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| 1 | Jingle Bells | Pierpont | 1:56 |
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| 2 | Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | Blane/Martin | 3:12 |
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| 3 | The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) | Torme/Wells | 3:59 |
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| 4 | White Christmas | Berlin | 3:06 |
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| 5 | My Favorite Things | Hammerstein/Rodgers | 3:07 |
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| 6 | The Best Gift | O'Kun | 3:12 |
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| 7 | Sleep in Heavenly Peace (Silent Night) | Gruber/Mohr | 3:05 |
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| 8 | Ave Maria | Gonoud | 3:24 |
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| 9 | O Little Town of Bethlehem | Brooks/Redner | 2:56 |
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| 10 | I Wonder as I Wander | Niles/Traditional | 3:17 |
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| 11 | The Lord's Prayer | Malotte/Traditional | 2:43 |
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Overview
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Production Details
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Editorial Reviews
A Christmas Album
Audio Compact Disc
Style: Christmas
A Christmas Album
UPC: 886971204322
Release Date: 07/12/2007
Original Release Date: 07/12/2007
- Barbra Streisand
Main Performer
William Ruhlmann
If Simply Streisand, which appeared earlier the same month as A Christmas Album, indicated that Streisand was overly reverent when it came to standards, reverence was no problem with seasonal fare. You don't necessarily look for unusual interpretations of your Christmas music; you just want those old favorites sung well, and for the most part, that's what you got from Streisand. She did lead off with "Jingle Bells?" into which she injected some of her trademark humor while performing at a breakneck pace. Marty Paich arranged and conducted the secular songs like "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and "White Christmas," which occupied side one, while Ray Ellis handled the religious material on side two. But both were traditional in their charts, and Streisand gave her singing just enough personality without getting in the way of the familiar songs. They were trying to make a timeless classic, and that's what they achieved. ~ William Ruhlmann, Rovi
