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Vince reminds me of Bing Crosby, who was
known for his Christmas crooning, as his new Christmas album,
done with complete orchestration, will bring holiday pleasure
to his fans and anyone else who gets a chance to hear this album.
The album contains eleven songs, all of them holiday classics,
including the nonsecular favorites "Winter Wonderland,"
"Silver Bells" and "Let It Snow, Let It Snow,
Let It Snow." There are also several traditional carols,
among them "O Little Town Of Bethlehem" and "Oh
Come All Ye Faithful."
The treasures on this album are "Blue
Christmas" and "O Holy Night." The former is less
upbeat but much purer with it's less fulsome arrangement. The
latter because Vince gives it the most feeling of all the cuts
on the album. My personal favorite, though, is "A Cradle
In Bethlehem," perhaps because I hadn't heard this song
before and it sounded fresh to me. It just beats out the title
track, "Breath Of Heaven," which is the most vocally
beautiful song on the album. This is an album to play year after
year, and each time you do it will be a "Breath Of Heaven." |