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Even though it includes some of the same songs, this isn't the Time-Life Christmas collection advertised annually on TV. It's actually a budget version of that anthology, and not a bad deal at all. Some may argue it's missing the two Elvis Presley tracks found on the three-CD TV version. Others will contend that any self-respecting Christmas music aficionado probably already owns (or should own) Elvis's wonderful '57 Christmas Album. What's attractive about this one is it gathers a lot of classic singular performances in one place--a tad too much Bing Crosby, perhaps, but also the original hit versions of "Jingle Bell Rock," Eartha Kitt's "Santa Baby," Burl Ives's "Holly Jolly Christmas," and the Drifters' "White Christmas" (the blueprint for Elvis's version). This is a terrific cross section of seasonal sounds. --Bill Holdship
Time-Life Music: Treasury of Christmas - Holiday Memories
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I am 38 years old and this CD bores me to tears. I really didn’t hear many of these songs growing up. I guess from the reviews some people really like it, but none of the singers are from my era.
Rating: 1 / 5
Time-Life Music: Treasury of Christmas – Holiday Memories
I would imagine the discs are good. i was very excited to listen to it on christmas morning. Disc Two seems good, I wouldn’t know about disc one as I opened this on Christmas day to find two of disc 2. Nice.
Rating: 1 / 5
Time-Life Music: Treasury of Christmas – Holiday Memories
The songs were traditional but the artists tried to modernize them and it sounded like when Rosanne sang the Star Spangled Banner. If at all possible don’t oprn the CD – just send it back – I wish I could!
Rating: 1 / 5
Time-Life Music: Treasury of Christmas – Holiday Memories
I think that this is a great collection of songs, but I believe that they should keep adding CDs to the collection; they skipped over lots of other good songs, like Gene Autry’s version of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” Definitely a triple!
Rating: 4 / 5
Time-Life Music: Treasury of Christmas – Holiday Memories
The CD – Treasury, from Time-Life was not the one I wanted. I wanted the first Time Life Christmas collection.
Rating: 2 / 5
Time-Life Music: Treasury of Christmas – Holiday Memories