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Track Listing

1. -Silent Night
2. -Little Drummer Boy
3. -I'll be home for Christmas
4. -Ava Maria
5. -Angels We Have Heard On High
6. -Thankful
7. -The Christmas Song
8. -What Child is this
9. -First Noel
10. -Petit papa Noel
11. -It came upon a Midnight Clear
12. -Panis Angelicus
13. -O Come all Ye Faithful

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #218 in Music
• Brand: GROBAN,JOSH
• Released on: 2007-10-09
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.com
The Grammy-nominated, twenty-something, pop-classical phenomenon's fourth studio album is an expertly accomplished entry to the holiday marketplace. Noël tackles the familiar sounds of holiday music with a charmingly eclectic array of guest vocalists and a wide range of material. The songs range from the sacred to the secular, while Groban--buoyed in spots by none other than the London Symphony Orchestra--soars in his duets with Brian McKnight, Faith Hill, and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. There's even a song with a gospel choir directed by Kirk Franklin. Produced yet again by crossover maestro David Foster, the arrangements never overwhelm the songs. Groban's smooth and supple vocals can be hard to categorize--seeing how his range is somewhere in-between a high baritone and a low tenor--but he always finds and emphasizes the emotional core of these songs. And whether they have origins in pop or classical music seems not to matter. The addition of messages from troops stationed in Iraq on top of "I'll Be Home for Christmas" is undeniably heart-wrenching, while the album's highlight is its most spare song, "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear," which finds Groban alone at his piano, sounding very much like some kind of angel. --Mike McGonigal

Customer Reviews

Best one yet!
I just think this is Josh's best cd yet! I read the reviews of people saying that they love to listen to this as background music while baking cookies. I love to listen to it in the car, 8 speakers, subwoofer, tweeter, by myself windows rolled up. I can listen to this all year long, not just at Christmas. And I still get choked up every time I listen to it. I am a huge fan and would listen to Josh sing the phone book!

Josh Groban "Noel"
Josh Groban took his time in creating a Christmas CD and it was worth the wait! If you can have only one Christmas CD, THIS IS THE ONE! I even have friends who do not celebrate Christmas and they love this CD. It is full of beautiful melodies, enchanting musicianship and of course Josh's magnificent voice at its vocal best. There are songs in English, Italian and French; some are accompanied by artists such as Faith Hill, Brian McKnight, and The Mormon Tabernacle Choir!
The songs are all traditional holiday favorites, with the exception of one original Thanksgiving song. No commercialism here, Santa Claus is not the focus of this music. The beauty of the holiday shines through the crystaline notes, and the velvet tones of Josh's voice. It is so joyful, I still listen to it in May!
Spoiler Alert- Josh's version of "I'll be Home for Christmas" includes the voices of American Soldiers serving overseas talking to their families, it makes me cry every time I hear it!
It's no wonder it was the highest selling Christmas recording ever!

Worth the purchase
A welcome addition to my collection of Christmas cds.
Pleasant to listen to while baking cookies and watching soft snow swirl in the sky.