STYLE: Childrens RATING OUR PRODUCT CODE: 11822-10594 LABEL: Integrity 30322 FORMAT: CD Album ITEMS: 1 RELEASE DATE: 2004-10-01 RRP: £7.99
Reviewed by Mike Rimmer
Actors have rules about not working with children or animals. I have similar feelings about reviewing albums for children and albums that are about Christmas. It's so hard to create something in this genre that isn't a) unoriginal or b) stomach turning. The people behind the Shout Praises series manage to hit a bullseye! Yep this is both nauseating and unoriginal. Bingo! Plodding their way through soft rock versions of famous Christmas songs with some tuneful adult singing and a chorus of American kids joining in doesn't a fulfilling listening experience make. You could try this out on your children but I wouldn't do it in the car unless you have some sick bags at the ready.
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Product Description
Sung by kids for kids, this lively production features well-known Christmas carols, popular worship songs and new holiday choruses performed in a contemporary style that will have kids singing all season long.
This flexible production allows churches to create unique musical presentations - choose all 12 songs or as few as one song to perform with dialogue.
Companion products are available including a Split Trax CD, and a Choral Songbook with production notes and narration, and a full Resource Kit containing lesson plans, movement ideas and more for each song.
Perfect for any performance setting, 'Shout Praises! Kids Christmas' can accommodate large, medium or small choirs and is sure to enhance your church's Christmas musical experience.