Hector J. Guzman 1 Posted December 25, 2003 Share Posted December 25, 2003 Okay, here goes one wish I have: To have a third Christmas album by Williams that might have among others, music by Berlioz famous "L'enfance du Christ", Handel's "Hallelujah" from Messiah, Bizet's "L'Arlessiane"(though I do not know this one's relation with Christmas, they play it all the time), Vivaldi's Allegro non troppo from "Winter" Violin Concerto, and to balance it with more modern and/or secular part of Christmas, have a Carol of the Drum version with chorus and his own "Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas" from Home Alone 2 Herbert "March of the Toys" from Babes in ToylandThe Boston Pops OrchestraJohn Williams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnelly24 0 Posted December 26, 2003 Share Posted December 26, 2003 Sounds good. That seems to be a more historical and non-traditional Christmas album with sounds really good. I also have that same problem trying to figure out why Farandole from L'Arlessiane is associated with Christmas. Maybe a great music history buff could help us out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_Leader 2 Posted December 26, 2003 Share Posted December 26, 2003 Third? You mean there are two others floating around out there? Damn! I gotta keep up with these matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnelly24 0 Posted December 26, 2003 Share Posted December 26, 2003 Yeah, the two with the Boston Pops...Joy to the World and We Wish You a Merry Christmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris ChrusherComix 46 Posted December 30, 2003 Share Posted December 30, 2003 I want one with a great, sweeping orchestral version of Carol Of The Bells. If I recall, my family had an old 8-track version of it (probably done by Fielder & the BPO, but I'd have to look it up) on a Christmas compilation album. Anybody know if such a track is available on CD? I'd love JW to conduct a similar version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector J. Guzman 1 Posted December 31, 2003 Author Share Posted December 31, 2003 Many of the selections Williams conducted at the annual Christmas concerts with the Pops were arrangements made specially for the Pops and Arthur Fiedler, but for recordings, the only one I could be sure of is "Christmas Festival" done by Leroy Anderson. I do not know of Billy May came with Williams, or he was already arranging while Fiedler was still there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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