A Midnight Clear: Christmas In Mitford is a Christmas album by Bill Leslie that’s based on Jan Karon’s Mitford series.
This CD was originally released on October 17, 2011 and is also available in MP3 format.
A Midnight Clear: Christmas In Mitford description
16 traditional & original Christmas songs inspired by author Jan Karon’s best-selling Mitford series. Internationally acclaimed recording artist Bill Leslie and nine other top flight musicians play on this beautiful and mostly instrumental album.
The instruments include acoustic guitar, grand piano, violin, cello, flute, Celtic whistle, oboe, harp and hammered dulcimer. Leslie, whose previous five albums have all peaked at or near the top of the world music charts, calls this a special tribute album to Jan Karon.
She designed the cover to the album and chose the title for the project. Karon describes the music as “wistful and consoling – the perfect antidote to the bane of modern anxiety.”
Tracks on this album will sound familiar to Karon’s legion of loyal fans. They include Mitford Carol, Father Tim, Christmas in Mitford, Love is Born and Uncle Billy Watson.
Traditional songs on the album include What Child is This, Angels We Have Heard on High, The Holly and the Ivy, I Wonder as I Wander and Christ Child Lullaby. The final track is a Leslie original and the only vocal piece in the compilation – Winter Rose.
The album is a lush blend of beautiful instruments creating a warm fireside mood for the listener.
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