Amazon.com Customer Reviews
Josh Groban "Noel" - Review written on May 22, 2008
Rating: 5 out of 5
4 customers found this review helpful, 1 did not.
Josh Groban took his time in creating a Christmas CD and it was worth the wait! If you can have only one Christmas CD, THIS IS THE ONE! I even have friends who do not celebrate Christmas and they love this CD. It is full of beautiful melodies, enchanting musicianship and of course Josh's magnificent voice at its vocal best. There are songs in English, Italian and French; some are accompanied by artists such as Faith Hill, Brian McKnight, and The Mormon Tabernacle Choir!
The songs are all traditional holiday favorites, with the exception of one original Thanksgiving song. No commercialism here, Santa Claus is not the focus of this music. The beauty of the holiday shines through the crystaline notes, and the velvet tones of Josh's voice. It is so joyful, I still listen to it in May!
Spoiler Alert- Josh's version of "I'll be Home for Christmas" includes the voices of American Soldiers serving overseas talking to their families, it makes me cry every time I hear it!
It's no wonder it was the highest selling Christmas recording ever!
Heavenly yet festive - Review written on February 24, 2008
Rating: 5 out of 5
2 customers found this review helpful.
I bought this CD because Josh's voice is amazing! I ended up having to buy 4 more for Christmas presents for my family because I loved it so much. There is a nice mixture of songs: traditional, foreign, untraditional. If you are looking for a cute jazzy Christmas CD, this isn't it. If you are looking for a CD to play while you wrap presents, entertain friends, drive, eat, relax, and open presents, then this is it. It is my favorite holiday CD by far (although a tight race with Celtic Womens' Christmas CD)!
Grandma Cried - Review written on February 13, 2008
Rating: 5 out of 5
2 customers found this review helpful.
Picture this scenario- old grandma, two young granddaughters ready to dance, it's Christmas time, grandma has a new
CD of old classics, she had never heard of the singer. She places the CD into the player, everyone gets ready to rock and out of the speakers came the voices of angels, yet just one voice, grandma cried! She was so profoundly touched by the perfection of the voice of Josh Grobin singing Silent Night, it had the ability to tap into years of Silent Night memories. The album Noel is not just music to "soothe the savage beast" but to take one back to before the savage beast began, to a simpler time. Truly, truly a work of art.
PS: Little Ones would not let Grandma listen to the rest of Josh Grobin until they had left because they wanted to dance not watch Grandma cry!
Bonnie R