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Summary: Beautiful renditions
Comment: Christmas music in a magnificent setting. A beautiful way to help celebrate the Christmas Holiday
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Summary: A Beautiful Christmas CD
Comment: You won't be disappointed by this CD from Andre Rieu. He brings new life to best-loved Christmas carols and songs while also introducing us to some less-familiar, but very beautiful, Christmas songs.
Personally, this is one of my favorite relaxing Christmas CDs, though some of the songs do have a more up-beat tempo, which is nice too. Really, this CD is what you've come to expect from Andre Rieu-taking well-known songs and causing you to experience them in a whole new way.
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Summary: excellent entertainment
Comment: I thoroughly enjoyed this Christmas DVD . I want to buy more of Andre Rieu.
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Summary: The Christmas I Love
Comment: I was very pleased with the CD and would recommend it to everyone.
All of Andre Rieu's music is very enjoyable to listen to.
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Summary: A Christmas Collection That Is Just Plain Fun
Comment: Sometimes I think the only person who is happy that Public television is financially challenged, other that certain legislators who believe that it is too liberal and the culmination of all that is evil, is Andre Rieu. Now don't get me wrong, this happy Dutch musician who models himself after Johan Straus is not a cruel or vindictive person. At least from what I can tell he's not, but let's face it. If PBS did not have financial woes, Andre Rieu, one of its favorite stars, would not have received the exposure he has, and his sales in the United States would probably be next to nothing. Of course for anyone who has ever seen one of his extravaganzas, we would be missing something enjoyable. He's musically sound and he knows how to entertain, and quiet frankly, though some classical purists may cringe at his name, I don't believe the composers whose music he uses are rolling in their graves because it's become popular once again.
Of all his concerts and CDs, I enjoy THE CHRISTMAS I LOVE the most. The jitterbug version of "Jingle Bells" shows that an old tune can produce new tricks. His arrangement of "The Holy City" (a.k.a. "Jerusalem") is almost as moving as when it is performed with a vocalist. The recording has a number of medleys that include favorites from all over Europe show how Christmas has such an international flair. For me, however, this album provides true variety. Many of the carols are not familiar to Americans, so we hear something different yet also authentic to the holiday season.
I'm surprised that there have not been other Rieu Christmas discs. He's an original musician and a consummate showman, so I'm sure there's more he could do with holiday music, but maybe he knows he has a classic with this collection and it will stand the test of time.
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