Title: BUY THE 2 CD CHRISTMAS COLLECTION - NOT THIS
Review: As many others who know and care have pointed out, this CD is NOT the original "Christmas Portrait" we were blessed with back in 1978.This CD was compiled by Richard Carpenter in 1984/85 after the release of "An Old Fashioned Christmas" (the 2nd Carpenters Christmas album).At the time, CD's were a brand new novelty, and Richard compiled this from both albums for the new format. I never liked all of his selections, as this one starts with the over-long overture from the 2nd album, and omits some key songs with vocals by Karen.Richard and A&M; Records recently released the original 1978 album, along with the 2nd one from 1984 on the 2-CD "Christmas Collection" for the many fans who had been requesting it all along. This "special edition" CD should have been deleted years ago, but it shows up every year. A much better single-disc compilation with all of Karen's vocals could easily be created to replace it.
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