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| Creators: Carey Bell, Adolphe Adam, Eric Barnum, Franz Xaver Gruber, Hugh / Blane, Ralph Martin, Franz Schubert, Jule Styne, Mel Torme, Christmas Traditional, Various Composers, John Francis Wade, Richard Storrs Willis, Joseph Jennings, Larry Dunlap Trio, Janet Ketchum, Sarah Voynow, Chanticleer Holiday Orchestra, Eric S. Brenner, Michael Mcneil
Label: Warner Classics
Category: Music
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Rating:  6 reviews
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 284988
UPC: 081227996710
EAN: 0081227996710
Release Date: October 2, 2007
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| Tracks:
| • | Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Chanticleer, Styne, Jule | | • | The Christmas Song - Chanticleer, Torme, Mel | | • | Ding Dong! Merrily on High - Chanticleer, Arbeau, Thoinot [15 | | • | It Came Upon the Midnight Clear - Chanticleer, Sears, Edmund Hamil | | • | God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (Traditional, Christmas) / Feliz Navidad (Feliciano, Jose) - Chanticleer, | | • | Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Chanticleer, Martin, Hugh | | • | Ave Maria (Op. 52, No. 6) - Chanticleer, Schubert, Franz [17 | | • | Silent Night - Chanticleer, Gruber, Franz Xaver | | • | Sweeter Still - Chanticleer, Barnum, Eric Willia | | • | O, Holy Night - Chanticleer, Adam, Adolphe | | • | O Come All Ye Faithful - Chanticleer, Wade, John Francis | | • | Holiday Cheer, A Suite of Seasonal Songs - Jingle Bells (Pierpont, James Lord) / Twelve Days of Chr - Chanticleer, |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
 Not that great. January 20, 2008
R. OConnor (San Francisco, CA USA)
I like Chanticleer's music and the harmonies their voices produce. This particular Christmas CD was not very exciting and I listened to it only once and put it away. I actually wished I didn't buy it. Next time, I'll be sure to listen to their songs first to be sure I like them and not simply assume that everything Chanticleer does will be pleasing.
Less than overwhelmed December 21, 2007
Opal (Columbus, OH United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Like others, I was disappointed in this latest Christmas CD from Chanticleer. Frankly, I really do not care at all for any of the accompanied numbers, with the exception of "Ave Maria" - probably because it has the most traditional, least "jazzy" sound to it (I'm not a big fan of their "Lost in the Stars" CD either). Still, it is Chanticleer, and "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" is absolutely beautiful - the one track I can listen to over and over.
 Could this be Chanticleer? December 9, 2007
Emilee LeBlanc (New Jersey)
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
As a Chanticleer fan, I must say that this is a really bad CD. The arrangements lack interest, the Chanticleer Orchestra (with a group known for their a cappella work) is overpowering and uninspired. I knew this was mostly "popular" music when I bought the CD; I wouldn't have guessed that it would be poorly done. As an owner of all their other Christmas CDs, I can see that I will now have to be a much more careful consumer of their work. It even makes me worry about spending money to attend one of their concerts (which I have done in the past); now I would definitely want to know exactly what was going to be on the program (and make sure they weren't traveling with that dreadful instrumental ensemble).
 Good -- could be a little livelier December 7, 2007
Glassy Raven (Blue Ridge Mtns, SC USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Beautifully done, mostly very slow, peaceful interpretations of the various songs -- speeds up a bit toward the end. The characterization elsewhere as background music is very apt -- something to play during a relaxed Christmas dinner -- or when relaxing in front of a warm fire on a cold day. Ave Maria is roughly half orchestral and half vocal. Beautiful voices and harmony -- the tenors are truly amazing -- I thought I could hit some high notes.
Not Chanticleer's Best Offering November 23, 2007
Timothy Kearney (Hull, MA United States)
19 out of 21 found this review helpful
Chanticleer is an a capella ensemble that has gained popularity in the mid 1990's due to it's beautiful and at times haunting sound and a renewed public interest in early classical music. Their previous releases at Christmas have been well received by loyal fans with good reason--they are fine recordings of beautiful music. My guess is that their most recent collection LET IT SNOW may not be as well received by Chanticleer's fans as their earlier recordings.
To be fair, their musicianship is consistent on this recording as it is in their past ventures. Some of the tracks are worth hearing: traditional favorites such as "Ave Maria" "Silent Night" "O Come All Ye Faithful and "O Holy Night." The foray into more contemporary Christmas songs such as "Let it Snow," "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and "The Christmas Song" is fine even though some Chanticleer purists may disagree. For me the arrangements of medleys, one of "God Rest ye Merry, Gentlemen" and Feliz Navidad" the other being one called "Holiday Cheer" are troublesome. The first medley not only pairs two songs that do not belong together, it drags. The second sounds a bit too gimmicky, at least for my taste. I'm not saying that groups cannot have fun with Christmas music. Many Christmas songs are supposed to be nothing but fun, but the fun has to work, and in the case of the second medley, it just doesn't work.
Now don't get me wrong. It's not a horrible recording and if you take out about ten minutes of this CD, you'd have a nearly perfect recording. This collection does not deserve a home with Elmo and Patsy's Christmas collection that gave us the immortal "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" and "Percy the Puny Poinsettia" or the Wilson Phillips HEY SANTA. Most of the tracks are performed well; it's just not in the same category as Chanticleer's other holiday offerings.
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