Child of God

Child of God

Track Listings
1. Intro Prayer
2. Up In Here
3. Straight to the Top
4. Not For The Dough
5. Click Of A Button
6. What is a Visionary?
7. Child of God
8. Where Your Hands At
9. Tragedy (interlude)
10. R.A.W.
11. Warfare
12. Go To Hell
13. Pressure
14. Nu Generation (remix)
15. They Must Know
16. Realize
17. Where Your Hands At (remix)

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
The music scene today is flooded with images of violence, drugs, sex, homosexuality, and even Satanism. The emphasis of Vizunari's ministry is to motivate people to desire to know their creator. Many of the songs he has created provoke thought and present questions and answers to issues many are too busy or don't want to think about, while allowing you to get your groove on! It is his desire to spread the message, the message of Jesus, to the Four Corners of the earth.

Vizunari has performed at the legendary Salem CoffeeHouse located in the heart of the Bronx, NY. His live performance at the 1999 Salem CoffeeHouse Rapfest is featured on mp3.com, and the single "When I…(B.O.U.N.C.E)" remained at the #1 spot on the spiritual hip-hop charts for a number of months. The single of the same name is also featured on CMN Records Calling of the Camps compilation. The danceable groove "Nu Generation", is featured on Grapetree Records Heavens Hip-Hop Mentality Compilation Volume 4. His ministry has traveled areas such as New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Jersey.

Hailing from Connecticut, Vizunari brings a true east coast hip-hop flavor to the table. Smooth yet rugged vocals laced over banging beats; where "hip-hop meets scripture." For bookings, comments, or orders contact vizunari3@aol.com. “Where Your Hands AT” is the first song to be released off of the “Child of God” LP. “Straight to the Top” is also a track that will warrant airplay.

The Skeleton Key
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • The Skeleton Key - sounds of the old South
  • contains every compositional piece from the movie
  • good soundtrack
  • Review from Equalmusic.com
  • Spooky good fun!
 The Skeleton Key
Edward Shearmur
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000A2H8V2
Release Date: 2005-08-02

Tracks:

  1. Death Letter [The Skeleton Key] - Johnny Farmer, Organized Noize,
  2. Opening Titles
  3. Come on in My Kitchen [The Skeleton Key] - Robert Johnson
  4. Barefoot Dancing [The Skeleton Key]
  5. Ben Escapes
  6. Do Whatcha Wanna [The Skeleton Key] - ReBirth Brass Band
  7. 61 Highway Blues - Mississippi Fred McDowell
  8. Violet's Story
  9. Hoodoo Woman
  10. God Moves on the Water [The Skeleton Key] - Blind Willie Johnson
  11. Goldrush [The Skeleton Key]
  12. Saving Ben
  13. Iko Iko [The Skeleton Key] - The Dixie Cups
  14. Conjure Room
  15. Conjure of Sacrifice
  16. Thank You Child

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars The Skeleton Key - sounds of the old South.......2007-04-11

Dark, stormy listening to take you to the marshlands of New Orleans - at times, clearly a soundtrack, but with tracks from the likes of Robert Johnson and the hoodoo beats of Iko Iko, you'll suddenly feel an inkling for Gumbo like a true bayou-dwelling Creole.

4 out of 5 stars contains every compositional piece from the movie.......2006-08-04

This CD contains what I thought was every compositional piece from the movie. I was hoping the CD in general would be a little more up-beat and personally I found it a little bit boring to listen to. Listen carefully to the music of the movie becuase that is exactly what you get.

5 out of 5 stars good soundtrack.......2006-01-13

If you are fan of the blues, or you simply enjoy eerie instrumental tunes, this soundtrack is for you.
It is very rare for me to find a soundtrack that contains all the songs i liked from a movie.This is the case! It even has Papa Justify's conjuration of sacrifice, those drums really take you to New Orleans Hoodoo streets. A great complement for the fans of the movie .

4 out of 5 stars Review from Equalmusic.com.......2005-10-28

If you are jonesing for the way New Orleans' used to be or are kicking yourself hard because you never made the pilgrimage down before the recent tragedy, then the soundtrack to The Skeleton Key is your best bet. Like the movie, the soundtrack transports the audience into the bayou culture with such ease that at times it's almost hard to believe that you're not in fact below the Mason-Dixon Line. Released on Varese Records, it is the perfect accompaniment to the film.

Composer Edward Shearmur and the Hollywood Studio Symphony bring the flick to life with their bone chilling orchestrations that can creep you out even in the light of day. Those who dig the horror aspect of the film will be pleased with the inclusion of "Conjure of Sacrifice," a spoken track key to the movie's plot. However, the real reason to buy this release is not for its freaky facets but for its spotlight on a few of the most influential blues artists of the twentieth century.

For anyone beginning to cultivate an interest in blues, this is a great foray into the genre and its heavy hitters. First off is Robert Johnson's "Come On In My Kitchen." Johnson, who many have dubbed the father of modern rock and roll, delivers his legendary take on Delta Blues with perfection. Mississippi Fred McDowell, master of the slide guitar, whether it be bottleneck or the apocryphal steak bone, lends his "61 Highway Blues" with a kind of raw integrity.

My vote however, goes to celebrated gospel musician, Blind Willie Johnson. His "God Moves On The Water" with its crackly sound quality, delivers a sucker punch to the soul. Johnny Farmer's "Death Letter" is easily the best track the recording has to offer. Farmer, the only bluesman on the disc still alive and kicking it, loans an infectious ditty that seeps into the skin and refuses to be washed away. Haunting and beat driven, the song is given a modern remix by southern rapper, Organized Noize. The marriage of Delta and hip-hop here is flawless.

Of course there are a few missteps and oddities. Blackbud's "Barefoot Dancing" is a jarring departure from the easy bayou theme. The song is ill suited to both movie and soundtrack, a definite skipper. As is Joe Washburn's "The Goldrush," which despite its melodic back music has a whiny quality that's hard to overlook. "Do Watcha Wanna" by Rebirth Brass Band is an interesting addition. It is a lively big band song that puts one in the mood for Mardi Gras. A rare gem is The Dixie Cups' version of the old Indian Mardi Gras chant "Iko Iko." Although given sinister connotations in the film, it is a fun and upbeat addition to the disc.

Seeped in New Orleans' jazz and Cajun music, the CD captures the music of The Big Easy and its surrounding parishes with forthright conviction. With the latest disaster still a fresh wound, the soundtrack as well as the film is jarring in ways that have nothing to do with the practice of voodoo. However, it is its ability to elegantly capture the culture and feel of the place that make both worth looking into. If only for a little while New Orleans's is returned to its former splendor through the music it has become known for. I suggest seeing the movie first then checking out this superb auxiliary.







5 out of 5 stars Spooky good fun!.......2005-09-01

I bought this soundtrack mostly for the song that played during the opening and end credits, "Death Letter" by Johnny Farmer (with some fun added drum beats and enhancement by Organized Noize). The song (as well as the rest of the soundtrack) was mixed by Chris Fogel. The rest of the soundtrack is a mix of old bayou songs and Edward Shearmur's shamelessly delicious score. It's spooky with a taste of the old South. It's a lot of fun and one of the most entertaining soundtracks I have heard in a while.
Dream a Dream
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Dream a dream
  • This girl has Potential (I wish the press would back off)!!!!!!
  • This girl has Potential (I wish the press would back off)!!!!!!
  • A must-have for Christmas music lovers
  • Gorgeous!
Dream a Dream

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ASIN: B00004ZDPO
Release Date: 2000-10-17

Tracks:

  1. Dream A Dream (Elysium)
  2. O Come, All Ye Faithful
  3. The Little Drummer Boy
  4. Mary's Boy Child
  5. Ding Dong! Merrily On High
  6. Winterwonderland
  7. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
  8. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
  9. The Coventry Carol (Lully Lullay)
  10. Joy To The World
  11. When A Child Is Born
  12. What Child Is This?
  13. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
  14. Draw Tua Bethlehem/Far Over Bethlehem
  15. Ave Maria
  16. Gabriel's Message
  17. O Holy Night
  18. Lo! How A Rose E'er Blooming
  19. Silent Night

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Everybody's favorite precocious sprite of a soprano comes out with her third album in Dream a Dream. It's only been two years since Charlotte Church's smash debut, Voice of an Angel, but that's a big chunk of the Welsh singer's life span so far. This latest is basically a Christmas album, so full of festive cheer you'd never guess it was recorded in the summer. Even the glummest of moods will disappear when you hear Charlotte's infectious take on chestnuts such as "Winter Wonderland" and "Little Drummer Boy" (and having the London Symphony Orchestra as your backup band doesn't hurt either). And on top of that is a really special treat: the title song (borrowing an unforgettable classical melody) which blends Church's soaring vocals with the tender voice of young country prodigy Billy Gilman. --Sarah Chin

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Dream a dream.......2007-04-03

I bought this CD after watching the music video of the same name. Their performance of "dream a dream" is exquisite. The fact that they wrote the lyrics just adds icing to an already magnificent cake!

5 out of 5 stars This girl has Potential (I wish the press would back off)!!!!!!.......2007-03-01

You know charlotte church has received so much harsh critismn about her,I find that people were jeolous of her voice, and of how a young girl can sing, she is definetly my dream ome true, (So back off johnathan flanders),this girl in the past has done some wonderful music which is inspirational and she is a wonderful person, I dont care whether she has changed, anyway her rock albumn has given me a lease on life and has given me potential in my singing,I love your voice very much, and this reviewer hasnt been written by a kid at all,if charlotte church is reading this,good on yeah girl,you definetly my dream come true,and I hope I will see you one day. your best friend JJCox

5 out of 5 stars This girl has Potential (I wish the press would back off)!!!!!!.......2007-03-01

You know charlotte church has received so much harsh critismn about her,I find that people were jeolous of her voice, and of how a young girl can sing, she is definetly my dream ome true, (So back off johnathan flanders),this girl in the past has done some wonderful music which is inspirational and she is a wonderful person, I dont care whether she has changed, anyway her rock albumn has given me a lease on life and has given me potential in my singing,I love your voice very much, and this reviewer hasnt been written by a kid at all,if charlotte church is reading this,good on yeah girl,you definetly my dream come true,and I hope I will see you one day. your best friend JJCox

5 out of 5 stars A must-have for Christmas music lovers.......2006-12-07

this cd is pure magic...almost 20 great christmas songs on one cd sung by the voice of an angel herself..there may be a few mixed reviews by some people who must be opera voice teachers because there is nothing wrong with this cd...it is flawless....charlotte's soaring vocals, the beautiful orchestra and background singers, the whole cd has the christmas feel to it..."o come all ye faithfull" has to be heard to be believed...it is breathtaking...i love charlottes take on "winter wonderland" and "ding dong merrily on high" ..made me want to go dance in the snow or something.....she hits every note beautifully..buy this cd...i bought it back in 2000 and have listened to it at every Christmastime since or Christmas doesnt feel the same.

5 out of 5 stars Gorgeous! .......2005-12-07

Charlotte Church has done it again! She is extremely talented. Even if she was 25 when she put this out, she'd be amazing. But she was only 14-15 years old when she recorded this! Beautiful. This album has great choral accompaniments and fabulous orchestra arrangements. It is a little on the high side in certain songs, but it still sounds amazing. I love her voice.
Peace Like a River
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Beautiful
  • A few bright spots, but also some disappointments
  • This CD Deserves SIX Stars!
  • every good adjective
  • Fabulous!
 Peace Like a River
James Lucas , Janice Kapp Perry , John Rutter , Jean Sibelius , John Tavener , American Traditional , English Traditional , Spiritual Traditional , Mack Wilberg , Craig D. Jessop , Clay Christiansen , John Longhurst , Richard L. Elliott , Daron Bradford , and Meredith Campbell
Manufacturer: Mormon Tabernacle
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ASIN: B00020H9W0
Release Date: 2004-06-22

Tracks:

  1. Sweet Peace
  2. Be Still, My Soul
  3. Peace Like a River
  4. All Things Bright and Beautiful
  5. Lord Is My Shepherd
  6. This Is My Father's World
  7. Wayfarin' Stranger
  8. Lord, Make Me an Instrument of Thy Peace
  9. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
  10. Deep River
  11. Lamb
  12. Child's Prayer
  13. It Is Well With My Soul
  14. Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep
  15. Gaelic Blessing
  16. Thou Gracious God, Whose Mercy Lends
  17. Come, Let Us Anew

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful.......2007-06-14

This CD is a must have for any Mormon Tabernacle Choir fans. The music is very reverent and gentle, and should also appeal to those not from the LDS church, seeing as how most of the music is common to the wider Christian community. This CD is a fantastic addition to any music collection.

3 out of 5 stars A few bright spots, but also some disappointments.......2007-01-19

It Is Well With My Soul is one of my favorite-favorites and that is the main reason why I bought the CD; it turned out to be a huge let down on this album, they rearranged it so much that I almost didn't recognize it. Be Still My Soul is another reason why I bought it and it's good, but not great. Swing Low Sweet Chariot is where it starts to get good. The last two songs "Thou Gracious God, Whose Mercy Lends"
and "Come, Let Us Anew" are very good reasons to buy this CD, they each have truely powerful passages and make the CD worth having. The Mormon Tabernacle Choirs 2006 release entitled Then Sings My Soul is by far the best that I've heard from them.


5 out of 5 stars This CD Deserves SIX Stars!.......2005-11-05

However, the rating scale has a limit of five. I own over 700 CDs of virtually every type of music. Peace Like A River belongs in a class by itself! I've never written a review before but, after listening to this STUNNING performance by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, I feel compelled to share my praise with that of the five other reviewers. If I were limited to one word, I would use the word "SUPERB" to describe this beautiful and moving CD. SIX stars for Peace Like a River! BRAVO!!!

5 out of 5 stars every good adjective .......2005-08-06

This album is all beauty and solace. The singing is pristine, the arrangements lush and often stirring--never saccharine. As with the previous reviewer, my first listing of "Peace Like a River" brought me to tears (especially "Peace Like a River," the sopranos in "Swing Low," and the bagpipes in "Thou Gracious God"). Buy this one.

5 out of 5 stars Fabulous!.......2005-05-29

The perfect recording to help you recover from a long, hard day. Showcasing the MTC's "new" sound in contemporary choral arrangements with its own orchestra and conductor, "Peace Like a River" brought tears to my eyes in selection after selection during my first listen -- and I'm not normally an emotional person! The title song together with "Deep River," "Swing Low" and "Be Still My Soul" are alone worth the cost of the recording. Get this one!
Songs of Free Men/ A Paul Robeson Recital
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Robeson on wax
  • The voice, the sound quality and the interpretation
  • A Voice from the 40s, often dated, often moving
  • Robeson at his best
  • some of the greatest songs of the last century
 Songs of Free Men/ A Paul Robeson Recital

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ASIN: B0000029YJ
Release Date: 1997-12-09

Tracks:

  1. Balm in Gilead
  2. Chassidic Chant
  3. Quiet Flows The Don: From Border To Border
  4. Quiet Flows The Don: Oh, How Proud Our Quiet Don
  5. Elijah, Op. 70: The Lord God Of Abraham
  6. The Purest Kind Of Guy
  7. Joe Hill
  8. The Peat-Bog Soldiers
  9. The Four Insurgent Generals
  10. Native Land
  11. Song Of The Plains
  12. Cradle Song
  13. Within Four Walls
  14. By An' By
  15. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
  16. John Henry
  17. Water Boy
  18. My Curly Headed Baby
  19. Mah Lindy Lou
  20. Wagon Wheels
  21. The House I Live In
  22. Showboat: I Still Suits Me
  23. Sylvia
  24. Showboat: Ol' Man River
  25. Porgy And Bess: It Ain't Necessarily So

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There was nothing like the Robeson sound, ever. To describe his deep, rich, perfectly equalized instrument is futile. Go instead to "Balm in Gilead," the opening track, and see if you can listen to the last pianissimo phrase without falling to pieces. Robeson was at his best when the music was slow and the words contained spiritual or social messages. Faster, lighter fare like Kern's "I Still Suits Me" or Gershwin's "It Ain't Necessarily So" find the serious-minded singer out of his element, lacking irony and swing. "Old Man River," though, gets a simple, dignified treatment. It's Songs of Free Men, though, that will just keep Robeson's artistry rolling along, especially in Sony's astonishing transfers. --Jed Distler

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Robeson on wax.......2007-06-19

I found this album in a thrift store last week, for a couple of dollars. It's the original pressing on four 78 RPM records, in a gatefold format. It's in pristine condition. I really bought it for the incredible cover art, although I hope to be able to listen to it in this format at some point.

5 out of 5 stars The voice, the sound quality and the interpretation.......2004-09-24

Put this on your stereo and if it is good enough the depth and richness of Robeson's voice will make your fillings rattle and your chest rumble. The power of his voice is awesome. This CD is superbly recorded with no audible noise at normal listening levels.

4 out of 5 stars A Voice from the 40s, often dated, often moving.......2002-09-01

"Red diaper babies" have greeted this disc with nostalgic joy, and it captures a time and an aesthetic and a political belief with precision. Anyone interested in the emotional life of the pro-Soviet left of the 1940s should buy this disc. It's something like Henry Wallace set to music. There is much more to Robeson than that, however, and Sony has given us Robeson whole: there are songs by American masters of the musical, there are labor songs, religious songs, as well as the kind of faux-folk songs which the butcher supreme Josef Stalin encouraged and which were not taken seriously inside the USSR (except at gunpoint!!) but which were taken up by dupes around the world. This is Robeson at his least savory - willing propagandist for a vile mass murderer. Songs such as "Native Land" (fittingly, Robeson is referring to the Soviet Union) and the Red Army song are the equivalent of the "Horst Wessel Song", anthems of murder, and it is difficult to listen to the worst of them without retching. On the other hand, Robeson's commitment to American folk culture was real. "Balm in Gilead" is deeply beautiful; "John Henry" is heroic; "By an' By" is both resigned yet hopeful. "Joe Hill" captures an era in labor history. Anyone interested in American popular song should hear these. Turning to Broadway, his "Old Man River" is very fine, though Robeson changed the lyrics for political reasons and Leonard Warren has done the song better. I disagree with the editorial reviewer: "I Still Suits Me" is wonderfully playful and shows Robeson using his gorgeously rich voice to tease and poke fun. However, Marc Blitzstein's "Purest Kind of a Guy" is beyond saving - another example of Robeson recording an unworthy song by a political fellow-traveller. Ugh. But for every miss there are two hits. Robeson performs Mendelssohn's Elijah with nobility, and sings his favorite song, "Water Boy", with joyous pride: "There ain't no hammer that's on these mountains that rings like mine, boys, that rings like mine."
No one need have any fears about the mono sound quality. The orchestra in the second half of the program is at times a little dwarfed by Robeson's voice, but it generally sounds clean and colorful, and the great artist's voice rings like no other.

5 out of 5 stars Robeson at his best.......2000-05-12

It's hard to believe that most of these recordings pre-date the advent of magnetic tape: the CD transfer is superlative. The songs and performance are beyond reproach. Notable is the imaginative packaging in miniature 'record album' format, complete with the original cover art, and a replica of the original Columbia record label applied to the CD.

In response to a previous question: Robeson's performance of Danny Boy (Londonderry Air) can be found on the Vanguard LP entitled "Robeson" (VRS-9037).

5 out of 5 stars some of the greatest songs of the last century.......2000-05-05

In the 1940s, before rabid McCarthyism and racism had taken its toll on him, Robeson made these wonderful recordings of spirituals, classics and pop tunes. Accompanied by the solo piano of the incomparable Lawrence Brown, or by an orchestra, the songs ring out with pride, dignity, skill and unmatched integrity. The shameful treatment that Robeson was subject to from American authorities certainly seem grotesquely absurd to a modern listener. The wonderful version of "The House I Live In" included on this cd should forever kill off any suspicion that Robeson did not love his country deeply. This album ought to be heard by millions of people, world wide. Robeson's voice is nothing less than a glorious high point in 20th century music, and it's hard to think of any recording capturing it to greater advantage.
A Festival Of Carols / Robert Shaw Chorale
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Traditional Christmas Music
  • The quintessential Christmas recording
  • A Top List Christmas CD
  • The best
  • How do you describe perfection?
 A Festival Of Carols / Robert Shaw Chorale
Robert Shaw Chorale
Manufacturer: RCA
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ASIN: B000003EPA
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Medley: Good Christian Men - Rejoice - Silent Night - Patapan - O Come - All Ye Faithful
  2. It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
  3. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
  4. Shepherd's Carol
  5. Go, Tell It On The Mountain
  6. Medley: O Sanctissima - Joy To The World - Away In A Manger - Fum, Fum, Fum - March Of The Kings
  7. I Wonder As I Wander
  8. We Three Kings
  9. My Dancing Day
  10. Medley: What Child Is This? - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Bring A Torch - Jeanette - Isabella - Angels We Have Heard On High
  11. Coventry Carol
  12. God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
  13. Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming
  14. Carol Of The Bells
  15. Medley: Break Forth - O Beauteous Heavenly Light - The First Nowell - O Little Town Of Bethlehem - I Saw Three Ships - Deck The Halls With Boughs Of Holly

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Traditional Christmas Music .......2007-01-24

If you love traditional Christmas music, done in traditional style (i.e., no rock or jazz influence), this CD is for you. The Robert Shaw Chorale, the "gold standard" of quality choral music, sings much loved carols, with some lesser-known pieces as well. Some are a cappella; some include a full orchestral accompaniment. My favorites on this CD are "We Three Kings," "Bring a Torch, Jeannette Isabella," and "I Saw Three Ships."

5 out of 5 stars The quintessential Christmas recording.......2005-12-09

This recording seems to elicit universal and heartfelt praise. Who am I to dispute that? The performance is terrific, just as described by the other Amazon reviewers, no doubt about it.

However, I do have one bone to pick with this recording. There just isn't enough of it. With material as good as this, that is a real loss!

5 out of 5 stars A Top List Christmas CD.......2004-12-28

I bought this cd long ago, and have enjoyed it immensely each year. It is the perfect blend of celebration and meditation. Orchestra and choir combine in four distinct groupings, and a capella arrangements complete the masterful collection. The orchestral arrangements will make the hairs on your neck stand up, and your stomach quiver with all the excitement you ever felt as a child at Christmas. Adeste Fidelis is performed as few other ensembles have ever come close. The a capella arrangements will all, without exception, be on your yearly list of must-hear holiday arrangements. Truly a top list Christmas CD, essential for every family who celebrates this feast.

5 out of 5 stars The best.......2004-01-02

I own approximately 35 Christmas choral CDs - including choirs and groups such as the Cambridge Singers and the King Singers. I also own two Christmas albums with Robert Shaw and the Atlantic symphony. This performance with the Robert Shaw Chorale is old but it is still my favorite. The arrangements are magnificent, the sound is brilliant, and the choir and orchestra are precise with wonderful volume control. Buy and enjoy!

5 out of 5 stars How do you describe perfection?.......2003-12-14

This is my favorite Christmas CD. Nothing comes close. I thoroughly enjoyed learning much of the music in high school choir over 30 years ago. The music has never left me. The four medleys are the arrangements of Robert Russell Bennett titled "The Many Moods of Christmas". The arrangements seem to have a freshness about them even after listening numerous times.

Interspersed with the medleys are a cappella carols.

All of this music is wonderfully performed by the Robert Shaw Chorale, the a cappella selections recorded in 1957 and the medleys in 1963.

Four decades have proven that this is the standard in choral music. The clarity of text, the richness of tone, the beauty of harmony combine to present the message of Christmas in the manner that only music can do.

These words are no surprise to those familiar with choral music in the United States. If you are not so familiar, but would like to enjoy Christmas music at its most beautiful, you can do no better than acquiring this CD.
A Festival of Carols in Brass
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Nice music but...
  • Great CD
  • A Noble and Festive Christmas
  • Meat and Potatoes
  • Totally Awesome
 A Festival of Carols in Brass

Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B0000024Q6
Release Date: 1991-07-16

Tracks:

  1. Deck The Halls With Broughs Of Holly
  2. Lo, How A Rose E're Blooming
  3. Bring A Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
  4. The First Nowell
  5. Angels We Have Hard On High
  6. We Three Kings Of Oreint Are
  7. O Come, All Ye Faithful
  8. O Sanctissima
  9. O Tannenbaum
  10. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
  11. Good King Weceslas
  12. Silent Night, Holy Night
  13. Joy To the World
  14. The Twelve Days Of Christmas
  15. Conventry Carol
  16. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
  17. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
  18. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
  19. Good Christian Men Rejoice
  20. O Holy Night
  21. What Child Is This?
  22. Wassial Song
  23. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
  24. Away In A Manger
  25. We Wish You A Merry Christmas

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Nice music but..........2007-03-08

I liked the music and the performances a lot, but there is no booklet to depict the performers, nor analyse the music or the arrangements, which are superb

5 out of 5 stars Great CD.......2007-02-16

This is a great holiday CD. We used it for several holiday dinners this year.

5 out of 5 stars A Noble and Festive Christmas.......2007-01-21

This is the best Christmas album you could ever get. It is the most stable as you do not have to think about it. This is the album you really sing along to. Brass makes everything festive, grand and noble; so will your Christmas! A gem for every year!

5 out of 5 stars Meat and Potatoes.......2007-01-18

Since the release of this fine recording in 1967 there have been many fine
brass groups:The Canadian Brass, the Empire Brass, just to name a few.
Whereas these latter groups have all resorted to "gimmicks" such as unique arrangements to sell their albums this group of brass players from the Philadelphia Orchestra give us an album of good old "meat and potatoes" playing spiced with fine tone,good ensemble playing, and good tempos.

5 out of 5 stars Totally Awesome.......2007-01-12

I love listening to this cd at christmas. The brass is so crisp, almost like being right there. You have to add this to your holiday collection, and for those of you who like brass, you will love it. I play the french horn and I esp. love hearing the french horn in it.
Handel: The Masterworks (Box Set)
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    		Handel: The Masterworks (Box Set)

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    ASIN: B00062FLI8
    Release Date: 2004-11-30
    Spirituals in Concert
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • "Lord, How Come Me Here"
    • WOW!
    • uhm......yeah right!!
    • scadalise my name
    • Broadway takes on the spiritual ...
    		 Spirituals in Concert

    Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    5. So Many Stars

    ASIN: B000001GDC
    Release Date: 1991-03-08

    Tracks:

    1. In That Great Getting Up Morning
    2. Sinner, Please Don't Let This Harvest Pass
    3. Over My Head/ Lil' David
    4. Oh, What A Beautiful City
    5. Lord, How Come Me Here
    6. I Believe I'll Go Back Home-Lordy, Won't You Help Me
    7. Ride On, King Jesus
    8. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot-Ride Up In The Chariot
    9. You Can Tell The World
    10. Scandalize My Name
    11. Great Day
    12. Oh, Glory
    13. Calvary-They Crucified My Lord
    14. Talk About A Child
    15. Gospel Train
    16. My God Is So High
    17. There Is A Balm In Gilead
    18. He's Got The Whole World In His Hand

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars "Lord, How Come Me Here".......2007-06-18

    I must add, to the praises above, that Kathleen Battle's "Lord, How Come Me Here" is the best "quick" explanation of the long-lasting effects of slavery that I can think of. The line, "They sold my children away," says it all.

    And the VERY funny "Scandelize My Name" is also worth the price of the total album!

    Alinde O'Malley

    5 out of 5 stars WOW!.......2007-03-22

    You know, after owning both the CD and VHS of this performance, and having been coached by Sylvia Olden Lee herself, it is no wonder why spiritual mean so much to me. And these two ladies bare their souls and bring these masterpieces to life! WOW!!!

    5 out of 5 stars uhm......yeah right!!.......2006-06-21

    Clearly you are mistaken. I don't know who that guy is-the person below recommended-but there is NO COMPARISON to JESSYE NORMAN AND KATHLEEN BATTLE!!!! Jessye Norman herself has *30* HONARY DOCTRATES from places like Harvard, Juliard, Yale, Cambridge....I mean HELLO!!!! That guy had no where near the ease, the musicality or even the breath support as these two veterans show!! It is a beautiful CD though it came out in 1991 and I HIGHLY recommend it.

    1 out of 5 stars scadalise my name.......2004-10-29

    this isn't that good specially after hearing William Warfeild sing it. You can find him at www.wlym.com

    2 out of 5 stars Broadway takes on the spiritual ..........2004-01-29

    ... takes it on and puts it on the canvas by the end of the first round.

    I'm going to be the dissenting voice here: thank goodness I signed this disk out of the public library 'cause I'm sure not going to listen to it twice.

    There is nothing wrong with the performances. Jessye Norman and Kathleen Battle sing beautifully, and there's no problem with the pick-up orchestra under James Levine.

    The problem, and it's huge, is the conception of the show and the musical arrangements. To make the video marketable, I suppose, the producers decided that the concert had to be big: big names, big arrangements, big effects. So we have eighteen spirituals given the musical theatre treatment, with a philharmonic chorus providing chain-gang sound effects, big brass, and big percussion -- including a chinese gong. A chinese gong in a spiritual??? Spare me! Almost every track turns out sounding like either a curtain-raiser or a big, end-of-act production number with cute and predictable modulations between some of the stanzas and the sort of curly-cue orchestral ornamentation typical of Broadway shows.

    And you know what? It all kills the spirituals stone dead. The spiritual is one of those musical forms where less is more and very little is best of all. That's how they started, after all. That's how and why they worked for their original audiences, and that's why they were powerful enough to make the transition from folk song to art song. If you want to hear Battle sing spirituals that are irresistible, listen to the set on her Salzburg recital CD, also with Levine (ASIN B00000E31B). There, the music speaks for itself and speaks with a strength and a beauty that the tracks on this disk never approach.
    Love Is Spoken Here
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • LOVE IN ANY LANGUAGE
    • A serene peaceful album of children's songs and lullabies
    		 Love Is Spoken Here

    Manufacturer: Mormon Tabernacle
    ProductGroup: Music
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    ASIN: B000AE8G5M
    Release Date: 2005-09-13

    Tracks:

    1. Love is Spoken Here
    2. For the Beauty of the Earth
    3. I Feel My Savior's Love
    4. Our Savior's Love
    5. All through the Night
    6. Homeward Bound
    7. Home Is a Special Kind of Feeling
    8. I Am a Child of God
    9. A Child's Prayer
    10. Suo-gan
    11. Oh, What Songs of the Heart
    12. I Often Go Walking
    13. Simple Gifts
    14. I'm Trying to Be Like Jesus
    15. My Heavenly Father Loves Me
    16. Turn Around
    17. Where Love Is
    18. Love at Home
    19. May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You

    Product Description

    Songs of heart and home set the tone for the newest album by the world-famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir. The album features beloved Primary songs such as "I Feel My Savior's Love," "I Am a Child of God," "Where Love Is," and "My Heavenly Father Loves Me." Favorite hymns such as "Love at Home," "Our Savior's Love," and "O What Songs of the Heart" are also included, along with familiar classics such as "May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You" and "Turn Around (Where Are You Going, My Little One?)" With many new arrangements by associate director Mack Wilberg, Love Is Spoken Here is destined to become another bestseller.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars LOVE IN ANY LANGUAGE.......2006-12-26

    I bought this CD for the song "Love Is Spoken Here" which was sung at my father's funeral, to celebrate his life and love of music, especially Church music. Our soloist was a friend whose voice warmed our breaking hearts. But when I saw that I could also get the Mormon Tabernacle Choir version along with many other beautiful American songs, I ordered this. I highly recommend MTC if you are seeking choir music to lift your spirit.

    5 out of 5 stars A serene peaceful album of children's songs and lullabies.......2005-09-13

    "Love is Spoken Here" is the newest released by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square. Featuring children's primary songs, well-known lullabies, and popular favorites, this is a unique entry in the Choir's repetoire, and the albums breathes serenity and peace. The track listing is as follows:

    1 Love is Spoken Here
    Music: Janice Kapp Perry, 1938-
    Text: Janice Kapp Perry, 1938-
    Arrangement: Sam Cardon 3:25

    2 For the Beauty of the Earth
    Music: Conrad Kocher, 1786-1872
    Text: Folliott S. Pierpoint, 1835-1917
    Arrangement: Mack Wilberg 3:03

    3 I Feel My Savior's Love
    Music: K. Newell Dayley, 1939-
    Text: Ralph Rodgers Jr, K. Newell Dayley, Laurie Huffman
    Arrangement: Sam Cardon 3:30

    4 Our Savior's Love
    Music: Crawford Gates, 1921-
    Text: Edward L. Hart, 1916-
    Pacific Publications 4:37

    5 All through the Night
    Music: Welsh Folk Song
    Text: Welsh Traditional
    Arrangement: Mack Wilberg 4:57

    6 Homeward Bound
    Music: Marta Keen Thompson
    Text: Marta Keen Thompson
    Arrangement: Mack Wilberg 5:46

    7 Home Is a Special Kind of Feeling
    Music: John Rutter
    Text: David Grant
    Arrangement: From "The Wind in the Willows"
    Hinshaw Music (ASCAP) 3:11

    8 I Am a Child of God
    Music: Mildred Tanner Pettit, 1895-1977
    Text: Naomi Ward Randall, 1908-
    Arrangement: Nathan Hofheins 3:36

    9 A Child's Prayer
    Music: Janice Kapp Perry, 1938-
    Text: Janice Kapp Perry, 1938-
    Arrangement: Barlow Bradford 3:46

    10 Suo-Gân
    Music: Welsh lullaby
    Text: David Warner
    Arrangement: Mack Wilberg 5:07

    11 Oh, What Songs of the Heart
    Music: William Clayson, 1840-1887
    Text: Joseph L. Townsend, 1849-1942
    Arrangement: Mack Wilberg
    Jackman Music Corporation 4:45

    12 I Often Go Walking
    Music: Jeanne P. Lawler, 1924-
    Text: Phyllis Luch, 1937-
    Arrangement: Nathan Hofheins 2:58

    13 Simple Gifts
    Music: Shaker song
    Text: Traditional Shaker, additional text: David Warne
    Arrangement: Mack Wilberg
    Oxford University Press (ASCAP) 3:04

    14 I'm Trying to be Like Jesus
    Music: Janice Kapp Perry, 1938-
    Text: Janice Kapp Perry, 1938-
    Arrangement: Barlow Bradford
    Nature Sings Publishing 4:38

    15 My Heavenly Father Loves Me
    Music: Clara W. McMaster, 1904-
    Text: Clara W. McMaster, 1904-
    Arrangement: Nathan Hofheins 2:48

    16 Turn Around
    Music: Harry Belafonte, Malvina Reynolds, Alan Greene
    Text: Harry Belafonte, Malvina Reynolds, Alan Greene
    Arrangement: Michael Davis 3:24

    17 Where Love Is
    Music: Joanne Bushman Doxey and Marjorie Castleton Kjar
    Text: Joanne Bushman Doxey and Norma B. Smith
    Arrangement: Sam Cardon 4:23

    18 Love at Home
    Music: John Hugh McNaughton, 1829-1891
    Text: John Hugh McNaughton, 1829-1891
    Arrangement: Mack Wilberg 3:36

    19 May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You
    Music: Meredith Willson, 1902-1984
    Text: Meredith Willson, 1902-1984
    Arrangement: Mack Wilberg 5:59

    This album follows on the heels of the #1 charting album "Choose Something Like A Star" and shows the choir hewing closely to their signature sound and style, while adding a new dimension to their repetoire. This album is perfect for families and is especially suited for young children.
    Xena: Warrior Princess, Volume Six : Original Television Soundtrack
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Great, but no prize
    • Xena;Warrior Princess volume six
    • Great Collection
    • Exceptional
    • A MIX OF THE BEST, THE WORST AND THE MISSING
    		 Xena: Warrior Princess, Volume Six : Original Television Soundtrack

    Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
    ProductGroup: Music
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    ASIN: B00005LMK2
    Release Date: 2001-07-10

    Tracks:

    1. With the Angels
    2. Battling Archangles
    3. Go to Them
    4. Body Snatch
    5. Resistence
    6. Gab's Trial
    7. They're Coming
    8. Back from the Dead
    9. She'll Be Here
    10. Callisto in Hell
    11. Way of Pain
    12. Kee Coming
    13. End of Coming
    14. Ring
    15. Valhalla
    16. On a Cow
    17. Up the Rhein
    18. Rhein Maidens
    19. Out of Options
    20. Kiss
    21. Return of the Rheingold
    22. Pas de Deux Femmes
    23. You Will Dance

    Tracks:

    1. Sounds of War
    2. To the Rising Sun
    3. Sounds of Life and Death
    4. Snow Falling on Cedars
    5. Burning Higuchi
    6. Die Demon
    7. Reality of Dreams
    8. Xena Vs. Yodishi
    9. Return to Chin
    10. Power of the Book
    11. Secret of the Powder
    12. Haulin' to the North
    13. Mausoleum
    14. It's Over
    15. Love Is a Weapon
    16. United in Love
    17. Joxer the Mighty
    18. Play's the Thing
    19. Woman's a Natural Thing/Miss Known World
    20. Day in the Life
    21. Catching Fish
    22. Up in the Trees
    23. Things in Common
    24. Down the Valley
    25. Neighbor Lady
    26. Smelling Mortality
    27. Chasin' Chickens
    28. Quill Is Mightier
    29. Here Girl
    30. Xena Main Title

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Great, but no prize.......2002-03-31

    The selections from the Ring trilogy, Friends in need and Fallen Angel were excellent, however, some of the special request such as joxer the mighty, seemed a little bit rushed. Wasn't that song on Volume 2 already? Where was M'Lila's song from Destiny, or the music played During the first Kiss in "The Quest"
    The cd has its good points, personally "It's Over" from "THAB" with its haunting melodies portraying the consequences of war.

    5 out of 5 stars Xena;Warrior Princess volume six.......2002-01-09

    I am so happy that the last and final cd has come out, now my collection is complete. I am very sad for the show ending, but I am glad to still collect things.

    5 out of 5 stars Great Collection.......2001-12-25

    Well, I have them all by now, but this last one is a great collection, with the added bonus of the music from A Friend In Need.
    Just another fine addition to my Xena collection!

    5 out of 5 stars Exceptional.......2001-11-30

    I am a fanatic and devoted Xenite.I have a huge problem:i can't stop listening to that cd,since the first time i listened to it,which means 1 month!That cd is really exceptional and i think that every true and genuine Xenite should buy it!It's really good!I was moved when i heard the Fallen Angel part.I was passioned when i heard the Ring Trilogy!I was astonishing when i heard the bonus cues that were included,especially the cue from The Quill Is Mightier(fishin part),oh,i was completely satisfied!
    Though,there is a complain:i can't understand,why after 6 cd's,the producers don't do a cd including cues like:M'laila's song,the cues from the Bacchaen festival,music from Deja Vou All Over Again,where in the end,Gabrielle says to Xena those wonderful words,or even the scene of the kiss in The Quest!That,i can't understand it!
    Last, i believe that whoever likes LoDuca's music style,should buy this cd.
    Pay attention to the 22 cue:Pas De Deux Femmes.It is one of a something and whoever remembers what's the scene of this song,will agree with me!Mmmm!

    4 out of 5 stars A MIX OF THE BEST, THE WORST AND THE MISSING.......2001-11-29

    To all truly Xena fans this CD is a must-have but have some lacks... Fun (comedy episodes music) scores destroy the the great combination of FALLEN ANGEL, THE RHEINGOLD TRILOGY AND I FRIEND IN NEED. In the first selections LoDuca creates spectacular high level music good enough to be played in a Symphony orchestra concert. The others selections have easy-to-fill-space western cowboy music instead of put M'Lilas song of DESTINY, Amazon's climbing trees of ADVENTURES IN THE SIN TRADE and NAJARA vs XENA music that would be gladly accepted by us. I doubt the company will launch a next CD but if they'll do this track and another valuable more must be there and the adittion of some famous characters quotes like "I have many skills" from Xena.

    Rap Music:

    1. Classic Elements
    2. Cocktails [Explicit Lyrics]
    3. Code Red
    4. Comin Straight at Cha
    5. Daddy's Home [Explicit Lyrics]
    6. Dance!...Ya Know It!
    7. Dead Enz Kidz Doin' Lifetime Bidz
    8. Death on a Bitch [Explicit Lyrics]
    9. Don Ceez Episode I
    10. Edutainment [Explicit Lyrics]

    Rap Music

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