Neil Diamond - Acoustic Christmas (2016/2021) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

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.

TRACKLIST

1. Neil Diamond - O Holy Night (2016 Version)
2. Neil Diamond - Do You Hear What I Hear
3. Neil Diamond - Christmas Prayers
4. Neil Diamond - Hark The Herald Angels Sing (2016 Version)
5. Neil Diamond - Mary's Boy Child
6. Neil Diamond - Silent Night (2016 Version)
7. Neil Diamond - Go Tell It On The Mountain
8. Neil Diamond - Children Go Where I Send Thee
9. Neil Diamond - Christmas In Killarney
10. Neil Diamond - Christmas Medley



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