Just in Time for Christmas

Editorial Reviews
B. Douglas Swiszcz, 1997
The purity and simplicity of Nancy's vocals penetrate every nook and cranny of the first song.

Album Description
Musicians include Christopher Marlowe, Jay Leonhart, John Redsecker, Ken Sebesky, Joe Passaro Engineer: Randy Hansen Produced by David Friedman for MIDDER Music Records, Inc. All arrangements by Christopher Marlowe (except where noted)

Tracks:

Oh What a Beautiful Mornin'
Summertime
I Could Write a Book
It Never Entered My Mind
I Can Cook Too
Make It Another Old Fashioned, Please
If I Loved You
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Thou Swell
I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen
There's No Business Like Show Business
South American Way

Tracks:

Shall We Dance
Ohio
Luck Be a Lady
Mack the Knife
There's a Small Hotel
Once in Love with Amy
Yodel Blues
Lazy Afternoon
There Must Be Somethin' Better Than Love
You're Just in Love
Now Is the Time

Tracks:

Impossible Dream
Love Makes the World Go 'Round
Try to Remember
Put on a Happy Face
I Say Hello
Happiness
She Loves Me
What Kind of Fool Am I?
Shy
Consider Yourself
Poor Little Person

Tracks:

Magic to Do
They're Playing My Song
I Don't Know How to Love Him
I Won't Send Roses
Good Morning Starshine
Don't Cry for Me, Argentina
Hard Candy Christmas
Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
Won't You Charleston with Me?
Applause

Tracks:

Phantom of the Opera
Memory
On My Own
Muddy Water
How Could I Ever Know
American Dream
I Know Him So Well
Dr. Jazz
Me and My Girl
Suddenly Seymour

Tracks:

Mamma Mia!
Popular
Seasons of Love
Oh, the Thinks You Can Think
Whatever Lola Wants
Crazy
How Deep Is Your Love
Stars
People Like Us
I Go to Rio

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This Is Christmas Music At It's Very Best
Late Arriver in Appreciation
Nancy LaMott, Just in Time for Christmas
Nancy, with that Christmas feeling
Sing a Torch, Jeannette Isabella

Just in Time for Christmas
Nancy Lamott
Manufacturer: Midder Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Come Rain or Come Shine
Beautiful Baby
Listen to My Heart
My Foolish Heart
Live at Tavern on the Green

ASIN: B000005AAX
Release Date: 1994-10-31

Tracks:

Some Children See Him
I Saw Three Ships /Bring A Torch,Jeannette, Isabella
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
I'll Be Home for Christmas
(Christmas) Stay With Me
Earth & Sky
All Those Christmas Cliches
What Child Is This?/I Wonder As I Wander
A Child Is Born
Just In Time For Christmas
Baby It's Cold Outside
A Song For Christmas
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)

Album Description

Musicians include Christopher Marlowe, Jay Leonhart, John Redsecker, Ken Sebesky, Joe Passaro Engineer: Randy Hansen Produced by David Friedman for MIDDER Music Records, Inc. All arrangements by Christopher Marlowe (except where noted)

Customer Reviews:

This Is Christmas Music At It's Very Best.......2007-05-29

I wish I could give everyone I knew this cd for Christmas. Of all of my Christmas music, this is probably the one I reach for the most. It is a much needed departure from all of the "canned" or "just add water" type of holiday music that floods the market. Nancy LaMott seemed to have an inner-beauty that came through into all of her music. I loved Nancy LaMott's singing and I am so glad she was able to have this cd produced before her much too early death.

Late Arriver in Appreciation.......2007-04-14

I first heard Nancy Lamott on a Christmas music CD distributed by Ralph Lauren. "Just In Time For Christmas" gradually became my favorite. I became determined to hear more from her and found this CD. The other reviewers of this CD are absolutely correct - you will really enjoy this music. I only wish I had heard her in person.

Nancy LaMott, Just in Time for Christmas.......2007-01-11

A great Christmas album. The title song is spectacular. I first heard it on a Ralph Lauren compliation CD for Christmas. That was the first time I heard Nancy, and I have been in love with her music since.

Nancy, with that Christmas feeling.......2006-12-01

I have an extensive... a euphamism here .... collection of Christmas and Advent music and I came upon this particular CD 'just in time for Christmas' last year. What a find!

Nancy Lamott's voice was a flexible, wonderful instrument. The only drawback song in my opinion is 'Santa Claus is Comin' to Town' - like many novelty songs, it loses something when you listen to this recording frequently. Otherwise, Nancy is here and her heart shines through her unique cabaret voice in different aspects on each song.

Nice to hear some 'new' standards as well - 'Christmas Cliches' and 'Just in Time for Christmas' stand out. The recording of "Baby, It's Cold Outside" is one of the best ones around because it sounds like they had fun playing off one another. Worth the time, worth the money. Nancy's voice had the ability of resonating with the heartstrings. Do yourself a favor and pick this one up.

Sing a Torch, Jeannette Isabella.......2005-01-01

Say what you want about Kathie Lee Gifford, she at least had the good taste and savvy to champion singer Nancy LaMott (during the latter's lifetime) and did her part to promote this great but somewhat obscure cabaret singer to a national audience. Of course, Nancy LaMott is still not the household name she should be if this were a just world. Posthumous stardom is not an impossibility, as the success of Eva Cassidy's records have proven. Nancy LaMott was certainly as big a talent--and as compelling a story as Ms Cassidy, but her recorded legacy has been (apparently) been tied up in various legal wranglings, which is more than unfortunate. It's almost criminal that her records are not more readily available. She was among the greats, and if megastardom was not something to be realized in her all too short life, at least let her be discovered now.

But, hey, it's the holiday season, and I'm in a generous mood, so let me just do my bit to promote Nancy LaMott's music--and in her Christmas album in particular. For some reason, I found myself going on a holiday music bender this year. Perusing the old collection, it became ridiculously clear how many holiday albums I owned, and how few I had actually listened to. Nancy's was one I had played quite a bit back when it was new, and then it joined the ranks of the other Christmas recordings stashed away "until next year."

So I made a point to rediscover these yuletide treasures once more this season. And many of them really were quite good. Of course, one hears the many of the same tunes over and over and over again. I'm sure that I could get into numerous debates over which singer "owns" this song or does "the definitive" take on that one. Such arguments are pointless, and not exactly in keeping with the holiday spirit anyway, but I will say this: when Nancy LaMott takes on one of those old holiday chestnuts (whether or not it's roasting on an open fire) you will, at least for the moment, put all other fondly remembered versions out of your mind. She makes all those old songs new again--no mean feat when you're talking "The Christmas Song" or "I'll Be Home For Christmas." And the new stuff is pretty wonderful too. A little cabaret irony on the title track and "All Those Christmas Cliches," a little unabashed mush on numbers like "Earth and Sky" and "Some Children See Him." It all works, in part because of who Nancy LaMott was--a great interpretive singer who could interpret just about anything.

Magical Musicals / Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

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Not impressed
Inexorable wonder!

Magical Musicals / Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

Manufacturer: Telarc
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Disney's Hercules: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack

ASIN: B00001QGKF
Release Date: 1999-09-28

Tracks:

Hercules: Introduction
Hercules: The Gospel Truth
Hercules: One Last Hope
Hercules: I Won't Say
Hercules: Zero To Hero
Hercules: A Star Is Born
Hercules: Go The Distance
Aladdin And the King Of Thieves: Party In Agrabah
Pocahontas: Just Around The River Bend
The Return Of Jafar: You're Only Second Rate
The Return Of Jafar: Forget About Love
The Return Of Jafar: I'm Looking Out For Me
The Return Of Jafar: Nothing In The World
Toy Story: You've Got A Friend In Me
101 Dalmations: Cruella De Vil
Pocahontas: Colors Of The Wind
Oliver And Company: Once Upon A Time In New York City
Oliver And Company: Why Should I Worry?
The Nightmare Before Christmas: What's This?
James And The Giant Peach: Good News
Mulan: Orchestral Suite
The Hunchback Of Notre Dame: The Bells Of Notre Dame
The Hunchback Of Notre Dame: Someday
The Hunchback Of Notre Dame: God Help The Outcasts
The Hunchback Of Notre Dame: Topsy Turvy
The Hunchback Of Notre Dame: Court Of Miracles
The Hunchback Of Notre Dame: A Guy Like You
The Hunchback Of Notre Dame: Heaven's Light

Customer Reviews:

Not impressed.......2003-11-25

I was not terribly impressed with this CD. Fortunately, I decided to get it from the library to see if it was good before deciding whether or not to buy it.

Although the orchestration of the songs is well done, most of them simply were not meant to be performed by a chorus; and they sound terrible in that form. If you want some of the songs on this CD, I suggest you look at one of Disney's compilation CDs in the Classic Disney Vol. 1-5 series or the actual soundtracks of the movies.

Inexorable wonder!.......2001-06-23

Where to start?! Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra have had a track record for recording some of the most stupendous movie music ever. Magical Musicals is just another example of how audaciously bold, yet beautiful Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops have taken the original scores, molded them into the same pieces, yet at the same time, creating life of their own in each and every note. If you are looking for ANY soundtrack containing Disney music, this should be the first CD you listen to. There are others out there, and yes, they may sound beautiful and enchanting, but you won't find such a unique and compelling score anywhere else other than this CD. Check it out!!

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Where would Christmas be without Mary & Joseph, Morecambe & Wise, Laurel & Hardy and cracker surprise?
Creative, unique, always spirit-lifting!
Some essential tracks, and then some filler...
Have an alternative Christmas
Delightful!

Just in Time for Christmas
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000008E9R
Release Date: 1990-08-21

Tracks:

Christmas Day - Squeeze
Cool Yule - Rebel Pebbles
Yo Ho Ho - Klark Kent
Hark - Torch Song
Everyday Will Be Like a Holiday - Reckless Sleepers
We Three Kings - Steve Hunter
Home for the Holidays - The dB's
Silent Night - Molly Johnson, Norman Orenstein
It Only Comes Once a Year - Deborah Holland
All I Want for Christmas - Timbuk 3
More Than One Night a Year - Kennedy Rose
All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth - Dread Zeppelin
Shouldn't Have Given Him a Gun for Christmas - Wall of Voodoo

Customer Reviews:

Where would Christmas be without Mary & Joseph, Morecambe & Wise, Laurel & Hardy and cracker surprise?.......2006-12-16

In 1990, IRS Records released this CD, featuring Christmas songs performed by artists who recorded for their label. Songs are mostly originals, along with a few covers of older Christmas songs. All of the songs are at least decent, with nothing being bad. The original songs by Squeeze and the dB's are both great. As for the covers, Reckless Sleepers do a terrific version of "Every Day Will Be Like a Holiday" and Dread Zeppelin contribute a fun, irreverent version of "All I Want For Christmas is My Two Front Teeth". This CD is hard to find now, but it's worth looking for if you're tired of hearing the same old Christmas songs.

Creative, unique, always spirit-lifting!.......2006-12-15

I started getting interested in more diverse Christmas music at a good time. This CD was released, I grabbed it and haven't seen it around much since. A few of the tracks have made their way into other compilations like Rhino's Just Can't Get Enough - New Wave Xmas.

Squeeze starts off with Christmas Day - a modernized account of Jesus' birth. Clever, catchy, and a nice toe tapper. Cool Yule is next by Rebel Pebbles. Very girlish and fun, envision Cyndi Lauper going Christmas shopping with the Go-Gos.

Yo Ho Ho by Klark Kent (Stewart Copeland) - a well-put together tune. Copeland plays all his instruments on his solo KK album, I don't know if that's the case here. This one took a while to grow on me but it's a nice heartfelt ditty about being with family on Christmas.

Hark by Torch Song - a very upbeat techno version of Hark! The Herald Angels Sing. Mostly just a drumbeat and a few cut-up phrases from the carol, but this deserves mainstream airplay IMO. Followed by Every Day Will Be Like A Holiday by Reckless Sleepers. It has a beat and a vocalist reminiscent of Squeeze, a more easy listening tune. A traditional rendition of We Three Kings is next by Steve Hunter. An experienced guitarist who was worked with the likes of Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, and Mitch Ryder, Steve does a great standard guitar instrumental here.

The pace steps up a bit on Home for the Holidays by The dB's. It's a bit country, a bit corny, but it's okay. Silent Night by Molly Johnson and Norman Orenstein is next. Nothing fancy. Molly has a clean, pure voice and the guitar is an edgy, slightly fuzzed backdrop, it works. This was re-released on a 2005 CD called Plugged In For The Holidays, one I may have to pick up...

Okay, moving into the homestretch, Deborah Holland performs It Only Comes Once A Year. She has a super voice and sings a great original tune that has a light festive feel to it. Timbuk3 takes it from there with All I Want For Christmas. Using their classic lyric-bending ways, plays on words, etc., they make a ploy for peace among a Christmas list fraught with toys bent on violence. Just slightly 'message' oriented, I am far more delighted by their stylistic guitar, harmonica, and lyric abilities.

Track 11, Kennedy Rose sings More Than One Night A Year. A creative song with a strong bass drive to it as she soulfully sings of a world as one on a special night of the year.

Contrasting that, things take a decidely lighter turn on the last two tracks. First, Dread Zeppelin does All I Want For Christmas. Well-known for their trademark Elvis/Zeppelin-like rock/reggae mix of sound, they don't disappoint here, characterizing an ever-hungry Elvis doing his thing. Tongue-in-cheek, humorous, and just musical enough to enjoy without being taken too seriously. Finally, Wall of Voodoo wraps things up with Shouldn't Have Given Him a Gun for Christmas. If there's one song I have to pick for liking the least, it would have to be this one. It's not a total bust, but the theme of someone getting shot at Christmas during an argument is not very celebratory of the holiday. A little too much dysfunction happening in these verses for my tastes.

All in all, a stellar collection for alternative fans of the 80's.

Some essential tracks, and then some filler..........2005-01-14

This seems to be out of print now, but is worth picking up if you can find a good price on a used one. Several of the songs by the more well-known artists are available on other compilations. (The songs by Squeeze, Timbuk 3, and Wall of Voodoo can all be found on "Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Christmas".) The dB's "Home For the Holidays" is hard to find anywhere else.
For the record, I get a kick out of Dread Zeppelin's Elvis-meets-reggae-meets-Zeppelin-meets-Spike-Jones-with-a-touch-of-Zappa "...My Two Front Teeth", but most people I've played it for find it annoying.
Also for the record, Klark Kent is actually Stewart Copeland of the Police.

Have an alternative Christmas.......2004-11-21

If you like any of the bands on this album, it is worth picking up. It has many unique, original Christmas songs as well as a few classics. Plus, the bands with whom I'm familiar stay very close to their styles here. Squeeze provides a very Squeeze-like "Christmas Day" while "Cool Yule" is a cute, quirky tune by Rebel Pebbles. "Hark" is a very unique take on "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" while Steve Hunter's "We Three Kings" is a very traditional, instrumental version of the classic. "Silent Night" is given a lot of soul by Molly Johnson & Norman Orenstein. "Every Day Will Be Like a Holiday" by Reckless Sleepers is a 1950s style song. The worst track by far is "All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth." It is a very silly song by Dread Zeppelin where the singer tries to be funny by imitating Elvis and shifting the song into a rendition of "Viva Las Vegas." It does not work.

Here are my favorites on this album: "Home for the Holidays" is a very catchy number by the dB's. In fact, I find myself humming it around the holidays (and even at other times of the year). "It only Comes Once a Year" by Deborah Holland is also very pleasant and catchy and "More Than One Night a Year" by Kennedy Rose has a dark beauty to it. It is my favorite track on this album. Timbuk 3's "All I Want for Christmas" (not the "two front teeth" song but an original song about world peace) is also excellent with beautiful acoustic guitar. It is very Timbuk 3, so fans of the band will no doubt like it. Not a favorite track of mine, but Klark Kent's style sounds so much like Stan Ridgway on "Yo ho ho" that I've scoured the album cover several times looking for Ridgway's name (not to be found). Speaking of Ridgway, his old band's offering of "Shouldn't Have Given Him a Gun for Christmas" is a riot. Fans of Andy Prieboy era Wall of Voodoo will love this track. It sounds like it could have fit very snugly on Seven Days in Sammystown. For an alternative Christmas, get Just in Time for Christmas.

Delightful!.......2003-12-08

A great alternative to the muzak of Manheim Steamroller and et al...

Tracks:

Say It With Music Remember Blue Skies
Top Hat White Tie And Tails How Deep Is The Ocean (How High
This Is The Army Oh How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning Soft
Whatll I Do Always The Song Is Ended (But The Melody Lingers
The Piccolino Cheek To Cheek
White Christmas
The Girl That I Marry Say It Isnt So Mandy
Give Me Your Tired Your Poor God Bless America
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Yesterdays
Ive Told Every Little Star The Song Is You
The Night Was Made For Love She Didnt Say Yes All The Things
Look For The Silver Lining They Didnt Believe Me Long Ago (A
I Dream Too Much The Jockey On The Carrousel
Why Was I Born The Way You Look Tonight Who
Make Believe Bill
Why Do I Love You You Are Love Ol Man River
Fascinatin Rhythm
Mine
The Man I Love
Embraceable You Soon
I Got Rhythm
Bess Oh Wheres My Bess
S Wonderful
Maybe
Someone To Watch Over Me Oh Lady Be Good
Embraceable You
Strike Up The Band
Begin The Beguine
All Through The Night
I Concentrate On You
I Love You
Night And Day
In The Still Of The Night
Ive Got You Under My Skin
Blow Gabriel Blow
Just One Of Those Things (Bonus Track)
Hallelujah Time On My Hands
Tea For Two
Carioca
Without A Song
More Than You Know
Orchids In The Moonlight
Sometimes Im Happy I Know That You Know
Through The Years Drums In My Heart
Malaguena
La Cumparsita
Mexicana Medley
Yours (Quiereme Mucho)
Siboney
Caminito
Adios
No Taboleiro De Bahiana
The Moon Of Manakoora
Lotus Land
Kashmiri Song
Jamaican Rhumba
Flamingo
Poinciana (Song Of The Tree)
Andalucia
Sweet Leilani (Bonus Track)
Frenesi (Cancion Tropical) (Bonus Track)
Show Boat
South Pacific
Slaughter On Tenth Avenue
An American In Paris
Porgy And Bess

Album Description

The multi-faceted Andre Kostelanetz left his mark on the music world as an acclaimed conductor/arranger/accompanist. His most notable contribution is the creation of the Easy Listening genre, done by bridging the gap between Classical and Pop music. Highlights on this 6 CD box set include Irving Berlin's 'Cheek To Cheek', George Gershwin's 'The Man I Love' and Jerome Kern's 'Smoke Gets In Your Eyes'. Includes 3 bonus tracks 'Just One Of Those Things' (Cole Porter), 'Sweet Leilani' (from Waikiki Wedding) & 'Frenesi' (Cancion Tropical). Standard jewel cases housed in a deluxe wooden box w/hinged lid (approx. 6 x 5''). Collectables. 2003.

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From CD review section SOUND JUDGMENT Detroit Free Press, Sunday, December 4, 2005 by F. P. special writer Martin Bandyke

Sounds Of The Holidays
Brazil and Beyond
Manufacturer: Brazil and Beyond
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000BS4W7S
Release Date: 2005-10-17

Tracks:

The First Noel
Cantata #147 (Jesu Joy Of Man's Desiring)
A. Chanuka
Happy Happy Kwanzaa
Carol Of The Bells
Winter Wonderland
We Three Kings
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
A. Little Drummer Boy
Lullaby(Lulajze Jezuniu)

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From CD review section SOUND JUDGMENT Detroit Free Press, Sunday, December 4, 2005 by F. P. special writer Martin Bandyke .......2005-12-11

Does holiday music Brazilian-style sound like an oil-and-water combination? Not in the capable, inventive hands of local act Brazil And Beyond, who explore a wide range of material on their multifaceted new release.

Giving B&B a distinctive sound is its frequent use of the cavaquinho, a small soprano member of the guitar family, played by leader Rich K (Kowalewski), who started the band in 1999. Kowalewski is an in-demand studio musician and teaches a bass master class at Oakland University.

Also setting that lilting Latin mood are Ken Braun, who plays the cavaquinho, guitar, and percussion; Frank Marinello on guitars; Rob Emanuel on drums and percussion, and Dennis Sheridan on an array of percussion instruments.

Even the most traditional Christmas tunes are cleverly reimagined, such as "The First Noel," on which Rich K plays the melody on bass, and "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" and "Carol of the Bells" featuring him on mandolin. Warm renditions of "Winter Wonderland" and "We Three Kings" are sure to make you feel like you're enjoying the holidays on a beach in Rio de Janeiro.

The medleys of "Chanukah Folktune"/"I Have a Little Dreydl" and "Little Drummer Boy"/"Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies" are nothing short of charming, as is the sunny take of "Happy Happy Kwanzaa"

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Not Just For Chanukah

Just in Time for Chanukah!
Margie Rosenthal , and Ilene Safyan
Manufacturer: Sheera Records
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B00000DGOK
Release Date: 1996-01-26

Tracks:

O Chanukah
Chanukah Blessings
Hanerot Halalu
Ner Li
S'Vivon Sov, Sov, Sov
I Have A Little Dreidle
Mi Yimallel
Yodim Atem
Eight Candles
Matathias Bold
Take A Potato
Ma'oz Tzur
The Ballad Of Judah Maccabee

Customer Reviews:

Not Just For Chanukah.......2002-01-07

Without a doubt, this is one of my all-time favorite albums, and it's not just for Chanukah; I listen to it throughout the year.
The female vocals are both beautiful and haunting, especially the song Yodim Atem; it literally brings tears to my eyes. But this is also a fun album, a great sing-along for everyone.
Even my non-Jewish friends fell in love with it! I must admit I'm not too keen on the 3 kids songs on the album [ Dreidel,
Take a Potato, Mattathias -- possibly because I've heard them too much ] but the kids love them. Simply a must-have album!

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Just in Time for Christmas

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ASIN: B000TJ6BM8
Release Date: 2007-08-21

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Wookiee Mania!!
Just In Time For Christmas...INDEED!

Just In Time For Christmas
Andrew Driscoll
Manufacturer: Conundrum Records
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ASIN: B00005QI4P
Release Date: 2001-09-20

Tracks:

What Can You Get A Wookiee For Christmas (When He Already Owns A Comb?)
Just In Time For Christmas
The Christmas Song
Oh Holy Night
It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
We Can Be Kind
The Little Drummer Boy
The Night Before Christmas Song
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Album Description

Just In Time For Christmas by singer and actor Andrew Driscoll is a wonderful assortment of some of your favorite classics and terrific new tunes. From the ridiculously funny "What Can You Get A Wookiee(When He Already Owns A Comb?)" featuring a barbershop quartet, an Elvis imitation, and a verse "sung" by Chewbacca himself to the traditional "Oh Holy Night" to the jazzy "The Christmas Song" to the pop duet and title track "Just In Time For Christmas" this recording is a perfect gift for the lover of holiday songs.

Customer Reviews:

Wookiee Mania!!.......2001-09-30

I bought this recording for one reason, and one only....I am a die-hard Star Wars fan! When I saw that this artist, Andrew Driscoll had done a version of "What Can You Get A Wookiee For Christmas (When He Already Has A Comb?)", I just had to hear it. The only other version I have heard was from the out-of-print Star Wars Christmas album, and I must say really stunk. Driscoll's version is exciting, interesting, and yes, purely RIDICULOUS!!! When listening to this song, I can only envision the music video which I am sure will follow eventually. Starting off with a barbershop quartet of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, C3PO, and Yoda...followed by Han Solo doing an Elvis impersonation (hilarious)....followed by a verse of Chewbacca singing? and doing a soft shoe. This one will be hilarious!! The rest of the recording was a great surprise. It is a mixture of holiday favorites like The Christmas Song, Oh Holy Night, and Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas and very good songs I have not heard before like Just In Time For Christmas and We Can Be Kind. Check this one out...even if you aren't a Star Wars fan!

Just In Time For Christmas...INDEED!.......2001-09-30

I originally saw Mr. Driscoll perform while promoting his first recording, What I Am. When Just In Time For Christmas came out, I thought it would be a perfect gift holiday gift. This recording is a great collection of songs I already knew and loved like O Holy Night, Little Drummer Boy, and Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, but it also has some terrific new songs like Just In Time For Christmas and We Can Be Kind. The highlight of this recording for my kids (5 and 7) though has been What Can You Get A Wookiee For Christmas. They listen to just about everyday! I would recommend this to CD to everyone who enjoys holiday music or are looking for a gift for someone who does.

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Eclectic McCormack

A Christian Celebration

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ASIN: B000000WYK
Release Date: 1993-11-23

Tracks:

Jerusalem
The Battle Hymn Of The American Republic
God Bless America
Holy God We Praise Thy Name
Onward! Christian Soldiers
Jacob's Dream - Genesis 28, vv, 11-19: Nearer My God To Thee
Beautiful Isle Of Somewhere (Heaven)
Holy Night D. 827 Op. 43, No. 2 (Nacht And Traume)
The Lady Of The Lake - Canto. 3, No. 29 The Song of Ellen Douglas - III: Ave Maria, Maiden Mild D.839 Op. 52, No. 6
Op. 26, No. 7: To The Children (K detyam)
Skylark and swallow: A Prayer To Our Lady
Messe Solenelle in A Op. 12: Panis Angelicus (Bread Angels)
All Through The Night
Silent Night, Holy Night
See Amid The Winter's Snow
Christ In His Garden Op. 54-5
The Palms
Recitative And Aria Of Jesus Christ: Christ On The Mount Of Olives - Jehova! Hear Oh Hear Me...Oh My Heart Is Sore Within Me
Calvary: There Is A Green Hill Far Away
Christ Lag in Todes Banden - Cantata No. 4, passus 3: Jesus Christ, The Son Of God
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben - canatta No. 147, passus 10: Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
God Keep You Is My Prayer
Just For Today

Customer Reviews:

Eclectic McCormack.......1998-09-10

This is a most interesting collection of McCormack in song. Many of these songs sung by McCormack on this disk I have heard him sing for the first time. McCormack sounds a bit awkward with his singing of The Battle Hymn of the Republic, and God Bless America. I rate this recording 3 stars not because if McCormack's defencies, but because of some of the poor quality 78rpm transfers. All the pops and hisses remain. A good digital transfer eliminates this annoyance so one can further enjoy McCormack's wonderful artistry. To hear McCormack's voice truly rise from the grave, I strongly recommend: McCormack in Song, Released by Nimbus

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