Warm hearts are magnetized and grow to prominence around the holidays, and if the accuracy of the song that Berlin composed never faltered, then it truly would be Warmer in the Winter.
Violin can add class to any occasion, and it does here, working most effectively on canon classics as "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy," "Angels We Have Heard on High," and "What Child is This" to name a few.
When it comes to Christmas records, I always scan to check the track list for songs I don't recognize, and, understandably so, it becomes more difficult to find some. While I do enjoy those songs that have been heard before, its always nice to hear an entirely new composition or rarely reinterpreted renditions.
The holidays are also for reuniting with old friends or even acquaintances, and both Becky G and Alex Garskarth offer their vocal talents to some upbeat originals "Christmas C'mon" and "Time To Fall in Love." The title track and collaboration with Trombone Shorty may lighten your heart with its composition and lyrical approach.
While my heart did not grow several sizes after hearing this version, or eyes light up as much as they did with Jordan Smith's version, I did enjoy this ode to one of Suess' icons of holiday infamy, and appreciated the vocals of Sabrina Carpenter.
Just because you have heard some of these tracks does not mean you will not find a surprise, either at the forefront or the end, in certain selections, and I would say Stirling would make Carey proud, by keeping the energy and mirth nearly parallel with her rendition of "All I Want For Christmas is You."
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