Pink Martini - Joy to The World

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51eO23vtH7L._SS500_.jpg Title: Joy to The World Artist: Pink Martini Audio CD (November 16, 2010) Original Release Date: 2010 Number of Discs: 1 Genre: Christmas Format: Free Lossless Audio Codec Track Listing: 01. White Christmas, Part 1 02. White Christmas, Part 2 (Feat. Saori Yuki) 03. Schedryk 04. Santa Baby 05. Elohai, N'Tzor 06. Little Drummer Boy 07. Congratulations (Happy New Year) 08. Do You Hear What I Hear 09. La Vergine Degli Angeli 10. We Three Kings 11. A Snow Globe Christmas 12. Ocho Kandelikas 13. Silent Night 14. Auld Lang Syne Amazon Description: Traditional holiday favorites alongside gorgeous, lesser-known discoveries, all imbued with Pink Martini s signature little orchestra sound! Features an array of guests, including Japanese pop star Saori Yuki and NPR correspondent Ari Shapiro, backed by a fabulous gathering of Portland choirs. This new CD features gorgeous 3-D packaging each layer of buildings will be a separate flap, giving the city four layers of die-cut depth. The digipak will be covered by a clear plastic panel, on which the album title will be printed, along with delicate white snowflakes that will appear to float in front of the city. Allmusic Review: Just when it feels like every possible version of every possible holiday song has been recorded already, Pink Martini’s Joy to the World finds ways to revive holiday spirits. While the band could very easily do a swanky lounge-pop album of the season’s songs, this globally minded collection is traditional and unpredictable at the same time. Pink Martini begins Joy to the World with an intimate rendition of “White Christmas” that’s so faithful to the original that it features the sunny California prelude that was included when it debuted in the film Holiday Inn, then they follow it with a lush orchestral rendition -- sung in Japanese. Yet quirks like these don’t feel kitschy; aside from “Santa Baby,” Joy to the World’s lone indulgence in camp, the album sings of peace and celebration in many tongues. Whether they give “Little Drummer Boy”'s arrangement a Middle Eastern-meets-lounge twist or sing “Silent Night” in German, Arabic, and English, Pink Martini ensures this is truly a multicultural party. The group even makes fresh choices for Hanukkah and New Year’s, presenting the conclusion of the Amidah prayer set to music (“Elohai, N’tzor”) and “Ocho Kandelikas,” a Sephardic song sung in Ladino. “Congratulations,” a song for the Chinese New Year, is such a breath of fresh air compared to “Auld Lang Syne” that it’s easy to forget that this song would normally be heard in late January or early February instead of the end of December. And when “Auld Lang Syne” arrives with an arrangement inspired by Brazilian Carnaval music, it sends off the album, and the year, with a huge celebration. A near-perfect blend of spirituality and festivity, Joy to the World lets listeners hear the holidays with new ears, and maybe see it with fresh eyes, too.

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JeanRenoir (2011-01-31)

Thank you very much ddawg. One of the greates 2010 Christmas issue. Great UL /JR

Ponyoo (2011-11-30)

Cheers, mate.