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Title: Refreshing takes on familiar Christmas music
Review: My (personal, non-guaranteed) guarantee is that if you play this at a Christmas party, it won't fade into the background. People will keep asking "What is this music? It's beautiful!" -- let's just say this is the furthest you can get from Christmas elevator fare. A master of folk-rock for as long as I can remember, Cockburn mixed a few wonderful old favorites like O Little Town of Bethlehem and a very happy Joy To The World with some gems from other cultures -- the Riu Riu Riu being a wonderfully catchy melody. My personal favorite is an arrangement by Sam Phillips that appears here in It Came Upon A Midnight Clear -- done in a minor key -- haunting, yet still true to the words and beauty of the original. Be prepared to enjoy Christmas music like you haven't in a long time.
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