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Noel | 
 enlarge | Artist: Josh Groban
Label: WEA/Reprise
Category: Music
List Price: $18.98
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Rating:  604 reviews
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 093624992950
UPC: 093624992950
EAN: 0093624992950
Release Date: October 9, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | -Silent Night | | • | -Little Drummer Boy | | • | -I'll be home for Christmas | | • | -Ava Maria | | • | -Angels We Have Heard On High | | • | -Thankful | | • | -The Christmas Song | | • | -What Child is this | | • | -First Noel | | • | -Petit papa Noel | | • | -It came upon a Midnight Clear | | • | -Panis Angelicus | | • | -O Come all Ye Faithful |
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The Grammy-nominated, twenty-something, pop-classical phenomenon's fourth studio album is an expertly accomplished entry to the holiday marketplace. Noel tackles the familiar sounds of holiday music with a charmingly eclectic array of guest vocalists and a wide range of material. The songs range from the sacred to the secular, while Groban--buoyed in spots by none other than the London Symphony Orchestra--soars in his duets with Brian McKnight, Faith Hill, and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. There's even a song with a gospel choir directed by Kirk Franklin. Produced yet again by crossover maestro David Foster, the arrangements never overwhelm the songs. Groban's smooth and supple vocals can be hard to categorize--seeing how his range is somewhere in-between a high baritone and a low tenor--but he always finds and emphasizes the emotional core of these songs. And whether they have origins in pop or classical music seems not to matter. The addition of messages from troops stationed in Iraq on top of "I'll Be Home for Christmas" is undeniably heart-wrenching, while the album's highlight is its most spare song, "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear," which finds Groban alone at his piano, sounding very much like some kind of angel. --Mike McGonigal
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| Customer Reviews: Read 599 more reviews...
 Nothing new November 5, 2008
Skippy The Cat
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Nothing new - considering Josh Grban's incredible voice, I was expecting more. Also, the CD audio quality seemed harsh.
 Just beautiful! October 26, 2008
CRP (Blacksburg, VA - USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This CD has musics that many other artists have already recorded, but Josh Groban performs them with such beauty, softness, and delicateness that is impossible not to fall in love for them all over again. The music will fill your home with all the good memories of Christmas, it will touch your heart. Highly recommended.
I am "Thankful" for this truly beautiful Christmas CD October 15, 2008
Mr. Alan Chivers (PORT MACQUARIE, NEW SOUTH WALES Australia)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am a huge fan of Josh Groban's gift of voice and "Noel - The Christmas Album" is filled with stunning arrangements of traditional and contemporary songs which reflect both joy and poignancy through the season of goodwill. I love Josh's take on the traditional "Little Drummer Boy"; but the new "Thankful" (co-written by David Foster/Carole Bayer Sager/Richard Page) is destined to become another holiday standard (along with Michael Buble's take on yet another David Foster/Linda Thompson favourite "Grown-Up Christmas List".) I am thankful for artists like these guys to breathe so much life into beautiful music written by the experts. My only wish is for a new arrangement of the David Foster/Carole Bayer Sager penned classic "The Prayer" (teaming Josh with the equally stunning Heather Headley.) I still must say I love this album collaboration; and that it occupies a special place on my Holiday Music shelf with Maureen McGovern's "Christmas With Maureen McGovern". Prepare to be moved!!!
Josh Groban Noel October 2, 2008
Dee (Southern California, USA)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Great price! Super fast shipping & new condition. Love this Christmas cd! Josh Groban's version of Ave Maria is beautiful. Highly recommend this cd & this seller!
AWSOME CD by Josh Groban September 28, 2008
Nancy S. Mustian (TEXAS - Yeee HAWW)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
One of my favorites by Gosh. Love to listen to it all year. Beautiful voice.
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