Night Before Christmas by Van Dyke Parks, Rabbit Ears (Series), Mark O'Connor, Meryl Streep

Night Before Christmas

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Night Before Christmas

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Audio CD (September 14, 1999)

Original Release Date: October 7, 1999

Number of Discs: 1

Label: Madacy Records

Catalog Number: 1828

Reader Reviews
The first track is Meryl Streep reading Clement C. Moore's classic story--not too bad, but, although I think Meryl Streep is one of the best actresses ever, I didn't like her take on the poem--a matter of taste I guess. The remaining tracks are songs performed alternately by her and other musicians. Meryl is an OK singer, not tremendous. The other tracks are an odd mix of very traditional (Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford--wonderful!) to modern, gospel-jazzy (Edwin Hawkins Singers--I'll pass) and country-classical (Mark O'Connor and others, think "Appalachian Journey"--very nice). Why did Rabbit Ears/Madacy Kids! go to all trouble to produce this CD, and even point out that the "UV22 Process" was used because it "retains all the detail of the high-resolution source, preserving the soundstage and tonal balance of the original" when it's in mono? I mainly didn't like the grouping of styles, and the obvious attempt to stretch a five-minute story into a full-length CD. I think there are tons of better Christmas choices out there. But maybe your kids wouldn't be so picky!

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