{"product_id":"shaw-robert-christmas-hymns-ca-cd-4806400646","title":"Robert Shaw - Christmas Hymns \u0026 Carols Volume II [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eHoliday reissue. We released Volume I of the Robert Shaw Chorale's Christmas Hymns and Carols to rapturous response from lovers of Christmas music everywhere, so following it up with Volume II was a natural. Indeed, this second volume of Christmas carols-presented, like on it's predecessor, in a series of medleys-perfectly complements the first volume by casting it's eye a bit farther afield in search of repertoire suited for the brilliant arrangements of Fred Waring protégé Shaw and his longtime collaborator, Alice Parker. Though this 1952 record was meant as a follow-up to Volume I, and, unlike that album, did not enjoy a stereo re-recording later in the decade (it was reissued in mono with new album art in 1957; the stereo version of Volume I is the version we reissued in 2016), it more than holds it's own against it's forebear; and, since that record is generally reckoned among the greatest Christmas albums of all time, this one would rank right up there, too. Includes the original and reissue album art, with liner notes by Sean Cogan; Maria Triana's remastering at Battery Studios in New York lends a little holiday luster to every note. CD debut of a Christmas choral masterpiece!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Saw Three Ships \/ O Tannenbaum \/ Allon, Gay Gay Bergeres \/ the Holly and the Ivy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFum, Fum, Fum \/ Hacia Belén \/ Ya Viene la Vieja \/ la Virgen Lava Pañales\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Cherry Tree Carol \/ Mary Had a Baby \/ So Blest a Sight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Unto Bethlehem \/ a Virgin Unspotted \/ the Twelve Days of Christmas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGood King Wenceslas \/ the Boar?S Head Carol \/Christ Was Born on Christmas Day \/ How Far Is It to Bethlehem\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarch of the Kings \/ Here, Mid the Ass and Oxen \/ Touro-Louro-Louro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarol of the Birds \/ O Magnum Mysterium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Child Is This \/ Masters in This Hall Break Forth, O Beauteous, Heavenly Light\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"499","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50568278835496,"sku":"84806400646","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0933\/3833\/7576\/files\/3733918.jpg?v=1763987452","url":"https:\/\/waterloorecords.com\/products\/shaw-robert-christmas-hymns-ca-cd-4806400646","provider":"Waterloo Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}