Having a Tropical Christmas ()

This cassette, yes I said cassette, is really good and now I hope to replace it and as many of the others with cd This is sooo good because its a mixture of all genres Dont remember where I got it and had it put away and today while Im baking decided to play my cassettes and here is this perfect little gem

One of the best Christmas CD's ()

It doesn't get much better than this for a compilation CD of various artists. I have Vol 4 as well and it is just as good. Would love to pick up the rest of them through online sources and complete the collection.

I love this album! ()

This is one of my two all time favorite Christmas Albums. People think I'm crazy when I tell them I bought it from Taco Bell. My favorite songs are Merry Christmas Darling (I love the version on this album) and Upon a Christmas Eve. I think this is a very eclectic compilation, and I never get bored listening to it.

Too short Christine! ()

Christine's "Coventry carol" is nice but very short (under 2 minutes in length) and it's been vague as to when/where/who with this was recorded. It has a church like harpsichord feel and Christine does a good job with the vocals though there have been various Christmas compilations out there that have this track that have reportedly been apparently pressed at the incorrect speed so do keep this in mind when looking out for this recording come the holiday season. This is the one that I have in my collection and it sounds the correct speed to me so at least I can recommend this one speed wise anyways. As for the rest, "T'was the night before Christmas" has plinky musical backing by Doc Severinsen while Rush Limbaugh reads us the tale in storybook fashion. The Stylistics' "The little drummer boy" is straightforwardly covered, maybe a little faster than usual, Glenn Medeiros' "Merry Christmas darling" has a pleasant funk twist, "Santa Claus is coming to town" is swung up here by Ray Charles as only Ray can do it. "Oh little town of Bethlehem" is faithfully performed by Emmylou Harris here, "Deck the halls" has been given a "beat-ed up bounce" by The Commodores here, The Bellamy Bros. "Having a tropical Christmas" is atmospheric enough, Kathie Lee Gifford's "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas" is standard fare, "Two-step round the Christmas tree" by Michael Martin Murphy & Suzy Bogguss is a square dance slap which then abruptly goes in to Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers' hoe-down "I believe in Santa Claus". Beat Boys' "Light of the stable" has a good gospel feel and then quickly coming in after McVie's track ends is Michael Johnson's "Upon a Christmas eve" which is a nice acoustic guitar tune, then comes "Feliz navidad" by Holly Dunn which is what is expected, perhaps a little quieter than normal, a pleasant version. Clint Black's "Til Santa's gone" is an upbeat country bouncing croon, Oak Ridge Boys' "Little one" is a mid tempo choir & strings tune, "Country Christmas" by Ricky Van Shelton is a speedy, up & down bounce, Les Paul type piece, "Away in a manger" by Willie Nelson here is what you'd expect Nelson to perform it like, Steve Wariner's "Traditional Christmas medley" includes "Hark the herald angels sing", a nice musical box sound on "The first noel" & "O come all ye faithful", nicely done. As that track finishes the applause fades in for the live Peter, Paul & Mary choir rave up strumming punch of "Children go where I send thee" which in comparison to the
previous tracks seems lengthy but all in all a fair mix here, I just wish Christine's "Coventry carol" was longer, but it's good for the minute and a half that it does last.