2. Bethlehem House Of Bread
3. Mary Had A Baby
4. Hark
5. Little Baby
6. Jingle Bells
7. Christmas On Cripple Creek
8. I Dreamed Of Christmas
9. When The Christmas Baby Cries
10. Holy Christmas Day
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1. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 2. Bethlehem House Of Bread 3. Mary Had A Baby 4. Hark 5. Little Baby 6. Jingle Bells 7. Christmas On Cripple Creek 8. I Dreamed Of Christmas 9. When The Christmas Baby Cries 10. Holy Christmas Day DOWNLOAD FROM NOISETRADE I've been a fan of the Annie Moses Band since I discovered their wonderful Christmas albums a few years back. Ostensibly, they're a Contemporary Christian group, but their instrumentation is sort of Bluegrass meets Rock and their arrangements can sometimes venture into out-and-out Jazz or even Progressive Rock--"fiddle fusion" they call it. Annie (technically not the Annie this family band is named after--that would be her great-grandmother) plays a mean fiddle, too, so you're sure to catch dramatic classical flourishes as well. That kind of creativity deserves applause. One of my Annie Moses Band favorites is "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen". Well, the group has packaged up an entire album's worth of their Christmas music and the set leads off with "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen". And they're giving it away free through Noisetrade. So here's your chance to sample this awesome band and it won't cost you a cent (unless you choose to Tip the band). I won't speak to the rest of the set--there are a lot of ballads here (the vocals are reminiscent of Alison Krauss by the way)--but you're gonna love "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen". "Christmas On Cripple Creek" is kinda fun, too. Head to Noisetrade and get you some Annie. If you like what you hear, head to the Annie Moses Band web site and buy their Christmas special--two Christmas albums, a Christmas DVD and the band's "String Crossings" CD--for the holiday price of just $19.95.
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A "boy band" of a different sort, Libera is a group of UK children brought together in angelic song. The non-profit choir features roughly 40 boys aged between seven and sixteen at any given time, performances usually featuring about 19 of them. They are recruited from throughout the greater London area, from all walks of life and any and all religious denominations. Libera evolved from the long choral tradition of the Anglican parish of St. Philip's. In the mid-80s, the choir began to record non-traditional music, releasing a full album in 1988. In 1995, choral director Robert Prizeman first attached the name "Libera" to the choir after what was to become their signature song, the Libera Me portion of the Requiem Mass. Prizeman has been instrumental in Libera's ever growing popularity through his original arrangements of traditional music as well as his many original compositions--often written with specific soloists in mind. Libera is releasing their first ever holiday set, "The Christmas Album", on November 1st of this year, though the boys have appeared in a support role on the Christmas albums of Aled Jones (and on "The First Noel" from Neil Diamond's second Christmas album in 1994, when they were known as "Angel Voices"). As a preview of "The Christmas Album", EMI Classics is offering a free download of "Joy To The World". Sign up for your free download here. |
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