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Winter Solstice On Ice
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MP3 Music, April 5, 1999
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Track Listings
Disc: 1
1 | Magic Forest - Ensemble |
2 | Joy To The World - Liz Story |
3 | Yesterday's Rain - W.G. Snuffy Walden |
4 | Skating - George Winston |
5 | O Holy Night - Angels Of Venice |
6 | Joy Ride - Mark Snow |
7 | 4 Variations On Twinkle Twinkle Little Star - The L.A. Guitar Quartet |
8 | Little Drummer Boy - Richard Schönherz |
9 | Bittersweet - Jim Brickman |
10 | Sweeney's Buttermilk - Mìcheàl O'Domhnail |
11 | Nigh Bethlehem - George Winston |
12 | First Noel - Sean Harkness |
13 | We Three Kings - Janis Ian |
14 | What Child Is This - Michael Hedges |
Disc: 2
1 | This Christmas - Jeffrey Osborne |
2 | Christmas Wish - Tuck & Patti |
3 | Winter - Phil Perry |
4 | Your Love - Michelle Wright |
5 | The Gift - Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack |
6 | Silent Night - Hiroshima |
7 | I Wish I Could - Peabo Bryson |
8 | Black Diamond - The Rippingtons feat. Russ Freeman |
9 | Esawayo - Samite |
10 | Snow Is Lightly Falling - Nightnoise |
11 | The White Spirit - Uman |
12 | Ice Palace - David Arkenstone |
13 | Stars To Share - Samite |
14 | Santorini - Yanni |
15 | Mr. Moto's Penguin (who'd be an Eskimo's wife?) - Mark Isham |
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Various Artists ~ Winter Solstice On Ice
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We've come to depend on Windham Hill's annual Winter Solstice collections as a relief from the glut of traditional Christmas tunes, but this double CD, Winter Solstice on Ice, slips. The soundtrack to an A&E ice skating special, the first disc follows the Winter Solstice formula, mixing original tunes inspired by the season and inventive covers of traditional Christmas fare. Brian Keane starts it off with an imagistic number called "Magic Forest," featuring the Angels of Venice, Samite, and others. The L.A. Guitar Quartet provides a novel, minimalist dissertation on "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star," and Janis Ian surprises with an intimate, guitar and synth-string reading of "We Three Kings." But the second disc starts with over-the-hill R&B crooners like Jeffrey Osborne, Roberta Flack, and Peabo Bryson, then shifts into a sampler of Windham Hill artists. It has little to do with the Winter Solstice theme, even if they are among the best songs on the disc. --John Diliberto
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Product Dimensions : 5.62 x 4.92 x 0.33 inches; 4 Ounces
- Manufacturer : Sony Legacy
- Original Release Date : 1999
- Run time : 2 hours and 1 minute
- Date First Available : December 7, 2006
- Label : Sony Legacy
- ASIN : B00000JYAE
- Number of discs : 2
- Best Sellers Rank: #146,429 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #3,045 in Movie Soundtracks (CDs & Vinyl)
- #3,269 in New Age (CDs & Vinyl)
- #68,612 in Pop (CDs & Vinyl)
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"The Gift" is melancholy in mood, but a beautiful love duet that is hopeful and moody. "I Wish I Could" continues the melancholy mood and then funky jazz appears to break the mood and send you into mellow smooth starscapes.
"Esawayo" displays some beautiful instrumentation with vocals from a land far away. Samite also appears again with "Stars to Shine." Both songs had me looking for more of his music.
~The Rebecca Review
This album is the musical companion to the A&E special "Winter Solstice On Ice." The two discs are mostly divided into instrumental (disc 1) and vocal (disc 2) tracks with both discs presenting a variety of both contemporary and traditional songs.
Disc 1 highlights include Liz Story's lovely "Joy to the World," George Winston's playful "Skating" (from Linus and Lucy), the LA Guitar Quartet's "4 Variations on Twinkle Twinkle Little Star," and the late Michael Hedges stately reading of "What Child Is This."
Disc 2 highlights include Tuck and Patti's "Christmas Wish," Hiroshima's take on "Silent Night" with its harp-like koto, and Samite's "Esawayo."
This is Christmas music so enchanting that you'll want to play it all year long. RECOMMENDED