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List Price: $18.98 | | Label: Sony
Salesrank: 138289
Released: October 30, 2001 |
| Our Price: $9.48 |
| Used Price: $8.06 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Our Favorite Things: Christmas in Vienna Track Listing:
1. Christmas Song - Tony Bennett
2. O Holy Night - Charlotte Church, Plácido Domingo
3. Do You Hear What I Hear? - Vanessa Williams
4. Jésus de Nazareth - Plácido Domingo
5. Winter Wonderland - Tony Bennett, Vanessa Williams
6. Silent Night - Charlotte Church
7. My Favorite Things - Tony Bennett, Plácido Domingo, Vanessa Williams
8. White Christmas - Tony Bennett, Vanessa Williams
9. Hacia Belen Va un Burro - Plácido Domingo
10. Through the Eyes of a Child - Vanessa Williams
11. First Noel - Tony Bennett, Plácido Domingo
12. Somewhere in My Memory
13. I Saw Three Ships - Plácido Domingo, Vanessa Williams
14. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Tony Bennett
15. Hijo de Dios - Plácido Domingo
16. I'll Be Home for Christmas - Tony Bennett, Plácido Domingo
17. Joy to the World - Plácido Domingo, Vanessa Williams
18. Angles We Have Heard on High - Tony Bennett, Plácido Domingo, Vanessa Williams
19. Silent Night - Tony Bennett, Charlotte Church, Plácido Domingo, Vanessa Williams
20. One More Year - Plácido Domingo, Vanessa Williams
Editorial Review:
"Winter Wonderland," "O Holy Night," "The First Noel," and other ageless melodies from the Yuletide season: these are a few of their favorite things. But when the performers consist of Charlotte Church, Tony Bennett, Placido Domingo, and Vanessa Williams, these treasures emit a special glister of incandescent beauty. The program here comes from a live concert performance that was given in the lovely Konzerthaus in Vienna (a DVD version of the event, directed by David Mallet, is also available). We get to savor the unique style of each singer in solo or intertwining in various combinations--as a duet (Domingo and Church together is a highlight), as a trio (on the title track), and, in a superb encore of "Silent Night," as a quartet. Along with the favorite chestnuts are two new holiday songs by Jorge Calandrelli. This is the perfect stocking stuffer for anyone in love with beautiful singing. --Sarah Chin
Our Favorite Things: Christmas in Vienna Reviews:
Huge Disappointment 
2009-12-06 - Yes, it was a huge disappointment. Vanessa Williams could not sing. Tony Bennett tried to drag out his ego by create his own version of bad music. The only three highlights were Charlotte Church, Placido Domingo,and the children chorus of Vienna. I could not understand why Vanessa Williams was a part of this? She was not a singer at all. Did they bring her in for her look? And Tony Bennett? It appeared like he just showed up at the concert without any rehearsal and made up his own tune. And why Charlotte Church was only a small part of this? Certainly she was bigger than Vanessa Williams and a rising star of the European stage, and she had only a minor role?
Delightful 
2008-01-18 - An odd assortment of singers you never thought of putting together, come together to produce a truly delightful Christmas concert. The visuals are beautiful to look at as well.
Masterpiece
2007-12-28 - My favorite holiday music performed by top professionals and the gifted Charlotte Church. The amazing abilities of the featured artists supported by the magnificent orchestra and chorus make this an album that I wait all year to hear.
Was this collection of music drawn out of a hat? 
2007-12-02 - Maybe you had to be at the performance to appreciate it. Perhaps the concert itself, with the presence of these four performers, had some sort of flow and dazzle.
But this CD is merely a strange assortment of singers, songs, and stylings, in no particular order. For instance: Placido Domingo's Jesus de Nazareth (the reason I'm giving this three stars instead of two) - followed by Tony Bennett and Vanessa Williams warbling a swinging "Winter Wonderland." Which detracts from my enjoyment of both those pieces.
And then there are the inexcusable versions of "Angels We Have Heard on High" and "Silent Night," in which Tony Bennett's voice is just not up to the music anymore. It should have been obvious during rehearsals, and Bennett removed from the ensemble or given easier solos, or other songs selected. (And I still love him as a singer, just hate to see his aging voice be bested by the wrong music. In public.)
It is an odd little CD, as is suggested by the cover. I found it in a bargain bin and was puzzled by the selection of these four performers, and decided to buy it and find out how well it worked. I'm so glad I didn't pay full price.
a voice teacher and early music fan
2007-10-21 - ONE AT A TIME IF YOU PLEASE!!!!
This disc includes four of the best voices of our day, BUT they simply do not belong together in one program!!!!Somehow hearing 'O Holy Night' by two classical sounding singers following 'The Christmas Song' sung by a jazz-pop singer doesn't 'light my fire'. Now if you offered me a complete album of anyone of these singers, I probably would take it and enjoy it. Obviously, this is a money-making venture of the extreme sort; after all(say the great commercial powers) if you don't like Tony Bennett, then you have Placido Domingo etc. etc. etc. As I recall the same type disc was recorded 2 years ago (1998) with four diverse singers, Domingo again included.
Oh well, the individual contributions are, for the most part enjoyable, but you will notice I did say: for the most part.
