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The Christmas Companion
by Garrison Keillor
from Highbridge Audio
Features:
- Audiobook
- Live
- Unabridged
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 
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Awesome! 
I had never listened to something by Garrison Keiler before but found that this CD was very entertaining. I found myself laughing and crying and loving my time just sitting and listening. Well worth your money and time.
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Lots of very funny pieces
If you have a sense of humor, you and your kids will like this. The twelve days of Christmas was just hilarious and cleverly done. The story about the gift for mom was really funny too.
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Spend Christmas Eve or Night by the Fire Enjoying These CDs!
I found the CD heartwarming, amusing, enjoyable, and only very occasionally, boring. If you're looking for perfection in musical rendition, look elsewhere. These are recordings of live radio broadcasts, after all, and don't have the polished elegance of overdubbed and edited studio sessions. Garrison is at the top of his form, however, and one man's repugnant "Twas the night before Christmas" was this man's bemused reflections on how things too often are. There's variety, wit, and enough talent to make any... more info
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So-So 
I found Christmas Companion to be an 'okay' Christmas CD Compilation but not one I'm dazzled by, and certainly not something worth this price. In preparation for getting in the Christmas mood, I listened to a few of them, found myself wishing I hadn't bought the CD. Why? Most of the songs are quite simply not repeatable. Yes, some are pleasant, but others are downright annoying. I don't know about you, but one time around with the twangy mountain-man rendition of "Christmas Time's A-Coming" was quite enough... more info
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