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Christmas Portrait
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Album: Christmas Portrait
# Song Title   Time
1)    It Came Upon A Midnight Clear Album Version More Info... 0:44
2)    Overture (An Old Fashioned Christmas) Album Version More Info... 8:15
3)    An Old Fashioned Christmas Album Version More Info... 2:12
4)    Christmas Waltz Album Version More Info... 2:13
5)    Sleigh Ride Album Version More Info... 2:39
6)    It's Christmas Time / Sleep Well, Little Children Album Version More Info... 2:53
7)    Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Album Version More Info... 3:55
8)    Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town Album Version More Info... 1:05
9)    Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) Album Version More Info... 3:39
10)    Carol Of The Bells Album Version More Info... 1:40
11)    Merry Christmas Darling Album Version/Remix More Info... 3:07
12)    Christ Is Born Album Version More Info... 3:13
13)    O Holy Night Album Version More Info... 3:10
14)    Home For The Holidays Album Version More Info... 2:36
15)    Medley: Here Comes Santa Claus/Frosty The Snowman/Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer/Good King Wenceslas Album Version More Info... 3:43
16)    Medley: Winter Wonderland/Silver Bells/White Christmas Album Version More Info... 5:31
17)    Ave Maria Album Version More Info... 2:33
18)    Selections From "Nutcracker": Overture Miniature/Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairies/Valse Des Fleurs Edit More Info... 5:27
19)    Little Altar Boy Album Version More Info... 3:44
20)    I'll Be Home For Christmas Album Version More Info... 3:50
21)    Silent Night Album Version More Info... 3:21
 
Album: Christmas Portrait
# Song Title   Time
1)    It Came Upon A Midnight Clear Album Version More Info... 0:44
2)    Overture (An Old Fashioned Christmas) Album Version More Info... 8:15
3)    An Old Fashioned Christmas Album Version More Info... 2:12
4)    Christmas Waltz Album Version More Info... 2:13
5)    Sleigh Ride Album Version More Info... 2:39
6)    It's Christmas Time / Sleep Well, Little Children Album Version More Info... 2:53
7)    Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Album Version More Info... 3:55
8)    Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town Album Version More Info... 1:05
9)    Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) Album Version More Info... 3:39
10)    Carol Of The Bells Album Version More Info... 1:40
11)    Merry Christmas Darling Album Version/Remix More Info... 3:07
12)    Christ Is Born Album Version More Info... 3:13
13)    O Holy Night Album Version More Info... 3:10
14)    Home For The Holidays Album Version More Info... 2:36
15)    Medley: Here Comes Santa Claus/Frosty The Snowman/Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer/Good King Wenceslas Album Version More Info... 3:43
16)    Medley: Winter Wonderland/Silver Bells/White Christmas Album Version More Info... 5:31
17)    Ave Maria Album Version More Info... 2:33
18)    Selections From "Nutcracker": Overture Miniature/Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairies/Valse Des Fleurs Edit More Info... 5:27
19)    Little Altar Boy Album Version More Info... 3:44
20)    I'll Be Home For Christmas Album Version More Info... 3:50
21)    Silent Night Album Version More Info... 3:21
 
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  • The Carpenters: Karen Carpenter (vocals); Richard Carpenter (keyboards).
  • Additional personnel includes: Bob Messenger (tenor saxophone); Pete Morgan (acoustic bass); Joe Osborn (electric bass); Ron Tutt, Barry Morgan, Cubby O'Brien (drums).
  • The Carpenters were just about the last adult pop outfit of their era with anything resembling rock credibility (they did have a little of the latter in the early days, and weren't a kid act like the Osmonds) who could have pulled off a straight Christmas album. And they did it in superb style here, illuminated throughout by the delightful, complex, often playful arrangements, courtesy of Peter Knight, Richard Carpenter, and Billy May. Actually, for a change on a Carpenters album, Richard is the dominant personality on display across this record, as both co-arranger and producer, as well as the mastermind behind the project; Karen Carpenter's voice is also prominent, to be sure, most notably on "Merry Christmas, Darling" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," and she threw herself into this next-to-last completed project (and their final release before a two-year hiatus), but it's Richard who comes to the fore everywhere here, in ways that are impossible to ignore. And the results are mightily impressive, as the mood never slackens in what amounts to a wall-to-wall celebration of the Christmas holiday. After a suitably festive introductory section, Karen Carpenter's solo voice comes up on the "Christmas Waltz" and the proceedings really take off, carrying us into the most engaging rendition of Leroy Anderson's "Sleigh Ride" that has come down in many a year, and it only gets better from there, through a brace of holiday staples that end up sounding fresh in her voice and his arrangements. There's not a slack moment on this album. ~ Bruce Eder
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