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solo piano Jim Gibson
Carols for Christmas
Genres: Special Interest, New Age, Pop

Track Listings (14) - Disc #1
1. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
2. I Saw Three Ships
3. Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
4. It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
5. What Child Is This?
6. Good Christian Men, Rejoice
7. Silent Night
8. I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
9. O Christmas Tree
10. The First Noel
11. Good King Wenceslas
12. O Come, All Ye Faithful
13. The Coventry Carol
14. I Saw Three Ships

CD Details

All Artists: solo piano Jim Gibson
Title: Carols for Christmas
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Hickory Cove Music
Original Release Date: 12/1/1996
Release Date: 12/1/1996
Genres: Special Interest, New Age, Pop
Styles: Holiday & Wedding, Easy Listening
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 611098288029

Synopsis

Album Description

Too often the Christmas season becomes harried and frantic, and that's when the spirit of the season gets lost in the rush. In these graceful, melodic improvisations, Jim Gibson recaptures the quietness and peace that once characterized the holidays. You will hear the echoes of classical music, the subtle freedom of jazz . . . and pleasant attention to melodies that have been loved through many centuries.

CD Reviews

Perfect for our traditional Christmas

09/15/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Our family has all of Jim Gibson's recordings, and we especially love this one. These are what we call the "real" Christmas Carols--the ones we grew up with. His playing is warm and, I guess you'd say soothing, and it seems to be a perfect match for the songs.This CD seems to me to be the exact opposite of all the commercial music with drums and guitars and synthesizers and new Christmas songs that sound like generic pop music. This is real Chrismas music played by a wonderful pianist. If you like the Christmas songs we grew up with, and you like quiet, reflective music, buy this CD."

Imaginative Improvisations

Matthew T. Phillips | Winston-Salem, NC USA | 12/07/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Jim Gibson has a unique ability to weave together wonderful improvisations on familiar hymns while leaving intact the melody that you love to hum along with.

This is music that can be enjoyed on many levels: it's my favorite background music for preparing and enjoying holiday meals because he plays with a smooth and pleasant manner, but I can also enjoy sitting just to listen to the CD because his variations on the hymns are sophisticated and imaginative.

This is not a Jim Brickman-esque CD, nor is it the more abstract style of George Winston. No fake-sounding strings, no awkward vocals. Maybe this is the kind of piano music Sam from Casablanca would have played for his family on Christmas Eve."