The Carpenters - Christmas Once More
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Karen Carpenter – vocals, drums, percussion
Richard Carpenter – vocals, keyboards
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Written by Edmund Sears, Richard Storrs Willis (A1), Irving Berlin, Phyllis Brown, Thomas Conner, Public Domain, Victor Herbert, Pietro Yon (A2), Leroy Anderson, Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne (A3), Mitchell Parish (A4), Al Stillman, Victor Young (A5), Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin (A6), Domenico Bartolucci, Ray Charles (A7), J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie (A8), Richard Carpenter, Frank Pooler (B1), Mel Tormé, Robert Wells (B2), Robert Allen, Al Stillman (B3), Howlett Peter Smith (B4), Burke, Webster (B5), Hammerstein, Rodgers (B6), Berlin (B7), Franz Schubert (B8)
1 LP, Standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : unspecified
Label : A&M
Original Label : A&M
Recorded in 1977–1978 at A&M Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA ; E.M.I. Abbey Road Studios
Produced by Richard Carpenter, Karen Carpenter
Curated by Richard Carpenter
Originally released in October 1978
Reissued in 2024
Tracks:
Side A:
1. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
2. Happy Holiday
3. The Christmas Waltz
4. Sleigh Ride
5. It's Christmas Time / Sleep Well, Little Children
6. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
7. Christ Is Born
8. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
Side B:
1. Merry Christmas, Darling (R.P.O. Version)
2. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
3. (There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays
4. Little Altar Boy
5. The First Snowfall / Let It Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!
6. My Favorite Things
7. White Christmas
8. Ave Maria
Reviews:
"The Carpenters were just about the last adult pop outfit of their era with anything resembling rock credibility (they did have a little of the latter in the early days, and weren't a kid act like the Osmonds) who could have pulled off a straight Christmas album. And they did it in superb style here, illuminated throughout by the delightful, complex, often playful arrangements, courtesy of Peter Knight, Richard Carpenter, and Billy May. Actually, for a change on a Carpenters album, Richard is the dominant personality on display across this record, as both co-arranger and producer, as well as the mastermind behind the project; Karen Carpenter's voice is also prominent, to be sure, most notably on "Merry Christmas, Darling" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," and she threw herself into this next-to-last completed project (and their final release before a two-year hiatus), but it's Richard who comes to the fore everywhere here, in ways that are impossible to ignore. And the results are mightily impressive, as the mood never slackens in what amounts to a wall-to-wall celebration of the Christmas holiday. After a suitably festive introductory section, Karen Carpenter's solo voice comes up on the "Christmas Waltz" and the proceedings really take off, carrying us into the most engaging rendition of Leroy Anderson's "Sleigh Ride" that has come down in many a year, and it only gets better from there, through a brace of holiday staples that end up sounding fresh in her voice and his arrangements. There's not a slack moment on this album." Allmusic Review by Bruce Eder
Ratings :
AllMusic : 3.5 / 5 ; The Rolling Stone Album Guide : 2 / 5