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This Is What Karen Was Born To Sing (5 stars)
By 1978, Karen's voice was at it's perfoming peak and was forever captured recording the Carpenters favorite music, Christmas carols. Richard's arrangement skills was at it's zenith during these sessions and Richard was aided by big band arranger Billy May and the Moody Blues arranger Peter Knight. This two disc set is both Christmas albums, disc one is 1978's "Christmas Portrait" and disc two is 1984's "Old Fashioned Christm

Best Christmas with the Carpenters (5 stars)
Pop interpretations of Christmas tunes get no better treatment than in the hands of Richard Carpenter and two other incredible arrangers (Peter Knight and Billy May) and that voice that seems to sit next to you on the sofa. Christmas Portrait has been a classic since 1978 (expanded in the 90's on CD) - it was followed by 1984's An Old Fashioned Christmas which included additional very unique Karen left-overs from the late 70's (Little Altar

Carpenters Christmas Collections (5 stars)
No different than any other of their collections, the Carpenter's arrangements and performance put the finishing star on the tree with this outstanding Christmas album. Combining the tantilizing voice of Karen Carpenter with the arrangements of her brother and the group's vocalizations, you cannot help but swing into the spirit of Christmas. Long after her departure, Karen Carpenter continues to put the twinkle in the holiday season provid

Biography

Formed: 1968 in Downey, CA
Genre: Pop
Years Active: '60s, '70s, '80s

With their light, airy melodies and meticulously crafted, clean arrangements, the Carpenters stood in direct contrast with the excessive, gaudy pop/rock of the '70s; yet they became one of the most popular artists of...

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	Name	Artist	Time	Price
1.	O Come, O Come, Emmanuel	Carpenters	0:28	$1.29
2.	Overture (Christmas Portrait)	Carpenters	4:39	$0.99
3.	Christmas Waltz	Carpenters	2:13	$0.99
4.	Sleigh Ride	Carpenters	2:38	$0.99
5.	It's Christmas Time/Sleep Well, Litt..	Carpenters	2:55	$0.99
6.	Have Yourself a Merry Little Christm..	Carpenters	3:54	$1.29
7.	Santa Claus Is Coming to Town	Carpenters	1:05	$0.99
8.	Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting o..	Carpenters	3:39	$0.99
9.	Silent Night	Carpenters	3:19	$0.99
10.	Jingle Bells	Carpenters	1:11	$1.29
11.	The First Snowfall/Let It Snow, Let ..	Carpenters	3:33	$0.99
12.	Carol of the Bells	Carpenters	1:38	$0.99
13.	Merry Christmas Darling	Carpenters	3:05	$1.29
14.	I'll Be Home for Christmas	Carpenters	3:50	$0.99
15.	Christ Is Born	Carpenters	3:14	$0.99
16.	Medley: Winter Wonderland/Silver Bel..	Carpenters	5:30	$0.99
17.	Ave Maria	Carpenters	2:36	$0.99
1.	It Came upon a Midnight Clear	Carpenters	0:43	$0.99
2.	Overture (An Old Fashioned Christmas..	Carpenters	8:14	$0.99
3.	An Old Fashioned Christmas	Carpenters	2:14	$0.99
4.	O Holy Night	Carpenters	3:10	$0.99
5.	(There's No Place Like) Home for the..	Carpenters	2:35	$1.29
6.	Medley: Here Comes Santa Claus/Frost..	Carpenters	3:43	$0.99
7.	Little Altar Boy	Carpenters	3:43	$0.99
8.	Do You Hear What I Hear?	Carpenters	2:53	$1.29
9.	My Favorite Things	Carpenters	3:54	$1.29
10.	He Came Here for Me	Carpenters	2:12	$0.99
11.	Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (Singl..	Carpenters	4:04	$0.99
12.	What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?	Carpenters	2:51	$1.29
13.	Selections from "The Nutcracker..	Carpenters	6:15	$0.99
14.	I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day	Carpenters	2:24	$1.29

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