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

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Composer
BENNETT CHURCH DOMINGO WILL
Artist
Bennett, Church, Domingo, Williams
Format
CD
Label
Sony Masterworks
Released
Oct 16, 2001
Catalog #
SK89468
UPC
696998946828

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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.

Tracklist 20 tracks

  1. 1 The Christmas Song, "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire" 03:24
    Track
    1
    Title
    The Christmas Song, "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire"
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Mel Tormé, Robert Wells
    Performer
    Tony Bennett
    Ensemble
    Wiener Symphoniker
    Conductor
    Steven Mercurio
  2. 2 O Holy Night (Cantique de Noel) (arr. for soprano, tenor and orchestra) 04:26
    Track
    2
    Title
    O Holy Night (Cantique de Noel) (arr. for soprano, tenor and orchestra)
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    Adolphe Adam
    Performer
    Plácido Domingo, Charlotte Church
    Ensemble
    Wiener Symphoniker
    Conductor
    Steven Mercurio
  3. 3 Do You Hear What I Hear? 02:38
    Track
    3
    Title
    Do You Hear What I Hear?
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Gloria Shayne
    Performer
    Plácido Domingo, Vanessa Williams, Alan Pasqua
    Ensemble
    Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Children's Choir, Wiener Symphoniker
    Conductor
    Steven Mercurio
  4. 4 Jesus de Nazareth (arr. J. Calandrelli) 03:27
    Track
    4
    Title
    Jesus de Nazareth (arr. J. Calandrelli)
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Plácido Domingo
    Ensemble
    Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Children's Choir, Wiener Symphoniker
    Conductor
    Steven Mercurio
  5. 5 Winter Wonderland 02:10
    Track
    5
    Title
    Winter Wonderland
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Felix Bernard
    Performer
    Tony Bennett, Vanessa Williams
    Ensemble
    Wiener Symphoniker
    Conductor
    Steven Mercurio
  6. 6 Silent Night 03:32
    Track
    6
    Title
    Silent Night
    Duration
    03:32
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Gruber
    Performer
    Charlotte Church
    Ensemble
    Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Children's Choir, Wiener Symphoniker
    Conductor
    Steven Mercurio
  7. 7 The Sound of Music: My Favorite Things 02:47
    Track
    7
    Title
    The Sound of Music: My Favorite Things
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Richard Rodgers
    Performer
    Plácido Domingo, Vanessa Williams, Tony Bennett
    Ensemble
    Wiener Symphoniker
    Conductor
    Steven Mercurio
  8. 8 Holiday Inn: White Christmas 02:06
    Track
    8
    Title
    Holiday Inn: White Christmas
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Irving Berlin
    Performer
    Vanessa Williams, Tony Bennett
    Ensemble
    Wiener Symphoniker
    Conductor
    Steven Mercurio
  9. 9 Hacia belen va un burro (arr. J. Calandrelli) 01:33
    Track
    9
    Title
    Hacia belen va un burro (arr. J. Calandrelli)
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Plácido Domingo
    Ensemble
    Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Children's Choir, Wiener Symphoniker
    Conductor
    Steven Mercurio
  10. 10 Through the Eyes of a Child 04:02
    Track
    10
    Title
    Through the Eyes of a Child
    Duration
    04:02
    Composer
    Jorge Calandrelli
    Performer
    Vanessa Williams, Alan Pasqua
    Ensemble
    Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Children's Choir, Wiener Symphoniker
    Conductor
    Steven Mercurio
  11. 11 The First Noel (arr. J. Calandrelli) 02:18
    Track
    11
    Title
    The First Noel (arr. J. Calandrelli)
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Plácido Domingo, Tony Bennett
    Ensemble
    Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Children's Choir, Wiener Symphoniker
    Conductor
    Steven Mercurio
  12. 12 Home Alone: Somewhere in my Memory 02:00
    Track
    12
    Title
    Home Alone: Somewhere in my Memory
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    John Williams
    Performer
    Plácido Domingo
    Ensemble
    Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Children's Choir, Wiener Symphoniker
    Conductor
    Steven Mercurio
  13. 13 I Saw Three Ships (arr. J. Calandrelli) 01:20
    Track
    13
    Title
    I Saw Three Ships (arr. J. Calandrelli)
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Plácido Domingo, Vanessa Williams
    Ensemble
    Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Children's Choir, Wiener Symphoniker
    Conductor
    Steven Mercurio
  14. 14 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 02:28
    Track
    14
    Title
    Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Hugh Martin
    Performer
    Tony Bennett
    Ensemble
    Wiener Symphoniker
    Conductor
    Steven Mercurio
  15. 15 Hijo de Dios 03:19
    Track
    15
    Title
    Hijo de Dios
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Plácido Domingo
    Performer
    Plácido Domingo, Alan Pasqua
    Ensemble
    Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Children's Choir, Wiener Symphoniker
    Conductor
    Steven Mercurio
  16. 16 I'll Be Home for Christmas 02:40
    Track
    16
    Title
    I'll Be Home for Christmas
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Walter Kent, Buck Ram
    Performer
    Plácido Domingo, Tony Bennett, Alan Pasqua
    Ensemble
    Wiener Symphoniker
    Conductor
    Steven Mercurio
  17. 17 Joy to the World (arr. J. Calandrelli) 01:47
    Track
    17
    Title
    Joy to the World (arr. J. Calandrelli)
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Lowell Mason
    Performer
    Plácido Domingo, Tony Bennett, Vanessa Williams
    Ensemble
    Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Children's Choir, Wiener Symphoniker
    Conductor
    Steven Mercurio
  18. 18 Angels we have heard on high 03:15
    Track
    18
    Title
    Angels we have heard on high
    Duration
    03:15
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Plácido Domingo, Tony Bennett, Vanessa Williams
    Ensemble
    Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Children's Choir, Wiener Symphoniker
    Conductor
    Steven Mercurio
  19. 19 Silent Night 03:49
    Track
    19
    Title
    Silent Night
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Gruber
    Performer
    Plácido Domingo, Tony Bennett, Vanessa Williams, Charlotte Church, Alan Pasqua
    Ensemble
    Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Children's Choir
  20. 20 One More Year 04:10
    Track
    20
    Title
    One More Year
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Jorge Calandrelli
    Performer
    Plácido Domingo, Vanessa Williams, Alan Pasqua
    Ensemble
    Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Children's Choir, Wiener Symphoniker
    Conductor
    Steven Mercurio