Winter Songs [Import]

Ronan Keating | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 19, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: 101 DISTRIBUTION
• ASIN: B002QR0IXE
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,169 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Winter Song

2. Stay

3. Scars

4. Homeward Bound

5. River

6. It's Only Christmas

7. Little Drummer Boy

8. Ring Them Bells

9. Caledonia

10. Silent Night

11. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

12. I Won't Last A Day Without You

Editorial Reviews

2009 holiday release from the leader of Boyzone. Following the success of Ronan Keating's international #1 album Songs For My Mother released earlier this year, Ronan has recorded another special set of songs entitled Winter Songs. Teaming up again with Songs For My Mother producer Steve Lipson, Ronan has pulled together a set of 11 songs that evoke special memories of winter and Christmas for him. Winter Songs is a mix of traditional and modern festive classics, including tracks from artists such as Simon & Garfunkel, Joni Mitchell and Grammy Award winning Sugarland. Along with these, Ronan has also included the poignant Christmas Hymn `Silent Night' and the beautiful `Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas'. The album also includes two brand new Ronan songs: `Its Only Christmas' and `Scars'. Polydor.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bleak But Beautiful, December 8, 2009

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James Donovan "movie lover" (Plainfield, Vermont USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Winter Songs (Audio CD)

A well-made but slightly dour collection, "Winter Songs" is not recommended if you're hosting a party and want some light holiday music in the background. Rather, what we have here is a set of songs where the mood is more reflective. This is demonstrated in the first song, a beautiful, melancholy track that sets the tone for the rest of the album. The album title is misleading, as only about a little more than half of the songs here have anything to do with Christmas or the winter season. The first single, "Stay", a cover of the Sugarland song, deals with a love triangle, and for some reason, the Carpenters song, "I Won't Last A Day Without You," closes out the album.
So why am I giving this five stars? Because it's simply a beautiful and at times, haunting, album. While all the songs are good, the absolute standout track is "Little Drummer Boy." For this song, Keating and producer Stephen Lipson give it an almost ethereal feel, while featuring a stunning guest vocal by the late Stephen Gately. Other noteworthy songs include the Keating original "It's Only Christmas," and the Joni Mitchell classic "River." Overall, this is the type of holiday release best enjoyed when you have some quiet time to listen, with the snow falling softly outside.

5.0 out of 5 stars So bleak, and so beautiful., November 20, 2011

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Little John S (New Orleans, LA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Winter Songs (Audio CD)

I got this one last fall. I still listened to it from time to time. Ronan Keating has nice voice, sings good; but never great. This album was a brave choice. It was that kind of "odd, but just works" thing - so bleak, and so beautiful. He finally grew up from a boy to a gentleman.

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting choice of songs, November 17, 2010

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Beth Q - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Winter Songs (Audio CD)

Ronan's voice is as great as ever. His interpretations are always great. The choice of songs is a bit weird for a Winter album. Some songs I will listen to over and over again; some I will never listen to. Worth the money if you realize it is not a greatest hits CD.