- Audio CD (Mar 17 2008)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Rounder / Umgd
- ASIN: B0000003LC
- Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #137,633 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer |
| 2. All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth |
| 3. That's What I Want For Christmas |
| 4. I Saw Mommy Kissin Santa Claus |
| 5. White Christmas |
| 6. The Christmas Song |
| 7. O Holy Night |
| 8. Silent Night |
| 9. Medley: O Come All Ye Faithful/Hark The Herald Angels Sing/O Little Town Of Bethlehem/Amazing Grace/Throw Out The Lifeline |
| 10. Rainbow On The River |
| 11. Mission Bell |
| 12. What A Friend We Have In Jesus |
Product Description
From Amazon.com
Herbert Khaury, a.k.a. Tiny Tim, was by all accounts a lonely, romantic child who spent much of his youth trying to escape into a fantasy land of old 78 rpm records. He learned how to play the ukulele in 1954 from an Arthur Godfrey songbook and began toting his instrument to a series of musical auditions, using a paper sack as his instrument case. One audition in 1967 got him on TV's Laugh-In, and he had a meteoric rise and matching fall by the early '70s. He never gave up, though, and tried recording a handful of albums in hopes of a comeback. Recorded in Sydney, Australia, back in 1993, this CD features Tiny Tim performing a dozen Christmas tunes, including "Silent Night" and "O Come All Ye Faithful." An overproduced and mediocre rock band largely covers up his vocals and ukulele playing. Tim's strength was always his love and appreciation of old 1920s pop tunes, none of which are present here. He had an admittedly loony approach to his performances, but often his sincerity and connection to his material gave the tunes a charm and strength not present on this Christmas assortment. If you're looking for a silly Christmas novelty album, this might work--for the right occasion and with enough eggnog. If not, try some of his better efforts, such as Girl, on which he's backed up by Brave Combo. --Terry Zwigoff
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Customer Reviews
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Pure Soul
May 18 2004
Format:Audio CD
My pilgrimage to Tiny Tim consisted of 3 pivotal moments: A radio announcer followed a Karen Carpenter Christmas Song with Tiny's White Christmas, then had the effrontery to ridicule what was clearly the more heartfelt and moving of the two; I met Tiny toward the end of his career when he was working as a clown in a 3rd-rate circus playing the remote corners of the earth (my hometown of Kenosha, WI) and judged him utterly sincere; I discovered the melodramatic music of Bing Crosby in the early 30's along with an epiphany about the source of Tiny's musical inspiration.
I do agree with a previous viewer that having Tiny do "novelty" songs is at best redundant. But on serious material, he invites being taken as seriously as he takes the material. The style may be different, but as far as I'm concerned he's in the same league as Al Green and Wilson Pickett when it comes to the feeling.
Yuck
Sep 20 2002
Format:Audio CD
Tiny Tim was in my opinion a very talented individual but his talent seems sorely lacking in this rather sad collection of Christmas songs. The less serious songs are fun and entertaining but the more traditional songs are about as enjoyable as a root canal without painkillers.
If you want a Tiny Tim album get one of his better efforts such as Girl or the import God Bless Tiny Tim.
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10 reviews
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
The kiddies will love this one.
Dec 16 2000
Format:Audio CD
Tiny Tim was a National Treasure. God bless his soul. And this cd proves it! He's at his best when signing falsetto and when he's not, he sounds like Cher, except better. I've never heard a better cover of "The Christmas Song" followed by the sacred "Holy Night. And how could you go wrong with a 13 second cover of a Shirley Temple Christmas song from the film "Stowaway"? Huh? Yeah, yeah, you get his usual preachy sermons in some cuts and at the end of the cd he goes off in a tangent that even I couldn't figure out. This is one of my top 10 Christmas cds that's right between Phil Spector's "Christmas Gift For you" and Bach's " Weinachtsoratorium". Don't pass this one by.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Holiday Songs like Never Before
Oct 28 2000
Format:Audio CD
I can't say enough about this collection. The production, music, vocals, etc. are top notch. Mission Bell at high volume will give you goose bumps. This CD includes the very best version of Silent Night ever recorded. There is so much passion and purity in it. All the old crooners would agree. Tiny Rules!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Heartfelt and wonderful
Dec 24 1999
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
To work, a Christmas album needs to be sincere. This one from Tiny Tim delivers. A wonderful, heartfelt, melodic seasonal album to lift the spirits. True, to some Tiny Tim is an acquired taste, but for Christmas music he is right on the mark. God bless Tiny Tim.
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