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For the Holidays gathers a star-studded roster of classical artists, including Luciano Pavarotti, Renata Tebaldi, the Canadian Brass, and the Vienna Boys' Choir, for a polished, soothing album of holiday standards. The album offers a nice mix of instrumental and choral pieces, with the John Alldis Choir and the London Symphony Orchestra performing such favorites as "Deck the Halls," "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," and "Coventry Carol," and Anthony Way and the St. Paul's Cathedral Choir contributing delicate renditions of "What Child Is This?" and "Do You Hear What I Hear?" Pavarotti's "Gesu Bambino" and Tebaldi's "Adeste Fideles," along with "The First Nowell" by the Vienna Boys' Choir, are among the highlights of this traditional collection. While it doesn't offer any surprises, it certainly does provide refined and occasionally reverent Christmas music with a classical bent.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
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℗ 1990 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
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℗ 1980 Universal International Music B.V.
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℗ 1980 Universal International Music B.V.
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℗ 1994 Universal International Music B.V.
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℗ 1980 Universal International Music B.V.
Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Ian Bostridge, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Darke, Composer - Christina Rossetti, Author - Rosemary Joshua, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Erik Smith, Producer - Anthony Freud, Producer - Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Choir, MainArtist
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Aaron Davis, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Elmer Iseler Singers, Choir, MainArtist - Canadian Brass, Ensemble, MainArtist - Lydia Adams, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen McNeff, Arranger, Work Arranger - John Henry Hopkins Jr., ComposerLyricist - Hein Dekker, Producer
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Frederick Oakeley, Translator - Traditional, Author - Ambrosian Singers, Choir, MainArtist - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Francis Wade, Composer - Douglas Gamley, Arranger, Work Arranger - Christopher Raeburn, Producer - Renata Tebaldi, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anton Guadagno, Conductor, MainArtist - Stanley Goodall, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
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℗ 1994 Universal International Music B.V.
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Album review
For the Holidays gathers a star-studded roster of classical artists, including Luciano Pavarotti, Renata Tebaldi, the Canadian Brass, and the Vienna Boys' Choir, for a polished, soothing album of holiday standards. The album offers a nice mix of instrumental and choral pieces, with the John Alldis Choir and the London Symphony Orchestra performing such favorites as "Deck the Halls," "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," and "Coventry Carol," and Anthony Way and the St. Paul's Cathedral Choir contributing delicate renditions of "What Child Is This?" and "Do You Hear What I Hear?" Pavarotti's "Gesu Bambino" and Tebaldi's "Adeste Fideles," along with "The First Nowell" by the Vienna Boys' Choir, are among the highlights of this traditional collection. While it doesn't offer any surprises, it certainly does provide refined and occasionally reverent Christmas music with a classical bent.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:00:28
- Main artist: Various Artists
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Decca - London
- Genre: Classical
© 2003 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2003 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
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