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Fantastic christmas music

12/19/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is not your average "Jingle Bell" type of Christmas music. 4 Great singers sing traditional as well as European Christmas songs in 5 different languages and are backed by a delightful children's choir. Placido domingo and Sarah Brightman are simply wonderful. Brightman's rendition of "Child in a manger, Silent night, & First of May" is simply superb. I Highly recomend it."

A gala Christmas in Vienna - better than expected

joanie_balonie | Kansas City - Home of the KC strip steak | 02/18/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I bought this dvd to hear Sarah Brightman. I wasn't expecting anything great, maybe a nice disc to watch at Christmas time. I've listened to it 3 times and here is what I think. The choice of music was an eclectic mix of traditional European and modern songs which I thought worked very well. The dvd video and audio quality were excellent. The setting was a beautiful cathedral type structure. Brightman was great as usual. Domingo added a distinguished older presence. Cocciante (who I had not heard before) is very good - he has a raspy beatiful voice which filled the room. Lotti, I wasn't that impressed with (I thought his voice was rather weak). Anyway, I thought overall a pretty enjoyable disc. Those are my two cents. Enjoy the video and music. Buon natale."

Highly recommended

Stephen Tan | Singapore Singapore | 07/07/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a wonderful video - great vocals accompanied by a delightful children's choir and an absolutely sublime Vienna Philharmonic. I've watched it over and over again and I highly recommend it to lovers of Christmas music."