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| | In The Swing of Christmas | | | Music Artist : | | Barry Manilow | | Music Style : | | Opera & Vocal | | Record Label : | | Arista | | Release Date : | | 2009-10-13 | | Store Price : | | $11.94 | | Artistopia's Price: $8.49 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Silver Bells
2. Carol Of The Bells / Jingle Bells
3. Joy To The World / It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
4. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
5. Violets For Your Furs
6. O Tannenbaum / Winter Wonderland
7. Christmas Time is Here
8. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on An Open Fire) 9. Toyland
9. Count Your Blessings
10. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
11. Christmas Is Just Around The Corner (From "A Cranberry Christmas")
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 This is a rerealse
Submitted on: 2009-10-23 |
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| This is a rereales of the 2007 one that Hallmark put out. The rereales puts two new songs on it at the end. It just adds to a really great one. |
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 "Barry" self titled 1980 remastered would be a great present!!!
Submitted on: 2009-10-21 |
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I do enjoy the Christmas c.d. and I give it a 4 stars... However, a REAL PRESENT would be to release a remastered version of the 1980 self titled release of "Barry". You know, the one that Arista skipped back in the 90's when they were doing the Manilow Remasters!
For some unknown reason, they decided to remaster many of his titles including: " One Voice" (79) and "If I Should Love Again" (81). Why did we skip 1980 folks???
This album had great songs... It featured the title: "I Made It Through The Rain" nearly 30yrs ago!!!
WHY DO WE KEEP REMASTERING THE SAME TITLES OVER AND OVER AGAIN!!! Have you seen his discography lately??? The same things either remastered AGAIN, or put on a double c.d. with another album that has already been on c.d. before. Now I know that "Barry" 1980 was put on c.d. back in 1996, but only on Arista Japan label...
Even at that, the c.d. wasn't remastered!
SO, lets have a goal for 2010, and put "Barry" onto c.d. format, for the SEVERAL THOUSANDS of fans so we can complete his entire catalog!!! This would make an excellent Christmas present and would complete something that needed to be done over a decade ago!!! |
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Amazing!
Submitted on: 2009-10-19 |
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| I just got this album, and it's nothing short of amazing. I'm a fan of his but do not care for his earlier Christmas album- I was pleasantly surprised that each and every song, orchestration, was fabulous on this new album. A joy to listen to. |
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Barry's Christmas cheer is incredibly joyous--BRAVO, BARRY MANILOW !!!
Submitted on: 2009-10-13 |
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Barry Manilow gives us yet another great album with this release of holiday music! His voice is in excellent form, as always; and he makes it seem all so easy, too. The arrangements are very well done and well thought out; and this is definitely a must-have for his fans and lovers of Christmas music everywhere. The quality of the sound is very good and I really like that artwork.
The album starts off with Barry performing "Silver Bells;" Barry makes this special by having his voice play over itself at very slightly different, layered times to create a stunning backup vocals effect. I love it! The melody is easy on the ear and they all play a little with the tempo and keys so that Barry can put his own stamp on this classic ballad. There's also a fine and jazzy medley of "Carol of the Bells" and "Jingle Bells;" Barry delivers this with all his heart and soul and just one listen proves it! "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," a number first sung by Judy Garland in "Meet Me in Saint Louis," gets the royal treatment from Barry who sings this to perfection--and beyond! "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" is beautiful and it's easily a major highlight of this album.
"Violets for Your Furs" has a lovely piano arrangement as Barry sings this with great sensitivity; it's quite a romantic number and I think you'll like it. The medley of "O Tannenbaum" and "Winter Wonderland" charms me with its natural beauty; Barry sings this without ever letting go of a single superfluous note! "Christmas Time is Here," a number written for "A Charlie Brown Christmas" television special back in the 1960s, is very sweet; and I enjoy hearing Barry doing a superb job on "The Christmas Song." "The Christmas Song" is absolutely gorgeous; and there's yet another gem in "Count Your Blessings." "Toyland" is a very traditional number that features Barry squarely front and center which is right where he belongs; and "Count Your Blessings" just couldn't have been performed any better than the way Barry Manilow does it here.
"Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" is another sweet tune that sounds so good in Barry's capable hands--and how's about that group backing him up with those extra vocals? They harmonize faultlessly; I'm very impressed. The CD ends very nicely with Barry Manilow performing "Christmas Is Just Around the Corner;" this adorable tune shines bright as Barry Manilow sings it very well.
Barry Manilow has given us so much great and special music throughout the decades; and we are all better off for his sharing his talent with us. I highly recommend this CD--it will quickly become one of your holiday favorites! |
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Mr. Costa Francisco
Submitted on: 2009-09-12 |
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| Excellent gift for your ears, the magnificent voice of Mr. Barry Manilow, for Christmas time. Simply excellent |
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