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Track Listings
| 1. Step Into Christmas |
| 2. Santa Baby |
| 3. Here Comes Santa Claus |
| 4. Last Christmas |
| 5. Let It Snow |
| 6. White Christmas |
| 7. All I Want For Christmas |
| 8. Mele Kalikimaka |
| 9. Winter Wonderland |
| 10. O Holy Night |
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The Puppini Sisters are a female vocal trio who claim to be influenced by both The Andrews Sisters and The Smiths, and Christmas With the Puppini Sisters sees them turn their hand to a festive record. Featuring 1940s-style close harmony, backed by a jazz threesome, the Sisters cover Christmas classics like Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas", "Santa Baby", a cabaret "Here Comes Santa Claus" and a lilting "Last Christmas", along with "White Christmas", a scat-filled "Let It Snow" and uber-trad "Winter Wonderland".
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41 of 42 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is great! It is like listening to The Andrews Sisters, only modern. If like me you enjoy classic Christmas songs, you probably have albums like the amazing Merry Christmas With Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters, and I suppose you might wonder why get the album of a contemporary group, singing 40s style Christmas songs, when you can have the original. Indeed most of the songs in this album are oldies, like "Here Comes Santa Claus", "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!", "White Christmas", "Santa Baby" , "Mele Kalikimaka" , "Winter Wonderland", and "O Holy Night", performed in a retro style. Well, the obvious reason to get this album, is because it is excellently done; great music, nostalgic lyrics, imaginative arrangements and creative performances, all that by artists who seem to love and enjoy what they do.
Also, the album includes newer popular Christmas songs like Elton John's 1970s "Step into Christmas", Wham's 1980s "Last Christmas", and Mariah Carey's 1990s "All I Want for Christmas Is You", all performed in the modern burlesque-ish jazz style of the Puppini Sisters. I actually think that these versions of all three of these songs are far better then the originals and they certainly made me like the songs more.
In total this is an excellent Christmas album; a very original idea, skillfully executed in the unique Puppini Sisters style, with a great deal of humor and imagination, thus highly recommended.
Have a Very Happy Christmas!!!
Also, the album includes newer popular Christmas songs like Elton John's 1970s "Step into Christmas", Wham's 1980s "Last Christmas", and Mariah Carey's 1990s "All I Want for Christmas Is You", all performed in the modern burlesque-ish jazz style of the Puppini Sisters. I actually think that these versions of all three of these songs are far better then the originals and they certainly made me like the songs more.
In total this is an excellent Christmas album; a very original idea, skillfully executed in the unique Puppini Sisters style, with a great deal of humor and imagination, thus highly recommended.
Have a Very Happy Christmas!!!
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The Puppini sisters aren't really sisters, but they harmonize well together and they have a very distinctive sound that ensures their future (if they want it) in cabaret long after their commercial recording days are over, but let's hope that doesn't happen any time soon. Although difficult to classify, I suppose jazz-pop would be the best description. Jazz-pop is far more popular in America than Britain, but the Puppini sisters with their upbeat music are surely helping to boost the music's popularity in Britain. Their enthusiasm for upbeat jazz-pop music makes it no surprise that the Andrews sisters provide their biggest influence.
As somebody who owns a lot of Christmas albums and has reviewed plenty of others borrowed from the library, I generally prefer those albums that contain at least some unfamiliar material, but as soon as I knew that the Puppini sisters had recorded a Christmas album, I also knew it was a must-have even if every song was a familiar classic. From their previous albums and their cover of Jingle bells (not on any of their own albums; see later), I realized that they were capable of bringing freshness and excitement to familiar songs. This album contains exactly the kind of Christmas music that I expected from them, though I don't think anything could have prepared me for their entertaining version of Step into Christmas; I hope it impressed the co-writers Elton John and Bernie Taupin as it certainly impressed me.
Of the other songs, most date back originally back to the thirties, forties and fifties. On these songs, the Puppini sisters turn in excellent performances although they don't really add anything new to these songs. However, their jazz-pop arrangements distinguish their versions of Last Christmas (Wham!) and All I want for Christmas (Mariah Carey) from the originals, though neither of these covers offer such a radical departure from the original as Step into Christmas.
With only ten tracks, it would have been nice if their earlier recording of Jingle bells had been added as a bonus track. That track can be found on several multi-artist Christmas compilations and is also available as a download. If you enjoy this album, be sure to acquire their version of Jingle bells.
Although a little on the short side, this album oozes quality from start to finish. If you're looking for a Christmas party album filled with familiar songs, this one is ideal.
As somebody who owns a lot of Christmas albums and has reviewed plenty of others borrowed from the library, I generally prefer those albums that contain at least some unfamiliar material, but as soon as I knew that the Puppini sisters had recorded a Christmas album, I also knew it was a must-have even if every song was a familiar classic. From their previous albums and their cover of Jingle bells (not on any of their own albums; see later), I realized that they were capable of bringing freshness and excitement to familiar songs. This album contains exactly the kind of Christmas music that I expected from them, though I don't think anything could have prepared me for their entertaining version of Step into Christmas; I hope it impressed the co-writers Elton John and Bernie Taupin as it certainly impressed me.
Of the other songs, most date back originally back to the thirties, forties and fifties. On these songs, the Puppini sisters turn in excellent performances although they don't really add anything new to these songs. However, their jazz-pop arrangements distinguish their versions of Last Christmas (Wham!) and All I want for Christmas (Mariah Carey) from the originals, though neither of these covers offer such a radical departure from the original as Step into Christmas.
With only ten tracks, it would have been nice if their earlier recording of Jingle bells had been added as a bonus track. That track can be found on several multi-artist Christmas compilations and is also available as a download. If you enjoy this album, be sure to acquire their version of Jingle bells.
Although a little on the short side, this album oozes quality from start to finish. If you're looking for a Christmas party album filled with familiar songs, this one is ideal.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is a brilliant Christmas album! It brings a unique blend of modern / nostalgic fun and cheer to the party! The harmonies are exquisite and the choice of songs perfect! Cannot fault this album at all! If, like me, you are not looking forward to Christmas, listen to this album ... it will cheer you up!!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Lovely christmas album
This album makes a nice change from the other christmas albums that I have.I would,nt of expected anything else from such a brilliant group.Truely enjoyable to listen to.
Published 3 months ago by Jane Pickard
Great Record
This is a great record and was more that I expected. The close harmony is refreshing and a new twist to tradional songs.
Published 3 months ago by Graham Smith
christmas with the puppini sisters
Fabulous fabulous fabulous we had the appropriate themed party and people just became engrossed needless to say the sisters were emulated by family and friends. Excellent music.
Published 4 months ago by Buffy
Excellent
I am very pleased with my purchase. It was a wonderful gift for my daughter who recently discovered her passion for retro 1940s songs. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Michael
Good service
Got this within 2 days of ordering - wasn't expecting it to arrive before Xmas but it did, and the records not too bad either
Published 4 months ago by Tom
Really good xmas album from The Puppini Sisters...
If you like The Puppini Sisters then you will love this xmas edition from them, not a bum song from them... Read more
Published 4 months ago by FRED CHAMBERLAIN
Jolly sing along
You know what you are getting with The Puppini Sisters and this album is no exception. It is a jolly Christmas sing along album in the best traditions of Chas and Dave. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr. D. J. Cowley
Puppini Christmas not quite
Not as good as other Puppini CDs It really did not have the Christmas appeal that I was expecting It was alright.
Published 4 months ago by Mr. Patrick A. Prettyjohns
Christmas with the Puppini Sisters
This is a perfect album for festive times with a retro twist, to listen curled up by the fire with a glass of sherry in hand.
Published 5 months ago by Mademoiselle Framboise
Puppini Sisters
This is a different Christmas album, I love the arrangements. It is a pleasure to listen to and have in my collection.
Published 5 months ago by Mrs. P. J. Bye
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