For right-minded buyers of the reissued Muppet Christmas Carol soundtrack, the odds of disappointment are about as remote as Miss Piggy's chances with Kermit. If you loved the movie, you will love the loopy mayhem of the Muppet Brass Buskers ("Good King Wenceslas"), the cartoonish malice of the black-hearted misanthropes Marley & Marley ("Marley & Marley"), and the hope-swollen harmonies of Tiny Tim and Family ("Bless Us All"), Muppeted here to hilariously humble effect. If, on the other hand, your interest in this disc has more to do with its inclusion in the way-narrow Christmas-record-for-kids category--if the spirit of the season doesn't extend, for you, to the magic of the Muppets--you may want to keep browsing, as it's a soundtrack first (overture, instrumentals, and all) and a Christmas CD second. That's not to suggest you're stuck with an un-fun disc should it land on your holiday stack without a prior screening, though. Miles Goodman's score sweeps and inspires, and certain tracks--"One More Sleep 'til Christmas" and "Fozziwig's Party"--are future classics. (Note to the right-minded: After a misstep on the original release, Martina McBride's version of "When Love is Gone" is back.) -Tammy La Gorce
Product Details:
Audio CD Release Date:
November 22, 2005
Studio:
Walt Disney Records
Number Of Discs:
1
Format:
Soundtrack, Special Edition
Average Customer Rating:
based on 31 reviews
Track Listing:
1.
Overture [Instrumental]
2.
The Scrooge
3.
The Room in Your Heart
4.
Good King Wenceslas (Piae Cantiones, 1582)
5.
The One More Sleep 'til Christmas
6.
The Marley & Marley
7.
The Christmas Past [Instrumental]
8.
The Chairman of the Board
9.
The Muppet Christmas Carol: Fozziwig's Party
10.
The When Love Is Gone
11.
The It Feels Like Christmas
12.
The Christmas Scat
13.
The Bless Us All
14.
The Christmas Future [Instrumental]
15.
The Christmas Morning [Instrumental]
16.
The Thankful Heart
17.
The Finale - When Love Is Found / It Feels Li
18.
The When Love Is Gone
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Muppet Christmas CarolJul 02, 2010 The product was excellent. The only problem was that the CD case was broken upon arrival. Fortunately, the product itself was OK.
Seasonally Superior Soundtrack!!Feb 15, 2010 The Muppet's Christmas Carol Soundtrack is a delight from start to finish! Bursting with fuzzy, fantastic enthusiasm, the score radiates with warmth and generosity, kindling or rekindling memories created by the film. It represents all that's endearing about the Christmas Carol story, combined with the humor and animation of the Henson Muppet Family. And the humans fortunate enough to act in this version add much to the experience of retelling this classic tale. Catchy tunes and dear melodies abound! You'll enjoy this addition to your holiday music collection!
The kids and adults love it!Dec 24, 2009 This is really a lot of fun. The songs are catchy and the kids and the adults love to hear them!
Family Favorite Christmas AlbumDec 17, 2009 One of my favorite Christmas albums growing up was John Denver and the Muppet's Christmas CD which my family plays multiple times through the holiday season. We've worn out 3 copies of it we love it so much. One of my long time favorite Christmas movies is A Muppet Christmas Carol, and I was amazed when I found the soundtrack available here as I've never seen it sold anywhere. I know it's going to end up just like our other favorite Muppet CD and I'm already considering buying myself a back-up. It included all of my favorite songs from the movie as well as a couple that had been cut that I was unfamiliar with. I've loved every minute of listening to it and since I recieved it a few weeks ago I've listened to it many times already. If you're at all familiar with John Denver and the Muppets Christmas album then I highly recommend this CD as it will fit right into your collection as a classic. I would still recommend this cd to anyone as I believe it would quickly become a family favorite, especially if you like the movie.
The Beautiful Muppet Beats of ChristmasNov 04, 2009 Ah, the memories.
If there's one thing that stands out among all the Christmas specials and stories, it's Charles Dicken's short story, called A Christmas Carol. And it's been created in a number of ways, most recently by Jim Carrey and Robert Zemeckis in a computer generated version they claim to be strict to the source material. But if I had to gauge my childhood on one particular version, hands down its the loving version of the Muppets.
Gonzo as Dickens and Rizzo as...Rizzo, Kermit as Bob Cratchet, Waldorf and Stadler as Marley and Marley, and Michael Caine as Scrooge, this film was brilliant not only as the best Muppet film made, but as one of the best Christmas Carol films made, and the anniversery soundtrack for the film I bought proves it in spades.
A long time ago, my family had the cassette tape, and still do, I think... cassettes of course have been thrown by the wayside since the advent of the CD, so this Christmas I decided to get with the times. Not that there's any difference to this and the cassette tape, but that it's clearer, crisper, and provided I haven't heard from them for some time, was glorious.
The original, beautiful, touching, and gently teaching songs from Paul Williams mixed with an original score touching on several classic Christmas themes (such as Good King Wenceslas) by Miles Goodman touches the core of my Christmas spirit. The low horns and almost Animal-like tendencies indelibly indicate that Muppets are present, and even Martina McBride includes her vocals to an alternative version to When Love is Gone, possibly the most important love song I've ever heard, though I prefer Belle's version from the film better, since it forgoes the Soft Rock klicks and ticks that bother me.
There is more, with two additional songs by Benson Hunnydew and Beaker, and Sam the Eagle, in Room in Your Heart and Chairman of the Board. The servicemen asking for donations (played by Benson and Beaker) try to persuade Scrooge to donate with this song, and Scrooge's old headmaster (played by now British nationalized Sam the Eagle!) sings of the opportunities that await young Scrooge if indeed he puts his nose to the grind stone. Neither of these two songs are in the final cut of the film, presumably because they weren't filmed or ultimately were not needed in the film, but in the soundtrack, they are nonetheless wonderful, so I hope you have Room in Your Heart for this fantastic soundtrack.
Because whenever I listen to it, it Feels Like Christmas...
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