A wide array of traditional christmas carols become rich, resonant poetry in the hands of virtuoso viola da gamba player, Ralph Rousseau Meulenbroeks. Meulenbroeks Strikes just the right balance between an elegant and a rustic mood on this solo album of holiday music, and his burnished versions of carols like "Oh Come All Ye Faithful" ("Komt allen tezamen") and "Silent Night" ("Stille Nacht") usher you directly into the fire lit parlor of the real Christmas.
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[hifilofi] 01-Nu zit wellekome (trad) (1:37)
[hifilofi] 02-On Christmas night all Christians sing (trad) (1:37)
[hifilofi] 03-The first Nowell (trad) (2:07)
[hifilofi] 04-Midden in de winternacht (trad) (1:59)
[hifilofi] 05-De herdetjes lagen bij nachte (trad) (1:48)
[hifilofi] 06-Komt allen tezamen (trad) (2:12)
[hifilofi] 07-Wohl mir dass ich Jesum habe (JS Bach) (3:28)
[hifilofi] 08-God rest you merry gentlemen (trad) (1:55)
[hifilofi] 09-This endris night (trad) (1:43)
[hifilofi] 10-While shepherds watched their flocks (trad) (1:42)
[hifilofi] 11-Tis geboren (trad) (1:34)
[hifilofi] 12-Still still still (trad) (1:44)
[hifilofi] 13-Laat nu alle droefheid vluchten (trad) (1:54)
[hifilofi] 14-The Lord at first did Adam make (trad) (2:05)
[hifilofi] 15-Jingle Bells (Pierpoint) (2:12)
[hifilofi] 16-Stille Nacht (Gruber) (3:14)