Our Review
It can be fun to listen to a new age artist weave personal themes into holiday classics, especially early in the season when I am far from ready to hear the Mormon Tabernacle Choir perform the Hallelujah Chorus, accompanied by pipe organ. Wayne Gratz fits the bill nicely, making me not hate the holidays in a particularly charming way this morning. Working mostly from public domain sacred carols, his energetic fingering strikes just the right note for me. In an ample (50 minute) Christmas Remembered, Gratz pretty much runs the gamut. He saves the title track for last, a contemplative theme that merely hints at the season. Altogether an enjoyable outing, especially for so early in the season, and recommended for general listeners.
--Richard Banks
(Reviewed in 2009)
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From the artist Web site:
Wayne Gratz started his own label Wayne Gratz Music in 2002 and has recorded and produced 5 albums, to include Sleepy Baby Suite, Christmas Remembered, Soul to Soul, Light Lands and Shoreline and the most recent project, Two Views.
Wayne Gratz
Christmas Remembered
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Label: Wayne Gratz Music
Length: 50 minutes
Genre: New Age
Release: 2005
Track List
| Song Title |
|---|
| I Saw Three Ships |
| The First Noel |
| We Three Kings |
| Carol Of The Bells |
| I Wonder As I Wander |
| Away In A Manger |
| Angels We Have Heard On High |
| It Came Upon A Midnight Clear |
| O Come O Come Emmanuel |
| O Holy Night |
| Silent Night |
| Joy To The World |
| O Come All Ye Faithful |
| What Child Is This |
| Christmas Remembered |