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Track Listings
| 1. The First Noel |
| 2. Mary Mary |
| 3. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) |
| 4. What Child Is This? (Greensleeves) |
| 5. River |
| 6. Wintersong |
| 7. I'll Be Home For Christmas |
| 8. O Little Town Of Bethlehem |
| 9. The First Noel/Mary Mary |
| 10. Silent Night |
| 11. Song For A Winter's Night |
| 12. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas |
| 13. In A Bleak Mid Winter |
| 14. Christmas Time Is Here |
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is a beautiful album, a treasure for Christmases to come. I saw Sarah in Glasgow on her 2004 'Afterglow' tour - one of the best performances I've ever seen. The overall sound quality was exceptional, her voice so wonderful, one of my abiding memories being the soaring harmonies with her band and backing singer (Kathryn Rose, I think). Out of the traditional songs on this album, I was particularly taken by her versions of 'Silent Night' and the beautiful 'In the Bleak Midwinter'. John and Yoko's great song 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)' is very similar to the original in essence, but with the distinctive McLachlan touch. The oft-recorded 'What Child Is This (Greensleeves)' is lovely here, and Joni Mitchell's melancholy 'River' is as enchanting as k d lang's wonderful take on the same song. Sarah's wistful 'Wintersong', the only original song on the album, is simply heartbreaking, and compares with her very best work (in my view, anyway). Elsewhere we have the evergreen 'I'll Be Home For Christmas', recorded by The Platters in the '60s, and fans of the cult TV series 'Due South' may recognise Sarah's charming reading of Gordon Lightfoot's 'Song For A Winter's Night'. The overall mood is reflective, wistful, at times deeply sad even, but nevertheless a lovely album to treasure.
24 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Its not often that you get a christmas album where every song is brilliant. However with this offering from Sarah McLachlan I was gobsmacked. There is no trace of cheese which is so rare for a chrismas CD. From the eastern-tinged First Noel/Mary Mary to the spine-tingling Wintersong, the stunning tear-inducing River, to the sublime version of I'll be Home for Christmas. I could mention each track and use the words "brilliant", "sublime", "beautiful" and "stunning" for each one.
Christmas albums are so often seen as career-low's but this is quite the opposite. OK, so its not a party album, you can't jump up and down and dance to it, but you can close your eyes and drift away. I guarantee this CD will bring a tear or two to your eyes.
Christmas albums are so often seen as career-low's but this is quite the opposite. OK, so its not a party album, you can't jump up and down and dance to it, but you can close your eyes and drift away. I guarantee this CD will bring a tear or two to your eyes.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Christmas is supposed to be a special time of year and we all want the right soundtrack for that day that comes once a year and this year Sarah McLachlan fans are blessed with with a wonderful new album for that soundtrack! From covers of modern favourites such as John Lennon's "Happy Xmas" & Joni Micthell's "River" to interpretations of traditional songs including Silent Night and O Little Town Of Bethlehem, and a beautiful self penned song in the form of the title track, this album is sure to bring delight to both Sarah fans and people wanting chill out time this and every Christmas from now on!
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One of the best Christmas albums around
I limit my listening of Christmas music to the month of December, to make it special, but I must admit I like this album so much I would like to listen to it at any time of the... Read more
Published 15 days ago by P. Gowers
Try it!!!!
This is a beautiful album. If you have all the Motown albums and the Phil Spector try this. You will not regret it. It amplifies the Christmas spirit.
Published 5 months ago by A. Goode
Winter Song - MacLachlan
Even outside of the Christmas season Sarah's songs are beautiful to listen to. If you enjoy listening to her, this is a definite must in one's collection of CDs
Published on 11 Feb 2010 by Inemac
Brilliant mellow Christmas album
This is my first Sarah McLachlan album but it's most unlikely to be my last. Sarah has selected some familiar classics, singing them straight with one exception, together with some... Read more
Published on 7 Sep 2009 by Peter Durward Harris
Winter Wonder
I am not a great fan of Christmas or the usual songs that get played around the season, but this is something else. Read more
Published on 19 Feb 2009 by Mr. Michael Kay
Faultless Christmas Classics
When i first heard of this album, i was desperate to get my hands on it. I own everything Sarah has produced, and was eager to hear her reditions of these Christmas songs. Read more
Published on 7 Dec 2007 by E. Moores
Winter sung. Beautifully.
Echoes of falling snow... It's a remarkable, if not implausible, notion. As is the notion that someone could recapture the traditional Christmas spirit for a new generation as Bing... Read more
Published on 24 Nov 2007 by T. Fournier
Good for summer, too
A winter album. Christmas theme. Mmm, I understand the hesitation and trepidation from even her most ardent fans. But this is Sarah and anything Sarah sings has to be bought. Read more
Published on 15 Mar 2007 by J. Hobbs
The glorious winter starts right here
I am a HUGE fun who gets her single CDs from individual sellers in USA/Canada paying a fortune. I used to listen to "Surfacing" absolutely everyday for 2 years. Read more
Published on 29 Dec 2006 by Hiro
Mixed blessing
Having craved a new album by the divine Sarah for an age, the news of this release left me initially thrilled but then suspicious.
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Published on 23 Nov 2006 by S. Jones
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