Track Listing 1. Adeste Fidelis 2. Early on One Christmas Morn 3. O Little Town of Bethlehem 4. Riu Riu Chiu 5. I Saw Three Ships 6. Down in Yon Forest 7. Les Anges dans Nos Campagnes 8. Go Tell It on the Mountain 9. Shepherds 10. Silent Night 11. Iesus Ahatonnia 12. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 13. It Came Upon the Midnight Clear 14. Mary Had a Baby 15. Joy to the World
Album Notes CHRISTMAS is Canadian singer songwriter Bruce Cockburn's 1993 holiday release featuring "Silent Night," "Mary Had A Baby," and "Down In Yon Forest."A generous 15 tracks breathing new life into well-worn standards like "O Little Town of Bethlehem" and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" by focusing on their potential as good songs rather than distancing them on some solemn pedestal. When Cockburn sandwiches these between such non-conventional contributions as the gospel-bluegrass of "Early On One Christmas Morn," the Spanish "Riu Riu Riu," the French/world beat of "Les anges dans nos campagnes," the Huron Indian "Jesus Ahatonnia," and the ancient, spooky "Down In Yon Forest," the disc takes on a complex flavor that can be savored any time of the year. ~ Roch Parisien Editorial Reviews ...Cockburn's own born-again yuletide ballads has the woodsy glow of a Christmas Eve fireplace... - Rating: A- Entertainment Weekly (19931112) Portions of this page Copyright 1948 - 2015 Muze Inc. All rights reserved. |