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In a Christmas album that is a gift itself, Jonas Kaufmann - the most acclaimed operatic tenor of the age - echoes his own holiday memories and joys with It's Christmas!, celebrating the most festive time of the year with a unique selection of beloved songs and carols. This uniquely rich and diverse holiday album features 40 favorites that reflect the many facets of Christmas, from ancient Christian hymns to contemporary pop classics.InchWhen I think of Christmas, many memories spring to mind,Inch Kaufmann writes, in his liner note for It's Christmas! InchIn this I'm probably like everyone else. Christmas is the festival of contemplation and remembrance, of joy and light.InchChristmas has had a special meaning for Kaufmann ever since he landed on the front page of a Munich newspaper - at the age of eight - after describing his family's lively, musical Christmas Eve so vividly that he won a school prize. The songs he has chosen for It's Christmas! Reflect that happy experience and the many moods and pleasures of the Christmas holidays, from grateful worship to the exhilaration of celebrating with family and friends.The most versatile and exciting tenor on the world's operatic and concert stages today, Jonas Kaufmann brings his all-encompassing style to this one-of-a-kind Christmas collection.His choices include a rich selection of traditional German holiday songs (InchO du fröhliche,Inch InchO Tannenbaum,Inch InchStill, still, stillInch) the young Kaufmann sang around the Christmas tree with his family every Christmas Eve. Also included are haunting English carols (InchWhat Child is ThisInch, InchIn the Bleak MidwinterInch) and such beloved worldwide favorites as InchO Holy NightInch and InchSilent Night.InchThe album's breadth of variety is also illustrated by the inclusion of rare intimate German-Alpine Christmas songs for voice and harp accompaniment. Then, a highly
