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To Shorten the Winter

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From $9.90

2001

13 Tracks

55:56

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To Shorten the Winter

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2006 Green Linnet

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1

Like The First Time It's Chrismas Time View on Youtube

03:14

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03:14

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Down By The Lagan Side View on Youtube

04:18

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The Bushes Of Jerusalem View on Youtube

05:07

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Whiter Shade Of Pale View on Youtube

06:02

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Hearts Of Love View on Youtube

03:43

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A Christmas Childhood/A Call To Hope View on Youtube

04:42

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Welcome Here Kind Stranger View on Youtube

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Raglan Road View on Youtube

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Slainte Mhaith/The Cat In The Attic View on Youtube

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Let Me Be Your Island View on Youtube

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The Mixed Marriage View on Youtube

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Matt Hyland View on Youtube

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Slan Abhaile View on Youtube

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With this album, Irish singer and songwriter Tommy Sands makes an interesting and generally successful attempt to create a Christmas mood without recourse to traditional Christmas songs. Instead, he has written a program of songs that deal with childhood Christmas memories, themes of hospitality and welcome, and the story of Jesus' birth. The most ambitious song is the lead track, the awkwardly titled "Like the First Time It's Christmas Time," which obliquely addresses Ireland's troubled political history while expressing hope in the context of the Christmas season; the most ill-fitting song is an absolutely surreal cover version of "Whiter Shade of Pale." Everything else falls somewhere in between, and all of it is quite nice. Highlights include a great version of the traditional "Matt Hyland" and a lovely original song of parting titled "Slan Abhaile." There is also a humorous -- if hardly Christmasy -- duet with Dolores Keane called "The Mixed Marriage." Maybe not utterly essential, but very nice all in all. ~ Rick Anderson

1. Like The First Time It's Chrismas Time

Primary Artist: Tommy Sands; Main Performer

2. Down By The Lagan Side

Primary Artist: Tommy Sands; Main Performer

3. The Bushes Of Jerusalem

Primary Artist: Tommy Sands; Main Performer

4. Whiter Shade Of Pale

Primary Artist: Tommy Sands; Main Performer

5. Hearts Of Love

Primary Artist: Tommy Sands; Main Performer

6. A Christmas Childhood/A Call To Hope

Primary Artist: Tommy Sands; Main Performer

7. Welcome Here Kind Stranger

Primary Artist: Tommy Sands; Main Performer

8. Raglan Road

Primary Artist: Tommy Sands; Main Performer

9. Slainte Mhaith/The Cat In The Attic

Primary Artist: Tommy Sands; Main Performer

10. Let Me Be Your Island

Primary Artist: Tommy Sands; Main Performer

11. The Mixed Marriage

Primary Artist: Tommy Sands; Main Performer

12. Matt Hyland

Primary Artist: Tommy Sands; Main Performer

13. Slan Abhaile

Primary Artist: Tommy Sands; Main Performer

Like The First Time It's Chrismas Time

Down By The Lagan Side

The Bushes Of Jerusalem

Whiter Shade Of Pale

Hearts Of Love

A Christmas Childhood/A Call To Hope

Welcome Here Kind Stranger

Raglan Road

Slainte Mhaith/The Cat In The Attic

Let Me Be Your Island

The Mixed Marriage

Matt Hyland

Slan Abhaile

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

13 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

55 minutes and 56 seconds

Explicit

None

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Booklet

Not available

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CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

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Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

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Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

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Genres

World

Label

Green Linnet

Music Distribution Service

Unknown

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Popularity 0/10

Release Date

Aug 20, 2001

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

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UPC

829410786683

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