Perry Como's Christmas Concert is a 1994 live recording by Perry Como, the last before his death in 2001. Taped at the Point Theatre in Dublin before a live audience of 4,500 which included Irish President Mary Robinson, the concert was also issued on videotape and broadcast in the USA on PBS.[3] Como, looking frail and unwell was suffering from the flu and struggled to perform; he reportedly lost his voice at one point during the concert. [4] The entire performance is less than 90 minutes long, though the recording took over four hours to complete.[5] Despite it all, Como managed to complete his last recorded performance with dignity and professionalism, earning him the warm applause of his audience. Como later apologized to his audience for a performance he felt was not up to his usual standards.[6]
| Perry Como's Christmas Concert | ||||
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| Released | November 7, 1994[1] | |||
| Recorded | January 21, 1994 | |||
| Genre | Vocal | |||
| Length | 56.30 | |||
| Label | Teal Entertainment | |||
| Producer | Bob Wynn | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Track listing
edit- "A Little Bit of Ireland" (0.31)
- "If I Could Read Your Mind" (3.07)
- "Happy Holidays" / "We Need a Little Christmas" (2.52)
- Carol Medley: "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas", "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", "The Bells of St. Mary's", "Bless This House" (5.14)
- "The Little Drummer Boy" (3.28)
- "O Holy Night" (1.55)
- Record Medley: "And I Love You So", "Catch a Falling Star", "Round and Round", "Hot Diggity", "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" (5.40)
- "Too ra loo ra loo ra" (featuring Adele King) (4.43)
- "The Father of Girls" (3.34)
- "Christ Is Born" (2.12)
- Medley: "If You're Irish Come Into The Parlour", "When Irish Eyes are Smiling", "Sing Along With Me", "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town", "White Christmas", "Jingle Bells" (4.02)
- "Wind Beneath My Wings" (3.54)
- Carol Medley: "O Little Town of Bethlehem", "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing", "Silent Night", "O Come, All Ye Faithful" (5.48)
- "Toyland" (3.06)
- "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Forever" / "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" (2.05)
- "Ave Maria" (4.19)
References
edit- ^ MTV Perry Como discography
- ^ Perry Como's Christmas Concert at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
- ^ "Perry Como's Christmas Concert-credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ "Perry Como's Christmas Concert". Kokomo. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- ^ "Irish Christmas". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ Macfarlane, Malcolm, ed. (2009), Perry Como: A Biography and Complete Career Record, McFarland, p. 310, ISBN 978-0-7864-3701-6, retrieved 28 April 2010