Artist: The Roches
Title: We Three Kings
Year Of Release: 1990
Label: MCA Records
Genre: Folk-Rock
Quality: MP3 320 Kbps
Total Time: 58:09
Total Size: 165 Mb
Tracklist:
01. Break Forth O Beauteous Heavenly Light (01:35)
02. For Unto Us a Child Is Born (03:56)
03. Angels We Have Heard on High (01:25)
04. Deck the Halls (02:10)
05. Christmas Passing Through (03:41)
06. Sleigh Ride (02:34)
07. Away in a Manger (02:09)
08. Here We Come a Carolling (01:31)
09. The Little Drummer Boy (03:18)
10. The Holly and the Ivy (01:53)
11. Frosty the Snowman (02:09)
12. Do You Hear What I Hear? (03:04)
13. We Three Kings (05:30)
14. Star of Wonder (01:51)
15. Winter Wonderland (01:54)
16. Joy to the World (01:15)
17. O Little Town of Bethlehem (02:54)
18. Good King Wenceslas (03:30)
19. Jingle Bells (01:44)
20. The First Nowell (01:53)
21. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (01:15)
22. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (03:05)
23. Adeste Fideles (01:23)
24. Silver Bells (02:46)
Well, why not a Roches Christmas album? It's actually perfect, if you stop and think about it -- there's always been something cute and childlike about their tone, and when they put their formidable vocal chops to work on tunes as potentially complex as "Angels We Have Heard on High" and "The Holly and the Ivy," the results can be as gorgeous as they are unique. Their Brooklynese versions of "Frosty the Snowman" ("Why, I oughta...") and "Winter Wonderland" ("Gone away is da blueboid") are a hoot, and the a cappella "Star of Wonder" is a fascinating obscurity. There are a couple of missteps -- the pseudo-Latin rhythm and soprano sax don't contribute much to "We Three Kings," nor does the synth really enhance "Angels We Have Heard on High." But overall, We Three Kings will make an utterly charming addition to anyone's holiday play list.
