The Christ (Song For Joseph)

Billy Dean | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 11, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Curb Special Markets
• ASIN: B000B66GXI
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,466 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #32 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Vocal Non-Opera > Noels
  • #96 in Music > Miscellaneous > Holiday > Opera & Vocal

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Moving and divinely inspiring!, November 29, 2005

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Seminole (Tampa, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Christ (Song For Joseph) (Audio CD)

Billy Dean's humble cover pose compliments this beautiful and thoughtful tribute to Christ. It's refreshing to hear an artist who is not afraid to let their faith resonate through their music especially at Christmas. This is anything but your average Christmas album. Billy Dean's renditions of traditional Christmas favorites shine with simple warmth and sincerity (not slick or overly produced). I found more than a few tears filling my eyes. The `Silent Night' duet with Dolly Parton is particularly poignant. A huge fan of Christmas songs from New age to Rock to Country, I've heard most of the traditional carols in hundreds of forms; still I found Dean's performances (The First Noel, Little Drummer Boy, What Child Is This, Away In a Manger etc.) captured my heart and imagination filling me with that sense of Christmas Spirit I long for each year. Dean's deep mellow vocals meld well with the down tempo and simple instrumentation (i.e. the simple guitar thumping and strumming for Little Drummer Boy).

Dean `book-ends' the traditional carols with contemporary expressions of personal faith (`The Christ' and `Shine On') as well as the centerpiece `Just for You and Me'.

From the beginning homage to `the Christ' to the stirring ending `Shine On' I found every song on this Christmas album enjoyable and worshipful. Each song comes across as heart-felt. Short and sweet, this is definitely an album that will go on my iPod Christmas play-list in its entirety. Of the dozen or so new Christmas CD's I have this year, I'm thankful to have this one that keeps the focus on the `reason for the season' from start to finish!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, sweet, uplifting, spiritual, December 29, 2007

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Pat (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Christ (Song For Joseph) (Audio CD)

Billy Dean's voice sounds amazing here. I normally don't listen to Christmas music, but stumbling upon this CD while browsing, I became inspired. This CD is simply beautiful, sweet, uplifting, and spiritual in the true sense of the holiday. This is a must buy. And even if you are not a country music fan, the music on this album transcends any labeling. Just listen and you will see. Billy Dean is amazing and I am very satisfied with this release. This is a very special album.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars excellent Christmas music, February 8, 2007

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Karlene Krause (Holland, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Christ (Song For Joseph) (Audio CD)

If you love Billy Dean's voice then this is a must for your holiday collection. Pure Billy, and uplifting for the holidays.