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Ronan Keating
Winter Songs
Genres: Special Interest, Pop

Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
1. Winter Song
2. Stay
3. Scars
4. Homeward Bound
5. River
6. It's Only Christmas
7. Little Drummer Boy
8. Ring Them Bells
9. Caledonia
10. Silent Night
11. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
12. I Won't Last A Day Without You

CD Details

All Artists: Ronan Keating
Title: Winter Songs
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: 101 DISTRIBUTION
Original Release Date: 1/1/2009
Re-Release Date: 11/19/2009
Album Type: Import
Genres: Special Interest, Pop
Styles: Holiday & Wedding, Vocal Pop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 602527209821

Synopsis

Album Description

2009 holiday release from the leader of Boyzone. Following the success of Ronan Keating's international #1 album Songs For My Mother released earlier this year, Ronan has recorded another special set of songs entitled Winter Songs. Teaming up again with Songs For My Mother producer Steve Lipson, Ronan has pulled together a set of 11 songs that evoke special memories of winter and Christmas for him. Winter Songs is a mix of traditional and modern festive classics, including tracks from artists such as Simon & Garfunkel, Joni Mitchell and Grammy Award winning Sugarland. Along with these, Ronan has also included the poignant Christmas Hymn `Silent Night' and the beautiful `Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas'. The album also includes two brand new Ronan songs: `Its Only Christmas' and `Scars'. Polydor.

CD Reviews

Bleak But Beautiful

James Donovan | Plainfield, Vermont USA | 12/09/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"A well-made but slightly dour collection, "Winter Songs" is not recommended if you're hosting a party and want some light holiday music in the background. Rather, what we have here is a set of songs where the mood is more reflective. This is demonstrated in the first song, a beautiful, melancholy track that sets the tone for the rest of the album. The album title is misleading, as only about a little more than half of the songs here have anything to do with Christmas or the winter season. The first single, "Stay", a cover of the Sugarland song, deals with a love triangle, and for some reason, the Carpenters song, "I Won't Last A Day Without You," closes out the album.

So why am I giving this five stars? Because it's simply a beautiful and at times, haunting, album. While all the songs are good, the absolute standout track is "Little Drummer Boy." For this song, Keating and producer Stephen Lipson give it an almost ethereal feel, while featuring a stunning guest vocal by the late Stephen Gately. Other noteworthy songs include the Keating original "It's Only Christmas," and the Joni Mitchell classic "River." Overall, this is the type of holiday release best enjoyed when you have some quiet time to listen, with the snow falling softly outside."