Imagine Christmas by Sono Luminus Presents

Note the three striking elements on this record, from the minute you press play. The first is the quality of the performances. These are top-level musicians bringing their same superlative artistry to Christmas favorites that they do to a Schubert quartet or Taverner score. The second is the sterling quality of the recording. If there is a sonic equivalent to sipping a hot toddy while curled up before a roaring fire, it is Sono Luminus’s peerless mixes and captures. Third–and in every way as essential as the previous two–this is a kaleidoscopic collection of styles and interpretations of beloved songs and carols that keeps me eager for the next number. If you’re like me, four tracks in to just about any single artist’s Christmas album, I am ready to move on. With such a fetching variety of artists and approaches, I find myself going top-to-tail on this one.

With the multiplicity of sounds offered on this record, any listener is bound to point to a favorite.

Tracklist

1.	Ensemble Galilei - Frosty the Snowman	2:36

2.	Bruce Levingston - December: Christmas	4:08

3.	Irina Muresanu & Matei Varga - White Christmas	3:41

4.	Jasper String Quartet - Holly Jolly Christmas	2:15

5.	Ronn McFarlane - Walking in the Air	2:54

6.	Cory Hills - 'Twas the Night Before Christmas	3:56

7.	Kathryn Bates - Santa Claus is Comin' to Town	2:32

8.	Caleb Nei - Christmas Time Is Here	3:06

9.	Cuarteto Latinoamericano & Lydia Lewis - Joy to the World	1:45

10.	Stewart Goodyear - Good King Wenceslas	2:55

11.	Skylark Vocal Ensemble - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas	2:42

12.	American Contemporary Music Ensemble - Silent Night	5:54

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released December 9, 2021

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