1. Opening (How the Grinch Stole Christmas)
2. Trim Up the Tree
3. Tomorrow Is Christmas It's Practically Here
4. Welcome Christmas
5. I Must Stop Christmas
6. You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch
7. You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch (Reprise)
8. A Quarter of Dawn
9. Welcome Christmas
10. Finale
11. Opening - Lerner, Alan Jay
12. Trim Up the Tree
13. Welcome Christmas
14. You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch
15. Opening (Horton Hears a Who)
16. Mrs. Toucanella Told Me
17. Old Doc Hoovey
18. Wickersham Brothers Song
19. Who-Ville Aloft
20. Doctor Hoovey, You Were Right
21. Horton the Elephant's Going to Be Caged
22. Be Kind to Your Small Person Friends (The Stars and Stripes Forever)
23. Finale
24. Old Doc Hoovey
25. Wickersham Brothers Song
26. We Are Here
27. Be Kind to Your Small Person Friends (The Stars and Stripes Forever)
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From Rhino Records come the marvelous soundtracks to two televised adaptations of Dr. Seuss's modern classics The Grinch That Stole Christmas! and Horton Hears a Who! Originally recorded in 1966, The Grinch is the barometer by which all television Christmas specials are measured. In the hands of lyricist Seuss and composers Albert Hague and Eugene Poddany, the soundtrack mixes traditional Yuletide sounds with square-dancing music and sophisticated sound effects. Boris Karloff shines as the storyteller and the voice of the Grinch, a gloriously Seussified Scrooge. And Thurl Ravenscroft, also known as the voice of Tony the Tiger, sings "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" with glee. The second and lesser known of the two tales chronicles the interactions of a big-eared elephant, Horton, and the misunderstood, somewhat-mad professor Dr. Hoovey. Narrated in the familiar and engaging meter of Seuss's finest rhyming prose, these lively tales will secure an entirely new audience with their fine scores. --Paige La Grone
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966 TV Movie) / Horton Hears A Who (1970 TV Movie)
- Audio CD: 0 pages (1999-10-05)
- Publisher: Rhino / Wea
- Label: Rhino / Wea
- Format: Soundtrack
- Studio: Rhino / Wea
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 8 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #53590
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Love this CD 2008-10-03
Comment: Came quickly. Works fine. Takes me back to when I was a kid.
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Summary: A+++ 2007-01-24
Comment: SUPER FAST SHIPPING GREAT PRICE GREAT VALUE I WOULD BUY FROM THIS SELLER AGAIN.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Didn't love it, but didn't hate it either 2004-12-13
Comment: Let me start off by saying that I love the Grinch - it's simply not Christmas without him. But this soundtrack of the classic TV special is not what I had expected it to be. All the dialogue and songs are here exactly as heard on the TV program, but really if we wanted to hear the exact TV special, we could just as well pop in the tape or the DVD. Boris Karloff's dialog and Grinch are divine - no gripes here. When you're listening to the songs as interspersed throught the dialog as originally intended that's OK too. I like the idea of reprising the songs complete with no dialoge, except during "You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch" there are some large gaps in the song where dialogue exists. The songs in tracks 11-14 could stand better editing for better continutity.
What blows my mind though is that Turner (which now controls the film) has stooped so low as to package this delightful soundtrack in such moronic packaging as this. How cheap! I can honestly say that this is the poorest excuse for a CD case I have ever seen in a Turner/Warner product. The Grinch deserves better than this.
The Jim Carey movie notwithstanding, there are 2 soundtrack versions of the 1966 TV special: this one from Turner and the other version with the white cover from (I think) MCA. The other version is not taken directly from the soundtrack as this one IS, but is more of a studio recording. While you can't surpass the performances as seen on TV, I do prefer the MCA version of the album. The performances by Boris Karloff (on both albums) are essentially identical, and the Grinch's lines on the MCA disc are taken directly from the soundtrack. Thurl Ravenscroft's singing of "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch" is only slightly different between the two albums, but on the MCA disc is done with better continuity (and more clarity) and that is the rendition of the song you usually hear on the radio at Christmas time. I especially love the addition of the word "deplorable" in "You're A Mean One" on MCA's album, as follows: "Your soul is an appalling dungheap, overflowing with the most disgraceful assortment of deplorable rubbish imaginable....."
1 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating: 
Summary: 4 Kids Only (But Some Great Music for DieHard Horner fans) 2002-11-09
Comment: I happened to come across a free "Starz" movie weekend and caught this movie. Normally I wouldn't dream of watching this movie and am not a Seuss fan.However, this movie was so surprisingly funny and good, I watched it twice and I'm pushing 60! I absolutely LOVE Horner's music and wasn't aware he scored this one. But, I was disappointed when I found there was so much narration from Carrey and Anthony Hopkins and mostly kid songs (it IS a kid's movie, though.) I found cuts 15,21,22 the best. Great Horner instrumentals, soaring and inspiring. Warning: Cut 15 is magnificent to 1:06, then come the farting sounds (it IS a kid's movie, though.) I would recommend it for these 3 cuts if you're a die-hard Horner fan. I would give these 3 cuts 5 stars, but only 4 for the entire CD because the majority of cuts are for VERY young juveniles.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: The Grinch is back 2001-12-06
Comment: You cannot not love this tale and after witnessing the horror that was the movie you can't help but, return to this tried and true release. This is a great way to fill a stocking, if you are the kind that puts a twelve dollar stuffer in that is, or to add to your holiday music collection. So, for those who grew up with this tailing and for those of us who have a more Solstice view of the season this is a wonderful release to own.
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966 TV Movie) / Horton Hears A Who (1970 TV Movie)
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