- Audio CD (Oct 9 2007)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: WILDFLOWER RECORDS
- ASIN: B00004Z3RB
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #54,050 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. I'll Be Home For Christmas |
| 2. Come Rejoice |
| 3. Away In a Manger |
| 4. Joy To the World |
| 5. In the Bleak Mid Winter |
| 6. Song For Sarajevo (I Dream Of Peace) |
| 7. Good King Wenceslas |
| 8. All On a Wintry Night |
| 9. Let It Snow |
| 10. Silent Night |
| 11. A Christmas Carol |
| 12. Cherry Tree Carol |
| 13. The Blizzard |
| 14. The Wexford Carol |
Product Description
From Amazon.com
Judy Collins studied classical piano as a child before she took up guitar and switched to singing folksongs as a teenager. On her CD of Christmas music, All on a Wintry Night, her stately versions of carols such as "Silent Night" and "Joy to the World" reflect her classical upbringing rather than her days as a Greenwich Village folkie. Even her performances of modern holiday songs such as "I'll Be Home for Christmas" and "Let It Snow" have a formal feel that recalls her mid-'70s forays into art song. The instrumental accompaniment is spare and the choral backup by the Trinity Boys Choir, the St. Thomas Boys Choir, and the Stephen Hill Singers is designed to subtly frame her lovely voice. Eleven of the 14 songs here originally appeared on her 1994 release, Come Rejoice! The new songs include "The Blizzard," "The Wexford Carol," and "In the Bleak Midwinter," a duet with Tyne Daly. All on a Wintry Night is a sweet collection of musical sugarplums from one of America's most admired singers. --Michael Simmons
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Imaginative, thoughtful, superbly performed,
By Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: All On A Wintry Night: A Judy Collins Christmas (Audio CD)
This collection of Judy's Christmas music (a modified version of her 1994 album) includes a few obvious choices - I'll be home for Christmas, Away in a manger, Joy to the world, Let it snow and Silent night - but also includes many less obvious somgs, some very obscure.Good King Wenceslas does not appear on too many American Christmas albums, leading me to believe that it is more popular in Europe. Rarer still in America is In the bleak midwinter, one of the most beautiful carols ever written, linking the seasonal weather with the spiritual and religious aspects of Christmas. The original 1994 album did not include this song. Judy wrote two other songs here - the uplifting Come rejoice! and the more reflective Song for Sarejevo, written at a time of great troubles in the former Yugoslavia. This is a lovely Christmas album, to be played in quieter moments or on a car journey.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Quality holiday music,
By A Customer
This review is from: All On A Wintry Night: A Judy Collins Christmas (Audio CD)
All in all, a superior holiday collection. Judy's lovely voice and beautiful arrangements add to the intelligent choice of tunes, including some Collins compositions and the wonderful, seldom-heard Cherry Tree Carol. This collection was previously released in the mid-90s, minus a couple of the songs, as Come Rejoice: A Judy Collins Christmas. With the new tunes added (including a duet with Tyne Daly) it makes for a nice debut for Judy's own record label. There are a couple of vocal flaws on this one but the album's beauty overwhelms any problems. Also reccomended: Judy's other recent holiday CD and video, Christmas at the Biltmore Estate.
3.0 out of 5 stars
re-hash,
By A Customer
This review is from: All On A Wintry Night: A Judy Collins Christmas (Audio CD)
This is a perfectly lovely Xmas CD, and if you are fond of Judy Collins, by all means, purchase it. However, I am rather annoyed that it is largly a rehash of her 1994 "Come Rejoice -- A Judy Collins Chrsitmas" CD. Only a couple of songs are different... and I was all excited when my Amazon alert for Judy collins appeared in my mailbox!
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