Reason for Listening:
#76 on the Billboard 200 (Week of 20201212). From the top. Holiday.
Last Week: - | Peak: 76 | Weeks on Chart: 1
Billboard Listing: The Best Of Burl Ives: 20th Century Masters The Christmas Collection - Burl Ives - [20th Century Masters album cover]
Released 1999.
15 songs. 37:SS. The Very Best of Burl Ives Christmas (1999)
15 songs. 37:SS. The Best of Burl Ives: 20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection (1999)
Wikipedia (No article at the time of this post); the Wikipedia "List of works by Burl Ives" page lists Best of Burl Ives: 20th Century Masters/The Christmas Collection (September 23, 2003) Discogs
Notes:
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First listen.
Songs in bold are the bonus tracks on the deluxe edition.
4: "Silver and Gold" (from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Soundtrack);
3: "A Holly Jolly Christmas" (Single Version);
2: "Overturn and a Holly Jolly Christmas" (from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Soundtrack) (with Vidocraft Orchestra); "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"; "White Christmas"; "Silver Bells"; "Santa Claus is Coming to Town"; "The Little Drummer Boy"; "What Child is This?"; "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear"; "Winter Wonderland"; "Silent Night";
1: "Oh, Little Town of Bethlehem"; "Twelve Days of Christmas"; "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day";
0: None
Summary:
I didn't realize it prior to listen to this album, but Burl Ive's voice is absolutely perfect for all these holiday songs. Perhaps it's the familiarity of his voice via the television special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (narrated by Burl Ives). I know the album should have a rating greater than a 5.0, but I'm not sure exactly how high. For now I'll assign it a 5.4.
On the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer soundtrack (1964), I rated "A Holly Jolly Christmas" a "4" and "Silver and Gold" a "3" (I also rated "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" a "3"). Here I rated the two songs in reverse.
Overall Rating: 5.4/5
Favorite Song: "Silver and Gold"
#76 on the Billboard 200 (Week of 20201212). From the top. Holiday.
Last Week: - | Peak: 76 | Weeks on Chart: 1
Billboard Listing: The Best Of Burl Ives: 20th Century Masters The Christmas Collection - Burl Ives - [20th Century Masters album cover]
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| Standard album cover |
Released 1999.
15 songs. 37:SS. The Very Best of Burl Ives Christmas (1999)
15 songs. 37:SS. The Best of Burl Ives: 20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection (1999)
Wikipedia (No article at the time of this post); the Wikipedia "List of works by Burl Ives" page lists Best of Burl Ives: 20th Century Masters/The Christmas Collection (September 23, 2003) Discogs
Notes:
--20201209--
First listen.
Songs in bold are the bonus tracks on the deluxe edition.
4: "Silver and Gold" (from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Soundtrack);
3: "A Holly Jolly Christmas" (Single Version);
2: "Overturn and a Holly Jolly Christmas" (from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Soundtrack) (with Vidocraft Orchestra); "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"; "White Christmas"; "Silver Bells"; "Santa Claus is Coming to Town"; "The Little Drummer Boy"; "What Child is This?"; "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear"; "Winter Wonderland"; "Silent Night";
1: "Oh, Little Town of Bethlehem"; "Twelve Days of Christmas"; "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day";
0: None
Summary:
I didn't realize it prior to listen to this album, but Burl Ive's voice is absolutely perfect for all these holiday songs. Perhaps it's the familiarity of his voice via the television special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (narrated by Burl Ives). I know the album should have a rating greater than a 5.0, but I'm not sure exactly how high. For now I'll assign it a 5.4.
On the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer soundtrack (1964), I rated "A Holly Jolly Christmas" a "4" and "Silver and Gold" a "3" (I also rated "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" a "3"). Here I rated the two songs in reverse.
Overall Rating: 5.4/5
Favorite Song: "Silver and Gold"
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| 20th Century Masters album cover |
Date/Time
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
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