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The Christmas Album

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This album makes me wish I were from a big family. Of course, not all large clans have the talent and connections that this group does: this is a really FUN album, featuring lots of great performances, not only by family members, but also by some of the top session musicians around, guys that have played with Chicago, the Stones, etc. As you would expect, the horn parts are great (very Chicago-esque), but so are the strings (especially the cello), and there's an amazing vocal duet by a couple of Michael's nieces who sound like a female version of Simon and Garfunkel. The thing I like best is that the there's a lot of variety in the production, the classics sound great, and the originals are nice too, like the excellent "Christmas Time Without You", and one which sounds like it could have been a newly discovered track from a "Christmas with Elvis" session. Pretty cool stuff.

Whether or not you're a Michian Damian/Weir Family fan, I believe this album will become one of your Christmas favorites. I bought it in the middle of the summer but can't quit listening to it. It is simply amazing the talent that is in one single family. Put them all together, and it's DY NO MITE!

Michael Damian and his family are among the few who can take songs that have been recorded over and over and over and make them sound fresh and inviting. Then there are the two bonus numbers written by family members--very enjoyable!

Here's an christmas cd that I have been trying my best to find and at the time I didn't have the internet.But I have it now and what can I say except that it's an great cd.

Rondall Banks