Composer: Adolphe Charles Adam, Charles Aznavour, Irving Berlin, Georges Bizet, Johannes Brahms, Plácido Domingo, Franz Xaver Gruber, Jester Hairston, Lee Holdridge, Pietro Mascagni, Alois Melichar, Lewis Henry Redner, Franz Peter Schubert, Francesco Paolo Tosti, John Francis Wade
Performer: Charles Aznavour, Sissel Kyrkjebø, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras, Elisabeth Ziegler, Vienna State Opera Chorus, Richard Tucker, Luciano Pavarotti, Wiener Opernkinderchor, Dionne Warwick, Gumpoldskirchner Kinderchor
Orchestra: Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Vjekoslav Sutej, Lee Holdridge, Richard Österreicher, Thomas Z. Shepard
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Sony
Catalogue: G010001222716G
Release: 1997
Size: 304 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
01. Wade: O come, all ye faithful
02. Marks: I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
03. Adam: O Holy Night
04. Holdridge: O Joyful Children
05. Redner: O little town of Bethlehem (St Louis)
06. Hairston: Mary’s Boy Child
07. Berlin: White Christmas
08. Redner: A Medley of Christmas Carols
09. Bizet: Agnus Dei
10. Schubert: Ave Maria, D839
11. Melichar: Mille cherubini in coro, based on Wiegenlied, D. 498
12. Brahms: Wiegenlied, Op. 49 No. 4 (Lullaby)
13. Schubert: Ave Maria, D839
14. Mascagni: Ave Maria
15. Domingo: Hear My Song
16. Palmerín: Las Golindrinas
17. Tosti: L’ultima canzone
18. Aznavour: A Very Private Christmas
19. Gruber: Silent Night
As with their other releases, on A Tenors Christmas, the Three Tenors — Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, and Luciano Pavarotti — share the spotlight on some songs and take it individually on others. “Oh Tannenbaum” and “Silent Night” are among their standout performances as a trio; soloist highlights include Pavarotti’s “Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle,” Carreras’ “Pregaria,” and Domingo’s “Un Nuevo Siglo.” The Tenors are at their best on A Tenors Christmas when performing traditional holiday songs and holiday pop numbers; their version of John Lennon’s “Happy Christmas/War is Over” is somewhat awkward, but fortunately most of the album delivers holiday cheer with a dramatic, operatic flair.