One of the reasons I do like this time of year is because folk who don’t want to give Christianity the time of day will be crooning away to the essence of the Christian Gospel at various times through the month. That’s why I introduce new songs and different arrangements very sparingly this time of …
Each day until Christmas I’ll feature a song from a Christmas album. Nathan Clark George’s 2006 album, A Midwinter’s Eve features some gently acoustic guitar driven renditions of favourite carols. The album features some carols from the German tradition. Lo, How A Rose E’er Blooming was one I did not know. The version used seems …
When I downloaded two albums by Ordinary Time earlier this year I left a third recording of theirs for later. In The Town Of David is a collection of Advent and Christmas themed songs, all recorded in a style of acoustic bluegrass folk. Each year I like to expand my repertoire of classic Christmas songs …
Turns out Sufjan Stevens is the most popular musician I’d never heard of. Anyway, Songs For Christmas the compilation of his five Christmas themed EPs, is available for US$12 at his bandcamp site. That’s 42 tracks for $12. If you want to own just one Christmas album, this pretty much fills the bill. The recordings …
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