4 comments about 16 Most Requested Songs of the 1950's, Vol. 1.

1. 16 Most Requested Songs of the 1950's, Vol. 1 boasts great sound and a wide diversity of artists to bring back those memories of the fabulous fifties! The artwork is great and the songs are sure to put a smile on your face.
   
   "My Heart Cries For You" starts the CD off with a most passionate love ballad that is sure to pull at your heartstrings; and "Jezebel" by Frankie Laine features Frankie singing squarely in the spotlight. The percussion adds a lot to the musical arrangement for "Jezebel." "Jezebel" is a steamy number that works well on many levels.
   
   Johnnie Ray's "The Little White Cloud That Cried" shines as brightly as it ever did; and The Four Lads back Johnnie up so smoothly. Johnnie belts this out very well and his performance of "The Little White Cloud That Cried" is masterful and sensitive both at the same time. Great!
   
   Doris Day's "Secret Love" retains its incredible, timeless appeal all these years later; and Doris never sings a superfluous note! Her performance is sensitive and very emotional; this makes "Secret Love" a fine tune for slow dancing with your sweetheart. In addition, Joan Weber's "Let Me Go Lover" is another highlight of this album; Joan sings this with all her heart and soul. Joan really sings this well and I enjoy this song whenever I hear it.
   
   "Mambo Italiano" by Rosemary Clooney is always one of my very favorites from this era; Rosemary Clooney belts this out strong and her backup vocalists enhance the number all the more. Listen also for Mitch Miller and The Gang on "The Yellow Rose Of Texas." "The Yellow Rose Of Texas" is a memorable number and "The Gang" sings this very well. The Four Lads also do a magnificent job on "Moments To Remember." I predict that you will like The Four Lads doing "Moments To Remember."
   
   Ray Conniff and His Orchestra do an excellent job on "S'Wonderful;" and the album ends with Johnny Mathis performing his stunning hit "Chances Are." Johnny sings with a power and sweetness that I rarely hear or enjoy and "Chances Are" is a prime example of Johnny's singularly fine talent.
   
   This fine album will, without a doubt, remind you of the days when you first heard these songs on the radio. Younger people who want to hear great songs from the 1950s would do well to choose this CD.



2. Overall, this and Volume II are good collections with nothing really strange or jarring. The quality of the discs is excellent. No complaints at all.



3. This collection is a great mixture of the songs I was listening to on the radio in my pre-teen years. But they are 1000 times clearer now, the talent of the singers is more evident and the melodies are much more enjoyable.



4. I've heard and played all of these song's from back in the 50's on this CD. Some of the greatest music of all time's came from that era. I am looking for the song's "Love Walked Right In" & "Hernandoes Hideaway" from that era. The Singer's I can't remember. If you can be of help, I am Larry F. Rees "E" mail - lfr@ee.net Thank You

5 comments about The Scarlet Pimpernel: The New Musical Adventure - Original Broadway Cast Recording.

1. I'm way behind the times on this one. I've been a Frank Wildhorn fan since Jekyll & Hyde, but I'd neve heard anything from Scarlet Pimpernel until recently. And I didn't know the story of The Scarlet Pimpernel at all. But none of that mattered, I heard one song and I was hooked. Then I heard another song and I was even more hooked. Wildhorn's uniquely dramatic music is perfectly suited to the emotion of the story and expresses that emotion even to someone who doesn't know the story. The cast is amazing, especially Terrence Mann as the darkly intense villain. Some of the songs are a little slow and deliberate, but the overall score is well-balanced and no one does a power ballad like Wildhorn. Songs like Into the Fire, Falcon in the Dive and Where's the Girl completely suck you in. And with songs like The Creation of Man and The Scarlet Pimpernel Wildhorn shows his humorous side, which is surprisingly strong. I hope this show gets more recognition, its great swashbuckling drama.



2. As momma used to say:
   You can dress a pig up in beautiful clothes, but it did does not make her a lady.
   
   (I've given it one star, because there is no option for zero stars)



3. The soundtrack for the musical of The Scarlet Pimpernel is great. I have listened many times since receiving it. My personal favorite is Prayer sung by Douglas Sills as Sir Percy.



4. We seek it there. We seek a better recording everywhere. But shall never find one, what?
   
   A musical adaptation of one of the greatest books in existence, The Scarlet Pimpernel is delightful. Beginning with the chilling "Madame Guillotine," the cast sweeps you into a very real mindset of the Reign of Terror. "Into the Fire" becomes easily the most inspirational and powerful song in the recording, as Sir Percy rallies his men to do more than write letters that will achieve nothing. Terrence Mann excells as a stubborn, and seductive, Armand Chauvelin. "Falcon in the Dive" proves an equal determination to Percy's heroic endeavors. "The Riddle" makes a mystifying point about life. Every song touches you in its own way, whether to make you laugh in "The Creation of Man" or warm your heart in "She Was There." A must-have for Broadway and Pimpernel fans around the world. Sink me, Frank Wildhorn, if you didn't do it.



5. What a wonderful and colourful production!
   What a fantastic recording!
   Oh I love it, I love it, I love it!!!!!!!!!!
   What a marvellous purchase.
   I could listen to this for the rest of my life!
   The Falcon in the Dive
   Where's the girl?
   The Riddle
   Madame Guillotine.
   All classic tunes, never aging, only growing!

5 comments about A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum (1962 Original Broadway Cast).

1. A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum was Stephen Sondheim's first project for which he wrote both words and music--and it was a tremendous success. The tracks on this CD give us the musical numbers from the stage play performed by the original Broadway cast. Some numbers will amuse you more than others because you may not know the context in which they were performed; but many of these fine songs will entertain you anyway.
   
   The track set begins with the "Overture." The arrangement makes great use of the horns, percussion and strings to create just the right atmosphere for the beginning of the play. Of course, the overture also ties together the themes from the major musical numbers from the play. Excellent! "Comedy Tonight," sung mostly by starring actor Zero Mostel who plays a slave scheming to earn his freedom, gains its humorous qualities in part because Zero Mostel just couldn't sing. Zero as the slave Pseudolus weaves his magic by performing the lyrics at a rapid tempo enhanced by the great arrangement. "Comedy Tonight" sports a great intro by the brass; and the backup chorus bolsters Zero's performance, too.
   
   "Love, I Hear," performed by Brian Davies as Hero, lets Hero sing of how much he wants to find his one true love. Brian delivers "Love, I Hear" with great sensitivity. The strings and horns bolster the beauty of "Love, I Hear," too. "Free" is performed by Pseudolus and Hero as Hero promises Pseudolus his freedom from slavery if he can get Hero the young woman he loves, Philia.
   
   "Everybody Ought To Have A Maid" truly does sport that vaudeville flavor as David Burns, Zero Mostel, Jack Gilford and John Carradine deliver this without missing a beat! The men sing of how they want to have a "maid" who would secretly be their lover. "Everybody Ought To Have A Maid" will make you laugh even if you know nothing about the plot--great! Listen for some great percussion, strings and flute on "Everybody Ought To Have A Maid." "I'm Calm" does indeed capture the panic attacks of Hysterium who is played by Jack Gilford. Jack's performance, which is not exactly the way Sinatra would croon it, becomes all the funnier because Jack can't sing, either!
   
   "That'll Show Him" gives us another good number delivered by Preshy Marker as the beautiful but not too bright blonde Philia, loved by Hero but wanted by the remarkably brutal, macho warrior Miles Gloriosus (Ronald Holgate). "That'll Show Him" uses the percussion and drums very well. "The Funeral Sequence," although a great number, would be funnier still if you knew that this was a fake death of Philia so that she could be free from Miles Gloriosus and marry Hero.
   
   The "Finale" sports another relentlessly upbeat melody as everything actually works out for the best; and the musical arrangement makes good use of the strings and brass. Great!
   
   The liner notes offer great black and white photos from the actual stage play and Mark Kirkeby writes an extensive essay that really helps people understand the stage play so they can enjoy this CD even more! The artwork impresses me.
   
   Overall, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum was an excellent stage play and these show tunes amply prove it. I highly recommend this CD for fans of Stephen Sondheim; and people who like show tunes will cherish this one for years to come.
   
   Enjoy!



2. A really excellent production, perhaps not as good as the National Theatre production with Desmond Barritt. What a pity that neither of these are available as DVDs. All we enthusiasts have (or don't have) is the dreadful film which was a travesty.
   At least this CD gives the chance to enjoy again the wit and craft of Sondheim at his best.



3. After providing the libretto for the musicals "West Side Story" and "Gypsy", Stephen Sondheim decided to write both music and lyrics for his next project, which turned out to be A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, a raucous, musical comedy (with the emphasis on comedy) set in Ancient Rome, and featuring a book by Larry Gelbart and Burt Shevelove.
   
   The original production opened on Broadway at the Alvin Theatre on May 8, 1962, and went on to run for 964 performances. The lead role of Pseudolus was originally earmarked for Milton Berle and Phil Silvers - for various reasons both were unavailable - and the part wound up going to Zero Mostel, who created one of his most well-remembered roles.
   
   Brian Davies (fresh from playing Rolf in Broadway's "The Sound of Music") is a very well-sung Hero, nicely-partnered by Preshy Marker in the role of Philia. Their duet "Lovely" is adorable, and Marker's 11 o'clocker "That'll Show Him" is good value.
   
   The colourful supporting cast included some big names on the Broadway musical comedy scene (Ruth Kobart, David Burns, Jack Gilford). John Carradine and Ronald Holgate (as the preening he-man Miles Gloriosus) add some fun to the numbers, too. Songs like "Comedy Tonight!", "Dirty Old Man", and "Everybody Ought to Have a Maid", are the kind of fall-down funny numbers that one seldom hears in musicals these days.
   
   While ...FORUM established Stephen Sondheim as Broadway's "golden boy of the moment", his next big show, "Anyone Can Whistle", folded after only nine performances. In 1965, he decided to go back to doing the libretto for Richard Rodgers' "Do I Hear a Waltz?", only for it to be another middling failure. Success would come in the 1970s and 80s with a series of highly-stylised works (beginning with "Company").
   
   Here in ...FORUM, you can hear Sondheim in full musical comedy mode, with a score that fairly bubbles with merriment and mirth.
   
   [Angel Broadway/EMI 0777 7 64770 2 2]



4. After checking into all the available soundtracks of the musical, I selected this one primarily for the original performance of Zero Mostel. Like many remastered CDs, there are volume problems with the recording--I really had to crank it up to be able to hear anything! I do wish that the soundtrack from the film, with Phil Silvers and a young Michael Crawford, was available, but this will do in the meantime.



5. I recently saw a great production of "Funny Thing Happened," in Roanoke not so long ago with my girlfriend. We had both listened to the CD prior to seeing it and loved the songs from it and the play was a riot! It was just so funny I couldn't stop laughing. I especially liked Hero, and want the part so badly. No wonder this musical is such a big High School and Summer Stock fave. Everybody ought to have a copy of this CD.

5 comments about The Best of Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series).

1. The range of songs chosen for this compilation is awesome. Just what I was looking for.



2. Note that some of the recordings are not in stereo. While I expected that for some of the very old songs recorded in the 1920's to 1940's, I thought that the songs from the 1950's and more recent would have been recorded in stereo.



3. This is a pretty good compilation, but I have to wonder at some of the choices that went into it.
   "Good Morning Baltimore" is almost the least impressive song from Hairspray. "You Can't Stop the Beat" was a much more anthemic song from that show.
   I agree that it's too bad Les Mis didn't make it in. I would have traded that for anything Sondheim, although that's a personal preference :) .
   Still, the opportunity to hear the original performers and orchestras perform these works, all in one place, is a great deal.



4. This one plays in the car, on the ipod and in the house. When the kids were little they would ask if we could take them to "The Street". That is what they called Broadway (little did they know at that time how famous that street is). They still love it and we can not get enough of it. This CD covers the best and makes you want to go and see a live performance. You can not beat that.



5. This CD from Decca Broadway is a wonderful selection of some of
   
   the "Greatest Hits" of the Broadway stage. Decca and Sony have
   
   done an excellent job of remastering the various recordings, some
   
   of which still show some of their age, but come across quite
   
   well. Are there a lot of songs that I would have put on this
   
   disc? Yes, but the ones on here are good choices. I may have to
   
   get a copy of the Five disc set and the DVD's just to see if any
   
   more of my favorites made it on the list. What this disc seems to
   
   try to do is show the evolution of the Broadway song from it's
   
   early days to the present. It succeeds quite well I think.
   
   If you enjoy Broadway theater this CD is a must!

5 comments about 16 Most Requested Songs.

1. Sixteen (16) Most Requested Songs offers a very nice assortment of songs by a fine singer, Doris Day. Doris sounds great on this album; the sound quality is really very good. In addition, I like the artwork.
   
   "Sentimental Journey" starts the track set with hardly any surface noise from this 78 version; the musical arrangement is terrific! "It's Magic" features Doris front and center and the strings sound so sweet in combination with Doris' voice. I really like "It's Magic" and I think that you will, too--it was a huge hit for Doris Day. When you hear "It's Magic," there won't be any doubt as to why it was a hit for Doris! Listen also for "Again;" Doris never sounded better and she doesn't even sing a single superfluous note! Great!
   
   "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" shines like gold when Doris sings this so beautifully; the music complements Doris' vocals flawlessly and it makes the song very pretty. "Would I Love You, Love You, Love You" gets the royal treatment from Doris who performs this with panache and a lot of heart and soul. I love it!
   
   "A Guy Is A Guy" may be a tad dated; but I enjoy it every time I hear Doris sing it. The backup vocalists bolster Doris' performance and it all holds its own very well. "When I Fall In Love" is truly very impressive; the number stuns me with its beauty and Doris aces this easily. "When I Fall In Love" is easily a highlight of this album.
   
   "Secret Love" was another huge hit for Doris; and when you hear it you'll be charmed just as I am. This tune features Doris in the spotlight and the music sounds great as Doris sings this. There's also ""If I Give My Heart To You;" the backup singers sound great but make no mistake about it--this is Doris's number and she bats this one straight out of the ballpark!
   
   "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)" is not just my favorite Doris Day hit--it's also one of my very favorite songs of all time. Doris truly owns this song and she sings it with all her heart and soul.
   
   This CD is a great starter for people just becoming fans of Doris Day; diehard fans may already have these numbers in their collections. Casual fans will also like this CD; and people who enjoy classic pop vocals will not be disappointed.



2. This is an astonishingly good collection of songs by a massively underrated singer. Although Doris's voice is a little lighter, on some of the numbers, like Bewitched, Bothered, if you close your eyes, you would swear you are listening to Ella Fitzgerald.
   
   Although I have thousands of hours of music on my mp3 player, as I travel a lot, and try not to overplay any particular selection, I find myself putting this one on again and again. Excellent!



3. This collection has definite 1950's feel to it. This does not detract from Doris Day's great voice and impeccable delivery. There are better Doris Day albums out there, but this is an okay sampler of her range. She can out the fun in tunes like "Love Somebody" and all heart and emotion in other like "I'll never stop loving you".



4. No, honestly what wouls it be like? I first started loving Doris when I saw her Calamity Jane quite a few years ago. I am now 14. And it is a good thing I found out about old movies, or else there would be nothing appropriate to watch! And this CD is a great christmas, bithday, or stocking stuffer gift even. These 16 most requested songs are all wonderful. Doesn't everyone just fall in love with her when she very first just opens her mouth?
   
   Sentimental Journey? WONDERFUL! Honestly, Day could sing Grandma Got Ran Over By A Reindeer, and it would be wonderful (though I really can't imagine it). Everybody loves a lover, Love Somebody, It's Magic, Again,...
   All of these songs are hits in my own opinion. This is a great CD. And I reccomend it highly! A wonderful album to add to your collection!!



5. My roomate from two years ago had a cd of Doris; and I must admit, at first, I was a little skeptical. But soon I became stunned by her vocal prowess and the emotional heart juice that she brought to these classic songs. Plus, you should see her in a football uniform! Man can she catch the pigskin.

5 comments about Sweeney Todd (2005 Broadway Revival Cast).

1. Brilliant, intimate version of the great Sondheim musical - a superb record of the 2005 Broadway revival. Wonderful vocal acting by the excellent cast. Dripping with atmosphere and drama. Catch this one.



2. To anyone looking to buy the best recorded version of the Sweeny saga, stick with the original cast version with Len Cariou and Angela Lansbury. It cannot be beat! The soundtrack to the Burton film falls flat because the singers on it cannot sing and arguably the best piece of music in the score - the Ballad - is excised for some bizarre reason. Now - as to this version - I heard snippets in the store on the tease-machine. If I had heard more, I would not have wasted my money on it. I did not realize it was a stripped down orchestra - and nowhere on the back of the CD does it inform the unwary of this essential fact. And - believe me - the full orchestration (as on the original Broadway cast) is absolutely vital. One example should suffice: On this recording "Epiphany" loses all of its impact without the crashing drums echoing Sweeny's complete breakdown. Listen to this version and then the original version and you'll be amazed at the dramatic difference in the two. Also, in this lame version all of the songs are sung much too slow. There is no frenzied verve, no insane intensity. Sure, you can hear every single word sung - but there is NO passion in the vocals to match the driving power of Cariou and Lansbury, etc. So - if you want to hear this masterpiece of a musical in its richest incarnation - stick with the original Broadway recording. And if you want to see the best filmed version, watch the DVD of the Broadway show and you will see how the Burton film pales in comparison.



3. And so it is: the best numbers chosen and performed by very talented singers.
   But as to continuity . . . here the musical rendition fails; and fails miserably.
   First the singers: Patti Lupone,--excellent. Michael Cerveris: menacingly excellent.
   Overall: a sturdy well-cast group of performers.
   This is a unique concept; but the planning of the established opera/musical is the thing. And I, or anyone who has posted, could have planned this story (and such it is: a story put to music) a thousand times better than it is.
   The first CD is fine. The Second CD is where the story breaks completely; and essential elements are just dropped into the fire like so much fat! :)
   Pirelli? A brief mention by Mrs Lovett about "what should we do with him" is all you get. People unfamiliar with the story will be left scratching their heads. The whole scene of Pirelli blackmailing Todd and his subsequent demise being expurgated from this rendition. Better never to have even mentioned "him". Pirelli's demise could have been completely left out of this truncated version of the opera.
   The worst offense is the climax when the Beadle's death leads to the beggar woman's death. We never even know of this. All we have is a gasp by Todd about the beggar woman he murdered and who she really is. Up to that point, who would have known he killed any beggar woman at all. Very poorly executed; and one is left wondering why the truncation of such a critical and crucial part of the show. It is after all the most emotionally charged scene for Todd,--the death of the beggar woman by his own hands.
   That is why I stated that this is the best of the numbers of Sweeney Todd. Story interrupted by time constraints. Why the constraints, I do not know. Surely when Sondheim sat and listened to this in the small theatre, they did not hack the second part of the story to pieces then;--as they do on the CD here.
   The booklet is nice; but a whole section entitled: "Synopsis", should warn the listener he is in for a let down, story wise.
   Also, having the singers also play the instruments does put them off at times. It is difficult to concentrate on playing an instrument and then dashing off a number in the proper key of "E" the next moment. They are excellent, despite the fact we all know Pirelli is being sung by a woman. But performance does suffer somewhat do to too many bakers of the pie! :)
   They should have had a small band of musicians playing the instrument for the CD; and the singers focusing all their talents into the songs.
   If one wants to start with a CD version of Sweeney Todd, begin with the New York Philharmonic one. It can be purchased new through Amazon.com directly from them; and for a discount. It is coherent and cogent to the listener. And the singers are allowed more range in the depth of their singing. Lupone with an orchestra behind her is quite impressive. Plus one get's an added bonus: reaction from an audience. This does help when the darkly satiric comedic elements of the musical are played out. It enhances the show quite nicely; and the singers do seem to thrive off of a live performance before an audience. There is also a DVD performance done by Hearn and Lupone at another performance of Sweeney before a different audience and performed by the San Francisco Syphony. If you require the visuals.
   This is, again, a unique approach in trying to take an extravaganza and turn it into a true chamber opera. It is just a pity it was so poorly executed. This is worth a listen, but only for someone who is thoroughly versed in the full story of Sweeney Todd,--The Demon Barber of Fleet Street!
   
   Braithwaite
   *A redo is most certainly needed to make this,overall, an "A Number One" portrayal of the Sondheim musical. 4 Stars for the Singers. 2 Stars for the execution*



4. So I was lucky enough to see this live on Broadway. What a treat to see the entire show distilled down to a small cast, all playing their instruments LIVE while singing. Not everyone loved it, but most did. The effect was chilling, it created a rawness to each performance. Patti LuPone is astonishing doing a masterful job of handling the nuances of such a pitiful yet hideous character while at the same time attacking the music perfectly. And Michael Cerevis's voice blows Johnny Depp away. In fact the entire cast are extremely talented singers and musicians. I personally love this adaptation, I only wish it was available on DVD. But then that is the whole point of live performance, you have to catch it while you can. Highly recommend.



5. The Sweeney todd soundtrack is wayyyy better than this one, I have both, both are great. However, this sweeney is not that "touching".

5 comments about 22 Great Hits.

1. the mills bros origional recordings are warm and smooth and mellow and take you back to a time when songs had words that were kind and thoughtful. this cd has been up dated they dont sound the same. it sounds like they did voice overs and added a echo and back ground music to make the sound fresh but this has changed what made the mills bros so loved,there warm sound



2. I downloaded about half of the songs on this album individually in Amazon MP3 downloads. Only about half of the songs I downloaded were the songs listed. The titles were correct, but when I clicked on the song in my media player, it was a completely different (Mills Brothers) song, perhaps the links are a little scrambled, but I am leary about using the service further as I didn't receive what I was intending to purchase. Song quality was good even if the song was incorrect, though



3. This is about the best Mills Brothers I have heard in a long time. It really brings back the memories and all the songs I remembered as a kid are on here. Loved it so much I bought another one for a gift and they also love it.



4. I was slightly disappointed in this disk, I expected more well known songs by this group, and not so many that I do not remember ever hearing bfore. Overall though a nice addition to a nostalgia collection.



5. This is a great album. It has all of the Mills Bros. Favorites and the recordings are clear and well produced. If you buy one Mills Brothers album, this is the one to have. I'd also recommend Command Performance as a great record.

5 comments about Broadway, My Way.

1. This lady has one great voice. She can certainly sell a song. My only reservation about her is that she's a bit cocky. I think she could use some humility.



2. Unbelievable breath control, phrasing, and style. My 10 yr. old Granddaughter who heretofore has listened and loved the usual rap
   and hip-hop, heard me playing this disc and begged me to buy her
   one........and I did, and she plays it all the time, and to her
   friends. Linda Eder exceeds the Streisand mystique by far.



3. i am turning 60 years old this year. i went to my 1st.broadway
   musical in 1960. over the years i have had the honor to see
   almost all of the giants of american song, garland, streisand,
   patti lupone, lena horne, betty buckley, barbaracook etc. in
   "broadway, my way" linda eder cements her place as the best of the best. from an anthem like "i am what i am" to the lovely
   "on the street where you live" captures you body and soul.
   i loved this album, and don't ever miss a chance to see her live. JOHN POWER



4. A great selection of songs. Tremendous amount of energy in Linda's voice. I just love it.



5. Wow! Linda Eder has an outstanding voice. She sells Broadway in the styles of Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand. After hearing this you will want more.

5 comments about Have a Holly Jolly Christmas.

1. Burl Ives' 1965 "Have A Holly Jolly Christmas" is a perfect "album" - a truly cohesive audio snapshot which captures the aura of joy and hope which is what Christmas ought to be all about - even for atheists like myself.
   
   My parents bought the LP in the sixties - and by the late seventies the LP was worn out. By the nineties the cassette recording of the LP had also bitten the dust, but the memories remained of my alltime favourite Christmas album.
   
   This "AAD" (analogue source, analogue master) CD is an original stereo recording which has clearly been made with due care from the original master tape. It is a thrill to listen to - especially if you're already a fan of Burl's. I've been blessed with finding great condition LP versions of his earlier albums that I love - including "Wild Side Of Life", "Old Time Varieties" and "Captain Burl Ives Ark" - which I've transferred to CD. But vinyl is not the best quality long term storage medium - there's no substitute for a good condition master tape.
   
   The production is excellent - even though there are a few places where you can hear the limitations of early sixties mixing equipment. A robust and warm tone is evident in each track and I love the instrumental and vocal arrangements.
   
   I also greatly appreciate that this CD includes the LP's original cover notes (and that no "extra tracks" were added).



2. This is my ALL TIME favorite Christmas CD, I had one for many years & when I opened the box up that held all my Christmas ones, the case was there but "NO" CD, I was "frantic" & searched the entire house, it was no where to be found.
   I checked every store that I went into that sold CD's, but to no avail, then I came here and "WAHLA" there it was.
   Thanks for making a 65 year old woman so happy.



3. My Mom had this on vinyl when I was still young enough to believe in Santa Claus. Listening to this album brought back all those wonderful childhood memories of Christmas before innocence is lost. Also, I got a real kick out of singing the title song with my daughter.



4. You can't help but be in the Christmas mood when listening to this CD. Burl Ives IS Christmas personified! Great CD!!!



5. This came as a CD and was in perfect shape. I gave it to a friend, who loves music. He was thrilled with the quality of the sound.

4 comments about Greatest Hits: Broadway.

1. I haven't enjoyed this one very much. As a matter of fact, I passed it on. Seemed lackluster somehow.



2. A nice sampler. I bought it primarily for "Together, Forever" from Gypsy, though its nice to have the Broadway version of "Send in the Clowns (I believe by Glynis Johns). But it is just a sampler, and fans of Broadway music are probably better served buying the full original cast recordings.



3. I just wanted to confirm what the first reviewer had to say about this CD. To hear Ethyl Merman, Mary Martin, Andrea McCardle etc. singing their trademark songs brought a lot of memories from the mid-centry musical theater back again. The last song by Glynis Johns is especially poignant.
   You certainly can't beat the price!



4. This is a very good CD, mostly because it's the original artists. I've had some that were re-recorded by no name artists that were ghastly. This one is a really good one--including the sound quality. If I had one wish, I would wish it were longer!