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(16 customer reviews) 18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
No Unpleasant Suprises,
August 2, 1999 By A Customer
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This review is from: How The Grinch Stole Christmas (1966 TV Film) (Audio CD)
If you want the songs and story from the grinch christmass special that you watched as a kid and not some cheap sound alike, this is what you are looking for. I was very pleased. This is exactly what I wanted. This will be the best christmass ever! Now if only I can get a CD version of the Brady Bunch Christmass, my second childhood will be complete.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Dr. Suess TV Classic Is Great But....,
January 12, 2001 By A Customer
This review is from: How The Grinch Stole Christmas (1966 TV Film) (Audio CD)
This album truly fits the bill. It does cover all the songs and full narration of Boris Karloff but be warned... it's not an exact soundtrack from the TV show. When Cindy-Lu Who speaks in this version, it's actually Boris himself which is quite a surprise. Charming nonetheless. A true classic.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
One's never too young or too old for the fun & meaning here.,
November 26, 2002 This review is from: How The Grinch Stole Christmas (1966 TV Film) (Audio CD)
The Grinch has successfully displaced Ebeneezer Scrooge as the spirit of anti-Christmas for today's audience. And there are similarities. Just as Tiny Tim was a strong factor in Ebeneezer's redemption, the children are a strong factor in the Grinch's redemption. It's a pleasure to be able to hear the great Boris Karloff narration, along with the songs, and then afterwards to again hear the songs reprised. Of course, this is a short CD, just barely 30 minutes in length. One must realize that while the program was supposed to be a half hour long, nearly a third of the time was used for toy advertisements. The irony of it all, a beautiful story telling us that the joy of Christmas is in the spirit of Christmas, not in the getting toys is aired for the purpose of selling overpriced and non-imaginative toys. Anyway, this is definitely a 5 star CD.