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Track Listings
| 1. Its Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas |
| 2. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town |
| 3. Jingle Bells (with The Puppini Sisters) |
| 4. White Christmas (with Shania Twain) |
| 5. All I Want For Christmas Is You |
| 6. Have A Holly Jolly Christmas |
| 7. Santa Baby |
| 8. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas |
| 9. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) |
| 10. Silent Night |
| 11. Blue Christmas |
| 12. Cold December Night |
| 13. I'll Be Home For Christmas |
| 14. Ave Maria |
| 15. Mis Deseos/Feliz Navidad |
Product Description
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Men at Work, Ex-East 17 singer Brian Harvey and A Flock of Seagulls: three of a tiny handful of acts technically active in 2011 not releasing a Christmas album this year. For the indie kids there’s Emmy the Great and Tim Wheeler, or Smith & Burrows’ Funny Looking Angels record; for the tweenies, Justin Bieber; for those whose mistletoe-and-wine musical preferences are softer-of-centre than a gooey Quality Street, Joe McElderry has a festive disc on the shelves.
But for the mums basting the turkey and supping the bucks fizz? Surely this set, collecting 15 festive cuts from Canadian crooner Michael Bublé, is aimed squarely at that market. An easy gift from husbands, children, friends and co-workers alike, the imaginatively titled Christmas ticks boxes like it's stamping passports at border control: superbly efficiently, but with the bare minimum of personality expressed at each brief encounter.
Bublé is, on his day, a great vocalist – smooth and steady, his lines wrap around these familiar pieces like fine ribbon around a promisingly shaped gift plucked from under the tree. And he’s backed by perfectly competent musicians (sometimes brassy, sometimes reserved) and joined by a handful of guest vocalists: among these, The Puppini Sisters on Jingle Bells, and Shania Twain on White Christmas. But it’s a predictable programme that’s presented, atop which Bublé does enough, although he sounds as if he’s got more to give if the material pushed him to do so. It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, Santa Baby, and I’ll Be Home for Christmas are laidback to the point of being perfectly horizontal, conjuring images of the singer clicking his fingers beside a fireplace, stockings and twinkling lights around him.
Better are the energised Cold December Night (the sole original) and his version of Phil Spector’s Christmas (Baby Please Come Home): here, he’s kicking up the powder, tossing snowballs and getting into the spirit (and possibly outside of a few, too). Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You is slowed to a funereal pace – quite the twist on the bouncy original – and he manages to put his mark on Jingle Bells, albeit not in a fashion superior to the million-selling Bing Crosby version from 1943: his take is rather too cornball for its own good. Silent Night, backed by a Libera-lite children’s choir, is pretty but doesn’t linger in the memory: it feels as if it was made to accompany the credits of a sit-com’s Christmas special.
What more needs saying? Fans already know they’re going to love this; those unmoved by Bublé in the past, won’t. He does the classics to an accomplished standard – some perfunctory and forgettable, some bubbling deliciously – and everything is professionally packaged. Boxes: well and truly ticked beneath the wrapping.
--Mike Diver
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CD Description
Michael Buble is back doing what he does best - delivering some absolute classics in his own unmistakable style. On this occasion it is to the theme of Christmas, as he delivers a number of festive favourites including "Jingle Bells", "White Christmas" and "Silent NIght" amongst others. The perfect accompinament to a Christmas Day gathering around the tree.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Michael buble music at his best - sounds like i,ve gone back in time to the Sinatra, rat pack days and definitely makes you feel christmassy!
39 of 44 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Fab - all the old favourites, with some great new versions of the classics. There is music for all the family on this album. Favourites are White Christmas and It's Beginning to Look a Like Christmas - any fan of Home Alone will understand why.
45 of 51 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Not quite as adventurous as hoped for but still a superb album.The orchestrations and choral backing are wonderful and the guests...the Puppini sisters,and Shania Twain are welcome additions to the festive songs. Standouts are HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS,CHRISTMAS BABY WON'T YOU PLEASE COME HOME,AVE MARIA,FELIZ NAVIDAD(especially good) and one new song COLD DECEMBER NIGHT.There are fifteen tracks on the CD running almost the hour so extrememly good value even if a few of the tracks have been released before. I suppose I expect more and was even considering only four stars, but there are Christmas plums in the vocals and as I listen more I know I will appreciate this album than so many other Christmas releases.
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I don't suppose he's too bad but
Someone said they felt they had gone back to the Rat Pack days. Well why not? Try the classical music versions as well. Read more
Published 19 days ago by Jim Addison
WHAT?
Just to let you know, I DID NOT buy this!!!!!!!
But, as it asked me for a review, I'll give one........ Here goes....... Read more
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Published 21 days ago by Tutiac68
Fantastic
I am not a Michael Buble fan but this is a truly lovely Christmas album which can be listened to other than at Christmas.
Published 2 months ago by Cat Woman
The perfect Christmas soundtrack
Love, love, love this CD! We played it over and over again over Christmas 2011 and on into New Year. It's just brilliant. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Lit Chick
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Just the sound of his name makes you go weak at the knees but this christmas album was fantastic, it was played at several dinner parties over christmas giving the perfect... Read more
Published 3 months ago by mpsmudge
M Buble christmas album
We found the download easy and quick I would down again in future thank you amazon for making it easy.
Published 3 months ago by madusa
Festive Treats
Bought this before Christmas but a friend like it and gave my copy to them. Bought this as a replacement. Excellent cd and will put you in the Christmas mood!
Published 3 months ago by R. Taylor
XMAS GIFT
BOUGHT FOR MY WIFE FOR XMAS, RECEIVED THE NEXT DAY TO MY ORDERING IT,IN THE HEIGHT OF THE MAD ON LINE XMAS RUSH (WELL DONE AMAZON). Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr. P. G. Betts
Swinging!
Great versions of the old Chrimbo classics and what a cool big band Mr Buble has backing him! Highlights are Santa Claus is coming to Town and Jingle Bells with the Pupini Sisters. Read more
Published 3 months ago by John
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Michael Buble singing Christmas, it dosen't get better than that, some old songs and some new. I enjoyed all of them, this cd will now become another tradition in our household. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mrs J Sparkes
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