Christmas Songs | 
 enlarge | Artist: Diana Krall The Clayton-hamilton Jazz Orchestra
Label: Universal Classics
Category: Music
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 12579
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Running Time: 45 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 000471702
UPC: 602498821213
EAN: 0602498821213
ASIN: B000B7BRMM
Release Date: November 14, 2005
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: Brand new - Factory sealed - Import edition We ship via first class mail from Miami, Florida.USA
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| Tracks:
| • | Jingle Bells - Diana Krall, The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra | | • | Let It Snow - Diana Krall, The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra | | • | The Christmas Song - Diana Krall | | • | Winter Wonderland - Diana Krall, The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra | | • | I'll Be Home For Christmas - Diana Krall, The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra | | • | Christmas Time Is Here - Diana Krall | | • | Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Diana Krall, The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra | | • | Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Diana Krall | | • | White Christmas - Diana Krall | | • | What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? - Diana Krall, The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra | | • | Sleigh Ride - Diana Krall, The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra | | • | Count Your Blessings Instead Of Sheep - Diana Krall |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.co.uk Review
As the song goes, "Merry Christmas" has already "been said many times, many ways". Diana Krall's Christmas Songs is a worthy--though not particularly unique--addition to the holiday catalogue. Krall excels with an approach mastered long ago: elegant delivery that gives extra polish to a very familiar lineup. Some might find her style frosty at times, but that will come as a relief to those who want their carolers to cut through some of the holiday treacle and create a festive, yet grown-up vibe. And Krall does show off her playful side with little, personal touches. In "Winter Wonderland" she promises to "frolic and play the Canadian way", which should draw smiles from her native land. Elsewhere, she ends "Jingle Bells" with the girlishly giddy statement, "I'm just crazy about horses". Well…can't argue with that. --Leah Weathersby
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
Merry Christmas! April 24, 2008
N. Psimakakis-chalkokon (UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Diana Krall offers you an incredible revamp of some of the most famous Christmas classics with her lovingly young voice and the nice band that accompanies her will give you everything you need to spend a great Christmas :)
 on the downside... December 17, 2006
an italian in london (London, UK)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
a lot of good things can be said of DK, she is an incredible singer and an accomplished jazz musician and composer and entertainer. i feel like injecting a little criticisim in this ever growing appreciation.. the music of DK over the time has become increasingly commercial and "polished", her concerts increasingly expensive (and yet costantly sold out). she's probably never been the type of jazz musician to play jam sessions in smoky basements, but her music now sounds so polished that it could even sound artificial, lacking any "soul", a mere commercial excercise (like a Xmas songs CD released before Xmas...). Maybe it's the bad influence of her popstar husband?
It is however a good album and if one really likes Xmas music (as, alas, does my girlfriend), than this is better than nothing.. Merry Xmas.
 In a world - Class January 27, 2006
9 out of 13 found this review helpful
A proper old fashioned Christmas album by the best thing to come out of Canada since Maple Syrup. Makes up for Celine Dion.Have you noticed how Diana looks like a young (Avengers era) Diana Rigg.
Some seasonal cheer that’s distinctively Diana. January 16, 2006
Peter (London)
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
I’m pleased that she has reverted to more classic jazz than her recent offerings which I haven’t enjoyed as much. I heard this in a shop before I realised it was Diana Krall and thought it was an upbeat must buy. This is very much what you expect from a Krall Christmas album. 12 Beautifully orchestrated versions of classic Christmas songs, not always my all-time-favourite versions. For example Ella’s “Sleighride” is hard to beat, but Diana’s version is in her own style. As for “What are you Doing New Years Eve”, I think Harry Connick Jr’s version is far more subtle and therefore superior. “Christmas Time is Here” is a stocking filler. But if you’re fond of Diana and want a new seasonal album to add to your collection you can’t go far wrong.
Christmas Songs - a review December 31, 2005
J. D. Naylor (England)
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
When i heard that Diana Krall had recorded an album of Christmas songs i approached it with great reservations - but how wrong i was.This album has the Christmas spirit literally bursting from every track.The picks of the album are the up-tempo big band numbers that are quite simply a joy to listen to."santa Claus is coming to town" is easliy the best version i have heard with it's lustrous brass arrangements and Diana's joyous swinging vocals."Jingle bells" and "Sleigh Ride" get the same treatment but there is a gentle and slightly melancholy side to the album with the "christmas song" and "white Christmas" with Diana's dreamy vocals proving the perfect foil to the cheery up-tempo numbers.Forget all the pop compilation Christmas albums and plump for this one alone because it is quite simply the best.
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