A Christmas Gift of Love

Editorial Reviews
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It's refreshing to hear a version of "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" that doesn't reference the arrangement Phil Spector came up with on A Christmas Gift for You four decades ago. Barry Manilow's rendition was inspired by Bing Crosby's 1945 collaboration with the Andrews Sisters. And that pretty much explains where the artist is coming from on the majority of this holiday offering. This is a big orchestrated (and voiced) Christmas album, most of it well suited for delivery on a Broadway stage. Accordingly, the singer picks holiday-themed tunes from the likes of Rodgers & Hammerstein, Sammy Cahn & Jule Styne, Irving Berlin, and Frank Loesser. Then, just to confuse things a bit (this is, after all, someone who had a huge hit with Ian Hunter's "Ships"), Manilow throws in a superb cover of "River," Joni Mitchell's ode to Christmas depression. Everything else is warm and festive, though, including the Manilow-penned title track. The singer's longtime fans will adore this collection. --Bill Holdship

A Christmas Gift of Love, Music, Barry Manilow, Adult Contemporary, Christmas, Christmas / Chanukkah, Christmas Music, Pop, Soft Rock, Xmas Vocal
Varese Sarabande 25th Anniversary Celebration
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • A good value
  • The Sound Track Since Bernard Hermann
  • Good mix of film music
  • A mixed collection of movie music
  • Uplifts your soul, takes your mind into the heavens
 Varese Sarabande 25th Anniversary Celebration

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ASIN: B00008WI90
Release Date: 2003-04-22

Tracks:

  1. The Man from Snowy River (Bruce Rowland)
  2. The Winds of War (Bob Cobert)
  3. Blue Velvet (Angelo Badalamenti)
  4. Witness (Maurice Jarre)
  5. Raising Arizona (Carter Burwell)
  6. Pee Wees Big Adventure (Danny Elfman)
  7. Halloween (John Carpenter)
  8. A Nightmare On Elm Street (Charles Bernstein)
  9. The Fly (Howard Shore)
  10. RoboCop (Basil Poledouris)
  11. The Empire Strikes Back (John Williams)
  12. The Right Stuff (Bill Conti)
  13. The Final Conflict (Jerry Goldsmith)
  14. The Abyss (Alan Silvestri)
  15. Brainstorm (James Horner)
  16. Peggy Sue Got Married (John Barry)
  17. My Left Foot (Elmer Bernstein)
  18. The Dead (Alex North)
  19. Stanley & Iris (John Williams)
  20. The Milagro Beanfield War (Dave Grusin)
  21. Driving Miss Daisy (Hans Zimmer)

Tracks:

  1. Steel Magnolias (Georges Delerue)
  2. Unforgiven (Lennie Niehaus and Clint Eastwood)
  3. Raggedy Man (Jerry Goldsmith)
  4. The Grifters (Elmer Bernstein)
  5. Green Card (Hans Zimmer)
  6. City Slickers (Marc Shaiman)
  7. Father Of The Bride (Alan Silvestri)
  8. While You Were Sleeping (Randy Edelman)
  9. Babe (Nigel Westlake)
  10. The Adventures Of The Great Mouse Detective (Henry Mancini)
  11. The Adventures of Robin Hood (Erich Wolfgang Korngold)
  12. The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (Laurence Rosenthal)
  13. The Secret Garden (Zbigniew Preisner)
  14. A Little Princess (Patrick Doyle)
  15. Rudy (Jerry Goldsmith)
  16. Iron Will (Joel McNeely)
  17. Memphis Belle (George Fenton)
  18. Eye Of The Needle (Mikl)
  19. Total Recall (Jerry Goldsmith)
  20. Back To The Future Part III (Alan Silvestri)

Tracks:

  1. To Die For (Danny Elfman)
  2. The Player (Thomas Newman)
  3. Black Robe (Georges Delerue)
  4. Medicine Man (Jerry Goldsmith)
  5. 2001 (Alex North)
  6. Star Wars: Shadows Of The Empire (Joel McNeely)
  7. The Crow (Graeme Revell)
  8. Blade (Mark Isham)
  9. The Omen (Jerry Goldsmith)
  10. Vertigo (Bernard Herrmann)
  11. Scream (Marco Beltrami)
  12. The Sixth Sense (James Newton Howard)
  13. Xena: Warrior Princess (Joseph LoDuca)
  14. Air Force One (Jerry Goldsmith)
  15. Starship Troopers (Basil Poledouris)
  16. The Matrix (Don Davis)
  17. The Iron Giant (Michael Kamen)
  18. Youve Got Mail (George Fenton)
  19. A Little Romance (Georges Delerue)
  20. Pleasantville (Randy Newman)

Tracks:

  1. Sunset Boulevard (Franz Waxman)
  2. L.A. Confidential (Jerry Goldsmith)
  3. Rounders (Christopher Young)
  4. The Score (Howard Shore)
  5. The Replacements (John Debney)
  6. Gone In 60 Seconds (Trevor Rabin)
  7. The Bourne Identity (John Powell)
  8. Rush Hour 2 (Lalo Schifrin)
  9. XXX (Randy Edelman)
  10. Die Hard (Michael Kamen)
  11. The Last of the Mohicans (Trevor Jones)
  12. Moby Dick (Christopher Gordon)
  13. The Mists Of Avalon (Lee Holdridge)
  14. Cleopatra (Alex North)
  15. Life As A House (Mark Isham)
  16. Emma (Rachel Portman)
  17. In The Bedroom (Thomas Newman)
  18. Cast Away (Alan Silvestri)
  19. One True Thing (Cliff Eidelman)
  20. Unfaithful (Jan A.P. Kaczmarek)
  21. Far From Heaven (Elmer Bernstein)
  22. Ice Age (David Newman)
  23. Shrek (Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A good value.......2007-05-17

I wasn't expecting to have 4 discs for this price, and the music is a quality selection of film music, giving a good scope of the genre, and a very listenable transfer.

4 out of 5 stars The Sound Track Since Bernard Hermann.......2006-07-25

This collection is bound to capture your heart and evoke a tin ear on successive tracks. I found much to like and some duds - easy to skip over.
Very good value.

4 out of 5 stars Good mix of film music.......2006-07-02

Good mix of films!
I'm a big fan of this soundtrack music and will be looking for more CD's like this.

4 out of 5 stars A mixed collection of movie music.......2006-02-23

For the price, this CD is a great bargain. The musical selections, as you might expect, are mixed in quality ranging from extraordinary to so so, the balance being worthwhile and interesting. Sonically the CD is excellent.

5 out of 5 stars Uplifts your soul, takes your mind into the heavens.......2006-01-06

I have been listening to great scores for many years and this collection is truly inspirational in so far as the choice of different scores takes you on a journey of listening pleasure matched by only a few collections.The price is incredibly reasonable for hours of listening pleasure. Don't pass this one up
A Christmas Gift of Love
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Very Veeegaas!
  • Love that Christmas Love!
  • a good Christmas album
  • terrible
  • I Feel Cheated
 A Christmas Gift of Love
Barry Manilow
Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B00006LFGC
Release Date: 2002-11-12

Tracks:

  1. Winter Wonderland
  2. Happy Holiday/White Christmas
  3. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
  4. (There's No Place Like) Home For The Holidays
  5. I'll Be Home For Christmas
  6. My Favorite Things
  7. The Christmas Waltz
  8. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
  9. River
  10. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
  11. A Gift Of Love

Amazon.com

It's refreshing to hear a version of "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" that doesn't reference the arrangement Phil Spector came up with on A Christmas Gift for You four decades ago. Barry Manilow's rendition was inspired by Bing Crosby's 1945 collaboration with the Andrews Sisters. And that pretty much explains where the artist is coming from on the majority of this holiday offering. This is a big orchestrated (and voiced) Christmas album, most of it well suited for delivery on a Broadway stage. Accordingly, the singer picks holiday-themed tunes from the likes of Rodgers & Hammerstein, Sammy Cahn & Jule Styne, Irving Berlin, and Frank Loesser. Then, just to confuse things a bit (this is, after all, someone who had a huge hit with Ian Hunter's "Ships"), Manilow throws in a superb cover of "River," Joni Mitchell's ode to Christmas depression. Everything else is warm and festive, though, including the Manilow-penned title track. The singer's longtime fans will adore this collection. --Bill Holdship

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Very Veeegaas!.......2007-01-12

We enjoyed this CD and Mr. Manilow's voice, but were a tiny bit put off by the smattering of smarmy glitz present. Though we've never been to Las Vegas, nor do we want to visit, the influence of that cursory destination is highly evident in Barry's arrangements.

5 out of 5 stars Love that Christmas Love!.......2006-08-03

Well, it was 103 degrees last night in Baltimore, but I had the car windows open, air off, singing Dixieland-style "Santa Clause is Coming to Town" with Barry. OK, I'm nuts, but whaddoicare! There are only 11 songs here, but they are super, high-power big band arrangements. I love Christmas songs anyway, so much peace and love. Why only at Christmas?

These are lively arrangements of the old favorites, that make you think of the family around the tree. But, oh my, "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" really rocks! I LOVE that arrangement! I blast that bad boy on the car radio at 60 mph and sing, LOUD! Revs me up for work for hours. There are also 2 absolutely beautiful songs I never heard before, "River" and "A Gift of Love," the latter written by Barry.

Other pretty tracks are: Winter Wonderland, Happy Holiday/White Christmas,Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, (There's No Place Like) Home For The Holidays, I'll Be Home For Christmas, My Favorite Things, The Christmas Waltz, and What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?

A beautiful collection of songs from 2002 and a treat for any Manilownian. So hey, get outside the box and listen to it all year long. By the way, it's great to hear somebody still say, and sing, the word "Christmas".

5 out of 5 stars a good Christmas album.......2004-02-14

the thing that one has to remember is that Barry Manilow is NOT "pop" anymore. since the late '80s he's dabbled in jazz, swing, and big-band to a point where by the mid '90s he was being played on big-band radio stations! no joke! i heard Barry on a pop standards station a few months ago. Dean Martin was singing "Volarè" and then Barry came on with "Ships", followed by a song by Patti Page! Manilow has certainly grouped himself with perfect company...accidentally or on purpose...and his music has ALWAYS had more class and feel to it than his contemporaries and maybe that's why there was a resistance from the rock generation to embrace Manilow the way the AC market did. This Christmas album, his first since 1990, is done in the style he's now famous for: big band. i don't mind the short running time. i don't want to hear an hour or more worth of songs by anyone in one sitting...especially holiday songs. But this holiday album serves it's purpose. It doesn't drag on and on like a classical song might do...we're treated to holiday songs in a jazzy environment. An A&E special was aired to help promote the album...it didn't have to happen because the CD would've hit GOLD with or without massive promotion because we're ALL in those checkout lines or on-line whenever we get word that Manilow is out with something new...out of the 11 songs on here, only a few are genuine classics. the others are holiday-themed songs like "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve", "River", "The Christmas Waltz", "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm", or "A Gift of Love". Manilow also brings us the Bing Crosby style "Santa Claus IS Coming To Town". The only song that comes across as a novelty {and i LOVE comedy/novelty songs} is "My Favorite Things" which i've always described as a Christmas version of the Phil Harris classic "That's What I Like About the South". The only drawback, since Manilow is now sub-merged in jazz and swing music, is it lacks a "modern" pop feel and that might scare off teenyboppers and younger adults who don't like the sounds of their grandparents style of music because it's seen as un-cool and "safe", whatever that means. it's a great holiday CD...not too long and not too short

1 out of 5 stars terrible.......2004-02-09

I am a manilow fan, but this album really is terrible, played once and i had a blue christmas

2 out of 5 stars I Feel Cheated.......2003-11-10

First of all, I AM a Barry Manilow fan. When I heard that a new Christmas album was coming out in 2002, I was excited. After his first Christmas album, Because It's Christmas, which was an excellent album, I couldn't wait to buy this one and hear it. What a disappointment. Only 11 songs, most of them shorter than 3 minutes, some not even 2 minutes long. There's not a standout song on the entire album. Better luck next time, Barry.
Martha Stewart Living Music: Classical Favorites for the Holidays
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Excellent Music Collection
  • Very Nice and Intimate
 Martha Stewart Living Music: Classical Favorites for the Holidays

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ASIN: B000B8GTDS
Release Date: 2005-10-18

Tracks:

  1. O Holy Night- II Divo
  2. March (from The Nutcracker)- The Philadelphia Orchestra
  3. III. Valse des Fleurs. Tempo di valse
  4. Christmas Time Is Here (from the TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas)-
  5. Sleigh Ride Instrumental- The Boston Pops Orchestra
  6. Fantasia On "I Saw Three Ships"- James Galway,James Galway
  7. The Coventry Carol Vocal
  8. Messiah,Pastoral Symphony
  9. O Little Town of Bethlehem
  10. O Tannenbaum Instrumental- Rita Ford'S Music Boxes 11.
  11. O Sanctissima Instrumental
  12. German Dance, K. 605, No. 3 "The Sleigh Ride" Instrumental- The New York Philharmonic
  13. The Gift of Love
  14. Ding Dong! Merrily On High Vocal
  15. What Child Is This? (Greensleeves)- The London Promenade Orchestra
  16. Ave Maria- Charlotte Church
  17. White Christmas- Pldo Domingo
  18. Silent Night

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Excellent Music Collection.......2005-12-05

I purchased this CD on iTunes and I love it. Martha's CD collection is very tasteful and the music is great background music. I'm not a big fan of Christmas music sung by pop stars, and so I avoid most modern releases, but this CD is all classical. Particularly love the song sung by II Divo and Placido Domingo. This is a classical album sure to please everyone.

When I played it in my car my I got compliments on it. Way to go Martha!!!

5 out of 5 stars Very Nice and Intimate.......2005-11-14

This is a wonderful CD. I agree with Martha Stewart's notes that this music will be great at a social gathering like a dinner party. I feel this music would work well in an intimate shop or restaurant, but would not work well in a larger retail establishment or a busy restaurant. In my opinion, the softer music would be drowned by the surrounding noise. For those people who like their music "traditional" and "straight forward" this album is beautiful. She has put together a perfect holiday CD. If you this collection and the presentation of the music, I highly suggest looking at John Tesh's Christmas CDs. His music follows a similar style.
Christmas in Vienna
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  • Scaling new heights
 Christmas in Vienna
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ASIN: B0000028YU
Release Date: 1993-10-05

Tracks:

  1. Intoruction: Jingle Bells
  2. Mille cherubini in coro
  3. Amazing Grace
  4. Wiegenlied
  5. Carol Of The Drum
  6. The Gift Of Love
  7. Navidad
  8. White Christmas
  9. Ave Maria
  10. Ave Maria
  11. It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
  12. Adeste Fideles
  13. If We Hold On Together
  14. Medley: O Tannenbaum - Minuit, Chretien - Jingle Bells - La Virgen lava panales - O Little Town Of Bethlehem - Tu scendi dalle stelle - Joy To The World
  15. Silent Night

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Scaling new heights.......2001-01-02

On the soundtrack to a PBS TV Special that coincided with the Christmas Season of 1992, this set reached the the Top 10 that Christmas in several European countries. La Ross, ever able to meld her voice around difficult arrangements and changing styles,once again holds her own with two opera stars.

The novel "Upside Down" seemed challenging enough; Ross was able to hit the notes, while all the while adjusting the speed of her soft and airy voice to adjust to the tempo of the track. Even Ross' critics who contend her voice is too light and airy, or that she is one to emphasize style over substance in her pop work would have to concede that neither is sacrificed for the other here. Both elements are at play in a presentation full of grace and finnesse-which is what such a degree of a great performance would require.

Here, she shines on solos "Amazing Grace" and "Ave Maria". "Ave Maria" is notoriously difficult to deliver-especially in a dead language. Ostensibly, "Ave Maria" is in Latin. Thrown in for good measure is her then-current British chart entry-that is, "If We Hold On Together" from "The Land Before Time", a huge hit in Japan years earlier that contains all the majestic power of an opera.

Speaking of scaling majestic heights, the cut spent two years in the top-twenty in Japan and subsequently was certified quadruple-platinum and was at the time of its pinnacle the best-selling single by a foreign artist in Japan.
Gift of Christmas
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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ASIN: B00006LWRT
Release Date: 2002-10-08

Tracks:

  1. Oh Christmas Tree Greeting
  2. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
  3. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
  4. Jingle Bells [Euro Mix]
  5. Snowy Nights
  6. My Christmas
  7. Merry Christmas Baby
  8. This Christmas
  9. That's What Christmas Means to Me
  10. With My Honey
  11. Oh Holy Night
  12. What Child Is This
  13. What Child Is This [Vocal Version]
  14. Jingle Bells [Rock Version]
  15. Jingle Bells [Instrumental Version]

Album Description

After millions and millions of albums sold with Grammy nominated mega-hits such as "My Lovin' (You're Never gonna Get It)", "Hold On", "Givin' Him Somethin' He Can Feel", "Free Your Mind", "Whatta Man", "Don't Let Go (Love)", "No Fool No More", "Lies", "Don't Go", "You Don't Have to Worry", "Too Gone, Too Long"... the Funky Divas are back, badder than ever!

And now, returning from a well deserved hiatus, these Soul Train Entertainers of the Year and American Music Award Winners have in their own fashionable style and grace, crafted their latest release and very first Christmas Holiday Album...

"THE GIFT of CHRISTMAS"

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Greatest Gift.......2004-09-23

The best Christmas gift these ladies could ever give me is another album with their beautiful voices on it, singing in sweet harmony. With new member, Amanda Cole in tow, these talented women have won my heart once more with this holiday treasure. Christmas is a special time of the year for me and my family and this album will make it that much better.

My favorite tracks are:

HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS (I simply love how they sampled the GIVING HIM SOMETHING HE CAN FEEL beat and melody and re-worked into this holiday classic)

SNOWY NIGHTS (The melody reminds me of Surface's "Happy"; very sentimental)

MY CHRISTMAS [MY KWANZAA] (Love the sample of Love Unlimited's "Walking In The Rain With The One I Love" {originally written and produced by Barry White, R.I.P.}; My favorite line from it is: "Difference is good and it's understood that there is more than Christinas in our house/That's what makes it cool being family/You find the common ground and work it out!". Words to live by!)

MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY (Terry really tore it up on this one, good job Ms. E!)

OH HOLY NIGHT (I've heard many versions of this old standard over the years and Cindy's rendition of it is quite emotional and spiritual)

These women are truly a "gift" from GOD and I'm glad I'm a devoted fan. Simply beautiful.

5 out of 5 stars ST8UPFAN.......2002-11-22

I've been an EnVogue fan since born to sing and I must say the girls have once again out-done themselves."The Gift of Christmas" is one of those Christmas CD's you must have in your holiday collection. The CD has something for everyone age 3 thru 93. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas proves EV still has style and grace. Snowy Nights is smooth with a hip hop fizz that all young hiphoppers will enjoy. O Holy Night and Merry X-mas Baby shows the girls versitility and there's much more. EnVogue has lost a couple members, but new member Amanda Cole steps up to the plate to show the world she has what it takes to carry on the EnVogue torch. Don't sleep on this CD because two members left the group. EnVogue is still alive making wonderful music...THIS IS A BRILLIANT CD!!! Thanks EnVogue you've done it again!

5 out of 5 stars ClassySexyCool.......2002-11-21

En Vogue's Gift of Christmas is the 'tuxedo' or 'beaded gown' of holiday music. It's Classy! It's sexy! It's cool! This cd reminds us that there are entertainers out there that can actually SING! En Vogue does not need the trapping's (skimpy clothes,colorful hair weaves, overly choreographed videos) of today's so called 'super groups' to entertain an audience. They have pure,raw talent that can mesmerize and tantalize all at once! The Gift of Christmas takes you on a mystical and magical journey of Christmases past, present and future! I feel like I could be at the table of the Walton's or the home of the Huxtables feasting on the love of family and good friends, eating a scrumptious holiday meal and enjoying the true reason for the season, while listening to this cd.

"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus", and "Jingle Bells" takes me back to a place in my childhood that I would loooove to revisit! "That's What Christmas Means to Me" , "Oh Holy Night" and "What Child Is This" warms me body, soul and spirit! "Snowy Nights", "Merry Chistmas Baby" and "With My Honey" is where I dream of being very soon with that special someone. I would recommend this cd very highly to anyone wishing to dress up in their holiday best or to just kick back with some apple cider in front of a roaring fire! Yes, the group looks different, but Miss Amanda Cole is bursting with tremendous talent, beauty and style as does all of the En Vogue family, past and present!

The 'Gift of Christmas' cd is the second greatest gift sent to us. En Vogue is truly blessed by God and is at their very, very best on this cd from start to finish. Cindy,Terry,Amanda and team-Thanks for such a wonderful gift! I may be enjoying it all year long or until the next studio album is released! Fans, join us at En VogueCraze at Yahoo for an true En Vogue lovefest!

4 out of 5 stars Great Effort!.......2002-11-21

Can't say that I'm a huge En Vogue fan...or a fan of most Christmas music in general, but I took a chance on this CD just to try a little addition to the Nat "King" Cole music I'll be listening to this Christmas. I must say, the CD is pretty darn good...the group sounds a lot fresher than they did on their last CD and the music on this CD is not all the standard fare. A little R&B, a little blues, some traditional stuff...even some Rock! I'm impressed.

5 out of 5 stars THE Gift For Christmas.......2002-11-21

Brilliant. Simply excellent. The line-up with new member, Amanda Cole, is excellent and fits in perfectly with the perfectly flowing style of En Vogue.

The old Xmas songs such as 'O Holy Night' and 'Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas' are revamped and done perfectly. For the old fans of EV, you'll notice a brilliant suprise for 'I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus'. New songs like 'Merry Christmas Baby' and 'This Christmas' are pure genius and can only show a brilliant on going life for En Vogue.

Truly the Gift Of Christmas
Spirit of Christmas
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    		Spirit of Christmas

    Manufacturer: Sparrow
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B0000CDL5P
    Release Date: 2003-10-07

    Tracks:

    1. Canticle Of Joy (Medley): Sing Joy/Joy To The World/How Great Our Joy
    2. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
    3. Miraculous Night (Medley): It Came Upon A Midnight Clear/Silent Night, Holy Night/O Holy Night
    4. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
    5. Sing We Now Of Christmas
    6. On Christmas Night
    7. Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus
    8. The City Of David (Medley): Lo! How a Rose E'er Blooming/O Little Town Of Bethlehem/The Birthday Of The King
    9. The First Noel
    10. How Should A King Come?
    11. Adeste Fideles
    12. Sweet Little Jesus Boy
    13. We Three Kings
    14. What Child Is This?
    15. We Adore Thee
    16. Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence

    Tracks:

    1. Rejoice (Medley): O Come, O Come Emmanuel/Good Christians All Rejoice/Rejoice, Rejoice
    2. Break Forth O Beauteous, Heavenly Light
    3. Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne
    4. A Gift From God (Medley): Of the Father's Love Begotten/Wonderful Counsel
    5. Immanuel (Medley): We Sing, Immanuel, Your Praise/Immanuel/Angels From The Realms Of Glory
    6. Infant (Medley): Infant Holy, Infant Lowly/Go Tell It On The Mountain/O Come All Ye Faithful (Reprise)
    7. The Holly And The Ivy
    8. O Christmas Tree
    9. Prayer From Hansel And Gretel
    10. Gesu, Bambino
    11. Rose Of Bethlehem
    12. And Suddenly There Was With The Angels/Glory To God
    13. For Unto Us A Child Is Born
    14. Hallelujah Chorus
    15. Silent Night (Reprise)

    Product Description

    BRAND NEW, sealed, includes the original CD, case, and paperwork, First Class shipped, ask me for my CD List or more Titles to combine shipping!M
    Christmas Gift of Love (Sl)
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Christmas Love
    		 Christmas Gift of Love (Sl)
    Barry Manilow
    Manufacturer: Sony
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Pop | Styles | Music
    Soft RockSoft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
    ContemporaryContemporary | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B0000C8AUX
    Release Date: 2003-09-16

    Tracks:

    1. Winter Wonderland
    2. Happy Holiday/White Christmas
    3. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
    4. (There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays
    5. I'll Be Home for Christmas
    6. My Favorite Things
    7. Christmas Waltz
    8. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
    9. River
    10. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
    11. Gift of Love

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Christmas Love.......2006-10-19

    While I cannot speak specifically on the SACD version of this CD, I can speak for the music on the CD, which is the same.

    Well, it was 103 degrees last August in Baltimore, but I had the car windows open, air off, singing Dixieland-style "Santa Clause is Coming to Town" with Barry. OK, I'm nuts, but whaddoicare! There are only 11 songs here, but they are super, high-power big band arrangements. I love Christmas songs anyway, so much peace and love. Why only at Christmas?

    These are lively arrangements of the old favorites, that make you think of the family around the tree. But, oh my, "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" really rocks! I LOVE that arrangement! I blast that bad boy on the car radio at 60 mph and sing, LOUD! Revs me up for work for hours. There are also 2 absolutely beautiful songs I never heard before, "River" and "A Gift of Love," the latter written by Barry.

    A beautiful collection of songs from 2002 and a treat for any Manilownian. So hey, get outside the box and listen to it all year long. By the way, it's great to hear somebody still say, and sing, the word "Christmas".
    Gift of Love: A Christian Christmas Celebration
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      		Gift of Love: A Christian Christmas Celebration
      Various Artists
      Manufacturer: Bci Music/Ka
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | Jazz | Styles | Music
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      ASIN: B00000DPTZ
      Release Date: 1998-03-31

      Tracks:

      1. In The Mood
      2. Let's Dance
      3. Cherokee
      4. Harlem Nocturn
      5. The Very Thought Of You
      6. Mood Indigo
      7. S'Wonderful
      8. Opus 1
      9. String Of Pearls
      10. Take The 'A' Train
      11. Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree
      12. At The Wonderful Woodchopper's Ball
      Gift of Love - Christmas 2000
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        		Gift of Love - Christmas 2000
        Adult Choir Of Richardson First Baptist Church
        Manufacturer: Adult Choir
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD
        ASIN: B000CEAJSW

        Product Description

        Gift of Love - Christmas 2000 // Adult Choir Of Richardson First Baptist Church / Richardson, Texas // 1. We wish you a merry christmas 2. Christmas fantasia 3. Brian Harbour: God's gift of love 4. Joy to the world 5. Lee Burner - A word of God's peace 6. A king is born - Soloists: Jeffrey Bowling and Lisa Kirtley 7. The Virgen Mary had a baby boy 8. Born is the king 9. God's great love 10. Stephen Blaschke: A world of God's provision 11. Start at the manger 12. Hallelujah! from "Messiah"
        Christmas Gift of Love
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          		Christmas Gift of Love

          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          ASIN: B00007BHLV
          Release Date: 2007-01-16

          Music:

          1. A Good Day
          2. A Jazz Romance - A Night In With Verve [Box set]
          3. A Night Out With Verve [Box set]
          4. A Portrait of Joni James
          5. A Time to Remember
          6. A Walk in the Park
          7. Anita Sings the Most
          8. Anthology: 40 Years of Hits and More [Import]
          9. Ask a Woman Who Knows
          10. Ballad for Americans

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