7.The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
8.Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
9.The Coventry Carol (Lully Lullay)
10.Joy To The World
11.When A Child Is Born
12.What Child Is This?
13.God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
14.Draw Tua Bethlehem / Far Over Bethlehem
15.Ave Maria
16.Gabriel's Message
17.O Holy Night
18.Lo! How A Rose E'er Blooming
19.Silent Night
Product Description:
Personnel includes: Charlotte Church (vocals); Sian Edwards (conductor); London Symphony Orchestra.
Recorded at Blackheath Concert Halls and Air Studios, London, England.
The little girl with the big voice is back for a selection of popular Christmas songs and carols, ranging from the medieval "Coventry Carol" to the brand new title track, whose chorus will be recognized by classical music fans as the "Pavan" of Gabriel Faure. In between are pop standards like "Winter Wonderland" and Mel Torme's "Christmas Song" as well as some less familiar fare such as the delicate calypso "Mary's Boy Child" and the Welsh "Draw Tua Bethlehem". Much of the program features big, lush orechestral arrangements with Church's voice at full throttle, but several tracks deliver less most effectively, such as the lovely, simple choral accompaniment to Michael Praetorius' "Lo How a Rose E'er Blooming" or the opening verse of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," sung solo with no instruments at all.