Christmastime
The Swingle Singers
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Medley: Jingle Bells / Il est ne le divin enfant / Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen | The Swingle Singers | 3:44 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Medley: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / The First Nowell / Go Tell It On the Mountain | The Swingle Singers | 3:10 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht | The Swingle Singers | 2:32 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Medley: Deck the Hall with Boughs of Holly / What Child Is This? | The Swingle Singers | 3:09 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Medley: Jud Med Din Glaede / Komt, Verwondert U Hier Mensen / Away in a Manger | Bernard Lubat, Guy Pedersen & The Swingle Singers | 3:51 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Medley: Les anges dans nos campagnes / Oh Tannenbaum / Bel astre que j'adore | The Swingle Singers | 3:12 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Medley: El noi de la mare / Hanej Nynej Jezisku / Canzone Dei Zampognari | The Swingle Singers | 2:43 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Medley: We Three Kings of Orient Are / The Holly and the Ivy / La Peregrinacion | The Swingle Singers | 3:08 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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White Christmas | The Swingle Singers | 2:10 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Medley: Carol of the Bells | The Swingle Singers | 3:09 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
Swingle All The Way!
The french Swingle Singers did a great deal of touring and recording through the 60's and 70's. Their founder and genius arranger, Ward Swingle, crafted this a capella group which has become one of the most important jazz vocal groups in history. Their astonishing arrangements show a wide range of versatility, covering music from Renaissance through the 20th century, ranging from classical, folk, pop and jazz. They are well known for tackling the most intricate contrapuntal harmonies, often incorporating their now famous "da-ba-da-ba" swing rhythms to great effect, thus giving their music an irresistible effervescence that’s sure to lighten any mood. Back in the early 80’s I attended one of their concerts and was able to ask a few questions of them. When asked, how they sing with such incredible speed and accuracy, they responded - "we practice veerrrry sssslllooowwwly". Hope you enjoy them as much as I have.
40 years later...
This is still my favorite Christmas LP. I don't own any other Swingle Singers release, but this is a classic.
Vocalese Delight
Non-sensical singing here, the Swingle's sing just the melody accapella and four block with lots of scat and da da's. Now, for those of us with impatient ears after a few songs may get irritated and want relief from the vocalese with lyric and this cd offers no such relief so if that is the case this cd is better in small doses, for the rest of us we'll try to sing along.
Biography
Formed: 1962
Genre: Classical
Years Active: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s
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