Chicago 25: Christmas Album

by Rhino/Wea UK

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Release Date:	2002-10-01
Label:	Rhino/Wea UK
UPC:	081227619923
Binding:	Audio CD
Published By:	Rhino/Wea UK
ASIN:	B00006JOE3
Category:	Music

Tracks on Chicago 25: Christmas Album by Rhino/Wea UK

1. The Little Drummer Boy - Chicago, Davis, Katherine
2. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Chicago, Traditional
3. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Chicago, Martin, Hugh
4. The Christmas Song - Chicago, Torme, Mel
5. O Come All Ye Faithful - Chicago, Oakeley, Frederick
6. Child's Prayer - Chicago, Durrill, Johnny
7. Feliz Navidad
8. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town - Chicago, Coots, J. Fred
9. Christmas Time Is Here - Chicago, Guaraldi, Vince
10. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Chicago, Cahn, Sammy
11. What Child Is This? - Chicago, Dix, William Chatte
12. White Christmas - Chicago, Berlin, Irving
13. Silent Night - Chicago, Gruber, Franz
14. One Little Candle - Chicago, Mysels, Larry

Editorial Reviews and Product Descriptions

Customer Reviews

Almost Old-School - Reviewed on 2005-07-27

This is the closest I thing to Old school Chicago you'll find from this band in the last 20 years. Don't get me wrong this CD is far from their sound they had from 1969-75. But it's more old school sound than chicago "16" , "17" , "18", "19", "Twenty 1", and "Big Band and Night".
I wish all the original members would get back together, and they would hire a Kick-Ass guitar player to replace Kath and they would make strong come-back.

Spike the eggnog...Your'e gonna need it. - Reviewed on 2005-01-10

4 customers found this review helpful, 4 did not.

I purchased this CD a few years ago, hoping for a solid effort from this talented legendary band....Just horrible renditions of classic Christmas songs that do not deserve this kind of treatment.This CD just sounds sickening to me.There are so many horrible versions of Christmas songs, and the vocals?????
C'mon guys your better than this....or at least you used to be.
Simply the WORST Christmas CD I've ever heard.

Christmas Wouldn't Be Christmas... - Reviewed on 2004-12-23

1 customer found this review helpful.

without this CD in our house. I'm not going to get technical.... I've always been a Chicago fan, and, as a previous reviewer said, I was delighted to hear them get back to their style roots.

Look - I play "The Big Chill" soundtrack to clean the house, and I play THIS one for trimming the tree and wrapping gifts. This and Michael Doucet's "Christmas Bayou."

Don't over-analyze... just have some fun.

I use it as a coaster for my drink - Reviewed on 2004-11-10

2 customers found this review helpful, 6 did not.

I love Chicago but this CD was such a disappointment. I listened to it over and over but I just couldn't get into it. I never listen to it, that's how bad I think it is.

A mixed bag - Reviewed on 2002-12-28

3 customers found this review helpful, 3 did not.

Pankow's horn arrangments are in fine form and the old Chicago harmonies are wonderful when they show up. However, much of the album is too pop, "new" Chicago and not enough the greatness of Chicago's 1-7.

The nasal opening vocal of "Little Drummer Boy" starts the album off on a sour note, though the song recovers in the second two verses (one with a great gospel choir, and the next with 4 part old school harmonies. This typifies the album, part average and part great.

There are a few standout songs on this album like a wonderful arrangement of "Christmas Song", the very fun "Santa Clause Is Coming to Town", and a good revival of "Christmas Time is here" (yes of Charlie Brown fame).

I'll include probably 1/3 of the album on my MP3 playlist for Christmas songs, but if I had prelistened to the album, I wouldn't have bought it.

Book Subjects

• Adult Contemporary
• Christmas
• Christmas / Chanukkah
• Christmas Music
• Holiday
• Holiday Music
• Pop
• Pop/Rock
• Soft Rock
• Xmas Vocal