Christmas Classics (Perfect Choice)

The Christmas selection includes 22 holiday favorites, spanning 800 years of carol writing and carol singing. Each songs had a history that we have tried to uncover; each history or anecdote adds to the understanding and enjoyment of a carol, for the singers and listeners alike. Three Songs date from the 12th to 16th Century, One "Silent Night" was written in the early 19th Century. The others are closer in time; they were written between 1847 and 1984. There are secular carols and sacred carols; some have political motivations, others are sort of "feel-good" or escapist carols written in times of war or economic depression. Christmas and New Year are a time where we celebrate, but also to reflect. The Vienna Boys' Choir hopes that this CD Album will make you want to sing along, and perhaps not just in the holiday season. Total Runtime: 1 Hour and 1 minute and 58 seconds (61:58). Recorded on August and September 2003, on No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London, and ORF Studios, Vienna. Monitored using B&W (Bowers & Wilkins) Loudspeakers. Toys Courtesy of SPIELZEUGSCHACHTEL Toy Store, Vienna. PC Compatible minimum range: 1) Microsoft 95, Intel Pentium 2, 233 MHz, 64MB RAM++ 2) Mac OS 8.6-9+, CarbonLib & Mac OS X. This music album available on CD / DVD-V / DVD-A / SACD format. Playback problems may be encountered on some PC equipment errors. Thank you for buying this music album and for supporting the artists, songwriters, musicians and others who've created it and made it possible. Please remember that this recording and artwork are protected by copyright law. Since you don't own the copyright, it's not your to distribute the music. Please don't use any sort of Internet services that promote the illegal distribution of copyrighted music, giveaway illegal copies of discs to others by and/or for copying. It's hurting the artists' feelings who created the music. It has the same effect as stealing a disc from a store without bother to paying for it. Applicable laws provide severe civil and criminal penalties for the unauthorized reproduction, distribution and digital transmission of copyrighted sounds recordings. Publisher: Zhang Manchong (张曼冲), Overviewed by Zhang Yao (张瑶). The Copy Control Logo is a trademark of IFPI and is used under license. Copyright 2003 EMI Records Ltd.