Peace On Earth

Kitaro

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 17, 1996)
• Original Release Date: 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Domo Records
• ASIN: B000005WNM
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  DVD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #147,253 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

New Age guitarist Kitaro aims for the mystical in this assorted international mixture of hymns and carols. Utilizing strings, flutes, harps, voices of an international children's choir, synthesizers, organs, percussion, and guitars, Peace on Earth retains a sort of enigmatic quality that transcends some of the more prosaic arrangements that color such warhorses as "Jesu Joy of Man's Desire," "It Came Upon A Midnight Clear," and "Jingle Bells." Still, Kitaro's finally a great-old fashioned mood setter even as he aims for more ethereal realms, slowing down tempos, shading a phrase, or lyrically bending a line. It's not musical alchemy, but sometimes it's close. --Martin Keller

Product Description

Peace on Earth is the first holiday album by Kitaro and takes long time holiday favorites and orchestrates them with ethereal overtones, spiritual subtleties and bursts of theatrical effects. Also included is an original Christmas composition composed by Kitaro.

Peace on Earth is an atmospheric and intriguing holiday album that merges the finest of Eastern and Western culture instilling harmony and peaceful co-existence through melodies of passion and drama. Also available on DVD with evocative nature imagery.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Peace on Earth, September 6, 2001

By A Customer

I really enjoyed this one by Kitaro. The interesting style all his own mixed with the traditional Christmas hymns all together makes for one beautiful album. Kitaro is a man with an unusual talent, and it is so cool to relax to the soothing sounds of Christmas music.Especially KITARO style.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As good as Christmas caroles get!, October 31, 1999

By A Customer

GET IT. I don't care if it is the middle of July. I don't care if you don't get into new age. GET IT. Butiful as christmas CAN get. I recomend as A christmas gift. Especally to someone who is suppressed, heart broken, hert, or anything. It is by far as healing as I have ever seen and I have seen far more then avrage. I call it music from Heaven. Great to listen all year around because it's so butiful.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding, February 18, 2000

By	Robert Munro (Australia) - See all my reviews

I hate Christmas albums. This collection of traditional music arranged in classical KITARO style is simply superb. A haunting mix of traditional style and the Kitaro signature. Buy it - your heart will sing.