Description
An Acapella Christmas is a Christmas album by the American vocal group Glad, released on Benson Music Group in 1991. The album was produced by group members Ed Nalle and Rob Neal.
This is Glad’s third a cappella project, and it’s every bit as energetic and impressive as it first two. Glad has always seemed a bit mannered to me; sort of “Harvard Glee Club” of a cappella groups. But on this holiday outing, I found little of the “starchiness” I expected. Even the arrangements based more in the classic/choral tradition breathe with more heartfelt emotion. Occasionally, their voices create a harmonic blend which owes more to pop groups like The Beach Boys and The Association than any church or classical traditions. Glad interprets part of «Silent Night» in German, and tackles contemporary material such as «Starlight», as well as applying a fresh treatment to standards such as «Joy to the World» and Handel’s «For Unto Us». [Bruce A. Brown, CCM, November 1991]
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CD tracklist:
01. Glory To God – 2:01
02. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel – 3:53
03. Hark, The Herald Angels Sing – 3:57
04. Silent Night – 3:48
05. Joy To The World – 3:06
06. Rise Up, Shepherd, And Follow – 3:56
07. For Unto Us – 3:27
08. Starlight – 3:04
09. O Come, All Ye Faithful – 3:49
10. One Quiet Moment – 5:02
11. In The First Light – 3:28
12. Break Forth, O Beauteous Heav’nly Light – 1:13
Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and CD by Benson Music Group.
A full-page advertisement for Glad’s An Acapella Christmas was featured in the December 1991 issue of CCM Magazine.
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