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Kathleen Battle, traditional/various, Leonard Slatkin, Orchestra of St. Luke's with New York Choral Artists & Harlem Boys' Choir - A Christmas Celebration: Kathleen Battle

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A Christmas Celebration: Kathleen Battle
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Artist(s)Kathleen Battle, traditional/various, Leonard Slatkin and Orchestra of St. Luke's with New York Choral Artists & Harlem Boys' Choir
StudioEMI Classics
Release DateOctober 25, 1990
UPC Code077774758727
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Tracks

  1. O Come All Ye Faithful - Kathleen Battle, Oakeley, Frederick
  2. O Holy Night - Kathleen Battle, Adam, Adolphe
  3. Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabelle (Un Flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle) - Kathleen Battle, traditional
  4. Fum, Fum, Fum! - Kathleen Battle, traditional
  5. Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming (Es Ist Ein' Ros' Entsprungen) - Kathleen Battle, Praetorius, Michael
  6. Ave Maria - Kathleen Battle, Schubert, Franz
  7. Gesü Bambino - Kathleen Battle, Yon, Pietro Alessan
  8. Three English Carols Medley: I Saw Three Ships/The First ... - Kathleen Battle, Traditional
  9. Away in the Manger - Kathleen Battle, traditional
  10. Silent Night - Kathleen Battle, Gruber, Franz
  11. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Kathleen Battle, Mendelssohn, Felix
  12. Marië Weingenlied (Mary's Cradle Song) - Kathleen Battle, Reger, Max
  13. Zither Carol - Kathleen Battle, traditional
  14. I Wonder as I Wander - Kathleen Battle, traditional
  15. Mary Had a Baby - Kathleen Battle, traditional
  16. Rise Up, Shepherd - Kathleen Battle, traditional
  17. What Child Is This? - Kathleen Battle, Dix, William Chatte
  18. Ave Maria - Kathleen Battle, Schubert, Franz
  19. Finale and Reprise: Veni, Veni, Emmanuel / It Came Upon a Midnight Clear / O Little Town of Bethleh - Kathleen Battle,

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User Reviews

Average user review: 5.0 (19 reviews)

rating: 5 Quotedon't believe I've ever heard anything lovelierQuote
I had not heard this album until this year (2008) when my local NPR station played about half of it at one go while I was driving down the highway. Like all the previous reviewers (but one), I think it's absolutely lovely. My only complaint was that my eyes kept tearing up while I needed to see the road. I simply can't imagine a more beautiful voice, or more beautiful delivery of these songs. (A little later I heard the great Jessye Norman singing some of the same material, and my feeling was that her versions are very impressive to the ears -- but Kathleen's strike right to the heart.)
December 27, 2008

rating: 2 QuoteAll that glitters...Quote
Sometimes lovely but marred by an overall sense of caution. Kathleen Battle, who sang with such warmth on "Pleasures of Their Company"(her "Ave Maria" on that recording is miraculous)reins her voice in on every song. Incredibly, she shies away from the vowel 'e', turning Maria into Mariah. As pretty and brittle as a glass ball. October 18, 2008

rating: 5 QuoteShimmers and shiversQuote
This is a glorious Christmas CD that everyone who loves the season should have. What a joyful noise spills from the throat of this lady! If you have this album along with Maureen Mcgovern's Christmas CD...believe me you will be set for Christmas with Kathleen providing the Classical and Maureen providing a Pop/Jazzy feel. You won't be able to help playing these albums year round! March 6, 2008

rating: 5 QuoteBathleen Battle Celebration of ChristmasQuote
Kathleen Battle has a crisp,clear voice that is un-equaled. This cd is a joy to listen too all year round not just during the Christmas season. January 28, 2008

rating: 5 QuoteSublime!Quote
(Review by Minionette)
I rarely buy Christmas music, but I came across this CD at a garage sale & went for it because of the performer. For pennies, it was worth trying out. Oh my. This album dropped down from heaven. Battle's voice is soaring yet sweet, & great care is evident in her impeccable styling & phrasing of even the foreign language carols. You may feel, as I have, that one is finally hearing each song as it was meant to sound. December 22, 2007

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