Neil Diamond – Acoustic Christmas (2016) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Neil Diamond – Acoustic Christmas (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 37:29 minutes | 773 MB | Genre: Pop, Christmas
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Capitol Records

Re-teaming with Don Was and Jacknife Lee, the pair who produced his 2014 album Melody Road, Neil Diamond cut Acoustic Christmas, his fourth holiday album and first since 2009’s A Cherry Cherry Christmas. The title Acoustic Christmas suggests that this 2016 LP will be sparse, but it’s hazy and open, consisting of much more than a man and a guitar. Usually he’s supported by a full band — a rhythm section, another guitarist, a keyboardist, and backing vocalists — and that gives Acoustic Christmas some spunk, which is enough to keep things lively. If Diamond isn’t always original — his version of “Children Go Where I Send Thee” follows the contours of Nick Lowe’s 2013 version exactly — he nevertheless performs with gusto, particularly on the closing “Christmas Medley.” That showmanship is ultimately what gives Acoustic Christmas its personality and is the reason to return to the record: it may not align with the spirit of the season, but it’s charming nonetheless. – Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Tracklist:
1-1. Neil Diamond – O Holy Night (2016 Version) (03:44)
1-2. Neil Diamond – Do You Hear What I Hear (04:03)
1-3. Neil Diamond – Christmas Prayers (04:30)
1-4. Neil Diamond – Hark The Herald Angels Sing (2016 Version) (04:13)
1-5. Neil Diamond – Mary’s Boy Child (03:19)
1-6. Neil Diamond – Silent Night (2016 Version) (03:41)
1-7. Neil Diamond – Go Tell It On The Mountain (03:16)
1-8. Neil Diamond – Children Go Where I Send Thee (05:25)
1-9. Neil Diamond – Christmas In Killarney (02:01)
1-10. Neil Diamond – Christmas Medley (03:12)

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