Lable: RCA Records Label
Time: 40:48
Music and Lyrics: Jerry Herman
Main Singers: Angela Lansbury, Michael Jeter, Terrence Mann, Lynsey Bartilson
1. Overture - 5/5 - A great start. The overture is very cheery and there's perfect blending between instruments. Very upbeat and musical. Quite nice.
2. Seven Days 'til Christmas - 4/5 - A fun little song. Some of the rhythms are created by the machinery in the factory. Creative. A little sparse though. Not much going on during the singing parts.
3. Mrs. Santa Claus - 5/5 - Angela Lansbury has always been and always will be one of the greatest Broadway singers ever. This song proves it. Her emotion is pure and joyful. Lansbury at her best.
4. Avenue A - 4/5 - A fairly entertaining song. Talking about the mix of cultures on this one street. Haven't seen it so I can't tell you the context. This piece seems to not be able to decide whether it is major or minor.
5. Avenue A (Reprise) - 4/5 - It's basically a slower, (much) shorter, waltz-like reprise of the previous song. It's also a solo.
6. A Tavish Toy - 4/5 - Though Mann's voice is quite good, is diction is a little muddy. It's sometimes difficult to make out what he's saying. A peppy and happy song. I like the octave leaps.
7. Almost Young - 3/5 - I don't what it is about this song, but it just rubs me the wrong way. It's not Lansbury's voice. I'm not sure what it is.
8. Almost Young (Reprise) - 4/5 - It's just the chorus soung by a bunch of kids and Lansbury. It is a tad better than the original. It feels like it's happier and more at tempo.
9. Suffragette March - 5/5 - It reminds me of (no surprise) the "Sister Suffragette" from Mary Poppins. I liked that song quite a lot. Happy and to the point. I find it humorous that Mrs. Claus is in a suffragette march. I don't know why, but I do.
10. We Don't Go Together At All - 4/5 - This is a duet between Debra Wiseman's character and David Norona's character about how they are incompatible. Wiseman's voice is occasionally a little to piercing and nasally, but I'll let it slide. A comical piece.
11. Whistle - 4/5 - I feel like this piece is a rip-off of "Whistle a Happy Tune" from The King and I. It's good and cheery and whatnot, but it's the same principle. When you're feeling lonely, whistle a tune to cheer you up.
12. Dear Mrs. Santa Claus - 3/5 - A very slow and boring song. It stars Charles Durning (Santa) singing about how he misses Mrs. Claus. Not one of the best on the album.
13. Whistle (Reprise) - 4/5 - A kickline-esqe reprise of the aforementioned tune. Catchy.
14. He Needs Me - 3/5 - It's basically "Dear Mrs. Santa Claus" except from the other perspective: Mrs. Claus is singing about how she misses Santa. Also a sluggish piece.
15. The Best Christmas Ever - 4/5 - Some of the lyrics are a bit of a stretch, but on the whole it's a good ending to a good album. It feels like a genuine Christmas tune. Very nice.
Conclusion: Though better in her other roles, such as Mrs. Lovett is Sweeney Todd, Angela Lansbury shines in another cast album for her fans.
4.0/5
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