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Track Listings
| 1. Sussex Carol |
| 2. Angels We Have Heard On High |
| 3. O Holy Night |
| 4. In Dulci Jubilo |
| 5. Christmas is Coming |
| 6. The First Noel |
| 7. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear |
| 8. Silent Night |
| 9. Medley: Christ the Apple Tree; Once in Royal David's City |
| 10. Deck the Halls |
| 11. O Come, O Come Emmanuel |
| 12. What Strangers are These |
| 13. The Holly and the Ivy |
| 14. Lo, How a Rose |
Product Description
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The songs are familiar carols, but A Windham Hill Christmas retains the Windham Hill Winter Solstice series tradition of unusual arrangements and performances that evoke the mood of the season, especially if your take on that mood is a Northeast, snow-covered landscape, like that depicted on the Hallmark card-like cover. The usual bevy of Windham Hill sampler artists are all here, but it's some of the secondary cast that give the most innovative performances. Tracy Silverman & Thea Suits reinvent "Silent Night." With his pizzicato-delay violin, Silverman lays down a 6/8 rhythm while abstracting the familiar hymn across his bowed violin and Suits's flute, turning it into an ethereal instrumental chorale. Barbara Higbie re-ignites "In Dulci Jubilo" as a Celtic reel, overdubbing herself on piano, violin, Celtic harp and synthesizer. And W.G. Snuffy Walden lays some rustic acoustic guitar across a chamber reading of "The First Noel." There's a few clunkers, notably George Winston inflicting his Vince Guaraldi infatuation on us again; Jim Brickman with a rote reading of "O Holy Night"; and an uncharacteristically saccharine arrangement of "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" by the usually sublime Tim Story. But Mom and Dad will like them, and they serve to highlight the inventiveness of the rest of A Windham Hill Christmas, which is nostalgic and atmospheric at the same time. --John Diliberto
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Superb Continuation of the Windham Hill Tradition,
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This review is from: A Windham Hill Christmas (Audio CD)
A Windham Hill Christmas is a delightful, calming presentation of seasonal favorites -- perfect for a quiet, cozy eve before the fire. The new or veteran WH listener will find a nice collection of the labels best artists - Brickman, de Grassi, ACkerman (guitar), Winston (piano), Nightnoise (instrumental/vocal) -- as well as the lesser known who lend variety and depth to this collection. A Windham Hill Christmas is a pleasant continuation of the atmosphere created in the label's Winter Solstice and December albums and calming contrast to the pop, rock and new age, electronically synthesized tones for a more hectic pace.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A fantastic new release,
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This review is from: A Windham Hill Christmas (Audio CD)
This is my first Windham Hill CD, but I have listened to at least one of their artists (J. Brickman) previously. Every year I shop for new Christmas CDs in November, and this one came out in October, so it's good timing.For the most part the songs are smooth, mellow, and very relaxing, taking a pretty traditional approach to the songs. The only exceptions are the "Sussex Carol", which is somewhat fast, and "Christmas is Coming", by Vince Guaraldi, which is quite fast. As one fellow reviewer noted, tracks 5 and 6 are switched from the liner track listing. When I first listened to [the supposed] "First Noel" I thought, "What kind of version is this?!" until I listened to the other track and realized the mix-up. If you want an easy-listening night by the fire this is a wonderful accompaniment. It should enjoy a long life in my Christmas CD collection.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Christmas music doesn't get any better,
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This review is from: A Windham Hill Christmas (Audio CD)
There are so many Christmas CDs out there that are just the same, boring recordings - it's like they recycle the same music over and over again! Not this one - all these new recordings from Windham Hill are exactly what fans of the label would expect. The music is just gorgeous when the family's sitting around the tree opening presents, for the Christmas dinner, or even just to enjoy holiday music.I really liked Winston's "Christmas Is Coming" and the first track on the disc (can't remember the name); this is a great substitute gift for the 'hard to shop for' as well!
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