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I Wish It Could Be Christmas Forever | 
 enlarge | Artist: Perry Como
Label: RCA
Category: Music
List Price: $9.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 29637
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 4526
UPC: 078635452624
EAN: 0078635452624
ASIN: B000002W6R
Release Date: October 25, 1990
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | I Wish It Could Be Christmas Forever - Perry Como, Matheson, Richard | | • | Toyland - Perry Como, Herbert, Victor | | • | Christ Is Born - Perry Como, Bartolucci, Domenic | | • | The Christmas Song - Perry Como, Torme, Mel | | • | Ave Maria - Perry Como, Schubert, Franz | | • | Here We Come A-Caroling/We Wish You a Merry Christmas - Perry Como, Traditional | | • | Silver Bells - Perry Como, Evans, Ray | | • | Christmas Dream - Perry Como, Lloyd Webber, Andre | | • | White Christmas - Perry Como, Berlin, Irving | | • | Bless This House - Perry Como, Brahe, May H. |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 8 more reviews...
The P.C. That Anyone Could Love December 19, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Perry Como did not come to my mind when I thought of Christmas music. If he has a signature Christmas song, I don't know what it is, (although someone told me it was "Home for the Holidays.)" I don't recall how I acquired this CD, but I am glad I did. It seems that I can't play it enough for company, and everyone asks to see the CD cover, a sure sign that people like the music.
If Christmas music is supposed to put you in the Christmas spirit, this will give you a Christmas glow. I enjoy his "White Christmas" much more than Bing Crosby's. "Toyland" is exceptional, and "Here we come a-caroling" is light and festive, as is "Home for the Holidays." A surprise was "Christmas Dream." I remembered him singing this many years earlier as the opening song to the movie, "The Odessa File." I never knew the name of it, but never forgot the melody, and I wanted to buy it. Well, here it is. He even sings part of it in German, where he sounds Bavarian, to be kind, and American, to be un. The Vienna Boys Choir add to the rest of the song.
If you are not a Perry Como fan, or are Como indifferent, this is the equivalent of a sneak preview that turns out to be a blockbuster, and this is the real PC that anybody could love. (Well, almost anyone.) This will give you the Christmas spirit.
It's pure gemuetlichkeit.
Merry Christmas, everyone!
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Forever CD January 24, 2008
The CD was outstanding. I got very fast service, receiving it within a few days after I odered it.
quick delivery December 13, 2007
Bought this for my mother, she had to have it. We celebrated xmas early and it arrived well before we exchanged our gifts with each other. It arrived quickly and in excellent condition. THank you.
the public seems to want to hear the old masters around Christmas time November 23, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Once a year, during the christmas season, some ghosts frm Christmas past come to life on radio: Bing Crosby, Burl Ives, Nat "King" Cole, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Perry Como. Most of their other (once) popular songs get little or no air time these days, but despite a ton of newer (and living) artists making Christmas CDs; the public seems to want to hear the old masters around Christmas time.
Perry Como, of course, was synonimous with Christmas. He did a television special every year and released more Christmas albums than probably any other artist. His version of "Ave Maria" was well-loved by almost every Italian-American grandmother. He styles his smooth, rich, baritone voice in a way that sounds effortless.
Frankly, I don't see how any Christmas CD collection is complete without Perry Como. Even though this collection has only about a dozen songs, they are all quite nice. I especially like "Christmas Dream" from the "Oddessa File", it's the only version I've ever heard and the only time I think I've ever heard Perry Como try to sing in German. It's got a polka feel with some sad, but optomistic lyrics.
Beautiful Music December 15, 2006
I heard Christmas Dream the other day and remembered it instantly from when I was a child, and just had to get this! I hadn't heard that song in 19 years but with just a few notes, it all came back to me. My father, who passed away, played this album every year at Christmas so now I will pass this music on to my sons.
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