Anne Murray Album: “Christmas Wishes”

After making her third album in 1970 a Christmas album, Canadian songbird Anne Murray waited until 1981 before releasing another holiday offering, "Christmas Wishes." Oddly enough, I had never really enjoyed Murray as a contemporary pop singer, but ever since I first picked up this album she has been one of my favorite singers of Christmas songs. The only complaint with "Christmas Wishes" is that I wish there was more than ten tracks, although these are ten extremely solid songs. The title song is the one unfamiliar track, but you will be impressed with what Murray does with the holiday standards "Winter Wonderland" and "I'll Be Home for Christmas," as well as the traditional folk song "Go Tell it on the Mountain." She is equally adept at Christmas hymns like "Joy to the World" and "Silent Night." There are a handful of singers who deserve to be part of your regular holiday rotation while trimming the tree and cooking the Christmas goose, and Anne Murray deserves to be in the mix. Just be aware that you will find most of these songs on her superb 2001 2-CD collection, "What a Wonderful Christmas."

This was a bit pricey, but Anne Murray is always good and this album in particular has some of the best solo Christmas music you can find. What the heck...the CD's not going to wear out, and there's a lot of hours of enjoyment for the $$$$.

This is a great album, by a great singer...with a clear voice. This is a simple buy lovely album for all.

Actually Keith E. Martin, I have to quibble with you. This WASN'T Murray's original recording of "Christmas Wishes". My mother has a holiday compilation album from 1975 which features "Christmas Wishes" done in a more acoustic, and to my ears, superior version. I knew it was a re-do the minute I heard it. I wish the 70s version was available on cd, but like the original version of "Light in the Stable" by Emmylou Harris which also came out in '75, I suspect the masters have been lost.

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