Do not worry: In both cases, it would turn out not bad.
(For a McLachlan album about 3.5 stars, for a Christmas album 4.5 because so beautiful and yet unusually strong).
I have to give my Vorreder right: an overachiever album as creative, yet m. E. best ever McLachlan album fumblin Towards Exctasy it is not, but that was probably never the goal. McLachlan is on this album just interpreter, not even a songwriter she wanted and has created an album for the Christmas season, it did to me at least.
McLachlan is unusually subtle, but the tranquil sounds outweigh that's true of the nerve of Advent, which is not in vain considered as contemplative.
And (be) is the sensual Canadian woman who manages to gather a Christmas CD, the same served several styles without their work restless or zusammengestöpselt acts. In a mixture of traditional American Christmas songs, some of which come along surprisingly jazzy for McLachlan traditional church songs (Silent Night ...) directed by the singer interesting and appealing subtly and wonderfully quiet winter ballads (River etc) the actual jewels of the album.
The songs are made for the cold, foggy season and there is even a Christmas album that I was able to hear from the first to the last track without skipping. Some songs do then so addictive that they run in an endless loop. Also know Sarah McLachlan ingenious voice to enchant once again. Even if many do not come along in typical McLachlan style!
Highlights and Anspieltipps:
River and Winter Song fantastically beautiful, ethereal and more wintry than Christmas (to hear repeatedly) both and the Medley The First Noel / Mary Mary, which is very church actually, but staged by McLachlan so skillfully atmospheric is almost mystical that it immediately continues to captivate and enchant.
