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I Never Through That Men Of The Cloth Could Sing THIS Beautiful!!!!!

Little Drummer Boy with Shane MacGowan is absolutely beautiful!! I have listened to it over and over….really really beautiful:) ALL the music on this album is wonderful…close your eyes and listen to this rich feast of beautiful and uplifting sound:)

I just heard these gentlemen perform their rendition of "In the Bleak Midwinter" on my local public radio station and was moved to tears, they sang it with such feeling. Simply done, simply sung and perfect for Christmas Eve contemplation after the house has quieted down for the night I give this album a two thumbs-up!

The Priests sing beautifully and this album is just great! I LOVE the arrangement of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" AND "In Dulci Jubilo" the most but "What Child is this," and "Holly and Ivy" as also REALLY beautiful as is the rest of the album really. I agree that the song with Shane McGowan is not my fav. I told my husband he sounds drunk...but my husand really likes it, lol, though he likes Irish drinking songs so go figure. It is a lovely CD, again, not only are the voices heavenly but the arrangements are amazing :) I look forward to a new album from them every year.

Personally I like the version of Little Drummer Boy with McGowan...he sounds exactly like you would expect him to sound, with one two many Guinesses in him on the way to the studio. He wouldn't be the same any other way!

At last - The Priests have recorded a Christmas album - and it was well worth the wait. Every song on this beautifully crafted and produced CD is a gem. Every song except the collaboration with Shane McGowan; sorry - it just doesn't work. The Bing Crosby/David Bowie version worked because Bowie proved he was more than just a rock singer. McGowan sounds as if he had one too many Guinnesses on the way to the studio. It might have worked well with another singer; sadly, this singer isn't it. That being said, the rest of the album is delightful. It's hard to pick a favourite but I might have to vote for "God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen". Also, the version of "Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth" featuring just The Fathers is gorgeous. I can't say enough good things about this CD. Too bad SONY isn't promoting the heck out of it. It could become a Christmas classic for many families. Well done, Fathers - another beautiful CD!!