Another heads up from The Yule Log on another rescue mission from Collectors Choice Music. As is my usual practice, I'll use an old album cover and the album's original track list until we get something newer.



http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002SIWNNO/?tag=imwan-20

http://www.ccmusic.com/item.cfm?itemid=CCM20852

1. Adeste Fideles
2. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
3. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
4. White Christmas
5. Good King Wenceslas
6. O Holy Night
7. The First Noel
8. Joy to the World
9. Silent Night, Holy Night
10. O Tannenbaum
11. Midnight Waltz
12. Nazareth
13. O Little Town of Bethlehem
14. Skaters Waltz

With this Collectors’ Choice Music release, we put back in print one of the most famous Christmas albums of all time, Mantovani’s 1958 album "Christmas Carols". In its original mono incarnation released in 1953, this album charted twice; then, with the advent of stereo technology, Mantovani re-recorded it in stereo in 1958, and THAT version of the album went on to chart *four* more times! Yet, that later stereo version (and when you think about it, how can you listen to the sweeping sound of Mantovani in anything but stereo?) has NEVER been on CD, and the mono version has only been on CD overseas in an inferior-sounding version. So, we’re really restoring a perennial holiday favorite here. Includes gorgeous versions of "Adeste Fideles"; "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing"; "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"; "White Christmas"; "Good King Wenceslas"; "O Holy Night"; "The First Noel"; "Joy to the World"; "Silent Night, Holy Night"; "O Tannenbaum"; "Midnight Waltz"; "Nazareth"; "O Little Town of Bethlehem", and "Skaters’ Waltz". Merry Chistmas, everyone!

Bump: added finalised cover image and Amazon pre-order link to the first post. The general release has now been scheduled for November 24th.

The release date for this one has been pushed back. CCM reports that their new release date is December 11 while Amazon has notified customers that they don't expect to have it in stock until December 22-24. Remember, there is generally a lag time on CCM releases getting to Amazon.