Sometimes you need a huge great choir singing the classic carols. This album has my favorite version of Deck the Halls as well as a very good Joy to the World and Alleluia chorus from the Messiah. PLUS you get several bits from The Nutcracker at the end, which is an extra bonus. This is the only album I have bought in full on iTunes (instead of just song by song) -- it's $9.99 very well spent. Happy Christmas!

Generations have used this album as their Christmas staple. It has the best "Away in a Manger" ever written. "Once in Royal David's City," "Twelfth Night Song" and "Silent Night" are also awesome. The "Animal Carol" is a childhood favorite of mine. Although it might sound a little dated to some, this is an exceptionally good traditional Christmas album.

I have the original Christmas LP with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and New York Philharmonic. This is a great album and it's nice to have it on CD without the scratches and hiss from the LP. I will enjoy this music for a long time to come. My favorites on the album include the stirring "Joy to the World," "Once in Royal David's City," and of course, "Silent Night." The Mormon Tabernacle Choir always sings with such spirit, whether peaceful or exuberant, sacred or secular.

There are a handful of teriffic tunes on this album but for me, by far, the best is 'carol of the bells'... its the version I grew up on listening to on my grandmother's record set every year and to finally have it on CD really makes the holidays even more festive each year!

if you are a fan of traditional christmas chorale music, this is about as good as it gets