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I ordered the Time Life Treasury of Christmas but recieved something called "Evergreen". No time to mess with sending it back as I ended up in the hospital until two days before Christmas.
I specifically requested the 1987 Time Life Treasury of Christmas CD, 2 CD set, with 45 songs on it. They were identical, but when it came in the mail it was different. I just needed another disc B because mine got lost. I checked the songs on my disc A with the songs on the website. I made sure before I bought the set that it was the 45 song set, but that is not the one that came in the mail. Buyer Beware.
If you grew up in the '50s or '60s, this is a must for your CD collection. This is what Ward, Wally and Beaver would have listened to on the hi-fi while they were putting up the Cleaver Christmas tree with the aroma of June's Christmas cookies wafting in from the kitchen.
As with the first Christmas CD that I reviewed, which technically goes hand in hand with this particular Christmas CD (originally they were sold as a set), I must say that this one is just as amazing as the other one. These remind me of Christmases from when I was growing up, the big family dinners at our house, the aromas of great homecooking, the tree, decorations, the cold and snow outside, the presents and of course the fellowship of family and friends that would "stop by" bearing gifts and wishing us a very Merry Christmas. As I said, these are the original songs by the original artists and the sounds are top notch. Burl Ives was a local son from my hometown area and many of us will remember him as "Sam the Snowman" in "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and there are many other wonderful singers on the CD from years past. Those were very happy times for me. So please - buy a copy of this CD - it can make remembering old traditions memorable and also make fabulous new traditions for the youngsters out there.
When we play this Christmas CD, we suddenly find ourselves back in time when we were kids listening to the stereo at home on Chrismtas Day. It's a perfect way to create or recall Christmas memories.
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