Our Favorite Things / Tony Bennett, Charlotte Church, Plácido Domingo, Vanessa Williams

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Label
Sony Masterworks
Release Date
October 16, 2001
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BENNETT CHURCH DOMINGO WILL
    • PERFORMER
      Bennett, Church, Domingo, Williams
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      October 16, 2001
    • UPC
      696998946828
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SK89468
    • LABEL
      Sony Masterworks
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Choral - Sacred
    Works ⌄

    1. The Christmas Song, "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire"

      Composer: Mel Tormé, Robert Wells

      Ensemble: Wiener Symphoniker

      Performer: Tony Bennett

      Conductor: Steven Mercurio

    2. O Holy Night (Cantique de Noel) (arr. for soprano, tenor and orchestra)

      Composer: Adolphe Adam

      Ensemble: Wiener Symphoniker

      Performer: Plácido Domingo, Charlotte Church

      Conductor: Steven Mercurio

    3. Do You Hear What I Hear?

      Composer: Gloria Shayne

      Ensemble: Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Children's Choir, Wiener Symphoniker

      Performer: Plácido Domingo, Vanessa Williams, Alan Pasqua

      Conductor: Steven Mercurio

    4. Jesus de Nazareth (arr. J. Calandrelli)

      Composer: Charles Gounod

      Ensemble: Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Children's Choir, Wiener Symphoniker

      Performer: Plácido Domingo

      Conductor: Steven Mercurio

    5. Winter Wonderland

      Composer: Felix Bernard

      Ensemble: Wiener Symphoniker

      Performer: Tony Bennett, Vanessa Williams

      Conductor: Steven Mercurio

    6. Silent Night

      Composer: Franz Xaver Gruber

      Ensemble: Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Children's Choir, Wiener Symphoniker

      Performer: Charlotte Church

      Conductor: Steven Mercurio

    7. The Sound of Music: My Favorite Things

      Composer: Richard Rodgers

      Ensemble: Wiener Symphoniker

      Performer: Plácido Domingo, Vanessa Williams, Tony Bennett

      Conductor: Steven Mercurio

    8. Holiday Inn: White Christmas

      Composer: Irving Berlin

      Ensemble: Wiener Symphoniker

      Performer: Vanessa Williams, Tony Bennett

      Conductor: Steven Mercurio

    9. Hacia belen va un burro (arr. J. Calandrelli)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Children's Choir, Wiener Symphoniker

      Performer: Plácido Domingo

      Conductor: Steven Mercurio

    10. Through the Eyes of a Child

      Composer: Jorge Calandrelli

      Ensemble: Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Children's Choir, Wiener Symphoniker

      Performer: Vanessa Williams, Alan Pasqua

      Conductor: Steven Mercurio

    11. The First Noel (arr. J. Calandrelli)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Children's Choir, Wiener Symphoniker

      Performer: Plácido Domingo, Tony Bennett

      Conductor: Steven Mercurio

    12. Home Alone: Somewhere in my Memory

      Composer: John Williams

      Ensemble: Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Children's Choir, Wiener Symphoniker

      Performer: Plácido Domingo

      Conductor: Steven Mercurio

    13. I Saw Three Ships (arr. J. Calandrelli)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Children's Choir, Wiener Symphoniker

      Performer: Plácido Domingo, Vanessa Williams

      Conductor: Steven Mercurio

    14. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

      Composer: Hugh Martin

      Ensemble: Wiener Symphoniker

      Performer: Tony Bennett

      Conductor: Steven Mercurio

    15. Hijo de Dios

      Composer: Plácido Domingo

      Ensemble: Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Children's Choir, Wiener Symphoniker

      Performer: Plácido Domingo, Alan Pasqua

      Conductor: Steven Mercurio

    16. I'll Be Home for Christmas

      Composer: Walter Kent, Buck Ram

      Ensemble: Wiener Symphoniker

      Performer: Plácido Domingo, Tony Bennett, Alan Pasqua

      Conductor: Steven Mercurio

    17. Joy to the World (arr. J. Calandrelli)

      Composer: Lowell Mason

      Ensemble: Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Children's Choir, Wiener Symphoniker

      Performer: Plácido Domingo, Tony Bennett, Vanessa Williams

      Conductor: Steven Mercurio

    18. Angels we have heard on high

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Children's Choir, Wiener Symphoniker

      Performer: Plácido Domingo, Tony Bennett, Vanessa Williams

      Conductor: Steven Mercurio

    19. Silent Night

      Composer: Franz Xaver Gruber

      Ensemble: Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Children's Choir

      Performer: Plácido Domingo, Tony Bennett, Vanessa Williams, Charlotte Church, Alan Pasqua

    20. One More Year

      Composer: Jorge Calandrelli

      Ensemble: Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Children's Choir, Wiener Symphoniker

      Performer: Plácido Domingo, Vanessa Williams, Alan Pasqua

      Conductor: Steven Mercurio


Track Listing
1. Christmas Song, The - (with Tony Bennett)
2. O Holy Night - (with Charlotte Church/Plácido Domingo)
3. Do You Hear What I Hear - (with Vanessa Williams)
4. Jesus De Nazareth - (with Plácido Domingo)
5. Winter Wonderland - (with Tony Bennett/Vanessa Williams)
6. Silent Night - (with Charlotte Church)
7. My Favorite Things - (with Vanessa Williams/Tony Bennett/Plácido Domingo)
8. White Christmas - (with Tony Bennett/Vanessa Williams)
9. Hacia Belen Va Un Burro - (with Plácido Domingo)
10. Through The Eyes Of A Child - (with Vanessa Williams)
11. First Noel, The - (with Tony Bennett/Plácido Domingo)
12. Somewhere In My Memory - (with Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Chorus)
13. I Saw Three Ships - (with Plácido Domingo/Vanessa Williams)
14. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - (with Tony Bennett)
15. Hijo De Dios - (with Plácido Domingo)
16. I'll Be Home For Christmas - (with Tony Bennett/Plácido Domingo)
17. Joy To The World - (with Plácido Domingo/Vanessa Williams)
18. Angels We Have Heard On High - (with Tony Bennett/Vanessa Williams/Plácido Domingo)
19. Silent Night
20. One More Year - (with Plácido Domingo/Vanessa Williams)

Musicians include: Tony Bennett, Charlotte Church, Placido Domingo, Vanessa Williams (vocals); Steven Mecurio (conductor); Ralph Sharon Quartet; Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Children's Choir; Vienna Symphony.

Recorded live at the Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria in December 2000.

This stellar line-up, recorded live in Vienna, performs a program of quintessential Christmas songs in a rich variety of styles, from the light pop of "My Favorite Things" to traditional Spanish tunes such as "Hacia Belen Va Un Burro" and English equivalents like "Angels We Have Heard on High." Tony Bennett kicks the whole thing off with a typically warm rendition of "The Christmas Song." He's followed by a pretty straight reading of "O Holy Night" by the Welsh teen classical prodigy Charlotte Church and the inimitable Placido Domingo, and Vannessa Williams' gospel-tinged version of "Do You Hear What I Hear?"

It's an evening of familiar favorites, impeccably performed, with the added bonus of the Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Children's Choir providing an appropriately child's-eye view of the holiday. OUR FAVORITE THINGS is a worthy addition to the bulging repertoire of Christmas collections, in a gimmick-free traditional setting.