley & Marley ("Marley & Marley"), and the hope-swollen harmonies of Tiny Tim and Family ("Bless Us All"), Muppeted here to hilariously humble effect. If, on the other hand, your interest in this disc has more to do with its inclusion in the way-narrow Christmas-record-for-kids category--if the spirit of the season doesn't extend, for you, to the magic of the Muppets--you may want to keep browsing, as it's a soundtrack first (overture, instrumentals, and all) and a Christmas CD second. That's not to suggest you're stuck with an un-fun disc should it land on your holiday stack without a prior screening, though. Miles Goodman's score sweeps and inspires, and certain tracks--"One More Sleep 'til Christmas" and "Fozziwig's Party"--are future classics. (Note to the right-minded: After a misstep on the original release, Martina McBride's version of "When Love is Gone" is back.) -Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Finally released.......2007-05-23

If your Christmas isn't complete without listening to this music, this CD is a must buy. The audio quality is excellent despite the age of the film. Michael Cain and Belle come out crystal clear in their solo and ensemble work. The surprise of this album is the inclusion of two tracks (one by Beaker and Bunson and one by Scrogge's primary school teacher) that are not in the film. They are fun but unexpected. I could only ask that the CD last longer with such beautiful traditional music, but alas there is no more music to include. Maybe they could market Muppet Christmas Carol and Muppet Treasure Island together in the future?

5 out of 5 stars Good CD.......2007-02-14

My wife has been looking for this soundtrack for years. We were very happy to find it and get it so fast. This has some of the best music ever written for a movie.

5 out of 5 stars the muppet christmas carol cd.......2007-01-19

Amazing the songs are so cleaver and i have bee waiting for this for a long time, it has been out of print great cd and the movie is so awesome!!

4 out of 5 stars Holiday Classic with Kermit , Miss Piggy, and Michael Caine.......2007-01-12

The score from The Muppet Christmas Carol is full of the spirit of Christmas. The familiar story by Dicken's is given new life with the great score (mostly written by Paul Williams). Great energy is relayed to the listener as Scrooge (Michael Caine)is painted in words and as Bob Cratchet (Kermit the Frog) sings with his co-workers 'One More Sleep 'Til Christmas'. The love song duet between Scrooge (Michael Caine) and his fiancee during a ghostly vision brings great pathos to the character. For lovers of the Muppets and or Dickens, there is no better way to enter into the spirit of the season.

5 out of 5 stars Awesome.......2007-01-08

These are some of the most heartwarming songs. I even find myself singing the ones about poor Mr. Scrooge.
This Is Christmas: Complete Carols by Alfred Burt
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • This is Christmas
  • Beautiful
  • Modern Christmas Carols performed soft and sweet
  • a definite five star album
  • A Tall Order, but a Good Effort
 This Is Christmas: Complete Carols by Alfred Burt

Manufacturer: Collegium
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

NoelsNoels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music
General ChristmasGeneral Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
Opera & VocalOpera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
ClassicalClassical | Indie Music | Stores | Music
General ChristmasGeneral Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music
Similar Items:
  1. The Alfred Burt Christmas Carols Golden Anniversary Collection
  2. The Alfred Burt Christmas Carols: 50th Anniversary Edition
  3. The Christmas Mood
  4. The John Rutter Christmas Album
  5. We Wish You a Merry Christmas

ASIN: B0000031I7
Release Date: 1997-10-21

Tracks:

  1. This Is Christmas - Jimmy Joyce 16-Voic
  2. Christmas Cometh Caroling
  3. Ah, Bleak and Chill the Wintery Wind
  4. Come, Dear Children
  5. Some Children See Him
  6. Sleep, Baby Mine
  7. All on a Christmas Morining
  8. Caroling, Caroling
  9. The Star Carol
  10. We'll Dress the House
  11. Christ in the Stranger's Guise
  12. Nigh Bethleham
  13. What Are the Signs
  14. Jesu Parvule
  15. O Hearken Ye

Album Description

An American Christmas classic, originally recorded in Hollywood in 1963 and digitally remastered in 1995, these performances by the Voices of Jimmy Joyce capture on CD the original arrangements of all 15 Christmas classics by Alfred S. Burt. This recording was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1964. It includes This is Christmas, Some Children See Him, and The Star Carol.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars This is Christmas.......2007-01-10

As a companion to The Christmas Mood, it will bring joy to your heart.
This Christmas music is lively and joyful.

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful.......2006-12-06

Music is appreciated on opinion and personal taste, so I'll simply give mine.

This collection is far too good to be missed by anyone, dissuaded by a couple of negative reviews. If you haven't already discovered the Burt Carols, this is an excellent introduction. Alfred Burt was in attendance at these recording sessions by volunteer professional singers, including the King Sisters. Jimmy Joyce did a fantastic job of organizing (and I'm assuming arranging) these carols.

The arrangements and vocals are thoughtful, and beautiful. What an amazing legacy that Burt left behind, as he died at the young age of 33.

This music captures the spirit of the Christmas season perfectly, and musical snobbery should have no place in the face of these masterpieces.

You will love this collection of the complete Burt carols. It is part of an annual tradition at our household.

- Dana Countryman
Everett, WA

4 out of 5 stars Modern Christmas Carols performed soft and sweet.......2006-10-04

The carols of Alfred Burt have always been something special, and thanks to the efforts of various singers (Nat King Cole, Julie Andrews, John Williams and the Boston pops, etc.) many of these carols are still heard occasionally though not frequently enough to my ears.

This album originated on Lp in the 1960s as a stereo answer to an earlier 10" Lp on the Columbia label which featured many of the Burt carols. This is a complete collection of all 15 carols. The effect is simple and pure as if a group of carolers were gathered at your door. The voices blend beautifully. There are a few glitches in the transfer and the opening notes of "We'll Dress The House" have been clipped.

For anyone looking for the real music of Christmas but wanting something beyond the standard two dozen famous carols, this disc will provide a welcome change of pace.

5 out of 5 stars a definite five star album.......2005-12-19

I have nearly 120 Christmas albums. This ranks as one of my favorites. I am quite suprised that some of the reviewers were so critical. First, to the best of my knowledge there is currently no other complete collection of the Alfred S. Burt carols. That alone makes this album special. Secondly, the 16 voice a capella choir of the Voices of Jimmy Joyce do a wonderful job. The singing is crisp and concise, the lyrics easily understood. The musicianship is excellent and the arrangements are extremely good. The third verse is always performed with the original Burt harmonization. While the additions of new arrangements distress some reviewers, I believe that repeating the same harmonization for multiple verses would become tiresome and dry. The melodies are exquisite and harmonize well in new ways. The arrangements used by Joyce are fresh, but in no way dissimilar or out of context with the originals. The effect is of a continuous whole and the album works perfectly. I would highly recommend this album for someone wishing to purchase quality Christmas music. As for the Waring version, I have not heard it, and it is not currently available on CD. It would seem rather ridiculous to deny yourself the joy of these carols now in hopes that maybe at some future time another version might be released.

4 out of 5 stars A Tall Order, but a Good Effort.......2005-07-15

(I own the original LP version of this album, so I am here commenting on the musical content only, not the quality of digital transfer, remastering or what-have-you.) Overall I was quite pleased with this album, my only previous exposure to Burt's carols being the selections performed by Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians. I will say that those remain my favorite performances of those particular tunes, as they are very simply interpreted and altered very little, if at all, from Burt's original scores, and that seems to yield the best results. However, I don't think the Joyce Singers' re-arrangements are inappropriate, as some other reviewers have expressed. In a few cases the arrangements get more elaborate than they maybe need to be, but I would not go as far as to say they are in bad taste. Burt's melodies are very strong --they do not suffer from the changes in the supporting parts, and if I am not mistaken, each cut on the album contains at least one verse of the composer's original part-writing. I have yet to hear an album of exclusively Burt carols that I've enjoyed more; very good overall. But, to my knowledge, nobody's recorded the perfect one yet.
Essential Carols: The Very Best of King's College Choir, Cambridge
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Essential Carols: The Very Best of King's College Choir, Cambridge

    Manufacturer: Decca
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    All Works by J.S. BachAll Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    Cornelius, PeterCornelius, Peter | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by Michael PraetoriusAll Works by Michael Praetorius | Praetorius, Michael | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by TchaikovskyAll Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    Vaughan Williams, RalphVaughan Williams, Ralph | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by WarlockAll Works by Warlock | Warlock, Peter | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by MendelssohnAll Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    Vocal & SongVocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    Vocal & SongVocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    King's College Choir CambridgeKing's College Choir Cambridge | ( K ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    OratoriosOratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    NoelsNoels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    OratoriosOratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    General ChristmasGeneral Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
    Opera & VocalOpera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
    The Decca Records StoreThe Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music
    General ChristmasGeneral Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music
    Similar Items:
    1. The Baroque Christmas Album
    2. On Christmas Day: New Carols from King's Choir of King's College, Cambridge
    3. A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
    4. Christmas from King's College Choir
    5. O Come All Ye Faithful: Christmas Carols at King's College, Cambridge

    ASIN: B000B66PE8
    Release Date: 2005-01-01

    Tracks:

    1. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
    2. The First Nowell
    3. While Shepherds Watched
    4. I Saw Three Ships
    5. Ding Dong! Merrily On High
    6. King Jesus Has A Garden
    7. In Dulci Jubilo
    8. Unto Us Is Born A Son
    9. O Come , All Ye Faithful
    10. Away In A Manger
    11. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
    12. The Holly And The Ivy
    13. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
    14. See Amid The Winter's Snow
    15. Past Three O' Clock
    16. Invitatory
    17. Adam Lay Ybounden
    18. Gabriel's Message

    Tracks:

    1. Once In Royal David's City
    2. Sussex Carol
    3. Rocking
    4. Rejoice And Be Merry
    5. The Cherry Tree Carol
    6. The Three Kings
    7. As With Gladness Men Of Old
    8. A Great And Mighty Wonder
    9. The Infant King
    10. Balulalow
    11. The Crown Of Roses
    12. Christ Was Born On Christmas Day
    13. Blessed Be That Maid Mary
    14. Lute-Book Lullaby
    15. Myn Lyking
    16. Personent Hodie
    17. In The Bleak Mid-Winter
    18. Coventry Carol
    19. Shepherds In The Field Abiding
    20. Torches
    21. Fantasia On Christmas Carols
    Sleep/Holiday
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • The pop narcotic kicks in, if not up
    • worth another .5 on top of that
    • Going to the country
    • a new classic
    • it's time to change
    		 Sleep/Holiday
    Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
    Manufacturer: Sanctuary Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
    BritpopBritpop | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
    Neo-PsychedeliaNeo-Psychedelia | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
    BritainBritain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
    Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
    Welsh FolkWelsh Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
    Similar Items:
    1. Introducing Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
    2. The Blue Trees
    3. Barafundle
    4. Costello Music

    ASIN: B0000BXN0J
    Release Date: 2003-10-07

    Tracks:

    1. WALKING FOR WINTER
    2. HAPINESS
    3. MOW THE LAWN
    4. SINGLE TO FAIRWATER
    5. SHORE LIGHT
    6. COUNTRY
    7. EYES OF GREEN, GREEN, GREEN
    8. THE SOUTH OF FRANCE
    9. LEAVE MY DREAMING
    10. ONLY TAKES A NIGHT
    11. PRETTY AS A BEE
    12. RED ROCKS

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars The pop narcotic kicks in, if not up.......2005-08-15

    Yes, as a longtime GSM fan who bought "Bwyd Time" before any of their discs appeared in the US, I too lament the loss of the witty, acid-tinted visions in favor of the pastoral narcoctic shuffle of their last few albums. But, ever since at least Gorky 5 (or even Barafundle?) the group's been progressing towards this folkier bucolic pace as they (and we their listeners) age. Euros Childs possesses one of the finest voices in music that I know, and hearing him on "Shore Light" shows how moving his mellifluous delivery can be. This album took me many listens to appreciate, and it's best suited for laziness, if not lethargy!The Beach Boy touches on such as "Leave Me Dreaming" are not as overwhelming as they are for many of GZM's post-psychedelic peers mimicking "Pet Sounds," and this is an alt-pop blessing.

    The muted nature of this album slips it more towards the lullabies preceding Sleep rather than the exuberance of a Holiday. The hypnotic pace, however, fits the mood you need to come down after the high, and for this, as shown by their career trajectory (like the different music but same downwardly arced, sophisticated, but more studio-based and mellow path of their mates Super Furry Animals), after fifteen or so years at it, if they choose to rest on their laurels rather than climb the trees, then this fits their lazy, lawn-stretched, acoustic languour. I only wish, like SFA, that they'd record in Welsh once in a while, and not drift so far from their linguistic roots as they wander the soft landscapes of sound they conjure.

    3 out of 5 stars worth another .5 on top of that.......2004-08-04

    although this is a perfectly pleasant listen, i was decidedly disappointed with it. i know a few guys who have it and love it, but that's only because they don't own the best GZM has to offer. this album is intriguing in the sense that the band has begun to stretch a bit, test their boundaries, and while most of the material is the same old welsh experimental folk-pop they've been doing for years, some of the songs reach the 7 minute mark. it just isn't quite as exciting, not quite as vibrant as the majority of their previous albums have been.

    4 out of 5 stars Going to the country.......2004-04-22

    The Gorky's are one of the best bands ever from Wales. Their music is often genre defying and brings many musical traditions with it. They are often portrayed as this weird medieval folk band, but they have much more in common with bands like Mojave 3 or Alfie. They have done eight or nine album in ten years and have just released a greatest hits record. The first songs "Waiting For Winter" and "Happiness" are an improvement over their last record and show their growing obsessions with the weather and love songs. "Mow The Lawn" sounds like Canned Heat on crystal meth. Euros Childs is one of today's great-unknown songwriters. Richard James has had a larger role on the past few albums. Maybe this album has more influences of American country and roots rock and less prog rock instrumentals. You have to admire them for doing their own thing and not giving a f***. The Gorky's are distinct for that reason alone.

    5 out of 5 stars a new classic.......2003-11-21

    This album follows the recent trends of the Gorkers; that is to say it leans more heavily toward beautiful melodies (sometimes with a countryesque feel), and strays ever further from the psychadelic playfullness of the earliest releases (Tatay etc). Depending on your penchant, these recent trends are either pleasant or maddening. While I might place myself in the later camp, I am absolutely in love with this album. There is not a weak song on this album--which features the made-to-be-played-live "Mow the Lawn" and one of Euros Childs' most beautiful songs, "Happiness". The songs written by Richard James are standouts as well. The band seems to have settled into a nice groove musically. After the wonderful, acoustic mini-lp "Blue Trees", the band released "How Long to Feel that Summer" which was, in my estimation, overly-produced, and somewhat lacking in substance. With "Sleep/Holiday" the band seems to have released what rightfully should have been the followup to "Blue Trees". Alternatingly haunting and beautiful, I strongly recommend this album from one of the finest bands making music today.

    3 out of 5 stars it's time to change.......2003-10-12

    hey guys don't you remember about the old Gorky's albums? Those were good stuff. I loved Barafundle and the things they did before it and after (Gorky 5). The following works are good yes! but too much country music. I am not saying that i dont like them cos GZM are my best group but please stop it now!!!!
    This album is kinda the other last two, no news about them but a few songs...
    Btw buy this album after you buy the early years :)
    Flora Gave Me Fairest Flowers
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		Flora Gave Me Fairest Flowers

      Manufacturer: Collegium
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      Byrd, WilliamByrd, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by DowlandAll Works by Dowland | Dowland, John | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      Gibbons, OrlandoGibbons, Orlando | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
      GospelGospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      MadrigalsMadrigals | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      PartsongsPartsongs | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      General ChristmasGeneral Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
      ClassicalClassical | Indie Music | Stores | Music
      General ChristmasGeneral Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music
      Similar Items:
      1. There Is Sweet Music: English Choral Songs, 1890 - 1950
      2. Cambridge Singers a Capella
      3. All At Once Well Met: English Madrigals; The King's Singers
      4. English and Italian Renaissance Madrigals
      5. Beyond Chant: Mysteries Of The Renaissance

      ASIN: B0000952VP
      Release Date: 2003-08-01

      Tracks:

      1. Thomas WEELKES: Hark, all ye lovely saints above
      2. William BYRD: Though Amaryllis dance in green
      3. John BENNET: Round about in a fair ring
      4. Thomas TOMKINS: Adieu, ye city-prisoning towers
      5. Thomas WILBYE: Flora gave me fairest flowers
      6. Thomas VAUTOR: Sweet Suffolk owl
      7. Thomas WEELKES: As Vesta was from Latmos hill descending
      8. William BYRD: Lullaby
      9. William BYRD: This sweet and merry month of May
      10. Thomas MORLEY: Now is the month of maying
      11. John FARMER: A little pretty bonny lass
      12. Thomas MORELY: Fyer, fyer!
      13. Thomas TOMKINS: Too much I once lamented
      14. Thomas MORLEY: My bonny lass she smileth
      15. Thomas WEELKES: Ha ha! this world doth pass
      16. Michael EAST: Quick, quick, away, dispatch
      17. Orlando GIBBONS: Dainty fine bird
      18. John DOWLAND: Come again! Sweet love doth now invite
      19. Thomas VAUTOR: Mother, I will have a husband
      20. Thomas WILBYE: Draw on, sweet night
      21. Robert RAMSEY: Sleep, fleshly birth
      22. Thomas WILBYE: Weep, weep, mine eyes
      23. Thomas WEELKES: Death hath deprived me
      24. Orlando GIBBONS: The silver swan
      25. Thomas WILBYE: Adieu, sweet Amaryllis

      Album Description

      "an absolute joy" - Music and Musicians Hi-Fi News and Record Review Record of the Month The sixteenth-century madrigal was an Italian form. The term `madrigal' was loosely applied to a wide variety of music, but generally denoted a polyphonic setting for four or more voices of an amorous or pastoral text which was closely depicted in the music. Thomas Morely transplanted the form into England in the 1590s; this marked the beginning of the brief but brilliant flowering of the English madrigal. Between the 1590s and the early 1620s, twenty composers published a total of 36 books of madrigals, after which the form virtually disappeared. Some of these composers, such as Morely and Weelkes, followed the Italian model closely; others, such as Byrd and Gibbons, mostly stayed with the simpler English form of the consort song, where the tune remains in one voice, word-painting is not used, and strophic form is preferred to the continuous structure of the madrigal proper. Among the twenty-one items selected for this recording there are examples of several types of piece,! ranging from true Italianate madrigals such as Too much I once lamented, via more popular `balletts' such as Fyer, fyer!, to the simple part-songs like A little pretty bonny lass. The variety, imagination, and inspired blending of poetry and music characteristic of the best of the `English Madrigal School' afford a particular kind of delight in performance, shared equally by singer and listener
      Christmas Echoes, Vol. 2
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        		Christmas Echoes, Vol. 2

        Manufacturer: Gothic Records
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        All Works by BrittenAll Works by Britten | Britten, Sir Benjamin | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        All Works by HolstAll Works by Holst | Holst, Gustav | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        All Works by WaltonAll Works by Walton | Walton, Sir William | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        All Works by WarlockAll Works by Warlock | Warlock, Peter | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        All Works by MendelssohnAll Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        NoelsNoels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        General ChristmasGeneral Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
        Opera & VocalOpera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
        General ChristmasGeneral Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music
        Opera & VocalOpera & Vocal | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music
        Similar Items:
        1. Christmas Echoes, Vol. 1
        2. Christmas With the Dale Warland Singers
        3. Harvest Home
        4. December Stillness
        5. Blue Wheat

        ASIN: B000ARFPZ8
        Release Date: 2005-09-13

        Album Description

        2003 Grammy nominee for Best Choral Performance! An assortment of carols from traditional to modern, in familiar and new arrangements, featuring America's preeminent choral ensemble, which retired in 2004 after a legendary 31 seasons. This album includes a cappella tunes as well as accompaniment for harp, guitar, organ, handbells, and other instruments.
        One Star, At Last: A Selection of Carols of Our Time
        Average customer rating: Not rated
          		One Star, At Last: A Selection of Carols of Our Time

          Manufacturer: Signum UK
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          All Works by MacMillanAll Works by MacMillan | MacMillan, James | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          Maxwell Davies, PeterMaxwell Davies, Peter | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by TavenerAll Works by Tavener | Tavener, John Kenneth | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          General ChristmasGeneral Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
          Opera & VocalOpera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
          ClassicalClassical | Imports | Stores | Music
          General ChristmasGeneral Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music
          Opera & VocalOpera & Vocal | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music
          Similar Items:
          1. On Christmas Day: New Carols from King's Choir of King's College, Cambridge
          2. Remember Bethlehem: Carols for A New Millennium
          3. Eternal Rest - Phoenix Bach Choir, Kansas City Chorale
          4. Fantasia on Christmas Carols/ The First Nowell/ On Christmas Night
          5. Mass for Christmas Morning

          ASIN: B000BM3MK2
          Release Date: 2005-11-29
          Three Tenors Christmas (Sl)
          Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
          • The Three Tenors tradition continues
          		 Three Tenors Christmas (Sl)

          Manufacturer: Sony
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          All Works by BrahmsAll Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by StraussAll Works by Strauss | Strauss, Richard | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          Vocal & SongVocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          NoelsNoels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          General ChristmasGeneral Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
          Opera & VocalOpera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
          General ChristmasGeneral Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music
          Opera & VocalOpera & Vocal | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music
          Classical MusicClassical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music
          Opera & VocalOpera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music
          ASIN: B000050HVT
          Release Date: 2000-11-14

          Tracks:

          1. Cantique de No(O Holy Night) - Pldo Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti
          2. Adeste Fideles - Josarreras, Luciano Pavarotti
          3. Ave Maria, Dolce Maria
          4. Wiegenlied I
          5. Oh Tannenbaum
          6. Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle - Luciano Pavarotti
          7. Amazing Grace
          8. White Christmas
          9. Dormi, O Bambino (Lulaj Ze Jezuniu)
          10. Silent Night
          11. Pregar(El Cant de l'Amina a la Verge) - Josarreras
          12. Susani
          13. Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
          14. Wiegenlied II
          15. Carol of the Drum (The Little Drummer Boy) - Josarreras, Pldo Domingo
          16. Virgen Lava Pas
          17. I'll Be Home for Christmas
          18. Sleigh Ride
          19. Winter Wonderland
          20. Nuevo Siglo - Pldo Domingo
          21. Feliz Navidad

          Customer Reviews:

          4 out of 5 stars The Three Tenors tradition continues.......2000-12-20

          My CD collection is filled with these fellows.Always a Pavarotti fan (25 years)I naturally purchased the 1st disc,and have kept on buying each one.This CD is quite different.I don't know exactly what I expected,but felt it would be enjoyable.It was.As time has gone by the voices have changed,that is to be expected.What I didn't expect were the musical selections,my error,I didn't look.I assumed the selections would be more of the sacred genre.However endearing these gentlemen are,I don't see them doing crossover type music.They are great at their craft and should they decide to do another Christmas CD I hope it will be on the classical side.In the meanwhile I will enjoy this one,as it stands.
          Christmas with the Winchester College Chapel Choir
          Average customer rating: Not rated
            		Christmas with the Winchester College Chapel Choir

            Manufacturer: Naxos
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            All Works by J.S. BachAll Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
            All Works by HandelAll Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
            All Works by Michael PraetoriusAll Works by Michael Praetorius | Praetorius, Michael | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
            All Works by TavenerAll Works by Tavener | Tavener, John Kenneth | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
            CantatasCantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
            OratoriosOratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
            CantatasCantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
            MassesMasses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
            OratoriosOratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
            All Bargain TitlesAll Bargain Titles | Holiday Music | Miscellaneous | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
            4-for-3 Classical4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music
            4-for-3 All Music4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music
            4-for-3 Opera & Vocal4-for-3 Opera & Vocal | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music
            ASIN: B000BK53GU
            Release Date: 2005-11-15

            Tracks:

            1. Come Thou Redeemer Of The Earth
            2. Out Of Your Sleep
            3. The Lamb
            4. Illuminare, Jerusalem
            5. O Come , All Ye Faithful
            6. Sinfonia
            7. Kyrie
            8. Herr, Der Du Stark Und Machtig Bist
            9. Jesus Bleibet Meine Frude
            10. For Unto Us A Child Is Born
            11. Pastoral Symphony
            12. There Were Shepherds Abiding In The Field
            13. Glory To God In The Highest
            14. Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion!
            15. Surely, He Hath Borne Our Griefs
            16. And With His Stripes We Are Healed
            17. All We Like Sheep
            18. I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
            19. Hallelujah Chorus
            20. Joy To The World
            Nativitas - A Celebration of Peace
            Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
            • New Age flute, be gone!!
            • Buy it and love it
            • What Christmas Is REALLY All About
            		 Nativitas - A Celebration of Peace

            Manufacturer: Erato
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            Bach, J. C. F.Bach, J. C. F. | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
            All Works by J.S. BachAll Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
            All Works by BrucknerAll Works by Bruckner | Bruckner, Anton | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
            Howells, HerbertHowells, Herbert | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
            All Works by PoulencAll Works by Poulenc | Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
            All Works by MendelssohnAll Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
            Lullabies & BerceuseLullabies & Berceuse | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
            MotetsMotets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
            NoelsNoels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
            Holiday MusicHoliday Music | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
            General ChristmasGeneral Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
            Opera & VocalOpera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
            General ChristmasGeneral Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music
            Opera & VocalOpera & Vocal | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music
            Similar Items:
            1. Hodie - An English Christmas Collection

            ASIN: B000000SAF
            Release Date: 1997-10-28

            Tracks:

            1. I wonder as I ander
            2. Adam lay ybounden
            3. Alma Redemptoris
            4. The angel Gabriel
            5. Ave Maria
            6. A spotless rose
            7. There is no rose
            8. The little road to Bethlehem
            9. Once in royal David's city
            10. Stille Nacht
            11. Sing lullaby
            12. Gloria sei dir gesungen
            13. O magnum mysterium
            14. In dulci jublio
            15. O Jesulein s
            16. While shepherds watched their flocks by night
            17. Quem vidistis pastores
            18. Shepherds shake off your drowsy sleep
            19. Adeste fideles
            20. Videntes stellam
            21. Rocking Carol
            22. Here is the little door
            23. Hark the heralds angels sing

            Customer Reviews:

            4 out of 5 stars New Age flute, be gone!!.......2005-12-31

            Nativitas is a good recording of 23 Christmas classics, such as "Adam Lay Ybounden" and "O Magnum Mysterium". I say "good" because interspersed among some of the pieces is this cloying New Age flute. It really gets annoying when the flute plays over the choir on the last song, "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing". I bought the CD to hear the excellent choir, not a flute that doesn't know its place.

            If you aren't annoyed by the flute, then you can mark the CD up to excellent. It is more ethereal than happy, so take that into consideration before buying. (I like "ethereal" better myself.) And a poor choice was made in including "Once in Royal David's City" without a solo for the first verse. King's College does that one so much better, New College should have tried something else.

            With those caveats, I recommend the CD.

            5 out of 5 stars Buy it and love it.......2002-12-28

            This cd continues to be my favourite Christmas cd, after repeated playings, year after year. I can't say that there is anything that I don't like about it, it's absolutely fabulous, a real gem.

            5 out of 5 stars What Christmas Is REALLY All About.......1999-11-22

            During the rush of the Christmas season, oftentimes we forget what Christmas is really all about. In an exceptionally beautiful and reverent way, NATIVITAS reminds us of how God's love came to us in the birth of Jesus Christ. The music takes us on a journey of a spiritual nature with beautiful a cappella voices of the Choir of New College. An exquisite flute transitions medieval, classical and contemporary carols which have been intelligently arranged thus giving the listener a peaceful and reflective musical experience.

            Especially beautiful are "The Little Road to Bethlehem" and the "Stille Nacht".

            NATIVITAS is a celebration of what all christians hold most dear--God's grace and God's love for each one of us. Through listening, it reminds us once again what Christmas is REALLY all about. Highly recommended.

            Music:

            1. State Of Being
            2. Sticks & Stones
            3. Strays [Enhanced] [Extra tracks] [Import]
            4. Stunt
            5. Stunt [Import]
            6. Superman Won't Take The Call
            7. Temperamental
            8. The Best of Hothouse Flowers [Import]
            9. The Distracted Lover
            10. THE ORANGE SPOT SESSIONS, Vol. 1 [Explicit Lyrics]

            Music

            music

            Music

            Quick Step & Side Kick [Import]

            THE GALEAZZI ENSEMBLE : The Age of Elegance

            Viennese Telegramme

            1983 Collector's Edition, Vol. 10

            The Very Best [Import]

            Wagner: Die Walküre, Act I

            This Pretty Planet

            Verdi - Otello / Pavarotti, Te Kanawa, Nucci, Rolfe-Johnson, Solti

            Very Best of John Denver [Import]

            The Barbecue Swingers Live [Live]

            What Are You Going To Do With Your Life?

            The Christmas Dream

            Trance Galaxy V.2: Mixed By DJ Sputnik [Import]

            Concertos 2,3 & 4 for Harpsichord

            Parallel Dreams