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If Simply Streisand, which appeared earlier the same month as A Christmas Album, indicated that Streisand was overly reverent when it came to standards, reverence was no problem with seasonal fare. You don't necessarily look for unusual interpretations of your Christmas music; you just want those old favorites sung well, and for the most part, that's what you got from Streisand. She did lead off with "Jingle Bells?" into which she injected some of her trademark humor while performing at a breakneck pace. Marty Paich arranged and conducted the secular songs like "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and "White Christmas," which occupied side one, while Ray Ellis handled the religious material on side two. But both were traditional in their charts, and Streisand gave her singing just enough personality without getting in the way of the familiar songs. They were trying to make a timeless classic, and that's what they achieved.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Jack Gold, Producer - Jack Gold, Adaptor - Marty Paich, Conductor - Marty Paich, Arranger - Marty Paich, Adaptor - Barbra Streisand, Vocal - Barbra Streisand, Performer - Rafael O. Valentin, Recording Engineer - Jack Lattig, Recording Engineer - JAMES PIERPONT (1785-1866), Composer - JAMES PIERPONT (1785-1866), Lyricist -
Originally released 1967. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jack Gold, Producer - Marty Paich, Conductor - Marty Paich, Arranger - Ralph Blane, Composer - Ralph Blane, Lyricist - Barbra Streisand, Vocal - Barbra Streisand, Performer - Rafael O. Valentin, Recording Engineer - Hugh Martin, Composer - Hugh Martin, Lyricist - Jack Lattig, Recording Engineer -
Originally Released 1967. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jack Gold, Producer - Marty Paich, Conductor - Marty Paich, Arranger - Mel Tormé, Composer - Mel Tormé, Lyricist - Barbra Streisand, Vocal - Barbra Streisand, Performer - Rafael O. Valentin, Recording Engineer - Jack Lattig, Recording Engineer - Robert Wells, Composer - Robert Wells, Lyricist -
Originally Released 1967. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jack Gold, Producer - Marty Paich, Conductor - Marty Paich, Arranger - Barbra Streisand, Vocal - Barbra Streisand, Performer - Irving Berlin, Composer - Irving Berlin, Lyricist - Rafael O. Valentin, Recording Engineer - Jack Lattig, Recording Engineer -
Originally Released 1967. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960), Composer - Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960), Lyricist - Jack Gold, Producer - Marty Paich, Conductor - Marty Paich, Arranger - Barbra Streisand, Vocal - Barbra Streisand, Performer - Rafael O. Valentin, Recording Engineer - Richard Rodgers, Composer - Richard Rodgers, Lyricist - Jack Lattig, Recording Engineer -
Originally Released 1967. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jack Gold, Producer - Marty Paich, Conductor - Marty Paich, Arranger - Barbra Streisand, Vocal - Barbra Streisand, Performer - Rafael O. Valentin, Recording Engineer - Lan O'Kun, Composer - Lan O'Kun, Lyricist - Jack Lattig, Recording Engineer -
Originally Released 1967. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Franz Xavier Grüber (1787-1863), Composer - Franz Xavier Grüber (1787-1863), Lyricist - Ray Ellis, Conductor - Ray Ellis, Arranger - Barbra Streisand, Vocal - Barbra Streisand, Performer - Rafael O. Valentin, Recording Engineer - Jack Lattig, Recording Engineer - Ettore Stratta, Producer -
Originally Released 1967. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Charles-François Gounod (1818-1893), Composer - Charles-François Gounod (1818-1893), Lyricist - Ray Ellis, Conductor - Ray Ellis, Arranger - Barbra Streisand, Vocal - Barbra Streisand, Performer - Rafael O. Valentin, Recording Engineer - Jack Lattig, Recording Engineer - Ettore Stratta, Producer -
Originally Released 1967. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Jack Gold, Producer - Jack Gold, Adaptor - Marty Paich, Conductor - Marty Paich, Arranger - Phillips Brooks (1835-1893), Composer - Phillips Brooks (1835-1893), Lyricist - Barbra Streisand, Vocal - Barbra Streisand, Performer - Rafael O. Valentin, Recording Engineer - Jack Lattig, Recording Engineer - Lewis H. Redner (1831-1908), Composer - Lewis H. Redner (1831-1908), Lyricist -
Originally Released 1967. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ray Ellis, Conductor - Ray Ellis, Arranger - Barbra Streisand, Vocal - Barbra Streisand, Performer - Rafael O. Valentin, Recording Engineer - JOHN JACOB NILES (1892-1980), Composer - JOHN JACOB NILES (1892-1980), Lyricist - Jack Lattig, Recording Engineer - Ettore Stratta, Producer -
Originally Released 1967. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ray Ellis, Conductor - Ray Ellis, Arranger - Barbra Streisand, Vocal - Barbra Streisand, Performer - Rafael O. Valentin, Recording Engineer - Jack Lattig, Recording Engineer - Ettore Stratta, Producer - Albert Hay Malotte, Lyricist - Albert Hay Malotte, Composer -
Originally Released 1967. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
If Simply Streisand, which appeared earlier the same month as A Christmas Album, indicated that Streisand was overly reverent when it came to standards, reverence was no problem with seasonal fare. You don't necessarily look for unusual interpretations of your Christmas music; you just want those old favorites sung well, and for the most part, that's what you got from Streisand. She did lead off with "Jingle Bells?" into which she injected some of her trademark humor while performing at a breakneck pace. Marty Paich arranged and conducted the secular songs like "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and "White Christmas," which occupied side one, while Ray Ellis handled the religious material on side two. But both were traditional in their charts, and Streisand gave her singing just enough personality without getting in the way of the familiar songs. They were trying to make a timeless classic, and that's what they achieved.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:33:19
- Main artists: Barbra Streisand
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Pop/Rock International Pop
Originally Released 1967 Sony Music Entertainment
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