Description
Whimsical Music For Those Who Love Birds!
Save $$ when you purchase the AniMelodies Holiday Favorites CDs! Three great CDs at a special price!
* Nutcracker Tweet CD
* Carol of the Birds CD
* More Carols from the Birds CD
These delightful renditions feature a playful blending of avian and other animal antics with traditional melodies in a nearly serious setting. A must have for those who love birds, animals and good music!
AniMelodies creates novelty music CDs with real birds and animals singing the melodies to well-known songs and classical compositions. AniMelodies performers include the Avian Chorale, the Safari Singers, and the American Wildlife Minstrels, accompanied by the FowlHarmonic Orchestra® and the Jungle Bell orchestra.
Nutcracker Tweet - Everyone's favorite – the traditional Tchaikovsky Suite...with a twist! Perfomed by the Avian Chorale and accompanied by the FowlHarmonic Orchestra®, this CD also includes selections from Swan Lake and other Tchaikovsky favorites.
"...a by-the-numbers re-telling of The Nutcracker, with more bird sound than you'll believe, but with good, old-fashioned orchestral arrangements...if you love The Nutcracker Suite, and if you love trying to match bird calls with birds, you may quite possibly love The Nutcracker Tweet." — Richard Banks (ChristmasReviews.com)
Click on the links below to enjoy a few of the audio clips from the Nutcracker Tweet album!
* Overture
* March
* Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
* Trepak (Russian Dance)
* Coffee (Arabian Dance)
* Tea (Chinese Dance)
* Dance of the Reed Pipes
* Waltz of the Flowers
* No. 4 V. Allegro (Swan Lake)
* No. 13 IV. Allegro moderato (Swan Lake)
* No. 22 Danse napolitaine (Swan Lake)
Carol of the Birds - The original! This charming album features an enthusiastic ensemble of feathered choralists performing 14 holiday tweets accompanied by the FowlHarmonic Orchestra®.
"...mezmerizingly beautiful synthesis of bird song inside crisp instrumental renditions of Christmas classics...well-chosen, each plays better than the last. It gives you birds in sufficient measure, and wanting just a bit more. And there's a lot more than just birds!" — Richard Banks (ChristmasReviews.com)
Click on the links below to enjoy a few of the audio clips from the Carol of the Birds album!
* Jingle Bells
* I Saw 3 Ships
* The 12 Days of Christmas
* God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
* The Holly and the Ivy
* Skaters' Waltz
* Deck The Hall
* Jolly Old St. Nicholas
* Carol of the Birds
* Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
* Up on the Housetop
* Silent Night
* Here We Come a-Caroling
* We Wish You a Merry Christmas
More Carols From The Birds - The Avian Chorale returns to perform more holiday tweets for your listening pleasure. This beautifully orchestrated CD features popular Christmas classics.
"...the wackiest, cleverest, chirpingest bag of bird calls so far. ...strange and wonderful music, unlike anything else you'll hear...somehow gotten inside the strange cadences of birds... and his special genius is a knack for incorporating these as notes and phrases in regular musical scores. The effect is, at times, stupendous." — Richard Banks (ChristmasReviews.com)
Click on the links below to enjoy a few of the audio clips from the More Carols from the Birds album!
* Rudolph, The Red-Nose Reindeer
* Waltz of the Flowers
* The Cradle Song
* Bring A Torch Jeannette Isabella
* Carol of the Bells
* Frosty the Snow Man
* Ding Dong Merrily on High
* The Little Drummer Boy
* A Holly Jolly Christmas
* Il Est Ne le Divin Enfant
* Winter Wonderland
* Still, Still, Still
* God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
* Auld Lang Syne
What our customers say about AniMelodies...
"The truth is, I just can't get enough of this new bird music…strange and wonderful music, music unlike anything else you'll hear. The effect is, at times, stupendous. The sounds used in the creation of these CDs is truly breathtaking. In its way, this music is as important (and at least as entertaining) as that produced by Chip Davis in the 1980s and 1990s."
— Richard Banks (ChristmasReviews.com)
"I always meant to let you know how much my customers and I enjoyed the feathered choralists last year. You’ve done a great job! Thanks for making the birds sing Christmas Carols."
— Vivian H. (Bellevue, NE)
"The Nutcracker Tweet arrived today and as I sit listening to it I can tell you that it IS a favorite. It just gets really going with the Russian Dance. The introduction to the Waltz of the Flowers just makes me smile all over. Well done! It is an absolute delight! Thank you again for a bright, lively, cheerful, novel, new and thoroughly happy addition to this holiday!"
— Linda D. (Montrose, CO)
"Just wanted to let you know that I received the CD's today! Just love them! Please let me know when you do anymore new ones! Thanks once again."
— Dawn M. (Northbridge, MA)
"Your CD arrived today. It is wonderful! I picked it up at the post office and then we spent the day driving, so we listened to it about 5 times. Also, My birds loved it. At first they were singing and screaming and imitating the sounds. Finally, they settled down and listened while it played through several times. My favorite: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen. Wonderful arrangement. Great use of the birds. All in all, this is one of my favorites. Disney doesn't do it any better!"
— Joanne K. (Shelton ,WA)
"We were listening to Nutcracker Tweet on Christmas eve with several friends. They loved it! Such a happy combination of classical music and bird songs!"
— With humor, Bill R. (Madison, WI)
"Heard the Christmas album at a friend's house and went wild. Played it for my friends and they all want it for Christmas!"
— Marcie R. (Arlington, MA)