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Title: Merry Christmas/Joyeux Noel
Artist: Petula Clark
Audio CD (November 4, 1997)
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Christmas
Format: Free Lossless Audio Codec


Track Listing:

01. This Is Christmas
02. Silent Night, Holy Night
03. The Happiest Christmas
04. Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant (Version Two)
05. Marie Et Son Enfant
06. Cette Nuit La
07. My Favourite Things
08. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
09. List Our Merry Carol
10. Once in Royal David's City
11. Little Jesus (Rocking)
12. The Holly And The Ivy
13. Away In A Manger/Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
14. Minuit Chretien
15. Mon Beau Sapin
16. Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant Version One
17. Belle Nuit, Sainte Nuit
18. Le Train Des Neiges
19. Christmas Cards


Amazon Review:
Despite the vast number of albums that Petula recorded, she never recorded a Christmas album. This set is a compilation of various Christmas singles and EP's, some recorded in English and some in French, and contains all Christmas songs that Petula recorded for Pye/Warner except Baby it's cold outside. That song, which Petula recorded as a duet with Rod McKuen (and is available on Spirit of Today), isn't really a Christmas song, but has become accepted as a Christmas standard (just like My favorite things, which is included). 

The emphasis here is on the spiritul aspect of Christmas, including carols and other uplifting songs of hope and joy. 

Once in Royal David's city is one of those Christmas classics, like In the bleak midwinter and While shepherds watched their flocks, which is popular inbut is relatively unknown in America, but it's always been one of my favorite carols and it might become one of yours after you hear Petula's beautiful rendition.