Christmastime Is Here 906 (2006)

Product Summary Label: FONTANA UPC: 00089408053825 Release Date: 9/26/2006 Buy.com Sku: 202986501 Item#: M36DHV Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Sing With Us Of Christmas - (with Erich Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Indiana University Singing Hoosiers) ~ Erich Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops Orchestra 2. Precious Moments - (from "Home Alone", with Erich Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops Orchestra) ~ Erich Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops Orchestra 3. I Wonder as I Wander - (with Erich Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Ann Hampton Callaway) ~ Erich Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops Orchestra 4. Christmastime Is Here - (from "A Charlie Brown Christmas", with Erich Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops Orchestra) ~ Erich Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops Orchestra 5. It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - (with Erich Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Indiana University Singing Hoosiers) ~ Erich Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops Orchestra 6. Silent Night - (with Erich Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/King's Singers) ~ Erich Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops Orchestra 7. Little Drummer Boy - (with Erich Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops Orchestra) ~ Erich Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops Orchestra 8. We Need A Little Christmas - (from "Mame", with Erich Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Indiana University Singing Hoosiers) ~ Erich Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops Orchestra 9. Christmas Song, The - (with Erich Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Tony DeSare) ~ Erich Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops Orchestra 10. Caroling Fun - (with Erich Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/School For The Creative And Performing Arts Children's Choir) ~ Erich Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops Orchestra 11. Jingle Bell Rock - (with Erich Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops Orchestra) ~ Erich Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops Orchestra 12. I'll Be Home For Christmas - (with Erich Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Indiana University Singing Hoosiers/Tierney Sutton) ~ Erich Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops Orchestra 13. It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas - (with Erich Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, featuring Indiana University Singing Hoosiers) ~ Erich Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops Orchestra 14. Silver Bells - (with Erich Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/John Pizzarelli) ~ Erich Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops Orchestra   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel: Erich Kunzel & The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra; John Pizzarelli, King Singers, Ann Hampton Callaway, Tierney Sutton, Tony DeSare (vocals). Dubbed the "Prince of Pops" by the Chicago Tribune nearly 30 years ago, Erich Kunzel -- one of the most successful classical crossover artists of all time -- has recorded over 70 albums for Telarc; one of the most popular of those is 1990s Christmas with the Pops. The warm and wonderful Christmastime Is Here, named for the Vince Guaraldi classic from A Charlie Brown Christmas that's given a spirited reworking here, is something of a sequel to that collection. With the exception of a punchy Dixieland arrangement of "Jingle Bell Rock," Kunzel and the orchestra -- working with the Indiana University School of Music Singing Hoosiers, under the direction of Dr. Michael Schwartzkopf -- play most of the classics here very straightforwardly. That is to say, charming, elegant and engaging, just not overly innovative. Telarc's true stroke of genius is having some of its top jazz vocalists perform on lush but smartly restrained arrangements of various classics -- like Tierney Sutton on "I'll Be Home for Christmas" and John Pizzarelli on "Silver Bells." The disc also showcases two of the label's newest artists, Ann Hampton Callaway (a haunting "I Wonder as I Wander") and Tony DeSare (doing Mel Torm? proud on a dreamy version of "The Christmas Song"). This is 2006's premier holiday disc for lovers of jazz, pop and classical music. ~ Jonathan Widran Producer: Robert Woods Musical Guests Ann Hampton Callaway Tony DeSare John Pizzarelli Tierney Sutton Indiana University Singing Hoosiers   Compilation Appearances Great Fantasy Adventure Album That Nelson Riddle Sound Chieftains 40th Anniversary Celebrati Sacd Sampler 1 (SACD) Christmastime Is Here 906 Cafe Vienna Surround Sounds 2 Great Fantasy Adventure Album   Associated Artists and Works Cincinnati Pops Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Disney Spectacular ~ Original Soundtrack Chiller ~ Original Soundtrack Fantastic Journey ~ Original Soundtrack Happy Trails ~ Original Soundtrack Mancini's Greatest Hits ~ Original Soundtrack Movie Love Themes ~ Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Rodgers & Hammerstein: Songbook for Orchestra (Orc ~ Original Soundtrack Star Tracks 2 ~ Original Soundtrack Star Tracks ~ Original Soundtrack Time Warp ~ Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Mega Movies ~ Original Soundtrack The Ultimate Movie Music Collection ~ Original Soundtrack Great Film Fantasies ~ Original Soundtrack Great Film Fantasies ~ Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Vintage Cinema ~ Original Soundtrack Vintage Cinema ~ Original Soundtrack Vintage Cinema [Hybrid SACD] ~ Original Soundtrack Time Warp ~ Original Soundtrack Vintage Cinema ~ Original Soundtrack Great Film Fantasies (Hybrid SACD] ~ Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Rodgers & Hammerstein: Songbook for Orchestra (Orc ~ Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Mega Movies ~ Original Soundtrack Movie Love Themes ~ Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Great Film Fantasies ~ Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Fantastic Journey ~ Original Soundtrack Unforgettably Doc ~ Severinsen, Doc Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists   Technical Info Release Date : 09/26/2006 Original Release Date : 2006 Catalog ID : 80538 Label : Telarc Distribution Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00089408053825    Related Videos Christmas In The Heart : ... 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