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Joan Baez - Noël (1990)
	Album details
	Label: Vanguard Records    Ref#: ?-0283 Date: 10/25/1990   Category: christmas Length: 0:00     Format: CD     Audio: Stereo     Genre:
Notes/Reviews
In her early days Joan Baez's beautiful soprano rang like a bell, so it's no surprise that it's the perfect instrument for a set of ancient carols and Christmas favorites. Arranger Peter Schickele (of Public Radio International's Schickele Mix and P.D.Q. Bach fame) wisely sets Baez off against a background of traditional instruments on this 1966 chestnut, mixing her honeyed tones with the burrs, tinkles, and whispers of lutes, harpsichords, and recorders. "Coventry Carol" is gorgeous, moving in a way that few holiday songs do anymore. "Carol of the Birds" is enchanting. And Baez's quivery "Silent Night" is, quite simply, a gift. Noel (whose songs of peace were a quiet protest against the war in Vietnam) is an enduring, graceful classic. --Michael Ruby
Songs/Tracks
1.   O Come, O Come, Emmanuel   2.   Coventry Carol   3.   Good King Wenceslas (Instr.)   4.   The Little Drummer Boy   5.   I Wonder As I Wander   6.   Bring A Torch, Jeannette, Isabella (Instr.)   7.   Down In Yon Forrest   8.   The Carol Of The Birds   9.   Angels We Have Heard On High (Instr.)   10.   Ave Maria (Sung In German)   11.   Mary's Wandering   12.   Deck The Halls (Instr.)   13.   Away In A Manger   14.   Adeste Fidelis (Instr.)   15.   Cantique De Noel (Sung In French)   16.   What Child Is This   17.   Silent Night
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