Posts Tagged ‘Holiday’

Enya – O Come, O Come Emmanuel

Posted on the December 15th, 2008 under Discovery Download,Free iTunes Download,Holiday,Music by Music Man

Enya - O Come, O Come Emmanuel

This week, we’re following the holiday route with a track from Celtic superstar Enya. Her soaring melodies and bewitching instrumentation has made her one of the most distinctive and beloved vocalists in the world. The award-winning, multi-million-selling singer’s new album is devoted to the imagery and sounds of winter with a Christmas slant although don’t except any covers of “Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer”. This 15th century hymn gets a distinctive, dreamy re-working here. If you like the track, check out the album.

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Faith Hill – O Holy Night

Posted on the December 9th, 2008 under Free iTunes Download,Holiday,Music,Single of the Week by Music Man

Faith Hill - O Holy Night

This month, you’ll be noticing a particular holiday slant to our free tracks. What can we say? We’re feeling the spirit. Faith Hill is known for her new country stylings, but on this version of the holiday hymn, she shows her wide-ranging vocal skills. It’s an emotional, orchestral reading of one of the most beloved holiday favorites. If you like the track, check out the album.

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Brian McKnight – The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

Posted on the December 9th, 2008 under Discovery Download,Free iTunes Download,Holiday,Music by Music Man

Brian McKnight - The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

This week, we’re following the holiday route with contemporary R&B crooner, Brian McKnight, who here adds a slick, big-band arrangement to the song originally made famous by Andy Williams in 1983, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.” This track comes courtesy of McKnight’s new holiday release, I’ll Be Home For Christmas. If you like the track, check out the album.

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Melissa Etheridge – Christmas In America

Posted on the December 2nd, 2008 under Free iTunes Download,Holiday,Music,Single of the Week by Music Man

Melissa Etheridge - Christmas In America

We’re spotlighting great holiday tracks this time out, and this one’s an original song written by Melissa Etheridge, taken from her new album, A New Thought For Christmas. No ringing sleigh bells on this one, this is pure feeling in that earthy, rocking style that Melissa Etheridge does best. If you like the song, check out the album.

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The Boxmasters – Slower Than Christmas

Posted on the December 2nd, 2008 under Discovery Download,Free iTunes Download,Holiday,Music by Music Man

The Boxmasters - Slower Than Christmas

Alongside members J.D. Andrew and Michael Wayne Butler, Oscar-winning actor Billy Bob Thornton makes up the trio known as the Boxmasters. With a touch of honky-tonk, a touch Brit-loving southern rock, and a fair amount of holiday spirit, the Boxmasters bring us an original holiday tune – “Slower Than Christmas.” If you like the track, check out the album.

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Tony Bennett – Winter Wonderland

Posted on the November 24th, 2008 under Free iTunes Download,Holiday,Music by Music Man

Tony Bennett - Winter Wonderland

Here’s a holiday favorite from a man who’s sung his share of standards throughout the years. Tony Bennett comes out swinging with the big band sounds of the Count Basie Orchestra on this new recording from his latest album. Bennett sails through the vocals, conjuring up those classic images of snow-covered meadows and the elusive Parson Brown while the band cruises through the melody in an elegant stride. If you like the track, check out the album.

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Harry Connick, Jr. – It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

Posted on the November 24th, 2008 under Free iTunes Download,Holiday,Music,Single of the Week by Music Man

Harry Connick, Jr. - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

Meredith Willson wrote this tune back in 1951 – just a few years before he would pen his best-known work, the 1958 musical, The Music Man The versatile Harry Connick Jr. adds his characteristic soul and charm to this version, which gives a touch of his New Orleans big band style. This track is available on Harry Connick Jr.’s new holiday album, What a Night!. If you like the track, check out the album.

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