Track Listing

1. This Christmas
2. Man With The Bag
3. Please Come Home For Christmas
4. Silver Bells
5. Let It Snow Let It Snow Let It Snow
6. Winter Wonderland
7. Run Run Rudolph
8. Santa Got Stuck In My Chimney
9. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
10. Santa Baby
11. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
12. What Are You Doing For New Year's Eve
13. River
14. White Christmas

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #25382 in Music
• Released on: 2000-11-20
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
Ally McBeal has dominated television for three years, so why not a Christmas album for the fans, who number 20 million or more? Truth be told, this is really a Vonda Shepard record (she is Ally's TV singing voice), with a little help from the McBeal cast, including Ally (Calista Flockhart) who successfully tries on Eartha Kitt's silly, sassy and seductive "Santa Baby". With 14 tracks and Macy Gray's distinctive "Winter Wonderland" included, the album covers lots of turf as Shephard and company cover hymns and carols that are sparsely arranged and appealing for their soulful simplicity. Shephard's soprano talent continues to reveal its many riches: here is a singer who is at home in a gut-bucket blues tune such as "Please Come Home for Christmas", or joyfully Broadway swinging on "The Man with the Bag". Additional surprises include Robert Downey Jr's duet with the versatile songbird on "White Christmas" and Joni Mitchell's "River". Recommended. --Martin Keller

Customer Reviews

Essential Christmas album!
I love Christmas music, from Home Alone to The Snowman and this CD with songs from and inspired by Ally McBeal's Christmas episodes is definitely a favourite! It contains brilliant vocals from all performers (from Ally to Larry to guests such as Macy Gray) and has some gorgeous arrangements. Whenever 'Run, Run, Rudolph' starts up I have to jump up and dance! It's addictive. I love Jane Krakowski's voice and she shines on her tracks. There's a good mixture of fast and slow, and can create a good atmosphere either for a cosy Christmas night or a lively party.
The stand-out track for me though is Robert Downey Jr's version of Joni Mitchell's 'River'. It's just perfect. Robert's gruff vocals make it so moving and soulful.....I have a hard time getting it off repeat.
Most of my Christmas albums I only drag out come winter, but I listen to this all year round. One of my best buys. An essential for any Ally fan or a lover of excellent Christmas music (and who really can't handle another round of Wizzard).
Buy it and have a very Ally Christmas!

Perfect Christmas music!
This is a brilliant CD which will appeal to any fans of well-sung Christmas music, and will hold particular joy for any fans of the hit TV show Ally McBeal, as quite a few key cast members feature on it.

Much like the TV show, this album has both happy, upbeat moments, and also more thoughtful, emotional parts. It has a song for any mood and yet still fits together well.

The CD is held together by the excellent voice of Vonda Shepard, the soul singer who twists and turns her way through 6 of the classic songs on here. Her voice is beautiful and relaxing and she particularly shines on the slow numbers such as 'What Are You Doing For New Year's Eve?'.

Also featured are Calista Flockhart (Ally McBeal) who gives a very sweet and gently sexy rendition of 'Santa Baby'. She doesn't have the best voice in the world but she pulls this off quite nicely. The excellent Jane Krakowski (who plays Elaine) sings a fantasticly funky jazz version of 'Run Run Rudolph', and a cheerful rendition of the song 'I Saw Mummy Kissing Santa Claus'. Lisa Nicole Carson (who plays Renee) also chips in with 'Santa Claus Got Stuck In My Chimney' - she's a fantastic singer but this song is slightly irritating and possibly the weakest link on the album.

The real standout cast member, though, is Robert Downey Jr (who played Larry Paul), who puts his stunningly deep, rich, soulful voice to good use on the heartbreaking 'River', and on a duet with Vonda of 'White Christmas'.

There is also a cool throaty version of 'Winter Wonderland' by Macy Gray, and the gorgeous rock ballad 'Please Come Home for Christmas' by Jon Bon Jovi, who appeared as a guest star on the show. This song will strike a chord with anyone who's ever been alone over the holidays and regretted losing someone they loved.

All in all it's a CD that's definitely worth buying, with some lovely Christmassy songs that'll keep you smiling all over the holiday season, and enough variety and talent to ensure that you'll be sad to put it away come January.

Thanks Amazon!!!
I am from the states spending my first Christmas overseas in Scotland. I love Edinburgh and the festive feel here, but missed my favorite Christmas CD- Ally McBeal: A Very Ally Christmas! I tried finding it in various large music stores to no avail. Then... tried Amazon and found it! The CD was shipped within 2 days and I was listening to it as the tree was trimmed! A fantastic, festive, hip CD. Who knew Robert Downey and Calista Flockhart could sing-- and so well... and of course with Vonda who could go wrong!