{"product_id":"complete-capitol-christmas-recordings","title":"Complete Capitol Christmas Recordings","description":"Audio Remasterers: Mike Milchner; Sonic Vision.\u003cbr\u003eLiner Note Author: Joe Marchese.\u003cbr\u003eArranger: Al DeLory.\u003cbr\u003eReal Gone's 2015 compilation The Complete Capitol Christmas Recordings is anchored on 1968's That Christmas Feeling LP, but it also has seven bonus tracks -- five of which were recorded between Glen Campbell's golden age of 1969-1972, while the other two were newly recorded cuts from 1990 intended for the budget-line comps Christmas for the 90s. That Christmas Feeling is very much of piece with Campbell's '60s LPs -- it's soft and warm, its strings don't flair but are woven into the structure of the arrangements -- and it's a perfect foil for Campbell's honeyed voice. Plus, the song selection is terrific: it relies on standards from the Great American Songbook -- \"Christmas Is for Children,\" \"It Must Be Getting Close to Christmas,\" \"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,\" \"Blue Christmas\" -- with Roger Miller's \"Old Toy Trains,\" and Willie Nelson's \"Pretty Paper\" functioning as country coloring. It's a terrific holiday record: the songs are strong, unmarred by a silly novelty, and the feel is as cozy as spending a snowy evening inside by the fireplace. The bonus tracks are a little spotty -- the recitation of \"The Night Before Christmas\" feels cornball, but the 1972 sides \"I Believe in Christmas\" and \"New Snow on the Roof\" are nice; the production on the 1990 cuts are too clean but the sensibility remains the same -- but it's still nice to get this all in one place. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52408426856735,"sku":"848064004080","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/9b1e96796b196761b4102ed635b8be67_7d1de326-acd6-4688-8f6a-55b606a8842a.jpg?v=1777780558","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/complete-capitol-christmas-recordings","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}