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Christmas CD's come and go. This one endures.Simply put, the arrangements are world class and when combined with Bryan's unique tenor voice, the result isone of the most memorable Christmas CD's EVER.It is easily my favorite Christmas CD, and we have a lot them.Enjoy & be uplifted.
I would say that this is one of the greatest Christmas CDs. The songs are very inspirational and moving.
the Herald Angels Sing" is presented later in the same vein."What Child is This." is combined with the hymn "What Wondrous Love is This." for an interesting combination I had never thought of before but love.The two new songs are "Christmas is Jesus" and "The Form of Man." While I'm not too fond of the first one, I love the second and listen to it plenty of times during December as I, too, wonder at the thought of God becoming man.Toward the end of the CD, he provides a few secular Christmas songs. For his 1995 Christmas release, Bryan Duncan arranged many classic and almost classic songs to fit his normal style. His version of "Grown-Up Christmas List" is almost as good as Amy Grant's (still my favorite). The result is a CD that sounds different enough to be enjoyed when the familiar Christmas sounds are feeling old. It combines familiar, lesser known traditional, and new songs on a fresh way.For example, the CD starts off with the lesser recorded "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day." Here it becomes a moving ballad.Next up is an upbeat pop rendition of "Angels We Have Heard on High." "Hark. After the almost requisite "The Christmas Song," the CD closes with "Please Come Home for Christmas." I'd never heard this song before, but I really find myself singing along with this bluesy pop song.If you want a CD that will freshen up your Christmas music collection this is it. I've enjoyed it for a number of years.
So, with that said, I can't imagine NOT having this CD around at Christmas time. I don't buy a lot of music because I'm pretty picky about what I like. This one is one of my top six favorites Christmas CD's and all six of those are so close to number one that I can't really decide which I like most. I won't go on with a lot of details other than to say that besides myself, I don't know anyone else who has this CD that don't like it. Yes, some songs are better than others but there are NO bad cuts here.
This has to be the best Christmas CD I own. A choir in the background on most of the songs makes you feel like you're at a live Christmas concert. Most of Bryan Duncan's music is very upbeat, high-energy (he screams a lot) but this CD is more quiet and reflective. At the same time, it's not dull. All the old songs sound fresh, while the new ones are instant classics. If you only get one Christmas album this year, buy this one.
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