Celestial Christmas (by Request)

A significant subset of the secular songs are regarded as “Christmas” songs due to the time of year that they are most often sung, despite never mentioning anything about Christmas. These songs include favorites such as “Winter Wonderland”, “Let it Snow”, "Trains And Winter Rains", “Sleigh Ride” (whose standard lyrics mention not a holiday party but a birthday party) and the now hugely popular Christmas standard "Jingle Bells", which was originally written to celebrate Thanksgiving.
Many of these songs fall into the generic “winter” classification, as they carry no Christmas connotation at all. To popularize a winter-themed song, especially in the United States, without its being regarded as a “Christmas” song, would be difficult. In fact, winter-themed songs are generally not played on the radio in the U.S. during the larger part of the winter after the hristmas season has ended, although they may receive limited radio airplay on some stations, particularly after a significant snow event.
I hope that you enjoy this album, and have a Merry Christmas. JMRL.






T r a c k L i s t i n g s

1.- Once in Royal David's City (Mary Chapin Carpenter)
2.- O Holly NIght (iL Divo)
3.- Arrival (Sarah Brighman)
4.- Ring Little Bells (Chris Norman & Riga Boys Choir)
5.- Sleigh Ride (Hayley Westenra)
6.- Peace on Earth / Little Drummer Boy (Masters of Chant)
7.- Winter Wonderland (Diana Krall)
8.- Jingle Bells (Andrea Bocelli)
9.- What Child is This? (Greensleeves) (Sarha McLachlan)
10.- Petit Papa Noël (Josh Groban)
11.- Christmas Toys (Saori Yuki & Sachiko Yasuda)
12.- Sancta Maria (Blake)
13.- Petit Garçon (Nana Mouskouri)
14.- What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? (Bette Midler)
15.- Santa Claus Llegó a la Ciudad (Luis Miguel)
16.- Trains And Winter Rains (Enya)
17.- Pat-A-Pan (David Archuleta)
18.- Anche Quest'anno É Gia Natale (Bambini)
19.- Let it Snow (Michael Bubble)
20.- Noël Blanc (Vox Angeli)
21.- Silent Night (Fron Male Voice Choir)
22.- Oh Christmas Tree (The Chill Out Academy)
23.- We Wish You a Merry Christmas (Enya)