Track Listing

1. My Favorite Things
2. Christmas Song
3. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
4. Medley: We Wish You a Merry Christmas/Silent Nigh, Holy Night/O ... [Me
5. Christmasland
6. I Love the Winter Weather/I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
7. White Christmas
8. Winter Wonderland
9. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
10. Snowfall
11. I'll Be Home for Christmas [From "The Jon Stewart Show"][Live][#]

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6805 in Music
• Released on: 1994-10-11
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered

Amazon.com
Talk about smooth! Tony Bennett is the very definition of the word. Snowfall practically renders every other version of the songs included here null and void. Even "White Christmas" sounds better in Tony's hands than it did in Bing's. It could be because Bennett's warmth extends not only from the quality of those pipes but his delivery. How many other grown men do you know who could get away with "My Favorite Things"? But it goes without saying that the collection's finest moments come when the crooner takes the romantic lead, with "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" and "I'll Be Home for Christmas." The real killer here, however, is "The Christmas Song," which practically becomes an aphrodisiac when Bennett sings it. And it's not all about amore, as there's a truly beautiful version of "Silent Night." Snowfall is one holiday tradition you won't mind keeping. --Steve Gdula

Customer Reviews

Christmas Gold
This is actually a repackaging of a Christmas album that Tony did in the 1960s, so he is in peak form throughout. The only new song is the live version of I'll Be Home For Christmas that closes out the CD. Tony is one of the giants of American music and this one ranks right up there with the Christmas classics by his contemporaries like Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Crosby, Como and Dean Martin.

Great music, terrible sound quality
This recording, which I purchased on CD, does a great injustice to Tony Bennett. The sound of his voice is far lower than that of the big band that accompanies him. I listened to this CD on several different players and his great voice is consistently drowned out. Instead of this one, I'd recommend Sinatra's or Crosby's Christmas albums.

Here's Why You Should Buy
How about this: there's not a dud on the whole disc. Robert Farnon's arrangements on this CD are swimming in the Christmas spirit. From the introspective, minimal "Snowfall" to the swinging (who knew?) "My Favorite Things" to the sultry "I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm" medley to the unlikely "Where Is Love" from OLIVER, Tony Bennett croons us right up to the peak of Christmas. If you've heard this CD before, you're sure to agree with me that it's pure gold from the first note to the last.