A Northern Christmas (Eskimo, Inuit Music)

Product Description
The 24 tracks performed by 9 different artists cover a wide variety of styles. While most are Inuit, this recording contains tracks by Cree, Dene, and the Selkirk First Nation. John Landry's original contributions are worth the price of admission alone. The icing on the cake is William Tagoona's huskily whispered "Mary" at the close of "What Child is This?". Originally recorded by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, this Christmas compilation also contains tracks by Sally Tatty Curley, Charlie Panigoniak and Lorna Tasseor, Kenny Mianscum, Peter and Susan Aningmiuq, Madeline Allakariallak, the Ajaaja Choir, and Jerry Alfred Good liner notes with performer biographies.

A Northern Christmas (Eskimo, Inuit Music),Various,Inukshuk Records

Average customer rating: buy this one first Great introduction to Mediaeval Baebes Great choral versions of ancient songs A pleasing tone A "best of", not really a Christmas record

Mistletoe and Wine: A Seasonal Collection Manufacturer: Nettwerk Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: Mirabilis The Rose Worldes Blysse Undrentide Salva Nos (Save Us) ASIN: B0000AM6O4 Release Date: 2003-11-04

Tracks:

1. The Holly & The Ivy
2. Gaudete
3. L'Amour De Moi
4. Salva Nos
5. Glass Window
6. There Is No Rose of Swych Vertu
7. Kinderly
8. In Dulce Jubilo
9. Love Me Broughte
10. I Am Eve
11. Quan Vey La Lauzeta
12. The Coventry Carol
13. Undrentide
14. Ecce Mundi Gaudium
15. Blow Northern Wind

Customer Reviews:

buy this one first.......2006-06-29

This is not really a Christmas, or even a seasonal, album, more of a best of the Babes. yYs, they lead off with "The Holly and the Ivy" (and do it beautifully) but do not buy this as a "holiday music album"... or do... you won't regret buying it whatever your reasons!
This was my introduction to this band and I was absolutely floored. It lived in my car CD player for 2 months straight, and still is in the first section of my CD storage unit.... a rare honor for *any* Cd. It is also responsible for causing me to go out and try to buy every other CD the band has out, and I have not been disapointed in any of the ones I have gotten so far.
Speaking as a former music major, religious student, and medieval re-creationist, I know I can be pretty nit picky when it comes to "medieval" music; all too often it is neither medieval, nor (in my opinion) music! This is one of those rare exceptions that can manage to get you out of a chair to dance, while singing at the top of your lungs in Olde Englishe, Latin, or whatever. There isnt a bad voice in the lot (although some of the harmonies can be a bit odd if you arent used to medieval music) and the instrumental backings are pure gold.

Great introduction to Mediaeval Baebes.......2006-02-27

This CD has many songs from previous albums and a few new songs. It is a great introduction to Mediaeval Baebes music and serves as "best of" type of collection. It is billed as a "holiday" collection but I listen to it year round and quite often. The Mediaeval Baebes have a very unique and wonderful sound.

Great choral versions of ancient songs.......2005-11-19

I first heard the Mediaeval Baebes on a UK double CD (Best carols in the world ever) featuring three of their trackss (Guadete, Coventry carol, Adam lay ibounden), all of which can also be found on their debut album, but my curiosity only became aroused when that UK double CD was updated and repackaged with a different title (Best Christmas carols ever) and all the Mediaeval Baebes tracks were omitted with other choirs replacing them. My research showed that they have become an established group (albeit with line-up changes) and are now very successful in their chosen style, which some may regard as classical but (since they sing with their natural voices rather than operatic voices) seems more like traditional folk music to me.

This is not a Christmas album in the true sense of the word although there are some recognizable Christmas carols here - rather it is a compilation of music taken from their earlier albums together with a couple of re-recordings and two completely new recordings. I would have liked some liner notes giving some detailed information about the songs but very little information is actually provided. Apparently, much more information can found in the booklets provided with the original album releases. Still, it's the music that counts and, when it comes to choral music, this is as good as it gets.

The set opens with The holly and the ivy, set to the tune that everybody is familiar with. I seem to remember reading somewhere that this tune, although old, is not the original tune written for the song. This is where liner notes would be useful - and as this is one of the new recordings, their original albums won't help. Given that the Mediaeval Baebes aim to re-record very old songs, it would have been nice to hear them sing it to its original tune if it really was different from the current one. I suppose it doesn't matter since they sing the song superbly anyway.

Other Christmas carols that you are likely to recognize are Gaudete (revived most famously by folk-rockers Steeleye Span), In dulce jubilo (a new recording for this album, it was recorded in the seventies by Mike Oldfield, who had a UK hit with his instrumental version) and The Coventry carol. The other songs are unfamiliar to me but the group perform them all brilliantly. The other song of theirs on that UK carols compilation (Adam lay ibounded) is not included, but there's plenty else to make up for that omission.

The instruments used to back the group (mostly played by members of the group) are interesting. They include a zither, a hurdygurdy, a citern, a glockenspiel, an astrowheel and three different types of recorder - not the kind of instruments to be heard regularly on pop and rock albums. I was particularly pleased to find the recorders here. Like many Brits of my generation, I was forced to learn to play the recorder at school (I did so very badly) and so the recorder has never had a great reputation, but when played well and in the right setting (as here), it sounds wonderful.

This is a fine compilation in many ways but it may be that one of the original albums (which apparently have detailed liner notes) will provide an even better introduction to the music of the Mediaeval Baebes. Despite my reservations, this is still (easily) a five-star album and I'll certainly listen to more of their music eventually.

A pleasing tone.......2004-12-02

This is probably one of my new favorite Christmas albums. It is an absolute gem. It isn't an over-powering album with new or different things but they have recorded a few lesser known Latin Carols that are not given much attention anymore. Gaudete was one that stood out. The arrangement is rather simple and beautiful and the song itself is melodic in an unusual way. I have found that this CD has appealed to a fairly wide spectrum of people and would make a great album to play in the background during the Holidays. I think this would be the perfect thing to put on in the late afternoon in December while curling up with a good book or wrapping presents.

A "best of", not really a Christmas record.......2004-03-27

Potential purchasers should bear that in mind. As with the Medieval Baebes debut album it contains a small proportion of `holiday season' material, but most of it can be listened to without embarrassment at any time of the year. (In my experience, all of it can - even on a warm spring afternoon I can't bring myself to program out `In Dulci Jubilo', `The Holly...' etc).

Another thing potential purchasers should bear in mind - this compilation winds up being a better "best of" than the album of that name.

It's more representative - career-spanning and able to demonstrate the increasing ambition and complexity of the arrangements, and of Katharine Blake's compositions. (Of course, some of their experiments with modern instrumentation on the `Undrentide' album didn't work, but they don't appear here).

It's also more enjoyable on a basic musical level - there are no over-repetitive pieces, no odd song-fragments...nothing that drags. Or maybe there are a couple of weak spots - "I Am Eve" which goes on a little too long, and Audrey Evans's rendition of "L'amour de moi" which is suprisingly weak, and no substitute for the original featuring the much-missed Dorothy Carter - but these are easily forgiven.

Even if you can't understand what's being said, even if you understand it well enough to spot the mispronunciations here and there, it will be hard to resist the ethereal beauty the Baebes' voices, and of songs like `Quan Vey La Lauzeta', `There Is No Rose of Swych Vertu' or `Blow Northern Wind'.

Average customer rating:

The Very Best of Bach Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Concertinos | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Concerto Grossi | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Improvisation | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Variations | Forms & Genres | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Organ | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Oboe | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Cello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Magnificats | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Passions | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music $9.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Very Best of Beethoven The Very Best of Mozart The Very Best of Tchaikovsky The Very Best of Chopin The Very Best of Vivaldi ASIN: B000B6N640 Release Date: 2005-10-18

Tracks:

1. Toccata
2. Badinerie
3. Largo Ma Non Tanto
4. Agnus Dei
5. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
6. Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme
7. Preludio
8. Erbarme Dich, Mein Gott
9. Allegro
10. Prelude And Fugue No.1
11. Air
12. Aria
13. Prelude And Gigue

Tracks:

1. Aria
2. Prelude
3. Gigue
4. Allegro
5. Minuet
6. O Haupt Voll Blut Und Wunden
7. Largo
8. Allegro
9. Schlummert Ein
10. Allegro
11. Magnificat In D Major
12. Allegro Assai
13. Allegro
14. Jauchzet, Frohlocket

Average customer rating: Lots of good string music for a low Naxos price A worthy follow up to last year's first volume...

English String Miniatures Vol. 2 Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Delius, Frederick | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Elgar | Elgar, Sir Edward | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vaughan Williams, Ralph | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Warlock | Warlock, Peter | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: English String Miniatures English String Miniatures, Vol. 3 English String Miniatures, Vol. 4 English String Miniatures 5 English String Miniatures, Vol. 6 - Holst, Warlock, etc. ASIN: B000058UU1 Release Date: 2001-03-20

Tracks:

1. Sally In Out Alley
2. Cherry Ripe
3. Sospiri
4. Fant-Con: Allegro Moderato
5. Fant-Con: Andante Con Moto
6. Fant-Con: Allegro Risoluto
7. Charterhouse Ste: Prld
8. Charterhouse Ste: Slow Dance
9. Charterhouse Ste: Quick Dance
10. Charterhouse Ste: Slow Air
11. Charterhouse Ste: Rondo
12. Charterhouse Ste: Pezzo Ostinato
13. The Holy Boy
14. Air And Dance
15. Ser For The 60th Birthday Of Frederick Delius
16. Consort Music: Song Without Words
17. Consort Music: Valse
18. Consort Music: Ballad
19. Consort Music: Caprice
20. Consort Music: Cradle Song
21. Consort Music: Finale
22. Sir Roger De Coverley

Customer Reviews:

Lots of good string music for a low Naxos price.......2005-05-24

I enjoy listening to music for strings because of the beautiful cyclic vibrations that somehow are able to encode so much humanity and heaven like Huffman could never imagine.

Most of this music was new to me, and I did not know what to expect (quite honestly I didn't have high expectations). But after hearing Elgar's "Sospiri" on the radio I thought I would give it a try. I found the rest of the cd also quite good; especially Vaughan Williams's "Charterhouse Suite" which, along with "Sospiri" and Haydn Wood's "Fantasy Concerto", are my favorite compositions from this recording.

Conductor David Lloyd Jones knows this territory well and brings out the best in these English compositions. Also, the recording seems very clear and well balanced.

People seem so curious about what to put in their diets to live longer and be more healthy. How about more string music in your mental diet for becoming more tender, patient, and even romantic in your ways? And for other forms of international string cuisine, try Naxos #553106 for some Scandinavian string music (Grieg's "Holberg Suite" is one of my favorite piecies of all time!).

A worthy follow up to last year's first volume..........2001-04-03

I've loved music for strings ever since I first heard Tchaikovsky's "Serenade for Strings". The English too know how to compose works for string orchestra and they did so often: this is Naxos' fourth disc of English music for strings and the second in the "English String Miniatures" series featuring David Lloyd-Jones conducting: this time he leads the English Northern Philharmonia. The conductor is a champion of English composers and once again he delivers some outstanding performances.

Some of the items here are more familiar than most of those found on the first disc - Elgar's yearning "Sospiri" tugs at the heart strings everytime. And the present works of Delius and Warlock have been recorded many times. But there is plenty of less frequently heard items as well - Ireland's "The Holy Boy", Geoffrey Bush's "Consort Music", and Haydn Wood's Fantasy-Concerto were all delightful new discoveries for me.

We're even treated to Ralph Vaughan Williams' "Charterhouse Suite" - a nice change from the "Fantasia on Greensleeves" which seems to find its way onto every "classics for relaxation" or "meditation" CD out there.

The all digital recording is beautifully balanced. The strings are rich and clear. Almost 70 minutes of pleasure. Another excellent release from Naxos. (Pick up volume 1 as well if you don't have it already.)

Average customer rating: Well-Crafted Ballets, Excellent Sound

20th Century English Ballets Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Holiday Music | Miscellaneous | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music General Christmas | 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 Similar Items: Carl Davis: Aladdin Saint-Saëns: Javotte (Complete Ballet) Bayer: The Fairy Doll (Complete Ballet) Fete du Ballet: A Compendium of Ballet Rarities Adam: La Filleule des Fées (Complete Ballet) ASIN: B00000149B Release Date: 1996-03-26

Tracks:

1. Harvest Dance
2. The Woodcutter's Dance
3. Pas De Trois
4. Birds
5. The Red Ball
6. Courtly Dances
7. The Prince And The Drunken Father
8. Cinderella Prepares For The Ball
9. Pas De Deux & Finale
10. The Toy Soldiers Fantasy
11. The Moors
12. Branwell And Mrs. Robinson
13. Wuthering Heights
14. Charlotte In Brussels
15. Pas De Deux (Charlotte And Mr. Nicholls)
16. Epilogue
17. Nephew And Niece
18. Keeping Warm
19. Patapan And Cornhill Slide
20. Belle And Young Scrooge
21. Phantoms
22. Dressing Dance
23. Deck The Hall

Customer Reviews:

Well-Crafted Ballets, Excellent Sound.......2000-08-21

20th Century English Ballets" is a sonic delight, with quite spectacular sound. The Northern Ballet Theatre Orchestra is an excellent group, as those who have bought the Naxos recording of Philip Feeney's "Dracula" ballet music have found out. The atmosphere is quite different here, because the stories are different.

Feeney has written some lively and characterful music for his version of the Cinderella story, which takes about 30 minutes. I would say it is the best of the three works, being marginally better than the Muldowney. The story has its sad moments when Cindy can't go to the ball, but this nothing as dark as in Dracula! Feeney has written a wonderful score with many magical moments, and also some spectacular ones. This is really fine music.

The Rev. Patrick Brontë had six daughters, three of whom became writers: Anne, Emily and Charlotte. This ballet is about their lives and loves from childhood on, and Dominic Muldowney has written an imaginative score. We see "Wuthering Heights" growing in Emily's imagination; Charlotte's infatuation with her teacher in Brussels; her short marriage, ending with her death; and finally, the father, Patrick, in his old age, who outlived all his daughters. This is very well-done theatre music.

Carl Davis composed ballet music to illustrate Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." And so we see Bob Cratchit; the young Scrooge and his fiancé, Belle, who realized Scrooge loved money; Jacob Marley and the ghosts; and Scrooge's conversion to the Christmas spirit. His score is also well done for what seems to be a children's ballet, often incorporating material from well-known Christmas carols.

I enjoy this disc, especially the Feeney and the Muldowney works, which are very good. The Davis is colorful, with good arrangements of the arrangements of the Christmas carols, but is not very original.

Average customer rating: Addicting

Crossing the Shannon Sunita Staneslow & Northern Gael Manufacturer: Excelsior ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Celtic | Europe | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music ASIN: B00000G2KW Release Date: 1996-12-12

Tracks:

1. Paddy's Trip to Dublin/Crooked Road to Dublin/Dublin Porter
2. Roscoommon Reel/Leitrim Fancy/The Rose of Antrim
3. Heather on the Moor
4. My Cavan Girl/The Pretty Girls of Mayo/The Galway Rambler
5. Kerry Slides
6. The Dear Irish Boy
7. Lough Erne Shore/The Liffey Banks/ Crossing the Shannon
8. Highland Air/ Scots Strathspey/ Boys of Malin/ Gravel Walks
9. The Blarney Roses
10. County cork Polka/Britches Full of Stitches
11. A Mhile Gr (My Dearest Love)
12. Up Sligo/Old Tipperary/The North Clare Jig
13. The Curragh of Kildare
14. Will You Come Down to Limerick?/To Limerick We Will Go

Album Description

Crossing the Shannon takes the listener on a musical tour of the Irish landscape, and celebrates the rich heritage of Erin's Isle. With spirited dance tunes, songs and soulful airs, Sunita and Northern Gael share their love of the Celtic tradition.

Customer Reviews:

Addicting.......2005-04-16

I have had this CD for several years now and love listening to it. I have used it many times as a companion to my morning workout and it gets me in the mood to "jig" real fast! I would recommend it to anyone who likes nice melodies. #4 is my favorite.

Average customer rating:

A Classic Thanksgiving: We Gather Together Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Franz Joseph Haydn | Haydn, Franz Joseph | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vaughan Williams, Ralph | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Vivaldi | Vivaldi, Antonio | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances General | Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | Concertos | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Concertos | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | Symphonies | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Symphonies | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Symphonies | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | Holiday Music | Miscellaneous | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Holiday Music | Miscellaneous | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Holiday Music | Miscellaneous | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | 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 Under $7 | 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 Similar Items: Thanksgiving: A Windham Hill Collection Come, Ye Thankful People, Come Classic Thanksgiving Songs of Praise Home to Thanksgiving A Thanksgiving of American Folk Hymns ASIN: B00004U91Z Release Date: 2000-10-19

Tracks:

1. The Four Seasons 'Autumn': Allegro - Takako Nishizaki
2. Symphony No.6 'Le Matin': Adagio-Allegro - Northern Chamber Orchestra/Nicolas Ward
3. The Four Seasons 'Spring': Allegro - Takako Nishizaki
4. The Lark Ascending - David Greed
5. Symphony No.7 'Le Midi': Finale: Allegro - Northern Chamber Orchestra/Nicolas Ward
6. Symphony No.38: Menuet: Allegretto - Capella Istropolitana/Barry Wordsworth
7. Symphony No.83: Finale: Vivace - Capella Istropolitana/Barry Wordsworth
8. Concerto Alla Rustica: Presto - Takako Nishizaki
9. Concerto Alla Rustica: Adagio - Takako Nishizaki
10. Concerto Alla Rustica: Allegro - Takako Nishizaki
11. Alexander's Feast: Allegro - Capella Istropolitana/Josef Kopelman
12. Alexander's Feast: Largo - Capella Istropolitana/Josef Kopelman
13. Alexander's Feast: Allegro - Capella Istropolitana/Josef Kopelman
14. Alexander's Feast: Andante, Non Presto - Capella Istropolitana/Josef Kopelman
15. Pastoral Sketches No.1: A Legend - Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava)/Gary Carpenter
16. Pastoral Sketches No.3: A Village Festival - Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava)/Gary Carpenter

Average customer rating: Ichiban is coming to town. Every day will be like a holiday-William Bell

Ichiban Blues at Christmas 2 Various Artists Manufacturer: Ichiban Old Indie ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary R&B | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Northern | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Holiday Music | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Pop Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Pop Vocal | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: Ichiban Blues at Christmas, Volume 3 ASIN: B000000MZ3 Release Date: 1992-09-07

Tracks:

1. Silver Bells - Kip Anderson
2. Every Day Will Be Like A Holiday - William Bell
3. May Christmas Bring You Happiness - Chick Willis
4. A Christmas Wish - Theodis Ealey
5. Christmas Once A Year - Drink Small
6. All I Need For Christmas Is You - B.B. Coleman & Blues Boy Willie
7. One Day Before Christmas - Legendary Blues Band
8. Sad, Sad Christmas - Jerry McCain
9. Santa Claus Got The Blues - Chick Willis
10. Merry Christmas Baby - William Bell

Customer Reviews:

Ichiban is coming to town........2007-01-20

This is an ok, low-budget set of holiday offering from the Ichiban stable of r&b and blues tinged artists. There are no real yuletide chestnuts amoung the dozen offerings but if you are a fan of blues-themed Christmas offerings this will do the trick. It does not get real down and dirty -Chick Willis is the grittiest bluesman on board for this seasonal grouping. B.B. Coleman sounds a lot like another more famous B.B., but that's ok. William Bell re-records his Stax-Volt classic" "Every Day Will Be Like A Holiday". At 12 tunes it is a little short on material, but the price is right during the season of giving.

Every day will be like a holiday-William Bell.......2001-11-18

I have been looking for this song for a long time and I thought if i couldn't find it anywhere I could fine it here but when i thought i found it it was unavailable to listen to and I don't think that it is the right thing for you and your company to decide which selection people want to listen to because the population is not all youth even though i am young I was raised on old school music and I really want to make sure that i am getting the right music and not the wrong one like the sweet inspirations.

Average customer rating: Pretty Impressive Eclectic, enjoyable and eminently listenable A funk holiday album by the string quartet jazz masters.

By the Fireside Darol Anger , Tracy Silverman , Mark Summer , Danny Seidenberg , Mark Warshavsky , Michael Praetorius , Christmas Traditional , Turtle Island String Quartet , Johann Sebastian Bach , John Lennon / Yoko Ono , Philip Aaberg , and Michael Manring Manufacturer: Windham Hill Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Michael Praetorius | Praetorius, Michael | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Pop Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Pop Vocal | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: Who Do We Think We Are? On the Town Danzón Skylife Turtle Island String Quartet: A Windham Hill Retrospective ASIN: B000000NL3 Release Date: 1995-09-12

Tracks:

1. Near Northern
2. 12th of December
3. Row, Brothers, Row
4. Turning Twice
5. Thin Ice
6. Texas Rain
7. Snow What?
8. By the Fireside
9. Variations: Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
10. Winter in Cairo
11. Bring a Torch
12. Do Something Nice for Your Mother
13. Andante
14. Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

Customer Reviews:

Pretty Impressive.......1999-09-08

I liked this collection a lot. My favorite piece was Near Northern where the rythym was good and the overall piece was excellent. The others were fairly good too, especially Snow What? Overall, I would say this was a nice collection to have.

Eclectic, enjoyable and eminently listenable.......1998-12-02

I've had this since last Christmas. All the tracks are good, but in particular I was tickled by "Do Something Nice For Your Mother", as narrated by Garrison Keillor. Make no mistake, this isn't exactly christmas party music -- it's best, as the title says, by the fireside.

A funk holiday album by the string quartet jazz masters........1998-10-04

This is not a typical holiday album. By The Fireside has musical styles that run from Vivaldi's Four Seasons to a the folksy music of A Prairie Home Companion; with everything done in TISQ's unique way.

Average customer rating:

Christmas Celebration Various Artists Manufacturer: Savoy Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music Northern | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music ASIN: B000008RXO Release Date: 1993-11-19

Tracks:

1. Oh Holy Night - The New York Restoration Choir
2. Love Came Down at Christmas - LaShun Pace, LaShun Pace
3. Oh What a Pretty Little Baby - Rev. Timothy Wright
4. Let There Be Peace on Earth - Milton Biggham
5. Silent Night - Devoted
6. Angels Sing Hallelujah
7. African Noel
8. We've Come to Worship
9. Celebrating New Life - The Anointed Pace Sisters
10. Angels We Have Heard on High - Debbie Austin
11. Joy to the World
12. Come Let Us Adore Him - Carnell Murrell & the Nework Community Choir,
13. Happy Birthday to Our King - Georgia Mass Choir
14. Go Tell It on the Mountain - Rev. Donald Vails
15. He Was Born - Alvin Darling
16. Holy Night - Rev. Melvin Wade, Jr.

Average customer rating:

Voice of Amethyst: A Carol for All Seasons Serah Manufacturer: Great Northern Arts ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Senegal & Gambia | Africa | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music ASIN: B00008F5TP Release Date: 1997-10-14

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