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Puts the traditon back into Christmas

Advantages: Reminds you of christmas as a child and helps recreate a family christmas atmosphere
Disadvantages: Absoultely none

I bough this CD a few years ago now for my daughter and must admit it is a really festive CD. The songs are all ones that you will recongnise and love and so will your children over the years. To me Christmas is all about children and the songs odnthis CD bring that home to you. It's true christmas Carols and not these hyped up pop versions. We play this every christmas now and it is one of the highlights for my daughter. She knows christmas is ...
...and she even knows the words to some of the songs. Guaranteed to get you in the spirit of things and will be the best thing you could spen your money on this year. CD's are vailable from £3-£5 from e-bay etc. The following songs are on the CD which you will most definately recongise with a few of them some of your favourites I'm sure. 1. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 2. Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer 3. Mary's Boy Child 4. Silent Night 5. Here ...

sesame 20.11.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Children's Christmas Carols And Songs - Various Artists

A voice for a night for two ;)

Advantages: stylish performance, consistent through all tracks
Disadvantages: lots of covers (but that's what Michael does)

...It Is sounds like blues, it's just like milder version of SRV with piano instead of guitar, but it still sound consistent with the rest of the tracks, bringing freshness to this jazzy climate. Song For You is definitely a highlight of this CD with Chris Botti, an established trumpeter, playing nice, atmospheric passages through this track. Classic Frank Sinatra's interpretation of this tune needs no introduction, because I've Got You Under My ...
...his way with elegance and a touch. Stevie Wonder's You And I closes the album with gentle sounds of piano and orchestra. There are two bonus tracks Dream a Little Dream and Mack the Knife appearing on this CD. Well, brought together this CD is a very good choice for romantic night with your partner, as I said before, but if you want to listen to it in a car you might find youself driving off road sometimes. enjoy listening! ...

luka2501 26.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of It's Time - Michael Buble

Timeless Voice

Advantages: Outstanding singing, some excellent instrumental and vocal arrangements
Disadvantages: Bland production in places

Michael Bublé is a man who started his career ostensibly giving the impression he was stuck in the past but who has become a global superstar by cleverly mining the archives of popular standards and giving them a new, if not always modern, twist. He has, however, always ensured his albums contained at least one radio friendly, middle of the road pop song to help "sell" his albums, and you would have to have been living in a cave to be unfamiliar ...
...born in British Columbia, Canada, in 1975. His vocal talent became apparent in his teens but it wasn't until a chance meeting with David Foster, the legendary American music producer, at a wedding where he was performing, that he got his big break. Foster signed Bublé to his record label and the rest, as they say, is history. "Crazy Love" is Bublé's fourth studio album, and as ever, is made up mainly of cover versions given the Bublé makeover, with ...

rosebud2001 25.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Crazy Love - Michael Buble

Bringing Classical Music to the Masses!

Advantages: High standard of playing and well-chosen tracks
Disadvantages: The underwhelming inclusion of 'Feeling Good'

...twist is not new. Before Escala there emerged artists like Vanessa Mae and a strikingly similar ensemble 'Bond'. Nevertheless, this group were as finalists on the TV programme 'Britain's Got Talent' in 2008 and it was refreshing to see some talented instrumentalists on the show rather than the usual singer, dancer or novelty act. Escala are a string quartet of young women from London with two violinists, a violist (viola) and a cellist. They put ...
...beautiful, playing dramatic and beautiful music. And whilst I prefer to watch them perform, this album was a pleasant surprise... *~HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ALBUM~* I'm a huge fan of classical music and definitely approve of the contemporary style that many instrumentalists are adopting and here are some of my favourite tracks from the album: ~Requiem for a Tower - This is a commanding piece of music that, when adopted as the theme tune for something, ...

Renza 13.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Escala - Escala

SEVEN FALLS: Nothing is Worth More Than This Day

Advantages: price, artist community, music
Disadvantages: doesn't contain an in-depth booklet

...New Age reviewer Bill Binkelman professed, "It reminds me of how good electronic keyboard music can still be when it's written and performed by someone who knows what he's doing." In Seven Falls, Styler absolutely knows what he's doing; enjoy this music any time of day or evening. ...

Bethbetty 16.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Seven Falls - Marshall Styler