Mindy Smith: My Holiday CD
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CD |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
| Release Date: |
August 4, 2008 |
| Record Label: |
Vangaurd Records |
| UPC: |
015707983822 |
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Christmas albums are usually the province of veteran artists wanting to
make all warm and fuzzy, or pop stars eager to reap some end-of-the-year
royalties, which makes the appearance of Mindy Smith's My Holiday a bit of a
surprise. My Holiday is only the third album from the young
singer/songwriter, and while she's established a loyal following, she's hardly
topping the charts just yet. However, while most holiday albums sounds like
they were tossed off without a much of an effort, My Holiday sounds like it has
some real business being Smith's third album. Smith's original tunes on this
set are sweetly heartfelt without getting sticky, and the child's eye images of
"Santa Will Find You," the real world love song "I Know The Reason" and the
simple but fervent faith expressed in "Come Around" and "Follow The Shepherd
Home" are superb examples of Smith's very real gifts as a songwriter. Smith
isn't afraid to put her stamp on the Christmas standards included on this set;
she reworks the vocal melody to "Away in a Manger" with impressive results,
there's a lovely sense of longing in her take on "What Are You Doing New Year's
Eve," and she strips away the outer layers of sentimentality from "I'll Be Home
for Christmas" without robbing it of its power. My Holiday is dominated
by simple, tasteful (mostly) acoustic arrangements that dovetail nicely with
Smith's rich whisper of a voice, and the result is an album that's every bit as
compelling and well-crafted as her first two discs, and might even stay in your
personal playlist after the holiday decorations make their inevitable return to
the attic. - Mark Deming, All Music Guide
| Song List |
| 1. My
Holiday |
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| 2. The Christmas
Song |
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| 3. Santa
Will Find You |
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| 4. Follow The Shepherd
Home |
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| 5. What
Are You Doing New Years Eve? |
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| 6. Away In A
Manger |
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| 7. I
Know The Reason |
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| 8. Silver
Bells |
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| 9. I'll
Be Home For Christmas |
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| 10. It Really Is (A
Wonderful Life) |
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| 11. Come
Around |
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