Christmas With the New Christy Minstrels- Complete

The Last Month of the Year	Golden Classics Edition: Today/Ramblin'	Tell Tall Tales! Legends and Nonsense/Land of Giants 1963 and 1964 albums from the Christies, plus their single The Banjo and two unreleased tracks! Includes from "Tall Tales"—"The Old Timer," "Billy's Mule," "Susianna," "In the Hills of Shiloh," "Beaucatcher Mountain," "Song of the Pious Itinerant," "The Cat," "Down to Darby,...	Ray Conniff - We Wish You A Merry Christmas (6 Medley songs) Between 1957 and 1968, Ray Conniff had 28 albums in the American Top 40. He started out at Columbia Records as their home arranger, backing artists such as Rosemary Clooney, Johnny Mathis, and Johnnie Ray, with his orchestra and was eventually offered the chance to do his own rec...	The Andy Williams Christmas Album This was one of the best-selling Christmas records of the 1960s, and with good cause! Somehow, without the fatherly image of Bing Crosby, or the svelte croon of Frank Sinatra or Tony Bennett, or even the reverent innocence of Perry Como, Andy Williams managed to make a holiday in...
Presenting/In Person Their first two albums! Presenting actually won a Grammy, and In Person kept the group's momentum despite the loss of Jerry Yester (of course, when your replacement is Barry McGuire, you're doing okay)! Includes from "Presenting"—"This Land Is Your Land," "Deep Blue Sea," "D...	Holiday Sing-Along with Mitch Miller	Cowboys and Indians	Christmas with Conniff	The Wandering Minstrels This 1965 album moved the 'Christies in a more MOR direction with an emphasis on international pop flavors and also marked the swan song for original members Nick Woods, Clarence Treat and Larry Ramos (of later Association fame). Still, it remains arguably one of their most succe...

The cure for pre-holiday blahs
I'm eager to add my rave reviews for this collection. I grew up listening to the Minstrels' "Merry Christmas!" album -- every year, it was a welcome part of the tree-trimming tradition, and reinforced the holidays' various moods -- festive, commercial, sentimental, spiritual. Sorry, but I can't agree with reviewers who claim this music is trite or contradictory; it's from an earlier time, to be sure, but one where holiday music was truly creative and sincere -- not the tired covers of Christmas music we find today, accented with a hip-hop beat or country twang. No, this is the real thing. I've lovingly preserved each of these tunes in my memory, and have since made them part of my own family's tradition. Each song in this collection is an ornament on the musical holiday tree that represents Christmas; I only wish everyone could own this CD -- it would make their holidays much merrier!

A Delightful and Cheerful CD
I have had this CD in 33 RPM format for many years and almost wear it out each Christmas Season. I was delighted to get it in CD formatIt is a delight and fun. It cheers up those that listen. Buy it!

Family tradition
The music on this CD is a family tradition at Christmas. It is unique and most enjoyable for all ages.

Classic Music that doen not age!
Christy Minstrel's were a sixties band. This Christmas collection I grew up listening every year. It brings me great memories of Christmas' past. For someone hearing it for the first time will bring you such joy for the season, it really is up-beat and very well done! It is a must. If you like their style check out their non-seasonal music as well.

Blast from the past!
These are the songs I listened to when I was a little kid. It's so much fun to hear them again. The sound quality is surprisingly good.