Hello everyone!
Well...it's that time of year to think of gift-giving, as well as cleaning off my own desk! Believe it or not, I love listening to all these recordings and don't take the responsibility of evaluating them lightly. However, that said, and in the current economic situation facing all of us, one must be cautious how we spend our hard earned dollars. If I really had the time, or the energy, I would give you specific song titles and have you run online to iTunes, but that wouldn't be fair to the people who worked so hard on all these recordings.
I also try to keep my sense of humor intact and hope that you do, too.
Happy Holidays and happy listening!
Kristin Chenoweth - A Lovely Way To Spend Christmas
Sony
5 discs (out of 5)
This is without a doubt, the best solo recording that Kristin Chenoweth has done to date. Finally, she is singular of voice, without all the trickery and clearly someone has been responsible for A&Ring this holiday treat. The arrangements are clever, the choices are not the ordinary and this album will have a long, long shelf life. The packaging is beautiful, as are the photographs of Ms. Chenoweth. I have way too many favorites to chose a few, but, I was very happy to hear Sesame's Street's "Sing" a particular charmer with a minor-revised lyric, making it special for the holidays. A wonderful addition to your holiday CD collection and a perfect stocking stuffer for the Kristin Chenoweth fan in your life...of which we know there are many (by the way Kristin, sorry Pushing Daisies was cancelled). This recording is beautifully produced by Robbie Buchanan, with Jay Landers (Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Barry Manilow, Celine Dion and Josh Groban) as Executive Producer. It should also be noted that Kristin got to record this album at the legendary Capitol Recording Studio, in Los Angeles, where Sinatra, Garland and Nat King Cole all recorded some of their most famous Christmas songs.
Patti LuPone at LES MOUCHES
(no .. NOT Leslie Kritzer!)
Ghostlight Records
5 discs (out of 5)
