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And Winter Came

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > New Age
by: Enya

November 11, 2008
As with every product, there's good and bad aspects. The very good is this is 12 brand new winter songs--not retreads of the same old traditionals, which seem to be the fodder of most of the Christmas offerings. And a neat dozen songs timing out at 44.9 minutes, which is more than a lot of new albums offer nowadays.

The music is the ethereal atmospheric tone you have come to expect from Enya. If you like this type of music, you are going to love the CD.

Favorites:

One Toy Soldier
Journey of the Angels

I would like to see Enya grow and add some different instruments and musical styles to her repertoire, but honestly, for what it is, the CD is very good.

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A Midwinter Night's Dream

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > New Age
by: Loreena McKennitt

October 28, 2008
Loreena McKennitt is not just a talented musician, she's given us quite a generous Christmas gift. In these days of iTunes and your standard 10-song CD with 40 minutes' worth of music, she's brought out a Bakers' Dozen songs for a Christmas feast for both your ears and eyes.

This 54-minute CD is comprised of a lot of the traditionals you'd expect with McKennitt's signature world-infused flair. Part Celtic-part Middle Eastern, these carols don't sound anything like the retreaded redux you hear so often on each year's crop of Christmas CDs. You really never know whether you're going to hear pipes and accordion or sitar on the next tune and the listen is a very pleasant surprise.

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A Christmas Celebration

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > New Age
by: Celtic Woman

October 03, 2006
Has there been an album by Celtic Woman that hasn't offended me? No. But I've always bit my lip and shrugged it off. But this album really pushed me over the edge. I heard it at my cousin Bike's Christmas party last year- I couldn't believe what I was hearing! Are they deaf?, I thought to myself. I guess no one was paying attention to the lyrics- this album is filled with filthy innuendo! I am offended and disgusted! And they call this a CHRISTMAS ALBUM? I guess Christmas has changed... sigh.

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A Christmas Celebration

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > New Age
starring: Celtic Woman

October 02, 2007
The choir is still there. Máiréad is still there with her magic fiddle. But Hayley Westenra has disappeared. We miss her voice and her smile.

The Celtic Woman group is back to the original five girls: four vocalists (Chloë Agnew, Órla Fallon, Lisa Kelly and Méav Ní Mhaolchatha) and a wonderful creature, fallen from heaven for our outmost felicity. I wrote in my review of their "New Journey" (Amazon, February 4, 2007) that if Paradise exists, I picture it full of angels like Máiréad Nesbitt playing harp or violin!

Those who, like me, watch their second concert several times a year, will think that this third DVD is not quite as great as "A New Journey". But how better can you get after you have reached perfection?

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December, Piano Solos: 20th Anniversary Edition

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > New Age
by: George Winston

October 16, 2001
What to begin to say about this album? First off....

"Thanksgiving": This song is ALWAYS the first thing I hear early Thanksgiving morning just before sunrise while the world is calm, quiet...and typically quite cold!...outside. This sets the tone and mood like nothing I've ever known.

I won't go into a complete review of each song (and I absolutely could), all I can really say is that I believe the most common trait amongst all of us here writing reviews for this album is that no matter where each passing year finds us, the collection of melodies (though that word barely does them justice) sincerely allows time for an end-of-year reflection. You simply cannot help but be swept up in what George has composed here, and for those of us that have ... Read More:

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Christmasville

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > New Age
by: Mannheim Steamroller

October 07, 2008
What a disgusting waste of time and money. I sincerely hope no one gave up their day jobs. No more Mannheim Steamroller until they give us what we expect for our good earned money.

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An Ancient Muse

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > New Age
by: Loreena McKennitt

November 21, 2006
This was a great CD and it lived up to all I hoped it would be. Very good purchase.

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Paint the Sky with Stars: The Best of Enya

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > New Age
by: Enya

November 11, 1997
This CD can reach many audiences, instrumental,vocal, world, soundtracky. An essential for any music lover.

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Italia

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > New Age
by: Chris Botti

September 25, 2007
He is one of the great horn players living or dead. I could listen day after day.

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Christmas Secrets

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > New Age
by: Enya

November 27, 2006
Nice collection of traditional music with an other-worldy sound.

The fact that you get only 6 songs for $23 seems odd. I did some searching, and GoMusic.RU has the album for $0.81. That, by contrast, seems too low, but I can live with it.