Lo, How A Rose E’er Blooming may sound esoteric, which may be more of an indication that poetic imagery and broader understanding of Scriptural allusion are less commonly understood. Linda Ronstadt provides an ethereal rendition. It only has the first two verses, I’m okay with verse two and its reference to Isaiah being included, though …
What is commonly called the Welsh Carol starts with the words ‘Awake Were They Only, Those Shepherds So Lonely‘. I’ve been listening to it on a Christmas album by Linda Ronstadt that was released back in 2000. The Lyrics: Awake were they only, Those shepherds so lonely, On guard in that silence profound; When colour …
Okay, maybe this will be the last version of O Come, O Come Emmuanuel for this year. Maybe. Linda Ronstadt provides today’s rendition.
This rendition of Softly And Tenderly from Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, and Linda Ronstadt was never released. I think it may have been for a third, uncompleted Trio album. The lead vocals are shared among the three.
