Blue Christmas

De: Mary Kay Andrews

Narrado por: Isabel Keating

“Wonderful. . . . A must read come holiday time.”—Roanoke Times

“Nobody does Christmas like Mary Kay Andrews.” — Debbie Macomber

New York Times bestselling author Mary Kay Andrews's rollicking Christmas tale featuring the beloved characters from Savannah Blues and Savannah Breeze

'Tis the week before Christmas, and antiques dealer Weezie Foley is in a frenzy to do up her shop right for the Savannah historical district decorating contest, which she fully intends to win. Her motif is Graceland Blue Christmas, with lots of tinsel, an aluminum tree, and enough tacky retro doodads to fill the Grand Ole Opry. But no sooner is she certain she's one-upped the trendy shop around the corner when Weezie notices things going strangely missing from her display.

Despite the petty burglaries of her mysterious midnight visitor, Weezie still has high hopes for the holiday. Perhaps even an engagement ring is in the offing from her chef boyfriend, though Daniel, usually moody around the yuletide, seems even more distant than ever. Throw in some seasonal eccentricities from Weezie's decidedly odd family, a miraculous 1950s Christmas-tree pin, and a little help from the King (Elvis!) himself, and even Scrooge would have to agree there's real magic in the Savannah air this Christmas.

©2006 Mary Kay Andrews; (P)2006 HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.

Narration ruined it for me.

After listening to Savannah Blues, the first book of this series, I was enchanted by the characters and couldn't wait to listen to more. However, this book was not read by Susan Erickson who developed the original voices and did a magnificent job. In my opinion, when a narrator starts a series and does a wonderful job she/he should continue with the rest of the series using the original voices. I won't listen to any more of this series unless Susan Erickson is the narrator. Too bad because I love the story.

Blue, blu

Cheery Christmas tale with intrigue, family & friends and chaos! All that is required to wrap your arms around a mug of Christmas “feelings”...

Cute!

If you could sum up Blue Christmas in three words, what would they be?

Love this story...I have listened to it 3yrs in a row @ Christmastime. It's great to get me in the mood for a southern holiday season!

Changes are not good

Name change of Baybay to Bebe was disappointing as the first book went into detail of why she had the name. Loved the first book and couldn’t wait for others however I don’t believe I will try anymore of them especially if the person reading it is the same. She doesn’t fake southern accent well.

Good story

Lousy Narration. Why narrate something when you cannot pronounce the word Christmas. What's with the music? Good story, read the book.

the right book for the right moment

I packed my ipod with lots of Christmas enjoyment and this book was one of my choices. I enjoyed it very much. It was light and sweet and perfect with a cup of coffee, a pair of scissors, a wee bit of tape, and presents to wrap. This was the perfect book for the moment: what more can you ask?

Merry Blue Christmas

Where does Blue Christmas rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It was wonderful!!! I loved it so much! I can't stop reading Mary Kay Andrews

What was one of the most memorable moments of Blue Christmas?

the decorations in the window

What about Isabel Keating’s performance did you like?

Her southern acent

music?

what was with the music. just popped up randomly and I didn't enjoy it at all.

The Narrator was AWFUL

The book was good, but the narrator was horrible. Awful fake Southern accent. To make it worse, she pronounced Bebe's name wrong which grated on my nerves, and the name of the restaurant wrong too. The narrators for the previous books in the series were fantastic. Who decided to change it up? It was definitely a bad choice. Also - the music is just cringe worthy.

Narration Ruins the Story

Is there anything you would change about this book?

I would change the narrator.

How could the performance have been better?

The narrator spoiled this book. Bebe (with long a's)--the main character's best friend from the first Savannah book--became BEE BEE. The characters in this southern book did not have southern accents...not even poor ones. All the male characters sounded alike and female characters did not have consistent voices. I would love to buy more Mary Kay Andrew's audio books, but not when Ms. Keating is the narrator.

Was Blue Christmas worth the listening time?

I could not enjoy the story of this book because the narration was so poor.

Any additional comments?

I loved Savannah Blues and was excited to find this sequel. Unfortunately, I did not believe the narrator reviews. Does the author have no input on who narrates her stories. Can't believe, if she did, that Ms. Keating would have narrated so many of her books.