Christmas Album - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

Advantages: A couple of excellent songs
Disadvantages: The rest of the album is dispensable and on the slushy side

.... Of course, she started out as a drummer, and by all accounts would rather have continued drumming than become a lead vocalist, great though she was. Onto the less good tracks: “Let me the one” and “Sometimes” are both OK ballads. Only OK. You also have “One love”, and “For all we know”, both verging on the sickly sweet but pleasant enough. And then we have the awful tracks (in my opinion, that is): “Saturday” has Richard on lead vocals, (well, let’s face it, Karen was the only choice for vocalist in the Carpenters) and sounds like it would fit in well on a cheesy 70s TV show, although it would sound dated even then, and it would be filler. The brass sound always reminded me of Herb Alpert – which I later realised makes perfect sense – Alpert was the man who signed them up (their label, A&M, is his label, named after Herb Alpert and Jerry... Read review

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Advantages: JINGLE BELLS ALL THE WAY
Disadvantages: NOT SOMETHING I PLAY IN THE SUMMER

...INTRO Why is it every Christmas I find myself getting a Frank Sinatra craze (am I the only one ?). Is it because Frank Sinatra is one of the best singers of all time or is it the fact I love to sing along with his catchy lyrics maybe so, but did you know that Frank Sinatra was once called quote: "The Voice" because there's never been a better voice for a microphone than his. As a big fan of Frank Sinatra I have more than a few of his CD's but there's only one that will always find its way to the top of the pile in my collection around this time of year,and that's the Frank Sinatra Christmas Album. FRANK SINATRA Real name Francis Albert Sinatra was born in 1915. He started out as a saloon singer and eventually became a member of a band called The Hoboken. In 1942 his real career started as he became a solo Singer who found fame... Read review

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Advantages: Fantastic
Disadvantages: None

...This is a Fab Christmas Album from Osmonds, You get to hear them sing indivualy as well as together. I love their beautiful harmonies, the way, in which their voices blend so well. If, I had to pick a favourite song from the collection it would be , This Christmas Eve, from Donny, its so magical, you feel like you are there with him, waiting for Christmas to begin. He fills your heart with love and joy, whether, you believe in Christmas or not, Donny, makes you feel special. I also, like, Jimmy, (who was Little Jimmy) then, take on the song, "When, he comes again", I never heard this before then. Jimmy, sings as an believer, its the kind of song which makes you think about your faith, where you are going from here. "Blue, Christmas", Marie, does this one great justice, no doubt others have covered this to, I have never... Read review

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