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Familiar Christmas carols and relaxing in front of a crackling fire epitomize the holidays.
The Happy Holiday Hearth provides an instant, portable fireplace that's mess-free and burns brightly all evening. The mesmerizing flames are complemented by a choice of realistic crackling fire sounds, a holiday music track, or a combination of the two. The music track features traditional choral arrangements of classic Christmas songs like "White Christmas" and "Silver Bells" with full instrumental accompaniment. A similar DVD,
Fireplace: Visions of Tranquility, differs by offering multiple perspectives on a fire from ignition to the last dying embers and featuring all-instrumental Christmas carols performed in a baroque style as well as non-holiday-specific classical music. It also has full and widescreen options, and better sound (but it's also significantly more expensive). For more traditional holiday carols, stick with
The Happy Holiday Hearth.
--Tami Horiuchi
Synopsis
For those wishing to experience the homey glow of a fireplace at Christmas but find themselves without the necessary means, Rhino offers this title that features a festively decorated yuletide fire. While the flames dance on the screen the soundtrack features nearly two-dozen Christmas tunes including "Oh Come All Ye Faithful," "Good King Wenceslas," "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," "It's Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas," and "White Christmas." The DVD release of the title offers the option to turn the music off in favor of the sounds of a crackling fire. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
