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Scrooge [1970] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > R
starring: Albert Finney, Alec Guinness, Edith Evans, Kenneth More, Laurence Naismith
directed by: Ronald Neame

September 23, 2003
A real mixture in the musical version of "A Christmas Carol". Superb performances by Albert Finney, Alec Guinness, Edith Evans and, particularly, Kenneth More. The supporting actors are equally as good. Beautifully produced (it has a feeling of "Oliver" about it) with a somewhat mediocre score from Leslie Bricusse (with some notable exceptions). It does certainly bring "A Christmas Carol" to life and is well worth watching. A feel good movie.

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Merry Motown - Merry Christmas From Motown

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by: Marvin Gaye Smokey Robinson & The Miracles Diana Ross Michael Jackson Kim Weston Stevie Wonder The Supremes The Funk Brothers Various Artists

November 05, 2001
Motown artists produced a lot of Christmas albums over the years and this one culls the best of the tracks from a number of them. The arrangements are for the most part simpler and more classic than the pop hits that arrived factory like form the industy.
This collection features some outstanding, and probably rare gems notably Smokey Robinson's beautiful Christmas Lullaby, a live track from Marvin Gaye ~ The Christmas Song, a great soul track from the incredibly underrated Kim Weston ( a voice second only to the great Florence Ballard),Stevie Wonder's cabaret Everyone's a Kid at Christmastime, and for me the greatest surprise closes the album is Marvin Gaye's rewriting of Little Darlin as Purple Snowflakes.
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More Christmas R&B

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > R
by: Various Artists

August 25, 2008
Motown artists produced a lot of Christmas albums over the years and this one culls the best of the tracks from a number of them. The arrangements are for the most part simpler and more classic than the pop hits that arrived factory like form the industy.
This collection features some outstanding, and probably rare gems notably Smokey Robinson's beautiful Christmas Lullaby, a live track from Marvin Gaye ~ The Christmas Song, a great soul track from the incredibly underrated Kim Weston ( a voice second only to the great Florence Ballard),Stevie Wonder's cabaret Everyone's a Kid at Christmastime, and for me the greatest surprise closes the album is Marvin Gaye's rewriting of Little Darlin as Purple Snowflakes.
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Richie Rich's Christmas Wish [1998] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > R
starring: David Gallagher, Eugene Levy, Keene Curtis, Jake Richardson, Martin Mull
directed by: John Murlowski

October 08, 2002
really good and an uplifting comedy fun for all the family

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Snowflakes

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > R
by: Toni Braxton

November 05, 2001
If you are a fan of Toni Braxtons previous albums then you will not be disapointed by her latest offering. As stated in the review this sounds like a classic Toni album. The focus is on ballads the best of which is 'snowflakes of love'.
However 'christmas in jamaica' featuring shaggy is one of the highlights of the album. Other favourites include 'have yourself a merry little chistmas' where Braxtons distinctive voice is used to great effect. This is worth buying if you are a fan of Toni Braxton or just looking for a different kind of christmas album.

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Best of Christmas Gospel

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > R
by: Various


wow if you want to hear a way to celebrate christmas give this CD a whirl we have the classic Mahalia Jackson giving it her all, The Edwin Hawkins Singers blasting out some seasonal cheer and singing along with Melanie on the classic Lay Down. It is impossible to be unmoved buy the enthusaism captured here and you are guaranteed to feel uplifted after just a couple of tracks

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Blue Yule: Christmas Blues and R&B Classics

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > R
by: Various

September 10, 1991
I have this album. There are various artists, some well known. But at Christmas time, I play it non-stop. The John Lee Hooker track, Blues For Christmas will rock your socks off. There is plenty of howlin and screamin about heartache and Santa Claus to make you feel the Christmas blues. It is so much fun, you'll forget it is the blues. But you won't forget it next year when you play it again and again. I look forward to the holidays, and I wish there was more of Texas Pete Mayes, Roy Milton, and Canned Heat on albums instead of the awful trite Christmas music that fills the stores. Wear your headphones shopping and listen. You'll love it!

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Merry Christmas

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > R
by: Diana Ross & The Supremes

October 26, 2001
Merry Christmas, i have been a fan of the supremes for many years and got this as a LP when it came out, now it is on cd as well it is a good collection of songs but iam affraid i just dont like the girls doing xmas songs that much' it is still well worth having as it shows how good the girls are when it came to singing so many differant songs, so do get it and enjoy it for what it is,

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A Christmas Story [1983] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > R
starring: Peter Billingsley, Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin, Ian Petrella, Scott Schwartz
directed by: Bob Clark

October 07, 2003
A little jewel of a film! This movie was released with not much fanfare in 1983, but has developed a loyal following in the U.S. due to it's repeated airing on cable television. Such is it's cult following, that American cable network TBS regularly hosts a "Christmas Story Marathon" during which the film is shown for 24 hours straight, from Christmas Eve to Christmas Day! I moved to Ireland from America 6 years ago, and have searched in vain for this film to appear on the Christmas schedule of RTE, BBC, Sky or any of the other 500 channels on my system. Sadly "A Christmas Story" is virtually unheard of on this side of the Atlantic, and I soon realised that I would probably never see it again, unless I bought it myself.

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Ultimate Soul Christmas

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > R
by: Various Artists

August 27, 2007
A little jewel of a film! This movie was released with not much fanfare in 1983, but has developed a loyal following in the U.S. due to it's repeated airing on cable television. Such is it's cult following, that American cable network TBS regularly hosts a "Christmas Story Marathon" during which the film is shown for 24 hours straight, from Christmas Eve to Christmas Day! I moved to Ireland from America 6 years ago, and have searched in vain for this film to appear on the Christmas schedule of RTE, BBC, Sky or any of the other 500 channels on my system. Sadly "A Christmas Story" is virtually unheard of on this side of the Atlantic, and I soon realised that I would probably never see it again, unless I bought it myself.

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