Andy Williams - The Andy Williams Christmas Album
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Free Music Review: Christmas wouldn't be the same without Andy Williams
Hit: 5 Stars
My sentimental favorite. A great way to get into the holiday spirit.Free Music Review: One of the Best!
Hit: 4 Stars
Andy Williams, along with Bing Crosby, Perry Como, Johnny Mathis, and Nat King Cole, will always be closely associated with Christmas--and rightfully so. All these crooners made beautiful albums that became part of the soundtrack to the American Christmas celebration. It's a pity that so many contemporary artists have made Christmas albums that don't sound "Christmasy."
Not to worry here--Andy's made one of the best ever recorded. Some of the tracks on this CD are among the very best versions ever recorded: Happy Holidays/The Holiday Season, The Christmas Song, It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (written especially for Andy's variety series from the 1960s), The First Noel, the very tender Away In a Manger and the touching Sweet Little Jesus Boy. The only reason I rate this album 4 stars instead of 5 is that I simply don't care for the arrangements of White Christmas and Silent Night--but that's just personal taste.
The really good news here is that Columbia/Legacy has just remastered this CD, along with Andy's "green" album ("Merry Christmas") and made them a part of their "Essential Holiday Classics" series. The remastered versions can be indentified by their yellow stickers proclaiming the remastering and by the added borders of treble clefs and snowflakes on the CD cover. Both albums sound better, especially "The Andy Williams Christmas Album" which had anemic, hissy sound. The new version is bright, full, and detailed and the hiss is gone! By all means scrap your old copies and buy the new. You deserve the treat!
Free Music Review: Great addition to our Christmas music collection
Hit: 4 Stars
Music is a big part of our Christmas. We don't bake cookies, decorate the house, wrap gifts, or trim the tree without Christmas music playing. I've no idea why I waited so long to add Andy Williams' classic Christmas albums to our collection, but better late than never!!! This, along with his "green" Christmas CD, give you just about all of Andy's traditional holiday favorites. The lush orchestral arrangements, combined with Andy's matchless voice,
I do agree with a couple reviewers who mentioned less-than-pristine sound quality, but for a holiday album, who cares? Brings back many memories of Andy's Christmas shows, and the days when the old "easy listening" FM radio stations played music like this all through December (not just on Christmas Eve like today).
Free Music Review: A must have Christmas CD
Hit: 4 Stars
I admit, I'm a bit of a prude when it comes to Christmas music. I don't care for any of the modern day artists rocking and popping up traditional songs, most of the time they are just cheesy and awful. Having grown up listening to this album it pleases any audience, the first half are the fun songs and the second half are the more traditional songs. Andy Williams voice is so easy to listen to and it will warm your heart. For years I only had this on tape but was very happy to see it finally on CD! Enjoy and Happy Holidays!Free Music Review: Andy Williams Xmas Album
Hit: 4 Stars
Music is good, however; the CD case was damaged when it arrived. The CD case was cracked in several places. Amazon shipped the CD in a padded envelope rather than a protective cardboard box.