02. O Come All Ye Faithful
03. In The Bleak Midwinter
04. Humble King
05. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
06. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
07. See Amid The Winter Snow
08. In Dulci Jubilo
09. Gaudete
10. Silent Night
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Another Kingsway release and, as we told you, Kingsway tends toward the more traditional hymns and worship music of the Christian faith. Vineyard U.K. Worship is a not-for-profit ministry whose purpose could be summed up as "by the church for the church" (that's not a quote from them, just to be clear). And if this is the sort of thing you like, then you'll definitely like this sort of thing. And you'll want, as well, to check into Vineyard's full line of Christmas music.
I'm not the person you should listen to about this album. To be honest, the music on this album isn't really my personal cup of tea. But, to be equally honest, I could certainly imagine settings or occasions where I could very much enjoy listening to this. The basic approach here is spare and traditional, but with tasteful folk elements. It's exquisitely done, really. The voices of the soloists--particularly Kate Bond--are clear and pure. It would be nice to put this into a shuffle with some choir and instrumental works...if that's the musical setting you were going for. And, to be especially honest, I've no doubt that I've given more enthusiastic overviews of far lesser albums.
This just isn't me. But, if it happens to be you, I think you're going to love it.