Hell really has froze over because I swore I would never ever, never ever, never ever do a Christmas album!!
So what can I say, I changed my mind. As Ralph Waldo Emerson observed, "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds," and I certainly wouldn't want to be accused of having a little mind. (Anyone that makes any snide comments is going on my Naughty List - permanently!!)
In selecting this eclectic (weird, warped, whatever) collection of Christmas hymns, carols, songs, and classical selections, I did have some unbreakable rules:
1. No "cute" kid songs, and in particular, absolutely no song ever sung BY a kid.
2. No songs by barber shop quartets harmonizing on odious "songs?" that were out of date before my grandparents were born, (and that is a long, long time ago!)
3. No "jazzy scat" renditions of anything, (Frank Sinatra I'm talking about you and your hideously obnoxious Jing Jing Jing Jing Jingle Bells!)
4. NO SANTA BABY!! After hearing a regurgitation of it by some GUY, the song wasn't only trashed forever, my stomach was emptied.
So - give 'em a listen and hopefully you'll find some you like.
Merry Christmas!! Happy New Year!! (And all that Bah Humbug nonsense!!)
Reeves
PS The album graphic was taken at Mesa Verde National Park on a Colorado winter trip a few years back. I debated about adding some "fire" at the end of the tunnel, but figured that was a little too much.
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Track 1 - 0159 Trepak, Russian Dance - Nutcracker Suite Your browser apparently does not support the audio element. Please click the Audio HELP! navigation button of the Reeves Motal Piano and Synthesizer Music Website on the left or at the bottom and we'll see if we can fix the problem.
Track 2 - 0160 Sleigh Ride Your browser apparently does not support the audio element. Please click the Audio HELP! navigation button of the Reeves Motal Piano and Synthesizer Music Website on the left or at the bottom and we'll see if we can fix the problem.
Track 3 - 0161 All I Want for Christmas is You Your browser apparently does not support the audio element. Please click the Audio HELP! navigation button of the Reeves Motal Piano and Synthesizer Music Website on the left or at the bottom and we'll see if we can fix the problem.
Track 4 - 0162 Carol of the Bells Your browser apparently does not support the audio element. Please click the Audio HELP! navigation button of the Reeves Motal Piano and Synthesizer Music Website on the left or at the bottom and we'll see if we can fix the problem.
Track 5 - 0163 O Holy Night Your browser apparently does not support the audio element. Please click the Audio HELP! navigation button of the Reeves Motal Piano and Synthesizer Music Website on the left or at the bottom and we'll see if we can fix the problem.
Track 6 - 0164 White Christmas Your browser apparently does not support the audio element. Please click the Audio HELP! navigation button of the Reeves Motal Piano and Synthesizer Music Website on the left or at the bottom and we'll see if we can fix the problem.
Track 7 - 0165 Merry Christmas Darling Your browser apparently does not support the audio element. Please click the Audio HELP! navigation button of the Reeves Motal Piano and Synthesizer Music Website on the left or at the bottom and we'll see if we can fix the problem.
Track 8 - 0166 Angels We Have Heard on High Your browser apparently does not support the audio element. Please click the Audio HELP! navigation button of the Reeves Motal Piano and Synthesizer Music Website on the left or at the bottom and we'll see if we can fix the problem.
Track 9 - 0167 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Your browser apparently does not support the audio element. Please click the Audio HELP! navigation button of the Reeves Motal Piano and Synthesizer Music Website on the left or at the bottom and we'll see if we can fix the problem.
Track 10 - 0168 Away in a Manger Your browser apparently does not support the audio element. Please click the Audio HELP! navigation button of the Reeves Motal Piano and Synthesizer Music Website on the left or at the bottom and we'll see if we can fix the problem.
Track 11 - 0169 Do You Hear What I Hear? Your browser apparently does not support the audio element. Please click the Audio HELP! navigation button of the Reeves Motal Piano and Synthesizer Music Website on the left or at the bottom and we'll see if we can fix the problem.
Track 12 - 0170 Little Saint Nick Your browser apparently does not support the audio element. Please click the Audio HELP! navigation button of the Reeves Motal Piano and Synthesizer Music Website on the left or at the bottom and we'll see if we can fix the problem.
Track 13 - 0171 Deck the Halls Your browser apparently does not support the audio element. Please click the Audio HELP! navigation button of the Reeves Motal Piano and Synthesizer Music Website on the left or at the bottom and we'll see if we can fix the problem.
Track 14 - 0172 Joy to the World Your browser apparently does not support the audio element. Please click the Audio HELP! navigation button of the Reeves Motal Piano and Synthesizer Music Website on the left or at the bottom and we'll see if we can fix the problem.
Track 15 - 0173 Feliz Navidad Your browser apparently does not support the audio element. Please click the Audio HELP! navigation button of the Reeves Motal Piano and Synthesizer Music Website on the left or at the bottom and we'll see if we can fix the problem.
Track 16 - 0174 The Christmas Song Your browser apparently does not support the audio element. Please click the Audio HELP! navigation button of the Reeves Motal Piano and Synthesizer Music Website on the left or at the bottom and we'll see if we can fix the problem.
Track 17 - 0175 The First Noel Your browser apparently does not support the audio element. Please click the Audio HELP! navigation button of the Reeves Motal Piano and Synthesizer Music Website on the left or at the bottom and we'll see if we can fix the problem.
Track 18 - 0176 Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella Your browser apparently does not support the audio element. Please click the Audio HELP! navigation button of the Reeves Motal Piano and Synthesizer Music Website on the left or at the bottom and we'll see if we can fix the problem.
Track 19 - 0177 Silent Night Your browser apparently does not support the audio element. Please click the Audio HELP! navigation button of the Reeves Motal Piano and Synthesizer Music Website on the left or at the bottom and we'll see if we can fix the problem.
Track 20 - 0178 It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas Your browser apparently does not support the audio element. Please click the Audio HELP! navigation button of the Reeves Motal Piano and Synthesizer Music Website on the left or at the bottom and we'll see if we can fix the problem.
Track 21 - 0179 Jingle Bells Your browser apparently does not support the audio element. Please click the Audio HELP! navigation button of the Reeves Motal Piano and Synthesizer Music Website on the left or at the bottom and we'll see if we can fix the problem.
Track 22 - 0180 Hallelujah Chorus - The Messiah Your browser apparently does not support the audio element. Please click the Audio HELP! navigation button of the Reeves Motal Piano and Synthesizer Music Website on the left or at the bottom and we'll see if we can fix the problem.
Track 23 - 0181 Jingle Bell Rock Your browser apparently does not support the audio element. Please click the Audio HELP! navigation button of the Reeves Motal Piano and Synthesizer Music Website on the left or at the bottom and we'll see if we can fix the problem.
Track 24 - 0182 Adeste Fidelis Your browser apparently does not support the audio element. Please click the Audio HELP! navigation button of the Reeves Motal Piano and Synthesizer Music Website on the left or at the bottom and we'll see if we can fix the problem.
Track 25 - 0183 So This is Christmas Your browser apparently does not support the audio element. Please click the Audio HELP! navigation button of the Reeves Motal Piano and Synthesizer Music Website on the left or at the bottom and we'll see if we can fix the problem.
Track 26 - 0184 Ave Maria Your browser apparently does not support the audio element. Please click the Audio HELP! navigation button of the Reeves Motal Piano and Synthesizer Music Website on the left or at the bottom and we'll see if we can fix the problem.
Track 27 - 0185 Winter Wonderland Your browser apparently does not support the audio element. Please click the Audio HELP! navigation button of the Reeves Motal Piano and Synthesizer Music Website on the left or at the bottom and we'll see if we can fix the problem.
Track 28 - 0186 Auld Lang Syne Your browser apparently does not support the audio element. Please click the Audio HELP! navigation button of the Reeves Motal Piano and Synthesizer Music Website on the left or at the bottom and we'll see if we can fix the problem.
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