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Media Type: CD
Artist: REDBONE,LEON
Title: CHRISTMAS ISLAND
Street Release Date: 11/04/2003
Domestic
Genre: XMAS VOCAL

Track Listing

1. White Christmas
2. Winter Wonderland
3. Frosty The Snowman
4. Blue Christmas
5. There's No Place Like Home For The Holidays
6. Toyland
7. Christmas Island
8. That Old Christmas Moon
9. I'll Be Home For Christmas
10. Let It Snow
11. Christmas Ball Blues
12. Kitty Cats' Christmas

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1097 in Music
• Brand: REDBONE,LEON
• Released on: 2003-11-04
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

Amazon.com
The distinctive stylist Leon Redbone has kept much of America's blues and jazz music alive with his foggy baritone voice and understated manner. And that's what you get on Christmas Island; mostly popular standards, with the exception of "That Old Christmas Moon," "Christmas Ball Blues," and "Kitty Cats' Christmas,"--a captivating calypso original penned by Leon and Blake Redbone. Dr. John joins in for a soulful and lively rendition of "Frosty The Snowman," while Redbone dutifully covers both "White" and "Blue" Christmas, "Let It Snow," and "Winter Wonderland." But a highlight you won't want to miss is his version of "Toyland," sung with what can best be described as Redbone passion, embracing dashes of longing, nostalgia, and pleasure as deep as the voice that breathes life into a song about every kid's Christmas fantasy.--Martin Keller

Customer Reviews

A memorable and engaging Christmas collection
Leon Redbone's voice is so distinctive, and he has created a wonderful collection of Christmas favorites, all in his unique bluesy style. This is one that I've had in vinyl for many years and I'm so delighted to see it in a CD format. Yule love this one!

Acoustic guitar Christmas music!
If you love acoustic guitar music, take a listen to this. The duet with Dr. John on "Frosty the Snowman", never a song that I loved, is unbelievable. I'm not a cat lover (in fact, I'm a dog person!), but take a listen to "Kitty Cats' Christmas". It's just great music. There are a variety of instruments on the different songs: harmonica, upright bass, dobro, violins, banjo, drums, percussion, didgeridoo, trumpet, piano and sax. Then there's Leon's voice. I love it.

How'd you like to spend Christmas on Christmas Island? How'd you like to spend the holiday away across the sea? How'd you like to hang your stocking on a great big coconut tree? This CD will take you there in the song, "Christmas Island". Highly recommended for acoustic music lovers.

My favorite Christmas CD
I had the first version of this CD but just had to buy it again for the extra track. This CD is always in heavy rotation at home and at work over the holidays. It really is a marvel. Warm, quiet, and ever so slightly droll -- what more can you want for holiday music?