Christmas in Vienna (album)

Christmas in Vienna is a 1993 album released by American soul singer Diana Ross, and Spanish tenors Plácido Domingo and José Carreras for the Sony Classical label. The concert that formed the basis of this album was Domingo's first in his series of televised Christmas in Vienna concerts.

For other uses, see Christmas in Vienna.
Christmas in Vienna
Live album by
Plácido Domingo, Diana Ross and José Carreras
Released5 October 1993
Recorded23 December 1992
VenueRathaus, Vienna
GenreChristmas, classical[1]
Length63:03
LanguageItalian, English, German
LabelSony Classical
ProducerMichel Glotz
Plácido Domingo chronology
Gala Lirica
(1992)		 Christmas in Vienna
(1993)		 Celebration in Vienna
(1994)
Diana Ross chronology
One Woman: The Ultimate Collection
(1993)		 Christmas in Vienna
(1993)		 Diana Extended: The Remixes
(1994)
José Carreras chronology
José Carreras Sings Catalan Songs
(1991)		 Christmas in Vienna
(1993)		 Celebration in Vienna
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

The album was recorded on December 23, 1992 at the Rathaus in Vienna with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and the Gumpoldskirch Boys Choir as ensemble. It charted in both the US and UK and was very successful on the Billboard Classical albums chart, reaching #2 and remaining on the chart for 31 weeks. The album sold over 1 million copies and was an example how pop singers and classical singers can sing together. The video recording of the event aired on PBS stations as part of Great Performances the following Christmas season in the USA.

Track listing

Audio CD
  1. "Jingle Bells" (Pierpont) - 1:37
  2. "Mille Cherubini in Coro" (Schubert) - 3:54
  3. "Amazing Grace" (Newton) - 5:46
  4. "Wiegenlied" (Brahms) - 2:57
  5. "Carol of the Drum (Little Drummer Boy)" (Davis) - 2:58
  6. "The Gift of Love" (Domingo Jr, Reilly) Orchestration by Juan J. Colomer - 3:57
  7. "Navidad" (Fons, Montalban) - 4:05
  8. "White Christmas" (Berlin) - 2:44
  9. "Ave Maria" (Schubert) - 4:56
  10. "Ave Maria" (Mascagni, from Cavalleria rusticana) - 3:38
  11. "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" (Pola, Wyle) - 2:42
  12. "Adeste Fideles" (Oakeley, Wade) - 2:42
  13. "If We Hold on Together" (Horner, Mann, Jennings) - 3:31
  14. "O Tannenbaum"/"Minuit, Chrétiens"/"Jingle Bells"/"La Virgen Lava Pañales"/"O Little Town of Bethlehem"/"Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle"/"Joy to the World" (Traditional/Adolphe-Charles Adam/Henry Walford Davies/Lowell Mason) - 13:45
  15. "Stille Nacht" (Gruber, Mohr) - 3:54

DVD
  1. "Jingle Bells" (James S. Pierpont) - 1:37
  2. "Mille Cherubini In Coro" (Alois Melichar) - 3:54
  3. "Songs (5), Op. 49: no 4, Wiegenlied" (Johannes Brahms) - 2:57
  4. "The Little Drummer Boy (Carol of the Drum)" (Katherine K. Davis) - 2:58
  5. "Navidad" (Antoni Parera Fons) - 4:05
  6. "Holiday Inn: White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) - 2:41
  7. "Ellens Gesang III, D 839/Op. 52 no 6 'Ave Maria'" (Franz Schubert) - 4:58
  8. "Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo" (Pietro Mascagni) - 3:41
  9. "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" (Eddie Pola) - 2:42
  10. "Adeste Fideles 'O Come, All Ye Faithful'" (John Francis Wade) - 2:40
  11. "If We Hold on Together" (James Horner, Barry Mann, Will Jennings) - 3:31
  12. "O Tannenbaum"/"Minuit, Chrétiens"/"Jingle Bells"/"La Virgen Lava Pañales"/"O Little Town of Bethlehem"/"Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle"/"Joy to the World" (Traditional/Adolphe-Charles Adam/Henry Walford Davies/Lowell Mason) - 13:45
  13. "Silent Night" (Franz Xaver Gruber) - 3:54
  14. "The Gift of Love" (Plácido Domingo Jr.) Orchestration by Juan Colomer 3:55
  15. "Amazing Grace" (John Newton) - 5:46

Chart performance
Chart (1993) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] 2
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4] 4
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 13
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[6] 4
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 14
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 7
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 71
US Billboard 200[10] 154
US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)[11] 2
US Top Classical Crossover Albums (Billboard)[12] 1

See also

References
  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Diana Ross – Christmas in Vienna review". AllMusic. Netaktion LLC. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  2. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. p. 2006. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  3. "Austriancharts.at – Plácido Domingo / Diana Ross / José Carreras – Christmas in Vienna" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  4. "Dutchcharts.nl – Plácido Domingo / Diana Ross / José Carreras – Christmas in Vienna" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Plácido Domingo / Diana Ross / José Carreras – Christmas in Vienna" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  6. "Norwegiancharts.com – Plácido Domingo / Diana Ross / José Carreras – Christmas in Vienna". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  7. "Swedishcharts.com – Plácido Domingo / Diana Ross / José Carreras – Christmas in Vienna". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  8. "Swisscharts.com – Plácido Domingo / Diana Ross / José Carreras – Christmas in Vienna". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  9. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  10. "Diana Ross Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  11. "Diana Ross Chart History (Top Classical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  12. "Diana Ross Chart History (Top Classical Crossover Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
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