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Christmas Album, Vol. II

Neil Diamond

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Album Review

Neil Diamond's first Christmas album, released in 1992, was a million-seller, but even so, it seemed a little bit soon to be releasing another one only two years later. Not that it much matters which Christmas season you release a Christmas album in. Working again with producer Peter Asher, Diamond addressed 15 seasonal songs that hadn't made it onto the first album, sometimes coming up with unusual arrangements, such as a barbershop quartet version of a medley of "Deck The Halls" and "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" and a reggae version of "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" complete with exhortations to children everywhere. But, especially toward the end of the album, Diamond took a more traditional approach, singing some of the more religious Christmas songs with an orchestra and chorus.

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A poor effort compared to 1st Xmas album

His first Christmas album is the one of the best my wife and I have ever heard. This one sadly, is one of the worst we've heard. Buy his 1st Christmas album and you won't be disappointed.

Neil's Second Christmas Album

I was really surprised Neil put out another Christmas record so soon after the first. But he was interviewed back then and admitted that in high school he was in his school's choral group (I suppose in the same group as Streisand). He said that his favorite music to sing was Christmas music. A problem for one who was known as "the Jewish Elvis". So, I suppose once he felt free enough to make his first, why not two?! He does seem to enjoy these tunes and does them with respect and vitality. Certainly like a man who loves the music.

Biography

Born: January 24, 1941 in Brooklyn, NY

Genre: Pop

Years Active: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s

In a career that began in the 1960s, Neil Diamond became a major recording artist, an internationally successful touring act, and a songwriter whose compositions produced hits for himself and others. His earliest recognition, in fact, came as a songwriter associated with the Brill Building era of Tin Pan Alley in the early '60s. But he soon branched out into recording and performing, and by the early '70s was topping the charts with the self-written singles "Cracklin' Rosie" and "Song Sung Blue."...
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