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Description
A Fireside Christmas brings together a set of well-known holiday songs arranged in a smooth, melodic piano style. The playing focuses on clear phrasing, steady tempos, and warm harmony, giving the album a calm, inviting character.
The opening track, “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas,” has a light rhythmic lift. “Blue Christmas” follows with a gentle approach, and “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve” uses relaxed rubato to shape the melody. “The Christmas Waltz” maintains a stable, graceful motion that suits the piece’s natural swing.
A brighter tone comes through in “The Most Wonderful Day of the Year,” while “Christmas in Dixie” carries an easy, spacious feel. The traditional carols—“I Saw Three Ships,” “The Holly and the Ivy,” “Caroling, Caroling,” and “The Coventry Carol”—are played with clean voices and even dynamics, allowing the melodies to stay front and center. The album ends with “A Cradle in Bethlehem,” presented with simple, gentle lines that bring the program to a quiet close.
With its clear arrangements and warm piano tone, A Fireside Christmas offers an easygoing, relaxed take on classic holiday music.
Track List:
- It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
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- Blue Christmas
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- What Are You Doing New Year's Eve
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- The Christmas Waltz
- The Most Wonderful Day of the Year
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- Christmas in Dixie
- I Saw Three Ships
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- The Holly and the Ivy
- Caroling, Caroling
- The Coventry Carol
- A Cradle in Bethlehem
