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Anne Murray
What a Wonderful Christmas (2 CDs)
Genres: Country, Special Interest, Pop, Classical

Track Listings (14) - Disc #1
1. Joy to the World - Anne Murray, Mason, Lowell
2. The Coventry Carol/White Christmas - Anne Murray, Traditional
3. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Anne Murray, Sears, Edmund Hamil
4. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Anne Murray, Cahn, Sammy
5. Winter Wonderland - Anne Murray, Bernard, Felix
6. O Little Town of Bethlehem - Anne Murray, Brooks, Phillip [1]
7. The Coventry Carol /Christmas in Killarney] - Anne Murray, Cavanaugh
8. This Season Will Never Grow Old - Anne Murray, MacNeil, R.
9. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Anne Murray, Blane, Ralph
10. O Come All Ye Faithful - Anne Murray, Oakeley, Frederick
11. Do You Hear What I Hear? - Anne Murray, Regney, N.
12. It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas - Anne Murray, Willson, Meredith
13. Sweet Little Jesus Boy - Anne Murray, MacGimsey, Robert
14. I'll Be Home for Christmas - Anne Murray, Gannon, Kim
Track Listings (14) - Disc #2
1. The Santa Medley: Jolly Old St. Nicholas/Santa Claus Is Coming to Town - Anne Murray, Autry, G.
2. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer/Frosty the Snowman - Anne Murray, Marks, J.
3. Away in a Manger - Anne Murray, Traditional
4. We Three Kings - Anne Murray, Hopkins, John Henry
5. Silver Bells - Anne Murray, Evans, Ray [Lyricis
6. The Little Drummer Boy - Anne Murray, Davis, Katherine [2
7. The First Noël - Anne Murray, Traditional
8. Go Tell It on the Mountain - Anne Murray, Traditional
9. Christmas Wishes - Anne Murray, Podell, Art
10. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Anne Murray, Mendelssohn, Felix
11. Mary's Little Boy Child/Oh My Lord - Anne Murray, Hairston, J.
12. O Holy Night - Anne Murray, Adam, Adolphe
13. The Coventry Carol /The Christmas Song] - Anne Murray, Torme, M.
14. Silent Night - Anne Murray, Gruber, Franz

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CD Details

All Artists: Anne Murray
Title: What a Wonderful Christmas (2 CDs)
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 2
Label: Straight Way
Original Release Date: 1/1/2001
Re-Release Date: 10/9/2001
Genres: Country, Special Interest, Pop, Classical
Styles: Holiday & Wedding, Adult Contemporary, Soft Rock, Vocal Pop, Opera & Classical Vocal
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPCs: 724382033523, 724382033554

Synopsis

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Nobody likes Christmas more than Canadian singer Anne Murray, who first came into the public eye back in 1970 with the million-selling crossover single "Snowbird." Since that time, Murray has recorded three Christmas albums, each soothing, unassuming celebrations of the holiday. For this two-CD collection, Murray has gone back into her own vaults and dusted off some of her personal favorites from past albums and tied them up in tinsel and a big red bow. But she didn't just rely on her existing catalog, instead heading into the studio to record some new material, giving old standards like "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas," "Let It Snow," and a well-chosen medley of children's holiday songs her same straightforward approach. While there are few surprises under this tree, it's nice to have some traditions that you can count on, and Murray's warm heart and steady voice is one of them. Also on board for this sleigh ride is the prestigious London Symphony Orchestra, which is featured on six songs, including "Silent Night," "Away in the Manger," and "Winter Wonderland." --Jaan Uhelszki

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Member CD Reviews

Samuel C. from GASTONIA, NC
Reviewed on 7/21/2011...

Wow, no reviews. Well let me tell ya if you like ol' fashioned Christmas songs these two albums are for you! Anne Murray is a favorite in our home and these get played lots in November and December. Hell, I've played them in July.

CD Reviews

Shining star

Neal C. Reynolds | 10/30/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This new album collects almost all of Anne's Christmas recordings from today and yesterday and refashions them into a truly sparkling holiday package. All the music on this album is splendidly presented with sparkling vocals and highly varied accompaniment. Anne mixes just what you'd expect from a Christmas album with a lot you might not. She's great at taking the traditional, the surprising and the eye-winking and blending it all into a great big musical plum pudding. This album will fly off the shelves as fast as Santa's sled and become one of the biggest Christmas sellers in history. You will LOVE it."

It's impossible to say enough about this set.

Neal C. Reynolds | Indianapolis, Indiana | 11/21/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Okay, I always...well, almost always...try to realize that not everyone agrees with my opinion and I try to write my reviews with all listeners in mind, not just those who agree with me. Yeah, well, I apologize, but I'm not even going to try to consider that there might be people who wouldn't like this album.Anne Murray has one of the most notably warm, clear-cut, and versatile voices around. She's capable of expressing whatever the song calls for, and she does it. There's no excessive volume, exaggerated breathiness, etc. here. She is accepted by the country music fans, but I don't think there's anyone of those who dislike country who dislike Anne Murray. This two record set consists primarily of the traditional and familiar with some notable exceptions. However, it is the traditional and the familiar sung to perfection. The secular and spiritually based songs are interspersed rather than grouped together. And with her delivery, it works out well.The first CD starts out with "Joy To The World", close to my favorite if not favorite rendition of this carol, concluding with "I'll Be Home for Christmas"; the second starts out with a medley of Santa songs, and concludes with "Silent Night". As I have said elsewhere, I consider her "Silent Night" easily one of the ten best recordings of the song.If a person decided to have one and only one Christmas record (and was open to it's actually being a two record set) and asked me for my recommendation...I'm pretty sure this would be it."

WHAT A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS

R. F. Pleau | HUDSON, NH United States | 12/10/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is just a wonderful CD. Certainly puts you in the Christmas mood, and brings back plenty of wonderful memories. Anne Murray is certainly one of our greatest entertainers today."

Anne At Her Best

James Fenos | Columbus, OH United States | 11/27/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"When Anne Murray released her boxed set a few years ago, a Best Of Chrstmas cd soon followed. While that set is very well done and comprehensive in itself, it contains all the music from her two Christmas albums and a new track recorded for a Hallmark set titled "Thank Goodness The Season Will Never Grow Old," all us fans thought that was it, no more holiday music from Anne. This two disc set appears a few years later, a follow-up to the gospel influenced "What A Wonderful World," also a two cd set. Anne revisits her previous albums and instead of including all the tracks from her previous recordings, all of which have been remastered and featured on the previously mentioned set, she cuts a few new tracks, all of which are very well done. "The Santa Medley" is by far my favorite, Anne's warm alto graces all the verses of that children's songs medley. Dusting off tracks from the vaults may not be original, but all the tracks fit together nicely and the resulting mastering of all these tracks make this set desirable."

Excellent Christmas listening

Eric de Rooij | Loon op Zand, The Netherlands | 10/20/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"For years now I'm a big fan of Anne and allready owning her "Christmas wishes" CD, I was very excited to finally own almost all of her Christmas recordings. Anne's beautiful warm alto voice was made to sing Christmas music. It brings you instantely into the Christmas spirit with a nice mix of Christmas classics and a few less well known songs. Some songs have a nice gospel touch about them. It's just 1 and a half hour of pure listening pleasure. Anne does it again!"