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There'll Always Be a Christmas | 
 enlarge | Artist: The Ames Brothers
Label: Taragon
Category: Music
List Price: $15.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 36035
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 783785110927
EAN: 0783785110927
ASIN: B000H30AS2
Release Date: September 12, 2006
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| Tracks:
| • | The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - The Ames Brothers, Torme, Mel | | • | Deck the Halls - The Ames Brothers, Traditional | | • | O Holy Night! (Cantique de Noel) - The Ames Brothers, Adam, Adolphe | | • | Silver Bells - The Ames Brothers, Livingston, Jay | | • | What Child Is This (Greensleeves) - The Ames Brothers, Traditional | | • | Jingle Bells - The Ames Brothers, Pierpont, J. | | • | Good King Wenceslas - The Ames Brothers, Traditional | | • | The Night Before Christmas Song - The Ames Brothers, Marks, Johnny | | • | Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town - The Ames Brothers, Gillespie, Haven | | • | C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S - The Ames Brothers, Carson, Jennie Lou | | • | Go Tell It on the Mountain - The Ames Brothers, Traditional | | • | There'll Always Be a Christmas - The Ames Brothers, Francis, Paul | | • | I Got a Cold for Christmas - The Ames Brothers, White, Budd |
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 sometimes jazzy, sometimes insipid. December 24, 2008
I remember the Ames Brothers' take on "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" from one or more of my parents' late 1960s or early '70s freebie gas-station Christmas LPs. It was always a favorite. Several tunes (including that one) on this CD bring back that free-wheeling, hip take on Christmas, but at least as many are trashy and saccharine. "C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S" and "There'll Always Be a Christmas" make we want to hurl, but "Jingle Bells" and, of course "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" make me want to dance around the living room again like I did when I was five!
A New Christmas Favorite December 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I knew this would be good. I did not know it would be this 'good.'
This mid-1950's christmas album has quickly grown to be up there with my absolute favorite christmas cd's. Out of well over 200 christmas cd's I own, this would be somewhere in the top 10-15 range. It really is that good. And it could even be higher up than #10.
This album (now cd) gives that perfect, old 'croonerish' type christmas sound that you may get on a christmas album or cd of PERRY COMO, BING CROSBY, or FRANK SINATRA. Out of all the 4 person harmony groups who have released christmas albums (that I have anyway) such as THE LETTERMEN or THE LENNON SISTERS, this is easily and by far the best of them.
Every song, even the bonus songs, are wonderful expressions of that old-time christmas sound of the 1950's. And a very nice, clear sound too.
The AMES BROTHERS singing on this album is unequaled from any 4 part harmony singing group, at least to my liking. They hit the perfect note seemingly every single time and just the natural sound of their voices is perfect. No wonder ED from the group had such a great solo career. By the sound of their singing on this album, they all could have had great solo careers. What I'm saying is that whether singing as a group or taking solo turns on this album, they are all as professional as the best solo 'crooner' singers that have ever lived.
The backing orchestra of SID RAMIN is absolutely superb with wonderful, often lush strings that give the mood of christmas whenever they are used. The brassy, big band parts are just as wonderful. For me, the backing orchestra is just as important as the singing to give that 'complete' christmas sound and SID RAMIN AND HIS ORCHESTRA provide just that. This is a complete and beautiful christmas cd in every way.
As is customary with my favorite christmas albums, every song on this cd is great. When you put it on, I'm sure you'll be letting it go through the whole thing without skipping any song. And what a great cd to put on for some christmas background music when you are entertaining friends and family at your house over the christmas season.
THE CHRISTMAS SONG (CHESTNUTS ROASTING ON AN OPEN FIRE) begins the cd off in a very lush and powerful way. It really introduces us to the great 'christmas' sound that this album has. The singing and backing orchestra (with some nice strings) is flawless. This version is also one of my favorite versions of the song ever recorded.
DECK THE HALLS follows and has some real nice 'christmas' sounding strings to it. And of course, the great singing of the brothers here is just fantastic. Again, one of my favorite (perhaps even my favorite version) of a song on this album.
C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S is fantastic with a little nice speaking introduction from one of the brothers that begins the song off, GOOD KING WENCELAS and SILVER BELLS are just amazing, my favorite version by far of GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN is on this, SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN and JINGLE BELLS are wonderful fun takes of each of them, etc.. You know what, I could actually write about every single song here since thay are all great enough to write about.
I'll have to end this review by saying that if you want that classic 'crooner' christmas styled sound, by all means, this is one to get without hesitation.
Great now how about "Christmas with Ed Ames" January 14, 2008
I have been waiting for this album as a CD. It does not disappoint. Now have hopes for the album "Christmas with Ed Ames" becoming available as a CD.
Gotta have it! November 25, 2007
I've been looking for Ames Brothers Christmas music for years. Our old records were thrown out after a flood ruined everything in the basement and I've missed their music every Christmas. We actually owned a different album - one that had "sing ting-a-linga-jingle" on it, but these songs have the same magic. Beautiful music - can't wait to surprise my mom with it!
 There'll Always Be a Christmas October 18, 2007
This was one of the very first Christmas albumns from my youth. From the time vinyl changed over to CD's I've looked and looked for this title. I was very excited when I discovered it on Amazon, and ordered extra copies to give to my mother and siblings.
When I received the package, I played it right away. It sounds just like I remember....except..., there's an extra track.
Yes, it sounds petty, but when looking for the nostalgia of one's youth, that extra track spoils the image. The name of the albumn is "There'll always be a Christmas" because the last cut was, wait for it, "There'll always be a Christams"!
If you're an Ames Brothers fan, and never had the pleasure of this albumn
"back in the day", This is a great find. It's classic Ames Brothers harmonies will resonate well with fans. But if your like me and like reality to match your memories, the extra track will make this just ones more Christmas CD on the shelf.
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