What a Wonderful Christmas (2 CDs) | 
 enlarge | Artist: Anne Murray
Label: Straight Way
Category: Music
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Rating:  21 reviews
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 20335
UPC: 724382033523
EAN: 0724382033523
Release Date: October 9, 2001
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Joy to the World - Anne Murray, Mason, Lowell | | • | The Coventry Carol/White Christmas - Anne Murray, Traditional | | • | It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Anne Murray, Sears, Edmund Hamil | | • | Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Anne Murray, Styne, Jule | | • | Winter Wonderland - Anne Murray, Bernard, Felix | | • | O Little Town of Bethlehem - Anne Murray, Brooks, Phillip | | • | The Coventry Carol /Christmas in Killarney] - Anne Murray, Traditional | | • | This Season Will Never Grow Old - Anne Murray, MacNeil, R. | | • | Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Anne Murray, Blane, Ralph | | • | O Come All Ye Faithful - Anne Murray, Oakeley, Frederick | | • | Do You Hear What I Hear? - Anne Murray, Regney, N. | | • | It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas - Anne Murray, Willson, Meredith | | • | Sweet Little Jesus Boy - Anne Murray, MacGimsey, Bob | | • | I'll Be Home for Christmas - Anne Murray, Gannon, Kim |
Disc 2
| • | The Santa Medley: Jolly Old St. Nicholas/Santa Claus Is Coming to Town - Anne Murray, Traditional | | • | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer/Frosty the Snowman - Anne Murray, Marks, J. | | • | Away in a Manger - Anne Murray, Traditional | | • | We Three Kings - Anne Murray, Hopkins, John Henry | | • | Silver Bells - Anne Murray, Evans, Ray | | • | The Little Drummer Boy - Anne Murray, Davis, Katherine | | • | The First Noel - Anne Murray, Traditional | | • | Go Tell It on the Mountain - Anne Murray, Traditional | | • | Christmas Wishes - Anne Murray, Podell, Art | | • | Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Anne Murray, Mendelssohn, Felix | | • | Mary's Little Boy Child/Oh My Lord - Anne Murray, Hairston, J. | | • | O Holy Night - Anne Murray, Adam, Adolphe | | • | The Coventry Carol /The Christmas Song] - Anne Murray, Traditional | | • | Silent Night - Anne Murray, Gruber, Franz |
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Nobody likes Christmas more than Canadian singer Anne Murray, who first came into the public eye back in 1970 with the million-selling crossover single "Snowbird." Since that time, Murray has recorded three Christmas albums, each soothing, unassuming celebrations of the holiday. For this two-CD collection, Murray has gone back into her own vaults and dusted off some of her personal favorites from past albums and tied them up in tinsel and a big red bow. But she didn't just rely on her existing catalog, instead heading into the studio to record some new material, giving old standards like "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas," "Let It Snow," and a well-chosen medley of children's holiday songs her same straightforward approach. While there are few surprises under this tree, it's nice to have some traditions that you can count on, and Murray's warm heart and steady voice is one of them. Also on board for this sleigh ride is the prestigious London Symphony Orchestra, which is featured on six songs, including "Silent Night," "Away in the Manger," and "Winter Wonderland." --Jaan Uhelszki
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all time favorite Christmas CD February 15, 2008
Floyd A. Twilley (Salisbury, MD)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This has been our Christmas CD for years. In fact, we wore the first one out and bought this replacement. Couldn't be happier that it is still available. Super price and delivery also.
Anne Murray does it again! December 28, 2007
Thomas Lathinghouse (DeFuniak Springs, FL USA)
What a wonderful CD! The entire family enjoyed her music choices and her voice as we listened to this over the Christmas holidays. I wish she would make more.
 A balanced variety of religious and secular songs December 1, 2007
Katherine Laura Mayfield (Northwest Florida, the United States of America)
This is a very good Christmas album, though not great (where is "What Child is This?", also known as "Greensleeves", and "The Cherry Tree Carol"?), and I could have lived without "The Santa Medley" (I don't like songs hacked to pieces). I did hear a couple of new songs I had never heard (or even heard of) before--"Christmas in Killarney", a jolly old Irish tune, and "This Season Will Never Grow Old", a song that just sounds like home for the holidays, sitting in front of a glowing hearth, drinking hot cocoa, the melody of carolers and the tolling of church bells adding to the ambiance. I did also like "Sweet Little Jesus Boy" and "Mary`s Little Boy Child", though it seemed more like a gospel hymn than a Christmas song. I also like "Away in a Manger" sung the traditional way; I suppose Ms. Murray thought she would add variety by singing the first and third verse the alternative way (which is faster) but I didn't like it. At least she did reprise the first verse sung the right way. The real earsore (as in eyesore) was "Go Tell it on the Mountain", which is a great song, but she botched it. Now don't take this the wrong way, but it sounded like it would be sung in a black church, and though that may be some people's thing, it certainly isn't mine, just like I prefer Vince Gill and Dolly Parton's version of "I Will Always Love You" over Whitney Houston's (who I thought butchered it--it was caterwauling to me). Still, this set of twenty-eight songs is definitely worth the money as I have yet to find a CD that has this many good songs on it.
Christmas music October 17, 2007
Forrest W. Oliverson (San antonio)
An excedllent collection. This is one of teh best Christmas albums I have heard.
Gotta Get This Christmas CD!! July 10, 2007
A 57 Chevy Lover (Triangle, VA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is by far one of the greatest Christmas compilations I've bought yet. Anne's rendition of "O Little Town of Bethlehem" still brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it - also, "Silent Night" will put chills up your spine - she makes you feel like your in the church holding a candle in the dark as she stands at the pulpit and you are the only one in the church."O Canada" - We love Anne Murray!! Buy This CD!!!
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