BRUCE COCKBURN : CHRISTMAS

 

  1. Adeste Fidelis
  2. Early on One Christmas Morn
  3. O Little Town of Bethlehem
  4. Riu, Riu, Chiu
  5. I Saw Three Ships
  6. Down in Yon Forest
  7. Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes
  8. Go Tell It on the Mountain
  9. Shepheards
  10. Silent Night
  11. Jesus Ahatonnia (The Huron Carol)
  12. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
  13. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
  14. Mary Had a Baby
  15. Joy to the World

Label : Columbia

Length : 57:33

Released : 1993

Review (AllMusic) : A generous 15 tracks breathing new life into well-worn standards like "O Little Town of Bethlehem" and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" by focusing on their potential as good songs rather than distancing them on some solemn pedestal. When Cockburn sandwiches these between such non-conventional contributions as the gospel-bluegrass of "Early On One Christmas Morn," the Spanish "Riu Riu Riu," the French/world beat of "Les anges dans nos campagnes," the Huron Indian "Jesus Ahatonnia," and the ancient, spooky "Down In Yon Forest," the disc takes on a complex flavor that can be savored any time of the year.