Sarah McLachlan, “Wintersong”
While most singers should keep quiet this time of year, Sarah McLachlan’s offering is a winner.
“Wintersong,” her first studio LP since 2003’s “Afterglow,” is suited for listening to while the snow falls outside and the hot chocolate is still warm. That it happens to have some Christmas-oriented songs – “O Little Town of Bethlehem” and “Silent Night” – is like finding extra marshmallows in the cupboard for that cup of cocoa.
McLachlan has a soothing voice and hearing her sing “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” and “What Child Is This? (Greensleeves)” is a welcome change from the more commercially oriented fare sung by pop stars from the past and present.
Her covers of John Lennon’s “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” and Joni Mitchell’s “River” are also treats as is her single, the title track “Wintersong.”– Matt Moore
December 28th, 2006 at 7:38 am
This is such a beautiful album! She made something you want to here even though you’re not well for Christmas time, and that cha,ges from classical and expecting material at Christmas!