Customer Reviews

A Guitar For Christmas

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An enchanting, gentle, charming collection of popular and classical holiday tunes. NOT to be confused with those bland, boring new-age guitarists. Ms. Boyd is an accomplished artist, joined here and there by a variety of other sympathetic instrumentalists. One of the very best holiday instrumental CDs.

I purchased this CD for my own listening pleasure. I really enjoy Liona Boyd playing guitar, no matter what, and it was nice to find some Christmas music featuring her rendition of the Christmas songs.
I do prefer to listen to her play solo, however. Her notes are so clear and quite beautiful to listen to, and I have found personally that the accompaniment of too many other instruments can detract from the simple perfection of her playing, rather than add to it.
I'd recommend it to anyone who enjoys guitar, Liona, and Christmas music....it's a lovely listen! Thanks Liona!

My brother gave this album (yes, ALBUM( to my parents one year, and I fell in love with her music. I bought the CD, and it kept me company on an 11 hour drive from Manhattamn to Erie, but I left it in the rental car and had no luck finding it anywhere until someone reco'd Amazon.
This is a great gift idea for people you haven't a clue what to buy for XMAS. It truly is a guft that keeps on giving

We put this CD in our car on Thanksgiving and enjoy it for a whole month. We gave it as a gift to a friend who heard it in our car and loved it.

This is an essential album for your Christmas library. Every cut is enjoyable; very mellow album, with a nice mix of familiar and less-familiar pieces, arranged for guitar and other instruments. It's the kind of CD you can listen to over and over again, and never get tired of it.

I had purchased this as a cassette years ago, but had to have it on CD so I could play it (on repeat disk) on my Bose for our Christmas party this year.

Musically exquisite, soft, beautiful Christmas carols will make your season bright!

Once you hear it, it will become a family tradition - and then you will want the sequel, "Christmas Dreams."

We have looked for this cd for years. My only complaint is you get confused if it is Leona Boyds because it doesn't say her name where you can see it. Wonderful music especially if you like instrumental.

Guitar for Christmas is a wonderful and charming piece of work. It's my all-time favourite Christmas album. I own a lot of Guitar Christmas music and a lot of instrumental ones and this one is by miles the best one i've got. The arrangements are fantastic. Highlights include: What Child Is This? Blessed Jesus, Christmas Overture (O Come All Ye Faithful Medley) and it contains the best version of The Little Drummer Boy I have ever heard. Away in a Manger and Silent Night are also very interesting, and very well played.
The Album has other instruments too. There are strings, flutes, oboes, a Trumpet and some minor percussions. Most of the songs are calm and relaxing, other songs are faster and almost dancable, like the fantastic Yuletide Garland (Holly and the Ivy Fantasy) and Parade of Toy Soldiers, both arraned by Eric Robertson. I recommend this Album to every one looking for good Christmas music. I give it five stars.