Audio CD review:
Oliver Hofer, Steve Mack, Carlos L. Encinias, Adolphe Adam, Patrick S. Brady, Charles Gounod, Franz Xaver Gruber, George Frideric Handel, M. Reid, I. Heitzman, Jim Laev - Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure, Vol. 5

Oliver Hofer, Steve Mack, Carlos L. Encinias, Adolphe Adam, Patrick S. Brady, Charles Gounod, Franz Xaver Gruber, George Frideric Handel, M. Reid, I. Heitzman, Jim Laev - Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure, Vol. 5

Band: Oliver Hofer, Steve Mack, Carlos L. Encinias, Adolphe Adam, Patrick S. Brady, Charles Gounod, Franz Xaver Gruber, George Frideric Handel, M. Reid, I. Heitzman, Jim Laev Title: Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure, Vol. 5 Rating: Release Date: 18 November, 2003 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Holiday Hop [It's a Wonderful Life] 2: O Holy Night - Gary Adler, John Tartaglia 3: Peces en el Rio (The Fish in the River) 4: Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel 5: This Christmas Day 6: Christmas Lullaby 7: Coming of Christmastime 8: Rod's Christmas 9: Silent Night 10: Wrapped Up Nice - Idina Menzel 11: I Saw Three Ships 12: Sing Out - Liz McCartney 13: Too Fat to Fit 14: I'll Stay Strong - Michael Lavine, 15: Ave Maria 16: Jingle Bells, Chicago Style 17: Angelo Rosenbaum 18: How Great Our Joy/Joy to the World - Steve Lavner, Denny Paschall, Glenn Rainey 19: Christmastime on Highway 13 20: O Tannenbaum

Customer Review Fun and Refreshing " I loved the upbeat humor, and as the song progressed, I realized I'd heard this version before- it was on South Park! I could not BELIEVE what I was hearing, but I completely adored it. I purchased this CD on a whim, and I was absolutely shocked when I got to track #4- "Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel," by the cast of "Hairspray. As I listened through the rest of the 2-CD set, I concluded it would undoubtedly be one of my favorite holiday albums. It was a wonderful combination of traditional renditions, such as a beautiful "O Holy Night" performed by the cast of "Rent" and new, humorous songs, including "Too Fat to Fit" by the cast of "The Producers" which was had a personality reminiscent of "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy," "Angelo Rosenbaum," sung by Thom Christopher Warren of "Lion King," and "Sing Out" by the cast of "Gypsy. " Overall, the CD set was a wonderful surprise; I had expected a 2 CD set filled with well-sung music, but I was rewarded with a compilation as diverse as peoples' view of the holidays, ranging from the somber expression of religious value to the whimsical, with a jab at the commercial attitude in the middle!. . You can see a complete list of all Oliver Hofer, Steve Mack, Carlos L. Encinias, Adolphe Adam, Patrick S. Brady, Charles Gounod, Franz Xaver Gruber, George Frideric Handel, M. Reid, I. Heitzman, Jim Laev discography, or go back to the Oliver Hofer, Steve Mack, Carlos L. Encinias, Adolphe Adam, Patrick S. Brady, Charles Gounod, Franz Xaver Gruber, George Frideric Handel, M. Reid, I. Heitzman, Jim Laev tabs