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Books : The Christmas Companion |
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List Price: $24.95Amazon.com's Price: $16.47 You Save: $8.48 (34%)Prices subject to change.
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Binding: Audio CD
Dewey Decimal Number: 818.540208
EAN: 9781565119857
Format: Audiobook, Live, Unabridged
ISBN: 1565119851
Label: Highbridge Audio
Manufacturer: Highbridge Audio
Number Of Items: 2
Publication Date: September 15, 2005
Publisher: Highbridge Audio
Sales Rank: 264698
Studio: Highbridge Audio
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
The first new Prairie Home Christmas collection in ten years is a warm and wonderful celebration of storytelling, music, and the holiday spirit.
It’s Christmas in Lake Wobegon, Christmas at the old radio show, Christmas at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Christmas wherever friends and families gather to rejoice, reminisce, and share the holiday spirit. This all-new collection includes songs, sketches, sound effects, laughter, sweet nostalgia, and a monologue or two, all with a Christmas theme and all heard originally on live broadcasts of 'A Prairie Home Companion.' Garrison Keillor, the show’s cast, and special guests are joined by hundreds of friends and acquaintances in a holiday gala that’s sure to become a family favorite and an annual tradition.
Renee Fleming, Diana Krall, Ricky Skaggs, and Sarah Jessica Parker are on hand to sing. Santa drops by to talk about his business plan, and Guy Noir goes undercover at an office Christmas party. And Garrison Keillor reminisces about memorable holidays, including the one when the dark angel of stomach flu visited on Christmas Eve.
2 hours on 2 cassettes or 2 CDs
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Awesome!
I had never listened to something by Garrison Keiler before but found that this CD was very entertaining. I found myself laughing and crying and loving my time just sitting and listening. Well worth your money and time.
Rating: - Lots of very funny pieces
If you have a sense of humor, you and your kids will like this. The twelve days of Christmas was just hilarious and cleverly done. The story about the gift for mom was really funny too.
Rating: - Spend Christmas Eve or Night by the Fire Enjoying These CDs!
I found the CD heartwarming, amusing, enjoyable, and only very occasionally, boring. If you're looking for perfection in musical rendition, look elsewhere. These are recordings of live radio broadcasts, after all, and don't have the polished elegance of overdubbed and edited studio sessions. Garrison is at the top of his form, however, and one man's repugnant "Twas the night before Christmas" was this man's bemused reflections on how things too often are. There's variety, wit, and enough talent to ... Read More
Rating:  - So-So
I found Christmas Companion to be an 'okay' Christmas CD Compilation but not one I'm dazzled by, and certainly not something worth this price. In preparation for getting in the Christmas mood, I listened to a few of them, found myself wishing I hadn't bought the CD. Why? Most of the songs are quite simply not repeatable. Yes, some are pleasant, but others are downright annoying. I don't know about you, but one time around with the twangy mountain-man rendition of "Christmas Time's A-Coming" was quite ... Read More
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