B.B. King - Christmas Celebration of Hope

Compare Prices at 1 stores

$46.93 to $46.93

Amazon.com...
$46.93
Go to Store

User Rating:

1 Rating (2 Reviews)

Track List: Christmas Celebration of Hope

Click on or song title to hear an audio clip. Windows Media player is required.

More B.B. King CDs and Albums

Album Details: Christmas Celebration of Hope

Release Date:: 11/06/2001
Label:: Mca
UPC:: 008811275624

User Reviews: Christmas Celebration of Hope

Blues Christmas
, November 19, 2001
Reviewer: drflecs - See all drflecs's reviews

Overall:

Lyrics:

Music:

I love the blues. I love B.B. King. I love Christmas music. How could I not like this cd?

I'm planning to listen to this cd many times during the holiday season. His versions of "Please Come Home for Christmas" and "Christmas in Heaven" are already among my favorite songs of the season. His "Auld Lang Syne" is the one I'll be playing come 11:59 on New Year's Eve.

I'm prejudiced - I admit it. But do yourself a favor and give old B a listen.
Permalink
Was this review helpful? Yes - No ( Report Problem )
mike
, November 7, 2001
Reviewer: gonzo_49_78070 - See all gonzo_49_78070's reviews

Overall:

<EOM>
Permalink
Was this review helpful? Yes - No ( Report Problem )

Overall:
Lyrics:
Music:

Overall:

read all (2) user reviews for Christmas Celebration of Hope

Pro Reviews: Christmas Celebration of Hope

EXPERT RATING:

From AMG Reviews

It took B.B. King a long time to get around to his first Christmas album, which didn't appear until about half a century into his recording career. It's an adequate, good-humored reprisal of various holiday chestnuts, among them some material with blues/RB origins, like "Merry Christmas Baby." King wrote just one new song for the album, the instrumental "Christmas Love," though he did originally record another of the tracks, "Christmas Celebration," back in 1960. Wisely he plays "Auld Lang Syne" as a funky instrumental instead of vocalizing the singalong lyrics. In addition to periodic bursts of King's trademark guitar, there is plenty of brass and organ in the peppy arrangements. The Nashville String Machine adds its strings to just three tracks, which cuts down on over-produced excess (which is only a problem on "Please Come Home for Christmas"). It's hardly the first King you'll pull off your shelf, and not the first RB Christmas album you'll turn to either, but you could do worse in the holiday season.

- Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

Related Artists

Similar Artists

Roots & Influences

Followers

B.B. King Biography

Universally hailed as the reigning king of the blues, the legendary B.B. King is without a doubt the single most important electric guitarist of the last half century. A contemporary blues guitar solo without at least a couple of recognizable Kingins...Full B.B. King Biography

Compare New Prices: Christmas Celebration of Hope

Compare New Prices
Store	Price / Notes
Amazon.com Marketplace	$46.93	Calculate Total Price Price + Tax + Shipping = Total Price Enter ZIP Code:	Go to Store

compare (1) new prices from $46.93 to $46.93

Compare Used and Refurb Prices: Christmas Celebration of Hope

Compare Used and Refurb Prices
Store	Price / Notes
	$1.79	Calculate Total Price Price + Tax + Shipping = Total Price Enter ZIP Code:	Go to Store

compare (1) used prices from $1.79 to $1.79