Wednesday, September 25, 2013

The Three Tenors Christmas (Christmas Classics-The Yule Edition)



Men with Voices of Angels
I am such a big fan of the Three Tenors it might be unfair for me to review their Christmas CD. Their blended voices are beautiful and take you back to sitting in a church pew singing the caroles of the season. A calm, and peace and joy reaches out to you from their music taking you to those mornings in church during the Christmas season.

The Three Tenors Christmas(Christmas Classics-The Yule Edition
I gave this DVD to one of my best friends and she said "that this was one of the best christmas gifts that she had ever gotten!" She really loved the fireplace and had it on for hours at a time:)

"Yule Log Kitsch + Glorious Christmas Music", What's Not to Love?
I really enjoy the whole "Yule Log on Christmas Day" idea accompanied by Christmas music. But (1) the television stations do not always show it and (2) Christmas music is of uneven quality, at best. Sometimes you have many songs that you would not choose yourself. And, (3) last year my local station did the Yule log combined with a radio station--meaning there were commercials throughout.

So the first thing this dvd offers is the Yule log burning in the fireplace--and it fit widescreen format perfectly.(There are two alternative views).

But, of course, what is so wonderful about this is the music. This is the same repertoire of Christmas songs, same recording, as the "Three Tenors Christmas". Since I just saw it yesterday (PBS pledge drive), I think it is actually improved by not seeing them and just hearing them instead.

Why? First because some of the close-ups are a bit...distracting. Also, because if you have company over it is easy for them to just...

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