Hauser - Christmas (CD)

Sony Masterworks

£13.05

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: 19658825582
Barcode: 196588255823
Release Date: 27 Oct 2023
Genre: Holiday

• Christmas is “one from the heart” from cello sensation HAUSER, celebrating his lifelong affection for the music of the Christmas season in an all-new album of favorite carols and songs, sumptuously arranged for orchestra and choir to feature his inimitable cello artistry. The music of Christmas was a beloved part of HAUSER’s childhood and family life in his native Croatia. Sharing that with the world has been one of his dreams.

• On Christmas, HAUSER has selected 14 holiday perennials, including eight seasonal carols beloved all over the world, four popular Christmas hits from The Great American Songbook, and two of the cellist’s favourite melodies of the spirit – the American hymn “Amazing Grace” and Mozart’s sublime sacred aria “Laudate Dominum.”

• Christmas includes seasonal standards like “Silent Night,” “Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful),” “Angels We Have Heard on High,” “The First Noël,” “The Little Drummer Boy,” “O Holy Night,” “O Little Town of Bethlehem” and “Carol of the Bells” (based on an old Ukrainian song).

• HAUSER was inspired by his enduring love for singers like Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bing Crosby and Elvis Presley, selecting four iconic American holiday pop songs from the mid-20th century to round out the collection – “White Christmas,” “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire),” “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” and “I’ll Be Home for Christmas.”

• It’s the essential Christmas album for everyone’s season, capturing the intimate warmth and friendly spirit of the yuletide, evoking the romance and the many pleasures of holidays past and present.

• The Christmas CD features a Holiday gift – a HAUSER Christmas Ornament, and a special video message from the artist.

Tracklist:
1. The First Noël
2. White Christmas
3. Carol of the Bells
4. O Little Town of Bethlehem
5. O Holy Night
6. Silent Night
7. Angels We Have Heard on High
8. The Christmas Song
9. I'll Be Home for Christmas
10. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
11. The Little Drummer Boy
12. Adeste Fideles
13. Laudate Dominum
14. Amazing Grace