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Title: Masterful middlebrow magnificence!
Review: Brilliant. Masterful. Flawlessly performed and brilliantly arranged. Spiritually uplifting and musically mesmerizing. The a cappella material, recorded in 1957, includes a version of "Shepherd's Carol" that must have had composer William Billings smiling down on RCA Studios. This wonderful work has never been done greater justice, at least not in my listening experience. The accompanied tracks, from 1963, include a no-nonsense opening medley that gives the listener a taste of the astonishing and joyous sounds to come, as well as a version of "What Child Is This?" that immediately stills any muttered gripes of, "Not THIS again." This is frighteningly good music of a middle-brow type that, to every music lover's great loss, no longer exists. Get this extraordinary Christmas CD in your collection now!!!
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