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Classic FM - Music for Christmas | 
 enlarge | Artist: Various Artists
Label: Bmg
Category: Music
List Price: £9.99
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 4699
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 828766636321
EAN: 0828766636321
ASIN: B0006GVJWQ
Release Date: November 15, 2004
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| Tracks:
| • | Once In Royal David's City - The Choir Of Trinity College Cambridge | | • | O Little Town Of Bethlehem - The Choir Of Trinity College Cambridge | | • | Away In A Manger - The Choir Of Trinity College Cambridge | | • | Ding! Dong! Merrily on high - The Choir Of Trinity College Cambridge | | • | I Saw Three Ships - The Choir Of Trinity College Cambridge | | • | Deck The Hall With Boughs Of Holly - The Sixteen | | • | While Shepherds Watched - The Choir Of Trinity College Cambridge | | • | O Come All Ye Faithful - The Choir Of Trinity College Cambridge | | • | Silent Night - The Choir Of Trinity College Cambridge | | • | The Holly And The Ivy - The Choir Of Trinity College Cambridge | | • | God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen - The Sixteen | | • | In Dulci Jubilo - The Choir Of Trinity College Cambridge | | • | The Sussex Carol - The Sixteen | | • | Angels From The Realms Of Glory - The Sixteen | | • | Good King Wenceslas - The Sixteen | | • | The First Nowell - The Sixteen | | • | In The Bleak Midwinter - The Sixteen | | • | The Angel Gabriel - The Choir Of Trinity College Cambridge | | • | As With Gladness - The Choir Of Trinity College Cambridge | | • | Unto Us Is Born A Son - The Choir Of Trinity College Cambridge | | • | See Amid The Winter's Snow - The Sixteen | | • | It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - The Choir Of Trinity College Cambridge | | • | The Coventry Carol - The Choir Of Trinity College Cambridge | | • | We Wish You A Merry Christmas - Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden | | • | Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - The Choir Of Trinity College Cambridge |
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| Customer Reviews:
Perfect traditional Christmas May 19, 2008
Mart Music (Essex, UK)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a collection of traditional Christmas carols and music from two of today's most respected choirs - The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge, and The Sixteen. These performances are subtle and restrained ones from a quiet chapel rather than a Songs of Praise edition from Westminster Abbey, so they are perfect for a quiet sit-down on Christmas Eve or calming Christmas Day morning reflection on life before the work begins.
Christmas CDs are in abundance, but this one offers some lovely traditional versions of songs as they were intended to be heard.
The others in the `Classic FM For' series are albums dedicated to Babies, Dinner Parties, Driving, Fitness, Mums, Romance, Studying, Weddings, so it will also appeal to those wanting to get the entire collection and build a modest library of varied classical music.
Enjoyable For The Festive Season December 21, 2006
DB Dom (London, UK)
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
Brilliant stuff to put on for Christmas. I was however unbelievably dissapointed when I found myself struggling to hear the carols. Not the best buy I've made, and some of the carols are very clear and good to listen to, I found that several of the carols were drounded out by the music (still good, but I bought this for the carols). Nice to listen to, now I've got it I'm not annoyed, but had I have heard this before I probably would've had second thoughts before purchasing it, still, it didn't cost much, and none of the tracks are horrible to listen to, they are all nice, just not quite what I hoped for
 Not the best I'm afraid December 5, 2006
TomStir (Scotland)
15 out of 17 found this review helpful
I was looking forward to this one but I'm afraid (despite the time of year) I can't be too charitable about it. Carol's are all about voices and I'm afraid the quality of the voices on the recordings are just not up to scratch. It's like they recorded at the back a big echoing hall with the microphone in a goldfish bowl. A lot of the time the lyrics are a next to inaudible mush and frequently sung in such a low key and somber fashion as to render otherwise cheerful and uplifting carols into elevator music.
The poor soloists are given little chance to shine either with their voices almost inaudible compared to the woolly wall of sound that accompanies them.
Christmas carols should surely be sung with joy and celebration (it's for Christmas after all) and recorded with clarity to get the most from them.
I've given it two stars because at least there is a large selection on the disc - I'm afraid I didn't think most of them were up to much though.
Well there's my tuppence worth - there's plenty of other Christmas compilations out there. Happy listening. (or if you can't be happy have a listen to the Alfie Boe CD - bring a tear to a glass eye 5/5).
 an absolute delight November 29, 2005
Mr. A. C. Gilbert (Chatel sur Rolle, Switzerland)
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
Pop this on your sound system when the family's round for Christmas and I guarantee a hush will descend on the gathering. This is a fantastic album, with sobre, moving renditions of our most cherished Christmas carols. No glitz, no glitter, just beautiful, timeless songs, beautifully rendered. A treasure trove for adults and children alike. This is what Christmas is about!
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