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Christmas in Vienna VI 
Live album by Plácido Domingo, Patricia Kaas and Alejandro Fernández Released September 1999 Recorded December 1998 Genre Christmas Length 64:15 Label Sony Classical Christmas in Vienna VI (also known as Christmastime in Vienna) is the seventh album in a series of Christmas concerts recorded in Vienna with Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo. The concert that the recording comes from was the seventh Christmas in Vienna show that Domingo held since 1992, and the sixth concert recording to be released by Sony Classical. (The Erato label released the fourth Christmas in Vienna concert from 1995 that Domingo held with José Carreras and Natalie Cole.) Recorded in December 1998, it also includes the French singer Patricia Kaas and the Mexican singer Alejandro Fernández with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra directed by Steven Mercurio. The album was released in September 1999.
Contents
Track-listing
- Announcing Christmas (Christian Kolonovits) - 2:48
- Y nos vamos pa' Belén (José M. Cano) - 3:02
- Leise rieselt der Schnee (Eduard Ebel) - 3:00
- Canción de cuna (para Jesús) (Samantha Domingo, Plácido Domingo Jr.) Orchestration by Juan J. Colomer- 3:04
- Merry Christmas, Baby (Steven Krikorian, John Keller) - 4:11
- El niño del tambor (Katherine K. Davis) - 4:26
- It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (Richard Willis, Edmund Sears) - 2:34
- Here Is Christmas (Nancy Wilson, Ann Wilson, Richie Zito) - 4:26
- Amours Eternels (Midnight in Moscow) (Vassilji Solovjev-Sedoj, Philippe Bergman) - 4:23
- Blanca Navidad (Irving Berlin) - 3:22
- Por el Valle de Rosas (Miguel Bernal Jiménez) - 2:48
Christmas Medley:
- 12. Ihr Kinderlein kommet (Christoph Von Schmidt, Johann Abraham Peter Schulz) - 1:53
- 13. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane) - 2:48
- 14. Jeg er saa glad hver julekveld (Traditional) - 1:10
- 15. Buenos reyes (Traditional) - 2:15
- 16. Christmas Must Be Tonight (Robbie Robertson) - 2:38
- 17. Hay que sembrar en Navidad (Manuel Alejandro) - 4:18
- 18. Il est né le divin enfant (Traditional) - 1:15
- 19. Mary's Boy Child (Jester Hairston) - 2:40
- 20. Ding, Dong Merrily on High (George Ratcliffe Woodward) - 2:13
- Encore: Silent Night (Franz Gruber) - 5:01
Personnel
- José María Cano – Arranger
- Juan Colomer – Arranger
- Jacques Dessange – Hair Stylist
- Steven Epstein – Audio Production
- Alejandro Fernández – Performer
- Ellen Fitton – Editing Engineer
- David Foil – Liner Notes
- Andy Granger – Recording Technician
- Patricia Kaas – Performer
- Janush Kawa – Photography
- Stephane Kijek – Monitor Engineer
- Richard King – Mixing
- Christian Kolonovits – Arranger
- Bob Rapley – Engineer
- Vienna Symphony Orchestra – Performer
- Michael Vogts – Sound Technician
- Charlote Willer – Make-Up
- Tim Wood – Technical Supervisor
- Jen Wyler – Assistant Engineer
- Axel Zeininger – Photography
- Elisabeth Ziegler – Choir Master
- Joel Zimmerman – Design
Chart performance
Album
Year Chart Peak Weeks on Chart 1999 Billboard The Billboard Classical 50 19 [1] 7 1999 Billboard Top Classical Crossover Albums 10 [2] 7 Singles
Year Chart Track Peak Weeks on Chart 2000 Billboard Latin Pop Airplay Blanca Navidad 34 [3] 1 See also
External links
Categories:- 1999 Christmas albums
- 1999 live albums
- Live Christmas albums
- Plácido Domingo albums
- Patricia Kaas albums
- Alejandro Fernández albums
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