Arthur's Perfect Christmas (album)

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Arthur's Perfect Christmas
Soundtrack
Released	September 19, 2000
Recorded	2000
Label	Rounder Kids

Arthur's Perfect Christmas is a holiday-themed Arthur album based on the TV special of the same name. It features more songs from the show than its predecessor, Arthur and Friends: The First Almost Real Not Live CD (or Tape), and also includes songs from "Boogie Woogie Christmas" and "Baxter Day". The album contain also remixed songs featuring more instrumentation than the older versions.

List of tracks

1. "Perfect Christmas"
2. "Jingle Bells"
3. "The First Noel"
4. "Boogie Woogie Christmas"
5. "Here We Come a'Wassailing"
6. "O Little Town of Bethlehem"
7. "Silent Night"
8. "Fum, Fum, Fum"
9. "It's Kwanzaa Time!"
10. "What Child Is This?"
11. "What's the Use of Presents?"
12. "Baxter Day"
13. "I'm Not Scared of Santa"
14. "We Three Kings"
15. "Chanukah, Oh Chanukah"
16. "Sevivon"
17. "Chanukah Blessing"
18. "Sankta Lucia"
19. "Nu Är Det Jul Igen" (Swedish for "Now It's Christmas Again")
20. "Angels We Have Heard on High"
21. "Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella"
22. "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear"
23. "O Tannenbaum"
24. "Joy to the World"
25. "Perfect Christmas Reprise"

Trivia

• Some of the songs in this album are featured as instrumental versions in the special as background music in such places as the mall or Muffy's house.
• "Perfect Christmas" is slightly altered for the album release, most notably Arthur's opening narration.
• This album is available for download on Rhapsody.
• None of D.W.'s solo songs are the actual carols, instead featuring what she apparently believes to be the lyrics. These lyrics are not transcribed in the included liner notes booklet, unlike the other songs.
• The image of Arthur, Pal and Rory on the back of the album's liner notes originates from the Arthur's Perfect Christmas book.

Holiday greetings from Arthur and D.W. (from the liner notes)

The Read kids with Christmas presents

Arthur: Hi everyone! Welcome to my second CD! It has holiday songs from around the world on it, and some songs from my Christmas special, Arthur's Perfect Christmas, which I wanted to call "Perfect Arthur's Christmas."

D.W.: But I wouldn't let you.

Arthur: D.W., I'm talking to my fans. Why don't you go play with Mary Moo Cow?

D.W.: Okay, okay.

Arthur: The CD also has some of our favorite Christmas carols on it...

D.W.: Who's Carol?

Arthur: D.W., be quiet.

D.W.: I won't say another word.

Arthur: Anyway, I hope you have as much fun listening to it as my friends and I had making it! Have a great holiday everyone!

D.W.: And a happy "moo" year!

Arthur: D.W.!

D.W.: That was Mary Moo Cow, not me!

Gallery

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  D.W. in front of the family Christmas tree

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  Arthur and Pal in the snow

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  Baby Kate delights in her present, a stuffed turtle

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  Arthur writing down D.W.'s Christmas list

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  Back cover