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Long a seasonal favorite, this collection of 13 charming Christmas carols from French, English, Italian, and African American traditions captures the Christmas spirit with wonderful universality. These international holiday favorites include Twelve Gates to the City, Mary Had a Baby, and The First Noel. "A real alternative to the wall of strings or the overly sweet sound of many Christmas collections." –Dirty Linen
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 Pete Seeger |
| Review Date: July 15, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Lynne R. Beard, Westminster, MD |
| I have not heard this album since I bought it as a gift. Hope it is as great as the Singalong album. |
I don't sing atheist songs, Pete shouldn't sing Christian ones
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| Review Date: April 23, 2007 |
| Reviewer: The Regarder, Stamford, CT |
Seeger has called himself an atheist all of his life... until recently. It's remarkable how impending death can change one's beliefs. Now he says he "sees God in all things". How convenient.
Listening to this unrepentant Stalinist singing songs about the birth of Jesus is as galling an experience as I have ever had. Similarly minded communists will buy this album, but only for political reasons.
The music is uniformly bland, spare and empty of spirit. One can always hear the echo of the Gulag in every note this villain sings. Skip it if Christmas means anything to you. |
One of my All-Time Favorites!
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| Review Date: January 28, 2000 |
| Reviewer: J. J. Allore, |
| This is just a gorgeous Christmas album. Seeger's folk style blends perfectly with both the traditional carols like "The First Noel" as well as the spirituals such as "Twelve Gates to the City." (Not to mention the upbeat "Masters in this Hall" - my personal favorite.) For Seeger fans or anyone looking for an old-fashioned alternative to the almost inescapable pop diva/boy band/insert-current-trend-here CDs out there, this is a must-have! |
Banjo Christmas Classics...
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| Review Date: December 11, 1998 |
| Reviewer: , |
| It's an odd experience to hear Pete Seeger--with his unrefined, though charming, voice and his trademark banjo accompaniment--belting out "Lo How a Rose E'er Blooming." Some of these songs sound gentle and vulnerable; others just don't work as well. It's not a bad album, especially for folk fans, but it's not one I'll keep in the CD player for more than a day out of the Christmas season, either. |
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