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List Price: $6.98 | | Label: SonyBMG Special Markets
Salesrank: 746
Released: October 1, 1999 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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A Christmas Album Track Listing:
1. Jingle Bells
2. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
3. Christmas Song
4. White Christmas
5. My Favorite Things
6. Best Gift
7. Sleep in Heavenly in Peace (Silent Night)
8. Gounod's Ave Maria
9. O Little Town of Bethlehem
10. I Wonder as I Wander
11. Lord's Prayer
A Christmas Album Reviews:
"A Gem!" 
2009-10-26 - Barbra Steisand released "A Christmas Album" in 1967 and it has become one of the biggest selling albums in her catalogue being certified 5X Platinum. The album is also one of the biggest selling Holiday CD's out there. I always feel Christmas starts once I put "A Christmas Album" on my CD player. Barbra released another package of Holiday music in the 2000's called "Christmas Memories", but "A Christmas Album" is far superior. Barbra is in fine form and her voice is at its peak. The song list is wonderful ranging from Miss Streisand's own rendition of "Jingle Bells" to the finale "The Lord's Prayer". Highlights are "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas", "I Wonder As I Wonder", "The Christmas Song", and my personal favorite "My Favorite Things" from "The Sound of Music". The original cover shot is taken from Barbra's concert "A Happening In Central Park" in 1967.
Great depth and feeling...
2008-12-17 - You just know when you hear Barabara Streissand's beautiful and powerful voice, that you are in the company of star quality. Her Christmas album is one of the best I have heard. Her renditions of the religious favorites have great depth and feeling.
Some people might think it is weird that a Jewish performer would make such an outstanding Christmas recording, but I think that it is a testiment to what a wonderfully pluralistic and ecumenical society we have here in the USA. This CD also features two popular Christmas songs composed by Jewish Americans ("The Christmas Song" by Mel Torme and "White Christmas" by Irving Berlin).
It is very interesting how our American celebration of Christmas has evolved from a blending of various world cultures and traditions. That aside, Ms. Streissand remains fantastic in almost any genre of music.
You'll fee "Chills" on the Lord's Prayer.........
2008-12-14 - Barbra was pregnant when this album was recorded, and it gave her voice a slightly reedy feel; just a little different, but oh so wonderful. She stirs you to new heights with her soaring voice on The Lord's Prayer, and her rendition of Silent Night is incomparable. What an original rendition of "My Favorite things"; simply sublime, simply Barbra. What a gift God us with Barbra!! Enjoy!!
Christmas Album
2008-03-28 - If you are a fan of Streisand, or just a fan of Christmas music, you need to get this CD. My all time favorite!
Mostly the classics
2008-01-24 - For the most part, this album features classic songs, sung in the traditional manner by Barbra. Barbra really didn't need to do any more, given her wonderful voice, but she does have a few surprises in store. The opening Jingle bells is not done in the traditional way as Barbra gallops through most of it at breakneck speed. I appreciate Barbra's attempt to do something different but I prefer the standard arrangement. After that brisk opening, the album slows down and never again rises above mid-tempo as the remainder of the album is dominated by ballads.
Barbra may have been the first singer to include My favorite things (the Julie Andrews classic from the Sound of music) in a Christmas album. Nobody is surprised any more that this song sometimes gets included in Christmas albums. The only original song is The best gift (about a baby). Barbra sings it beautifully.
Of Barbra's two Christmas albums, I prefer the other one to this, mainly because the songs are more interesting to me, but I know that a lot of Barbra's fans prefer this one, which was recorded when her voice was at its finest - however, Barbra was still in good voice on the other album.
If you love Barbra's music and you enjoy Christmas music, you will want both of her Christmas albums, but if you only want to buy one of them, you have a hard choice to make.
