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4BR Best Sellers

What were the best selling CDs and DVDs this Christmas from 4BR?

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With mayhem on the highstreet as everyone battled it out for the Christmas Sales, these were the releases that tickled your fancy for festive presents in the past month.

Christmas has come and gone in a frenzy of badly wrapped presents and over indulgence.

However, these were the CDs and DVDs that were the best sellers through the 4BR site in the last month.

Surely you had one of these in your stocking?

Christmas has come and gone in a frenzy of badly wrapped presents and over indulgence4BR

4BR Top Sellers:

1. Regionals 2009
The Regional recording stays top of the hit parade after a very strong showing in the past month. It looks like plenty of people have been putting in the early homework…

http://www.4barsrest.com/shopping/cd_detail.asp?id=769

2. Walking with Heroes
Every home just about had a bit of PLC in it this Christmas, as the tunemeister extraordinaire had more hits for the festive season than Cliff Richard..

http://www.4barsrest.com/shopping/cd_detail.asp?id=767

3. Brass in Concert DVD 2007
Making a second move up the charts in the past two months – all the fun and games of The Sage 2007. All that is missing is the Stuart Hall laughter track…

http://www.4barsrest.com/shopping/dvds_detail.asp?id=1459

4. Katrina
Up from number 6, the delightful Katrina shows that she is more than just a pretty face – much, much more in fact with a great release…

http://www.4barsrest.com/shopping/cd_detail.asp?id=787

5. Mnozil Brass – Crème de la Creme
A move up the charts too for the bonkers boys from Mnozil. Lots of people enjoyed their zany humour this Christmas we are sure…

http://www.4barsrest.com/shopping/dvds_detail.asp?id=1462

6. The History of Brass Band Music – New Adventures
A new entry for Elgar Howarth and Grimethorpe. New and exciting music – and some of it from the boys in the days when brass band contests were in black and white too…

http://www.4barsrest.com/shopping/cd_detail.asp?id=788

7. Fantastic Overtures – Volume 3
You can’t beat a great set of openers. Lillee & Thomson, Greenidge & Haynes – Offenbach & Strauss…

http://www.4barsrest.com/shopping/cd_detail.asp?id=778

8. Brass & Wines
Steven Mead enjoys himself with the lads of Spanish Brass Luur Metalls – and by heck, they can all play…

http://www.4barsrest.com/shopping/cd_detail.asp?id=786

9. Actaeon
Who let the dogs out at Cory, as Robert Childs and his band take a musical journey back to the Greeks…

http://www.4barsrest.com/shopping/cd_detail.asp?id=776

10. Essential Dyke – Volume 8
Not quite as essential as the releases above them, but still selling far and wide across the banding globe.

http://www.4barsrest.com/shopping/cd_detail.asp?id=758

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