Christmastime Is Here
Download links and information about Christmastime Is Here by Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. This album was released in 2006 and it belongs to Pop, Traditional Pop Music, Theatre/Soundtrack, Classical, Opera, Vocal & Symphonic genres. It contains 14 tracks with total duration of 58:00 minutes.
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| Artist: | Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra |
| Release date: | 2006 |
| Genre: | Pop, Traditional Pop Music, Theatre/Soundtrack, Classical, Opera, Vocal & Symphonic |
| Tracks: | 14 |
| Duration: | 58:00 |
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Tracks
[Edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | Sing With Us Of Christmas (Medley) | 8:22 |
| 2. | Precious Moments From Home Alone | 2:45 |
| 3. | I Wonder As I Wander | 4:35 |
| 4. | Christmastime is Here | 3:26 |
| 5. | It's the Most Wonderful Time Of The Year | 3:16 |
| 6. | Silent Night | 3:22 |
| 7. | Little Drummer Boy | 4:02 |
| 8. | We Need A Little Christmas | 3:02 |
| 9. | The Christmas Song | 4:54 |
| 10. | Caroling Fun (Medley) | 6:02 |
| 11. | Jingle Bell Rock | 2:10 |
| 12. | I'll Be Home For Christmas | 3:25 |
| 13. | It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas | 3:54 |
| 14. | Silver Bells | 4:45 |
Details
[Edit]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 Tormé proud on a dreamy version of "The Christmas Song"). This is 2006's premier holiday disc for lovers of jazz, pop and classical music.