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From the minute I got my hands in this new Andrea Bocelli CD, it's been playing nonstop. I think Andrea Bocelli has a beautiful voice, the Christmas spirit is delightfully alive in it and I am a big fan anyway, so this album is the perfect soundtrack for this time of the year. The songs on this album are pleasant and comforting, nice to listen to with a mince pie and glass of hot chocolate.

In my opinion Andrea Bocelli is the only person to truly cross the divide of popular music and the more elitist genre that Opera is. His voice is a classical instrument in its own- within the same note he can switch to so many diverse emotions. Opera critics take pleasure in making their little world inaccessible and distant, but Andrea takes your hand and leads you to a new world of music.

If you don't know Andrea Bocelli's previous works I strongly advise you to go out and buy the previous albums. I am a huge fan of "Con Te Partiro" and the english language version which is the duet "Time to Say Goodbye" with Sarah Brightman, the well known Broadway star. The man's voice and vocal range are absolutely exceptional, and the tracks on this Christmas album allow him to show that in a very classical way.

In Italy, the original version of "Con te Partiro" was used in a popular commercial in TV and it became a hit immediately and everybody loved Andrea's voice. Unfortunately he became blind due to a disease during his young years, but back at that time the public didn't know about his personal drama, so it was not "for pity" that so many people bought his records. He simply is very good, and his life is an example for everyone, because he had the strength to move on with his life, bringing joy to his family and audience too.

Andrea's voice is pure magic and his rendition of the traditional carols is wonderful, what more could anyone ask for Christmas? Furthermore there is the outstanding DVD which I suggest anyone who loves Andrea to buy. This is a terrific feel good Christmas experience.

There are few better-quality tenors around today than Bocelli. Pavarotti rated him extremely high and the endorsement of one of the greatest tenors of all time should be adequate for us all. If you're looking to treat yourself, or a friend, this is the album to buy this Christmas.

Complete track list:

• 1. White Christmas / Bianco Natale
• 2. Angels We Have Heard On High
• 3. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
• 4. The Christmas Song
• 5. The Lords Prayer
• 6. What Child Is This
• 7. Adeste Fidelis
• 8. O Tannenbaum
• 9. Jingle Bells
• 10. Silent Night
• 11. Blue Christmas
• 12. Cantique De Noel
• 13. Caro Gesu Bambino
• 14. Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle
• 15. God Bless Us Everyone
• 16. I Believe

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Happy Birthday Andrew Lloyd Webber

Majorca was the set for the latest big birthday bash for two well-known birthday boys recently.

Andrew Lloyd Webber hosted the event that celebrated his 60th birthday and Michael Caine's 75th. The party included performances by a Majorcan rock band. The two were surrounded by 40 close friends and family for the celebration. Some of the more well-known guests included Sir Tim Rice, Lord Melvyn Bragg, Sir Trevor Nunn, Ben Elton and Michael Winner.

Andrew Lloyd Webber was born on March 22, 1948 in South Kensington in London, England. His mother, Jean Hermione Johnstone Webber, was a violinist and pianist. His father, William Lloyd Webber was a composer. His brother is the famed cellist Julian Lloyd Webber. Lloyd Webber has always had an ear for music. As a very young lad, he began composing his own music. At the age of nine, he wrote his first published suite of six pieces.

At the insistence of his aunt Viola, he built a fake theater. He would create and compose full productions with his brother Julian and their aunt Viola in his makeshift theater. Viola was an actress and would often take her young nephew to see her shows.

At Westminster School, Lloyd Webber was a Queen's Scholar. He also studied history for a while at Magdalen College in Oxford. Later, in pursuance of his musical theater career, he abandoned the history course.

Lloyd Webber has been married three times and has five children, of whom he is immensely proud. His eldest daughter Imogen runs a theater production company, ILW Productions. She is also an accomplished author. His son Nicholas (Nick) is also a composer. His younger sons Alastair and William attend Eton College, a prestigious boarding school. His youngest daughter Isabella attends Cheam School.

Over the course of his career, he has composed 13 musicals, a song cycle, a set of variations, two film scores and a Latin Requiem Mass. He was knighted in 1992. Later, in 1997, he was created a life peer as Baron Lloyd-Webber, of Sydmonton in the County of Hampshire. For his efforts, he has received three Tony Awards, three Grammy Awards, an Oscar, an International Emmy, six Olivier Awards, a Golden Globe and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2006.

Some of his more notable compositions include "I Don't Know How to Love Him" from Jesus Christ Superstar, "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" from Evita, "Memory" from Cats and "The music of the Night" from The Phantom of the Opera. His second wife, Sarah Brightman, was cast in the lead role of Christine, in The Phantom of the Opera.

Many of his works have been widely recorded and have become hits aside from their original places in musical theater. The Really Useful Group is one of Lloyd Webber's companies and is one of the largest theater operators in London. The company also issues licenses to reproduce and stage productions of Lloyd Webber's musicals.

Lloyd Webber has worked with many other notable composers, such as Tim Rice, on multiple occasions. Some of their most famous collaborations include The Likes of Us and Evita. He has also composed music with his brother Julian Lloyd Webber.

In the 1980s he embarked on a new project without a lyricist. Instead, he turned to the poetry of T.S. Eliot. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats was one of Lloyd Webber's childhood favorites.

For his 60th birthday bash, Lord Lloyd-Webber made reservations at La Residencia, his favorite hotel in Majorca. Over the weekend, his guests dined at his favorite restaurant in Deia. He owns an estate in the beautiful village of Deia, as do Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

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You and Me - Song by Sarah Brightman for Beijing Olympics.?

Can someone provide me a web-link for the free download of Sarah Brightman's song which was the theme song for Biejing Olympics - YOU and ME?

search for-Liu Huan and Sarah Brightman.Links will come up on yahoo search.
its also on limewire

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