THE CHRISTMAS SONG

[cam83]

I love this song very much. It's such an intimate reading by Karen. You know, I know other artists have made this THEIR song, but I must say, I don't care for their versions at all. I think Karen had such a remarkeable gift for music and for conveying her moods and feelings into a song. And she was humble with her own performance, a mark of a great artist, in saying she hoped she did justice to the Legend's version...This song features Karen's vocals as silky. I love that on the 1977 CARPENTERS AT CHRISTMAS TV special, Karen is seen wearing her satin green jumpsuit, and wrapping up presents while she sings this song. Then she sits on the couch and with a cute Koala bear, and puts a pillow on her lap.

Cameron

[Rick Henry]

Cam you summed this one up perfectly. I feel the same way about this song as you do. Others have done the song and some have done it nicely (ie; Nat King Cole), but the Carpenters took the song to a new level. With Karen's fantastic vocal and Billy May's perfectly smooth arrangement the song goes over the top. As much as this is Nat King Cole's song, there are a few million in the world who consider this to be a Carpenters classic - I am one of them.