The Carpenters – Christmas Once More (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 46:18 minutes | 487 MB | Genre: Christmas
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © A&M
All 16 tracks, which have been culled from the Carpenters’ most cherished holiday albums, will be available in multiple formats, including CD, black vinyl, limited-edition gold vinyl, digital download, streaming, and ATMOS. Listen to or preorder Carpenters’ Christmas.
Building upon the grand traditions of Christmas songs and holiday-themed albums recorded by legendary artists like Enrico Caruso (“O Holy Night”), Bessie Smith (“At the Christmas Ball”), Bing Crosby (“White Christmas”), Perry Como (“Home for the Holidays”) and Frank Sinatra (Christmas Songs By Sinatra), Karen and Richard Carpenter set out to make their own first seasonal LP in 1978 titled Christmas Portrait. Richard had a unique idea for creating a near-continuous work that would mix hymns, pop tunes, vocals, and instrumentals into a more flowing, inventive medley style. In effect, the Carpenters came up with a modernized sound tapestry in which old and new traditions followed one another in surprising and pleasing ways. Their concept of making Christmas albums artfully reflected the eclectic ways American audiences experienced the season and its joyful music in the years when the Carpenters’ generation was growing up.
Tracklist:
1-1. The Carpenters – It Came Upon A Midnight Clear (2024 Mix) (00:41)
1-2. The Carpenters – Happy Holiday (2024 Mix) (00:39)
1-3. The Carpenters – The Christmas Waltz (2024 Mix) (02:12)
1-4. The Carpenters – Sleigh Ride (2024 Mix) (02:38)
1-5. The Carpenters – It’s Christmas Time/Sleep Well, Little Children (Medley / 2024 Mix) (02:53)
1-6. The Carpenters – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (2023 Mix) (03:57)
1-7. The Carpenters – Christ Is Born (2024 Mix) (03:14)
1-8. The Carpenters – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (2024 Mix) (04:07)
1-9. The Carpenters – Merry Christmas, Darling (03:04)
1-10. The Carpenters – The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) (2024 Mix) (03:38)
1-11. The Carpenters – (There’s No Place Like) Home For The Holidays (2024 Mix) (02:38)
1-12. The Carpenters – Little Altar Boy (2024 Mix) (03:44)
1-13. The Carpenters – The First Snowfall/Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (Medley / 2024 Mix) (03:34)
1-14. The Carpenters – My Favorite Things (2024 Mix) (03:53)
1-15. The Carpenters – White Christmas (2024 Mix) (02:43)
1-16. The Carpenters – Ave Maria (2024 Mix) (02:36)
