Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians - Now Is the Caroling Season
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Artist: Fred Waring & His PennsylvaniansEdition: Music CD
Format: Original recording reissued
CD Release Date: 2000-11-14
Music Label: Collector's Choice
Soundtracks:
- Now Is The Caroling Season
- We Three Kings
- Winter Wonderland
- Here We Come Awassailing
- O Christmas Tree
- Silver Bells
- Angels We Have Heard On High
- In Sweetest Jubilee
- The Twelve Days Of Christmas
- Masters In This Hall
- White Christmas
- Now Is The Caroling Season/Sleigh Ride (Medley)
- Christmas Was Meant For Children
- Heigh Ho The Holly
- O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
- Bring A Torch, Jeannette Isabella
- I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
- Angels, From The Reals Of Glory
- The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)
- It Was A Night Of Wonder
- March Of The Kings
Free Music Notes for Now Is the Caroling Season
Free Music Review: Chorus Christmas Gem
Hit: 5 Stars
What can I say about FRED WARING AND THE PENNSYLVANIANS - NOW IS THE CAROLING SEASON album from 1957 that others haven't said? This is for sure one of the greatest chorus christmas albums ever recorded and has a nice orchestra backup in some of the songs such as SLEIGHRIDE (perhaps the best version of this song) or SILVER BELLS (again, perhaps the best version of the song).
Then there are just the voices of the chorus in songs like O CHRISTMAS TREE or O COME, O COME EMMANUEL. Of course, as is the norm with FRED WARING'S chorus, these versions are some of the best accapella versions ever recorded.
WHITE CHRISTMAS has a nice and fresh original arrangement of the song and as is customary with FRED WARING, among the best versions of that song. So too is a slower version of WINTER WONDERLAND or a deep and powerful version of THE CHRISTMAS SONG.
Two new wonderful songs for me on this album are NOW IS THE CAROLING SEASON and especially, CHRISTMAS WAS MEANT FOR CHILDREN. The latter, CHRISTMAS WAS MEANT FOR CHILDREN, is already a classic for me and I can't believe others haven't recorded it as there were so many other christmas albums that came out in the last few years of the 1950's and so many more in the 1960's.
There are many other, mostly rare, christmas songs on the religious side that make up the rest of this album and they are all strong songs. The style of this album is that of an old-timey or old fashion style with both the chorus and backing orchestra. This album will really bring you back to christmas of yesteryear (the christmas of your childhood, perhaps).
While my favorite christmas album from FRED WARING AND THE PENNSYLVANIANS is their 1961 album, THE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS, this album, NOW IS THE CAROLING SEASON, is still almost as wonderful and fully recommended if you like chorus christmas music. I only wish the remastering job could have been better such as on the FRED WARING 2 cd set, CHRISTMAS MAGIC, which contained 2 christmas albums from FRED WARING AND THE PENNSYLVANIANS, one from 1959 (THE SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS) and the other (the one I mentioned above, THE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS) from 1961. The remastering still isn't bad but could be a bit better. The original album cover which is kept as the cd cover (minus the COLLECTOR'S CHOICE MUSIC logo at the bottom right corner) is also one of the nicest christmas album covers of all time.
100% recommended for your christmas listening pleasure.
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This beloved holiday record went Top 20 twice, in 1957 and 1958. We can?t believe this hasn?t been reissued until now?it?s been a Christmas classic for going on five decades! Here it is, with original artwork and added liner notes. Includes Now Is the Caroling Season (twice); We Three Kings; Winter Wonderland; Here We Come Awassailing; O Christmas Tree; Silver Bells; Angels We Have Heard on High; In Sweetest Jubilee; The Twelve Days of Christmas; Masters in This Hall; White Christmas; Sleigh Ride; Christmas Is Meant for Children; Hi Ho the Holly; O Come, O Come Emmanuel; Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella; I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day; Angels, from the Realms of Glory; The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You); It Was a Night of Wonder, and March of the Kings.Broadway & Vocalists Music CDs
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