Track Listing 1. I Walked Today Where Jesus Walked 2. Panis Angelicus - (with José Carreras) 3. O Joyful Children - (with Plácido Domingo) 4. Christmas Song, The - (with Natalie Cole) 5. !Ay! Para Navidad - (with José Carreras/Plácido Domingo) 6. Holly and the Ivy, The - (with José Carreras/Natalie Cole) 7. I'll Be Home For Christmas 8. Agnus Dei - (with Plácido Domingo) 9. Lord's Prayer, The - (with José Carreras) 10. Winter Wonderland - (with Natalie Cole) 11. Navidad - (with José Carreras/Plácido Domingo) 12. White Christmas 13. What Child Is This? 14. Pero Mira Como Beben los Peces en el Rio 15. May Each Day 16. Cantique de Noel 17. Amazing Grace 18. Oh, Du Frohliche 19. Sleigh Ride 20. What a Wonderful World 21. Stille Nacht
| Details | | Playing Time: | 65 min. | | Contributing Artists: | Lalo Schifrin | | Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) | | Recording Type: | Live | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Full performer name: Jose Carreras/Natalie Cole/Placido Domingo. Personnel: Jose Carreras, Natalie Cole, Placido Domingo (vocals); Lalo Schifrin (arranger); Elisabeth Ziegler (choir director); Vjekoslav Sutej (orchestra conductor); Wiener Symphoniker (orchestra); Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Wiener Opernkinderchor [Vienna Children's Opera Choir] (background vocals). Recorded live at the Austria Center, Vienna, Austria on December 23, 1995. Includes liner notes by Michael Letchford. Three tenors minus one tenor plus one alto equals this unusual supergroup. Opera phenoms Carreras and Domingo have a go at 21 Christmas standards, with sleek pop crooner Cole sitting in for third tenor Luciano Pavarotti. The trio tackles yuletide favorites from "Winter Wonderland" and "I'll Be Home For Christmas" to traditional hymns like "Silent Night" and "O Joyful Children." The bold, larger-than-life voices of Carreras and Domingo interact with the pop stylings of Cole in a way that puts a previously-unheard spin on these songs. The amalgam of styles keeps these old favorites sounding fresh and invigorating. A CELEBRATION OF CHRISTMAS will give fans of these three singers enough listening pleasure to last long past the holiday season.
Editorial Reviews ...a slickly professional program of holiday joy... - Rating: B Entertainment Weekly (12/06/1996)
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