Even this 66 year old grandfather can find some things to like about this album. There is a nice mix of old carols with music and tempo I like, but also a really nice variety of music styles, some quite contemporary, that I find appropriate for the happy celebratory time that Christmas is. The mix of songs is aimed at children 5-14 years old, but really has something for everyone.
I like the saxophone in “All I Have to Give”. It fits so well, like the violin and viola in "Ashokan Farewell" played in Ken Burn's PBS Civil War Series.
I am not a fan of rap, but found some of the rap in “Light of Christmas” I liked and thought it was interspersed quite appropriately among the melody lines. Because it contains a nice range of music styles and mix of old and new music, along with four well done original songs, I would not mind listening to this album with my grandkids.
Here is the track list:
- Here We Come A-Caroling (Wassail Song)
- Light Up The World (feat. Jovany Javier)
- Jingle Bell Rock
- O Come, O Come Emmanuel
- All I Have To Give
- Light of Christmas
- Jingle Bells
- No Better Holiday
- Away In A Manger
- Christmas Time Is Here
- I Hope This Gets To You
- Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
You can hear a sample track here
No comments:
Post a Comment