The McGarrigle Christmas Hour
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Nonesuch Records (USA), 2005
1 CD
Catalogue #: 7559799252
EAN: 0075597992526
UPC: 075597992526
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Personnel: Kate & Anna McGarrigle; Emmylou Harris, Greg Prestopino, Jane McGarrigle, Martha Wainwright, Michel Pepin, Pat Donaldson, Rufus Wainwright, Beth Orton, Lily Lanken, Tom Mennier, Jody Golick, Sylvan Lanken, Dane Lanken, Joel Zifkin, Jordi Rosen, Vinnie Dow, Ruben Mahr, Jane Adams, Jack McKeever, Danielle Bolduc, Campbell Hendery, Chaim Tannenbaum.
A jubilant, folk-tinged gathering of family and friends, Kate and Anna McGarrigle's CHRISTMAS HOUR finds the Canadian sisters performing with Rufus and Martha Wainwright (Kate's children), Lily and Dane Lanken (Anna's daughter and husband, respectively), and other notable guests, including Emmylou Harris and Beth Orton. Here the McGarrigles have created a relaxed, friendly holiday atmosphere, a setting where Harris sits in on a beautiful rendition of "O Little Town of Bethlehem," Rufus Wainwright leads his own charming "Spotlight on Christmas," and Martha Wainwright wishes everyone "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year." This festive set also features several sing-alongs, including stately versions of "Seven Joys of Mary" and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen."
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Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Active from the 1970s on, Canadian sisters Kate & Anna McGarrigle possess voices that blend in the magical ways that only those of siblings can, and are both powerfully affecting songwriters. While their music is nominally in the folk-rock vein, their arrangements draw from diverse sources and lend a bracing sense of place, community, and family to their music.
