Rejoice and Be Merry - The MTC Has A New Recording!

Looking for a new and exciting recording to add to your holiday music collection? Then get Rejoice and Be Merry! by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir featuring The Kings Singers. If you get it, please don't let it be background music to dinner and household chores. . .at least the first time. Sit down with a cup of coffee, dim the lights, turn off the the phone, and just LISTEN. My favorite cuts: Sussex Carol (1) is an exciting arrangement by Mack Wilberg that really raises the roof. Wilberg's arrangements continue to amaze me year after year, recording after recording. Wonder what his inspiration could be? Perhaps it's the Mormon Tabernacle Choir! La Peregrinacion (The Pilgrimage) (6) is from a 1964 cantata by Argentine composer Ariel Ramirez. The lyrics are by Felix Luna and tell the story of Mary and Joseph making their journey, but relocated to the pampas of northern Argentina. Elements of jazz and latin music combine. The harmonies will make any last remaining "humbug" leave your bloodstream immediately. Read the English lyrics too. In part, "Tread the path, tread the path, Joseph and Mary, with God hidden within. Nobody knew." It's stunning.
O Holy Night (11) will blow you away. I Saw Three Ships (16) is a virtuosic organ piece that will make you think the organist, Richard Elliot, has seven fingers on each hand and an extra foot!
The rest of the album is entirely worth your time.
Disclaimer: I'm not making any money from the sales of this album. Too bad too cause it's gonna be a hit!