Yuletide Joy | 
 enlarge | Artist: Sandi Patty
Label: Sony
Category: Music
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Rating:  11 reviews
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 94838
UPC: 827969483824
EAN: 0827969483824
Release Date: October 11, 2005
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| Tracks:
| • | A Christmas Carol /Worship the King - Sandi Patty, Bricusse, Leslie | | • | Bethlehem Morning - Sandi Patty, Chapman, Morris | | • | Jingle Bells Ala Sandra - Sandi Patty, Pierpoint, James | | • | Home for the Holidays/I'll Be Home for Christmas - Sandi Patty, Allen, Robert | | • | Star of Bethlehem - Sandi Patty, Vale, Rick | | • | O Magnify the Lord/Angels We Have Heard on High - Sandi Patty, Tunney, Dick | | • | Go Tell It on the Mountain - Sandi Patty, Work, John W. Jr. | | • | Jesus, Oh What a Wonderful Child - Sandi Patty, Traditional | | • | Someday - Sandi Patty, Vale, Rick | | • | O Holy Night - Sandi Patty, Dwight, John Sulliv | | • | Worthy Is the Lamb/Hallelujah Chorus - Sandi Patty, Handel, George Fred | | • | Merry Christmas with Love - Sandi Patty, Davis, Greg | | • | Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Sandi Patty, Blane, Ralph |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 If you only own one Christmas CD - make it this one! December 4, 2007
Tim (New York)
I have to begin with the disclaimer that I'm a big Sandi Patty fan but even among the many albums by her which I've enjoyed, this is the pinnacle. This is possibly the only album/tape/CD that I've ever owned by any artist (and I've owned thousands) on which I like EVERY song. You know how you have some Christmas CDs you love, but then they have 1-3 songs that you hate - often because it is Caribbean style, or some other annoying distraction. This CD has NO clunkers! On this CD Sandi Patty has assembled the very best of her Christmas recordings. Some old, some new, all good. I buy these CDs all the time to give as gifts. I give it my highest recommendation.
The Best Yet August 7, 2007
R. Sykes (North Carolina)
As usual, Sandi Patty is wonderful, she never disappoints me. She always has at least 1 or 2 songs that just grab my heart. This album is worth whatever amount you pay for it. The song "Someday" is worth the entire price. Sandi Patty doesn't just sing a song as many others do, she is the song and makes you a part of the song also. That isn't talent it's a gift that she has been given. She can bring tears to my eyes everytime I listen to her, beautiful, music from the heart.
A terrific concert December 9, 2006
groomRN (Illinois USA)
My friends and I just saw Sandi perform this concert last night in Champaign, Illinois. She was awesome! The last time I saw her was about 25 years ago, and I was concerned that her voice might not be what it used to be. I shouldn't have worried, because her voice is better than ever. She was so charming and witty and fun; the audience was captivated from the very first note. This album is wonderful and warm and sincere, just like Sandi.
 OOPS! December 17, 2005
D. Easton
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
How disappointing to find out that this album is a re-recording of so many of her Christmas classics. I love them all...but I was expecting a totally new Christmas album from my favorite Christian vocalist (I've been a fan for over 20 years and I always have a CD of hers in a player someplace in the house or car!) I agree with another review...the absence of an orchestra leaves so much to be desired. I also agree that the album should have been promoted and sold as a 'best of'.
If you want THE very best Christmas album then purchase Sandi's 1990's "O Holy Night." (on this album, her performance of 'O Holy Night' is just out of this world!)
Sandi, there's so much Christmas material out there...and your last Christmas album, O Holy Night, is just magnificent...why, why did you do it???
What you've been looking for from Sandi Patty December 7, 2005
jkguin (LA USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Sandi Patty swings into top form with her sixth holiday project, Yuletide Joy. And while this album doesn't strive for the timeless perfection of 1983's The Gift Goes On, resplendent vocals and lively arrangements nonetheless make Yuletide Joy one of Patty's finest. While The Gift Goes On is an experience in the wonder of the holiday season, this album is as an experience in its joys.
Several reviewers have already covered the preponderance of remakes here. They demonstrate how Patty's voice has matured from the tightly controlled, every-phoneme-perfect delivery early in her career into a powerhouse of expression and persona today. While comparisons are inevitable, taken on their own merits, these songs are strong efforts. Collectively, they reveal the genuine Sandi Patty.
The album has an intimate feel that stems both from both Patty's evolving vocal style and complimentary arrangements. In some of Patty's albums, producers tended to overload the orchestration at times, leaving the vocals sounding shoehorned. In an inspired move, Patty's long-time concert music director serves as Yuletide Joy's producer and arranger. Those years in concert halls obviously provided insight into what has contributed to Patty's staying power: the voice. His spirited, though minimal arrangements support the vocals rather than competing with them.
And the vocals do shine, especially on the new material. Patty cuts loose with the entire range of octaves and musical genres, often within the same song. Not many singers could craft a feeling of meditative worship as in "Worthy is the Lamb," transition to a spine-tingling "Hallelujah Chorus" and end the same song in blistering gospel-soul mode. The same is true for the unlikely "Jingle Bells," which spans the globe in its lighthearted smorgasbord of musical styles. "Jesus, What a Wonderful Child" ranks as one of Patty's most relaxed and joyful worship songs with a rollercoaster of an ending that's not to be missed.
Sandi Patty has never sounded more vital. Whether you've never heard of her before, or if you've been away a while, Yuletide Joy is a prime opportunity to discover-or rediscover-this legendary vocalist.
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