Annie Lennox- A Christmas Cornucopia

Last Christmas I featured Andrea Bocelli and his cd My Christmas. This Christmas I would like to introduce you to Annie Lennox and her new Christmas cd, A Christmas Cornucopia.

Annie Lennox is best known for being in the group Eurythmics with David Stewart in the '80's. Their biggest hits included, Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) and Walking on Broken Glass. Annie Lennox has had a solo career of some success as well.

I hadn't heard much of her myself, lately, until I walked into Starbucks and saw her new cd displayed by the register. I immediately bought it and have been listening to it in my car ever since. Annie has a unique voice which lends itself well to the carols she has chosen. I appreciate that she has chosen a list of songs not overly played at Christmas and included a new song she has written herself. The song was performed during American Idol Gives Back.

An interesting fact I learned while doing a little research for this post is Annie's birthday is on Christmas.

The playlist includes:

Angels From the Realm of Glory
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
See Amid the Winter's Snow
Il Est Ne Le Devin Enfant
The First Noel
Lullay Lullay (Coventry Carol)
The Holly and the Ivy
In the Bleak Midwinter
Oh Little Town of Bethlehem
As Joseph Was a Walking
Silent Night
Universal Child

As you can see the list is very unique, infact a few of the songs are unfamiliar to me and some I recognized once I heard them sung. Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant was a blast from the past, I learned to play it on the recorder when I  was in fourth grade. :-)

Please enjoy the following videos and have a Merry Christmas.

Universal Child


God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen


Angels From the Realm of Glory