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by: Simon Hale, John Francis Wade, Katherine K. Davis, Jester Hairston, Christmas Traditional, Felix Bernard, Mel Torme, Felix Mendelssohn, George Frideric Handel, Zacar

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Average Rating: Rating: - Dream a Somewhat Boring Dream... Don't get me wrong, I love Charlotte. I fell in love with her voice when I first saw a commercial about her advertising "Voice of an Angel" and hearing her sing "Pie Jesu". However, this Christmas album is not quite what I expected...first of all, Dream a Dream isn't even a Christmas song and it's the title song. And then the other songs on the album, while beautifully sung, are sung by the choir with Charlotte only doing a verse or two on them and descants on some of them. There are some jewels on this album however, such as O Holy Night, which is done beautifully, and not-so-familiar pieces such as Draw Tua Bethlehem, but for the most part, the album is a little boring with a choir singing the same old Christmas songs (Oh Come All Ye Faithful, etc.) Bottom line: a good Christmas CD overall, but I'd rather listen to her self-titled album or Voice of an Angel instead. Rating: - A World Class Performance, Charlotte at her best!! When one thinks of Charlotte Church one also thinks of the opening lyrics to the ancient and much revered Greensleeves,--"What Child is This?" Who is this young lady? Simply put, Ms Church is the finest teenage soprano in the world and Greensleeves (What Child is This?) is one of the songs included on her latest album, "Dream a Dream", released on October 21, 2000 by Sony Classical and soon to be certified Gold perhaps breaking all previous sales records. "Dream a Dream" is the astonishing follow up to her previous two albums "Voice of an Angel" now certified double Platinum by Sony Classical and the self titled Gold album "Charlotte Church." Truly, the sweetest teenage voice on the planet, it's difficult to believe this young lady is only fourteen. Ms Church continues her tradition for excellence with this latest release. More than just another Christmas album, "Dream a Dream" is a mixture of the ancient and new, spiritual and contemporary, Pop and traditional. Ms Church's crystalline pure voice accompanied by the London Symphony Orchestra carries one to heavenly heights with the greatest of ease. It's real delight to listen to this latest work by Ms Church and it will be one I'll be listening to long after the passing of the Season of Christ. My favorite's on the album include these moments: Rhodri Davies' harp accompaniment on the beautiful Ave Maria is one of the finest ever heard, this pairing of harp and voice is nothing short of one of the finest moments in music history. Charlotte's "child like voice" in O Tannenbaum conjures forth images of Christmas settled and celebrated around the Christmas Tree by millions of children around the world. The only all a cappella song on the album is "Lo! How A Rose E'er Blooming". Dating from the late 1500's it is the most regal of all the spiritual songs on the album. Dream a Dream is Ms Church's first step into the season of Pop and is superlatively performed. What else are we going to see from this very versatile young lady in the way of Pop? The full orchestral backup of "O Come, All Ye Faithful" truly expresses the spirit of the season. "Draw Tua Bethlehem", a Welsh hymn of praise, is expertly carried by Ms Church in Welsh and English and sets one on a journey of hope. Not only does this album express the measure of the season but it gives us an insight into the sophistication of voice and value of this very beautiful young lady. The album is beyond the land, lore and love of Charlotte's Welsh citizenship, it speaks to millions throughout the world of all languages and cultures. Rating: - Give it a rest already... I'll be really honest. I like this cd. I like it a lot. And no, I'm not a Charlotte fan. This is the only album of hers I own, or care to own, for that matter. Nor am I a classical music fan. I'm just an average guy who likes to listen to Christmas carols at Christmas time (imagine that). I think the girl has a beautiful voice. The classical music nuts are ranting that her voice is untrained, that she tries ...(too) hard on one hand, and is unemotional and flat on the other. I think they're missing the point. Quite simply, you don't create best selling albums if you suck. And since her albums routinely top the charts, I think that says something. Okay, so maybe her voice doesn't measure up to the top sopranos out there. That's okay, I don't like most of the top sopranos out there. I LIKE the fact that her voice is untrained. It sounds more honest for the effort. I think she did a fantastic job on my all time favorite carol "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen". And I've listened to a lot of renditions of that particular song. The field of classical music has become like so many others: too insular for its own good. Whatever happened to just listening to music for the fun of it? Why not just appreciate it for what it is? After all, if you can pick out every little fault in Charlotte's singing, I think maybe you are listening to way too much music. Sure, it's not perfect. Even I can hear little errors in her performance, and a music afficionado I am not. But again, it sounds all the more honest for it. Ah well, enough of my ranting. I guess this is like most other things: if the so-called "experts" (ie critics, etc.) hate it, I'm almost sure to love it.

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