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Arthur & Friends
Arthur's Perfect Christmas
Genres: Folk, Special Interest, Pop, Classical, Children's Music

Track Listings (23) - Disc #1
1. Perfect Christmas - Arthur, Chavhun
2. Jingle Bells - Arthur, Pierpont, James
3. The First Noel - Arthur, Sandys, William
4. Boogie Woogie Christmas - Arthur, Sabien, Randy
5. Here We Come A-Wassailing - Arthur,
6. O Little Town of Bethlehem - Arthur, Brooks, Phillip [1]
7. Silent Night - Arthur, Gruber, Franz
8. Fum, Fum, Fum - Arthur,
9. It's Kwanzaa Time! - Arthur, Chavhunduka
10. What's the Use of Presents? - Arthur, Chavhun
11. Baxter Day - Arthur, Chavhun
12. I'm Not Scared of Santa - Arthur,
13. We Three Kings - Arthur, Hopkins, John Henry
14. Chanukah, Oh Chanukah - Arthur,
15. Sevivon - Arthur,
16. Chanukah Blessing - Arthur,
17. Sankta Lucia - Arthur,
18. Nu ?r Det Jul Igen - Arthur,
19. Angels We Have Heard on High - Arthur, Traditional
20. Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella - Arthur,
21. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Arthur, Sears, Edmund Hamil
22. Joy to the World - Arthur, Mason, Lowell
23. Perfect Christmas Reprise - Arthur, Chavhun

CD Details

All Artists: Arthur & Friends
Title: Arthur's Perfect Christmas
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Rounder / Umgd
Original Release Date: 9/19/2000
Release Date: 9/19/2000
Genres: Folk, Special Interest, Pop, Classical, Children's Music
Styles: Holiday & Wedding, Opera & Classical Vocal
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 011661809727, 011661810747

Synopsis

Amazon.com

Arthur, the adorable aardvark who aims to be all things childlike, delivers a predictably light but fun multicultural collection of seasonal songs, snippets, and the occasional humorous asides from his sister, D. W., and his friends about the holidays. Celebrating Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Santa Lucia, and even "Baxter Day," these PBS mainstays cover just about all the bases while making merry and holy on such popular hymns as "We Three Kings" and on such secular chestnuts as "Jingle Bells." Original tunes such as "I'm Not Scared of Santa" (sung by Binky) and Muffy's "What's the Use of Presents?" make Arthur's Perfect Christmas pretty close to perfect--even if D. W. does a goofy reading of "The First Noël." --Martin Keller

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CD Reviews

Its about time for another timeless Chirstmas clasic

09/23/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I have fond memories of watching Charlie Brown's Christmas Special with my parents and now I will soon give my children similar memories with Arthur's Perfect Christmas. This is a great album full of catchy tunes that young and not-so-young can enjoy for years to come. I have always felt that Arthur's show on PBS provides the best posible messages and themes for my children, and the christmas album is no different. This is one for the ages!"

Ok, I'll admit it...

Patricia Day | Bowie, MD USA | 12/12/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I LOVE this CD--and so does my husband (AND our 5-year-old...)First of all, the voice of Arthur IS the same voice... Michael Yarmush had finally begun his voice change by the time this CD came out... and I think the actor was 20 or 21 at the time... DW had been replaced a season or two earlier when her voice actor (also named Michael, but I can't remember his last name) entered middle school and began maturing. I believe the voice of DW on the CD is done by her same current voice actor on television... which would be Oliver Grainger. You know, with kids' shows, in which real kids are used for at least some of the voices, you're going to get the occasional natural changing of voices that would necessitate changes with the actors.That said, I LOVE the CD... the "fractured" carols that everybody is complaining about we find to be hysterically funny... and the others are musically interesting--jazzy and fresh. And the album is Cross-Cultural, which we appreciate very much in today's world.I would recommend this CD to anyone--whether they have kids or not. Very entertaining."

My 3-year-old loves it!

Patricia Day | 10/26/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"My 3-year-old daughter absolutely loves Arthur and loves this CD. Okay, so the songs don't necessarily use "traditional" lyrics. We don't mind! It's great! And by the way, some of the customer reviews mention that there is a different voice for Arthur. Not so. The credits clearly say Arthur's voice is played by Michael Yarmush who is the original Arthur. He's just a few years older now and his voice has matured a bit. He's still the same Arthur.Our whole family likes this CD. Buy it!"