We Three Kings
We Three Kings the follow-up to The Irish Tenors popular 1999 holiday extravaganza, Home For Christmas is a lush collection of festive classics, and a worthy companion to its predecessor. The tenors' impressive pipes ring clear and true on yuletide standards like "Silent Night" and "I'll Be Home For Christmas." The arrangements are powerful, compelling, and tastefully compliment the trio's flawless delivery, especially on the title track. The inclusion of the gorgeous blue collar anthem, "Fairytale Of New York," by The Pogues is a brave step for these gentlemen -- though they omit an entire section, probably due to the references to sluts, scumbags, and maggots so skillfully penned by the great Shane MacGowan -- and they deliver one of the most stirring and engaging performances on the album. The record boasts four bonus tracks including the non-secular "How Great Thou Art," and a lovely rendition of "The Lord's Prayer." The addition of patriotic numbers like "Battle Hymn Of The Republic" and "America The Beautiful," while performed beautifully, are glaring examples of an unnecessary post-September 11th trend that seems to imply that Americans won't buy a product devoid of sympathetic flag waving, and unfortunately interferes with the album's good natured holiday cheer. ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide
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We Three Kings
- UPC:
- 793018289726
- Label:
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Razor & Tie
- Released:
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10/17/2003
- Rating:
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0
- Disc:
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1
- Genre:
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CELT
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Preview
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| 1 | We Three Kings | 5:47 |
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| 2 | It Came Upon A Midnight Clear | 3:51 |
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| 3 | Santa Claus Is Coming To Town | 4:17 |
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| 4 | Fairytale of New York | 5:45 |
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| 5 | I'll Be Home For Christmas | 5:51 |
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| 6 | Mille Cherubini In Coro | 5:48 |
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| 7 | O Holy Night | 9:02 |
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| 8 | Silent Night | 5:10 |
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| 9 | Little Drummer Boy | 4:13 |
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| 10 | Winter Wonderland Medley | 5:28 |
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| 11 | Mary's Boy Child | 5:39 |
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| 12 | Panis Angelicus | 5:26 |
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| 13 | Pei Jesu | 5:11 |
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| 14 | How Great Thou Art | 3:56 |
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| 15 | The Lord's Prayer | 4:13 |
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| 16 | Battle Hymn Of The Republic | 3:56 |
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| 17 | America The Beautiful | 5:02 |
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Credits »
David Cullen - Arranger
David Cullen - Orchestration
Dave Kowalski - Assistant
Arnie Roth - Producer
Dan Stout - Mastering
Kristin Callahan - Photography
James Cavanaugh - Conductor
Irish Tenors - Main Performer
Gary Chester - Engineer
Gary Chester - Mixing
Christine Worthing - Production Assistant
Jessica Lavery - Production Assistant
Julia Watts - Artwork
Czech National Chamber Orchestra - Performer
Cenda Kotzmann - Assistant
Chris Szuberla - Production Assistant
Chris Szuberla - Music Editor
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