Track Listing

1. Angels We Have Heard on High (traditional, arr. Richard Walters)
2. Joy to the World (George Frideric Handel, arr. David Spear)
3. Ave Maria (Charles Gounod)
4. The Carol of the Birds (traditional, arr. Aureole)
5. O Come All Ye Faithful (John Francis Drake, arr. Bill Mays)
6. Coventry Carol (traditional, arr. Sir Richard Rodney Bennett)
7. The Holly and the Ivy (traditional, arr. Jonathan Elliott)
8. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (traditional, arr. Sir Richard Rodney Bennett)
9. Silent Night (Franz Gruber, arr. Gary Shocker)
10. Christmas Dance (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
11. Carol (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
12. Away in a Manger (traditional, arr. Sir Richard Rodney Bennett)
13. Oh Come, Oh Come, Emmanuel (traditional, arr. Tim Ries)
14. White Christmas (Irving Berlin, arr. David Spear)
15. Un Flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle (traditional, arr. Richard Walters)
16. Silver Bells (Livingston & Evans, arr. Bill Mays)
17. Greensleeves Variations for flute and harp (traditional)
18. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (traditional, arr. Gary Shocker)
19. Le Vierge et l'enfant (Andr=E9 Jolivet)
20. Jesu, Joy (Johann Sebastian Bach)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2669 in Music
• Released on: 2003-10-21
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .19 pounds

Customer Reviews

Relaxing Christmas Music - Great for Meditation!
There are 2 groups of people in the world - those who endure Christmas music, and those who long for it. Yes, this is a simplistic generalization, but hey, it serves the purpose for this CD review!

I am in the group that longs for Christmas music. I truly never get tired of the old standards, and my collection far exceeds what I can hear even by listening to music every day from December 1 through New Year's Eve. I love carols, and classical pieces; I love the Messiah and Burl Ives...can't get enough of them!

So you'll understand when I say that Aureole's "Christmas Wishes" is a joy and a delight, something I can listen to as I go about my holidays, something to play as background during holiday parties...music to enjoy as a direct listening experience or just as a calming voice while other things take center stage.

The music is wonderful to listen to while doing Yoga or meditating, and I even use it while doing Reiki! It's spiritual without being religious, light and joyful without being pretentious, and extremely well recorded, so the sound quality is flawless.

A hearty recommendation from a true lover of Christmas music. Buy this CD -- you won't be disappointed!

Heavenly, Ethereal Christmas Music
My favorite Christmas music has always been instrumental, especially that done on harps, dulcimers, flutes, and other sweet-voiced instruments. While listening to XM Radio's "Holiday Traditions" for the past two Christmas seasons, I found several presentations of familiar carols beautiful and arresting. When checking the display of the radio, I noted that these pieces were all by the group Aureole. When I ordered the album, I was not disappointed by the other pieces I had not heard broadcast. Sweet, serene, perfect for a quiet Christmas Eve by the lighted Christmas tree or a crackling fire.