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Blackmore's Night: Winter Carols

By Keith Hannaleck

Artist: Blackmore's Night
Title: Winter Carols
Genre: Rock-Folk
Label: Locomotive Music
Website: www.blackmoresnight.com

Blackmore’s Night has struck gold once again with Winter Carols. Candace Night and Ritchie Blackmore and their troupe make beautiful music together. One of their niches is the old-fashioned traditional carols and some of their own nifty originals like “Winter (Basse Dance)” and “Christmas Eve” make this recording a very special holiday treat this year.

The renaissance sound is all part of the Blackmore’s Rainbow repertoire and Candace Night has the perfect high angelic voice to accompany Blackmore’s folk and electric (although seldom) guitar journeys.

I feel in love with the music of Blackmore’s Night all the way back to their first album and now this holiday gift just melted my heart and made me feel all warm and spiritual. I know it may sound all squishy and fluffy but it is true. This is one the best Christmas albums I have ever heard and it will remain one of my yearly favorites for years to come.

This particular promo copy gave me offerings of “Christmas Eve” the radio edit version and full version along with the full version of “Wish You Were Here,” which is also part of the main album’s sequence. I also received a promo copy for the album including four tracks and the video version of “Christmas Eve,” which is as enchanting as the song itself.

This one is a real keeper so get it.

Reviewed - December 21, 2006

Tracks:

01. Hark The Herald Angels Sing / Come All Ye Faithful (3:37)
02. I Saw Three Ships (4:20)
03. Winter (Basse Dance) (5:04)
04. Ding Dong Merrily On High (3:15)
05. Ma-O-Tzur (2:20)
06. Good King Wenceslas (4:45)
07. Lord Of The Dance / Simple Gifts (3:33)
08. We Three Kings (4:48)
09. Wish You Were Here (5:04)
10. Emmanuel (3:30)
11. Christmas Eve (4:20)
12. We Wish You A Merry Christmas (1:25)

About the Author:

Keith Hannaleck, known as “MuzikMan” is a Journalist specializing in independent and major music reviews and the promotion of artists via the various media outlets flourishing online. He has worked closely with artists, management, publicity directors, and webmasters to provide some of the best and far-reaching coverage an artist could have. Focusing primarily on the internet as a medium for his work, Keith has been a pioneer in the industry changing the way a reviewer with his various talents are used by many artists, PR folks, and labels. He has provided strong and valuable work to labels, artists, and publicity people, writing reviews, press releases, and biographies and much more over the years, giving the people he works with the maximum amount of exposure through several top-notch websites that post his content on their sites.

Hannaleck built and maintained his own website in 1998 while networking and building his reputation through thousands of reviews and interviews, creating a special niche for himself. Through many years of dedication and hard work, he has reached a respected level of competence and knowledge that is frequently sought by the music industry today. Known for his speaking from the heart interpretations of music and being able to put it in layman’s terms for music fans, his work is found everywhere in cyberspace and in traditional print media, from press kits to quotes from reviews in magazine advertisements.