Dark Noel

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 14, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Projekt Records
• ASIN: B000SQLCLM
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #225,670 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Arcanta Carol of the Bells

2. Voltaire (featuring Unto Ashes) Peace in the Holy Land

3. Love Spirals Downwards Welcome Christmas

4. Autumn s Grey Solace Through the Snowy Trees

5. Black tape for a blue girl Chanukkah, Oh Chanukkah

6. Rhea s Obsession with Athan Maroulis We Three Kings

7. The Crüxshadows Happy Xmas (War is Over)

8. Audra Let the Reindeer Live on My Roof

9. Unto Ashes For I Am Winter Born

10. El Duende Gaudete, Gaudete

11. Faith and the Muse A Winter Wassail

12. Attrition Silent Night

Editorial Reviews

Dark holiday tracks from all your favorites. Spend the holidays in style this year. No more barking dogs or Perry Como for you, uh-uh! While away the frigid hours until the important day with strains of Voltaire's eclectic "Peace in the Holy Land," Black Tape For A Blue Girl's crusade "Chanukkah, Oh Chanukkah," The Crüxshadows' electro-pop take on Lennon/Ono's "Happy Xmas (War is Over)," and Faith and the Muse bringing you the pagan madrigal "A Winter Wassail." All graced by our lovely Dark Angel prepared to brighten many a dark holiday night. Spend the season right, this year. Turn down the lights . . . it's a dark noel!

The Boston Phoenix: Various luminaries of goth cover traditional holiday fare in this compilation. Love Spirals Downward applies a Cocteau Twins-like sound to "Welcome Christmas" with Suzanne Perry's angelic vocals; Faith & the Muse lend their Renaissance rendition of "A Winter Wassail." And led by an eerie group of singers, Black Tape for a Blue Girl's "Chanukkah O Chanukkah" brims with dark gothic overtones. For balance, there are a few more-traditional renditions. This is the perfect Xmas album to play for friends and family to make the holiday just a wee bit weird.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not your average Xmas album, December 15, 2007

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E. Anderson - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dark Noel (Audio CD)

Leave it to Projekt Records to make something as harmless like Christmas carols and turn it into something dark and forboding. A DARK NOEL is the label's most recent Christmas album. This is a nice antidote to all the glut of Xmas cds that are churned out by the dozen. I am not really familiar with some of the songs but that makes no difference to me. The overall theme is that of winter solstice or Christmas. I like that I am not familiar with some of the songs. It does get tiring hearing the same song on every Christmas album I listen to, especially John Lennon's "Happy Xmas (War is Over)", good song but hearing people cover it on every single Xmas cd I have listened to does get tiring. Every artist offers something different to the song they re-interpret for the album. While I enjoyed every single song on the album, I am especially fond of Love Spirals Downards' version of "Welcome Christmas" from HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS, El Duende's "Gaudete, Gaudete", and Faith and the Muse's "A Winter Wassail". A DARK NOEL is easily my favorite Christmas album of this year.