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Baby Einstein: Holiday Classics

Various Artists
1 disc

1. Jingle Bells - Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra
2. Deck the Halls (Welsh) - Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra
3. Toy Symphony, (Cassation for toys, 2 oboes, 2 horns & strings) in G major (formerly K. 63): Excerpt - Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra
4. Joy to the World (theme by Handel) - Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra
5. Joy to the World (theme by Handel) - Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra
6. Twelve Days of Christmas, The - Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra
7. German dance for orchestra in C major ("Die Schlittenfahrt"), K. 605/3 - Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra
8. Jingle Bells - Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra
9. Jingle Bells - Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra
10. Work(s): Hanukkah Medley: Hannukah, O Hannukah / I have a little dreidel - Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra
11. Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella ("Un flambeau, Jeanette, Isabelle") - Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra
12. Snowbird on the Ashbank (Appalachia) - Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra
13. Wexford Carol, The ("Good People All, This Christmastime") (Enniscorthy Carol) (Irish) - Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra
14. Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming) (Alte geistliche Kirchengesng 1599) - Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra
15. Oshogatsu (The New Year) - Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra
16. We Wish You a Merry Christmas (English) - Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra
17. We Wish You a Merry Christmas (English) - Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra
18. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Hallelujah Chorus - Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra
19. Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (Silent Night) - Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra
20. Orchestra tune-up - Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra
21. Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049: Allegro - Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra
22. Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: Trepak (Russian Dance) - Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra
23. Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: Tea (Chinese Dance) - Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra
24. Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy - Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra
25. Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: Coffee (Arabian Dance) - Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra
26. Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: Dance of the Reed Pipes - Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra
27. Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: Waltz of the Flowers - Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra
28. Symphony No. 9 in D minor ("Choral"), Op. 125: Ode to Joy - Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra
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Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 860796
Credits

Producer Bill Weisbach
Engineer Clive Smith
Personnel: Clive Smith (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Sam Bardfeld (fiddle); Aaron Drake (flute, pan flute, recorder); Laura Koepke (bassoon); Tom Nazziola (piano, keyboards); Bill Weisbach (keyboards, percussion).
Audio Mixer: Bill Weisbach.
In keeping with the rest of the Baby Einstein series, Baby Santa features classic holiday music performed on a mix of toy, electronic, and orchestral instruments. The album is divided into two parts: the "Holiday Music Festival," which includes playfully arranged versions of "Jingle Bells," "Silent Night," and "Joy to the World," as well as holiday songs from around the world and a few classical pieces. Two pieces from two different Mozarts are included: Leopold Mozart's whimsical "Toy Symphony" and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "German Dance No. 3 'Sleigh Ride,'" both of which fit the quietly playful and festive air of the album. Some of the carols that are performed in different musical styles -- such as "Joy to the World [Reggae Style]" and "Jingle Bells [Samba Style]" -- don't work quite as well as the other tracks, but they're still fairly entertaining. The international holiday songs fare much better, ranging from the playful but authentic "Hanukkah Medley" to the gentle beauty of the French holiday classic "Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella." Germany's "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming" would make a perfect holiday lullaby, while Japan's "Oshogatsu" is a lovely start to a new year. Part two of Baby Santa is a "Holiday Concert for Little Ears," which surrounds excerpts of "The Nutcracker Suite" with Bach's "Brandenburg Concerto No. 4" and Beethoven's "Symphony No. 9." A nice mix of tradition and creativity, Baby Santa is a charming children's holiday album that can also be appreciated by more playfully-minded adults. ~ Heather Phares