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Sunday, December 02, 2007
DAVID STABLER
The Oregonian Staff

Y our pitiful, old Christmas CDs are sitting there, staring you in the face. Like some friends, you take them for granted. You know their strengths and foibles. There's nothing they can tell you that you haven't heard 100 times before. And yet, you don't have the heart to unload them.

So here's what I did. I tiptoed past them while they dozed on the shelf, slipped into the store and made some new friends. Stuff I'd never heard before -- five Christmas CDs I bet you haven't heard, either, but I guarantee you're going to love.

Some are a tad out of the mainstream, so chances are you don't own them, but you'll wish you did. From courtly Tudor dances to modern Polish carols, you're going to thank me, I promise.

David Stabler: 503-221-8217; davidstabler@news.oregonian.com; http://blog.oregonlive.com/classicalmusic/

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Karolju: Christmas Music from Rouse, Lutoslawski & Rodrigo

Jaunty as a sleigh ride, these swinging, swaying c more...0 points

Jaunty as a sleigh ride, these swinging, swaying carols are irresistible. Trumpets cheer, drums beat and a chorus laughs in Latin, Swedish, French, Spanish, Russian, Czech, German and Italian. A set of Polish Christmas carols also delights with simple, folksy directness. You'll smile the whole way through.0 points

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Sweet Songs of Christmas

Familiar carols they may be, but the arrangements more...0 points

Familiar carols they may be, but the arrangements are unusual enough to perk up the ears and they work beautifully for brass quintet. Nothing sings of Christmas cheer like burnished brass playing "I Saw Three Ships." And the "Hallelujah" Chorus rings and rings. Love that tuba.0 points

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Rose and Thistle: English and Scottish Music

What a fine racket these fiddles, recorders, sackb more...0 points

What a fine racket these fiddles, recorders, sackbuts, lutes, hurdy-gurdy, bagpipes and drums make. Light, lyrical songs and supple playing keep the mood upbeat as they re-create the time of Henry VIII and two centuries of Scottish life. The sad-eyed beauty of a Scottish fiddle tune will take your breath away, while a medley of Highland pipe tunes will give it back.0 points

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Let It Snow

Like a friend who overindulges, the superb male vo more...0 points

Like a friend who overindulges, the superb male vocal ensemble sinks into plummy, over-the-top arrangements of classic carols. The sound is like eggnog, calorie-rich and smooth, but the musicianship remains supple. On a dime, the ensemble turns from velvet jazz ("Let It Snow") to monklike austerity ("Silent Night") back to schmaltz. What good are the holidays if you don't overdo it?0 points

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Christmas Carols

Four CDs for $18.49 is a great deal. Lots of wonde more...0 points

Four CDs for $18.49 is a great deal. Lots of wonderful songs in light, period-style performances. On the first CD, "Festive Music From Europe and America," trumpets and drums accompany John Foster's jubilant 18th-century "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks," and cool, syncopated rhythms swing a 16th-century Spanish carol. On CD 2, Michael Praetorius gives us his famous "In dulci jubilo," which will swell your heart. And then, out of the blue comes Anton Webern's atonal "Dormi Jesu," followed b...0 points

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