Gentle Sounds of Christmas Christmas (CD) Carey Landry

Gentle Sounds of Christmas:  Instrumental Music for Advent and Christmas (CD) Carey Landry Tracks 1)Silent Night/O Holy Night Medley 2)A Little Child Shall Lead 3)Nativity Suite: Away In A Manger/The Friendly Beasts/O Come, Little Children 4)Epiphany Medley: We Three Kings/What Child Is This 5)Seasons Of Joy Duo: Season Full Of Promise/Sing We Now Of Christmas 6)How Beautiful Is The Child 7)Still, Still, Still 8)Hail Mary: Gentle Woman/Silent Night Medley 9)Noel Medley: O Little Town Of Bethlehem/The First Noel 10)Waiting In Silence 11)Angelic Suite: It Came Upon The Midnight Clear/Hark! The Herald Angels Sing/Angels We Have Heard On High 12)Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming/Il Est Ne, Le Divin Enfant Medley 13)Where Do You Go, My Friend/O Come, All Ye Faithful Medley The latest release in the Gentle Sounds series provides 13 soothing instrumental pieces for Advent and Christmas.

A hospital chaplain and music minister, Carey Landry knows well the needs of the people in the pews. “I believe there will always be a need,” he explains, “for quiet, gentle music that becomes the background for prayer for some, a means of inner peace and relaxation to others, and for others, quiet music for prayer services in parishes and retreat centers.” Gentle Sounds of Christmas fills those needs perfectly. Like the other Gentle Sounds collections, this new CD is beautifully recorded with a variety of ensembles, from simple flute, piano and oboe trios to full orchestra. Contents include familiar carols as well as new songs from Carey Landry's recent collection How Beautiful Is the Child. “Il Est Né le Divin Enfant,” a French carol Carey sang growing up in Louisiana, features a lively interplay between flute and oboe. Other highlights include “A Child Shall Lead” and several suites and medleys of traditional carols. Embrace the peace of Advent and Christmas with Gentle Sounds of Christmas!