DIVALYCIOUS
The Pacific Northwest's most versatile female vocal quartet, proudly announces
the release of their long-awaited Holiday CD -
HAVE YOURSELF A DIVALYCIOUS CHRISTMAS!!!
In styles that range form swing to rock to baroque to gospel to hard-core rock&roll to country to folk to calypso to techno to R&B to salsa to classical to jazz and absolutely everything in-between, the ladies of DIVALYCIOUS have assemble a collection of 45 songs spread over 35 tracks in a 2-CD set totaling over 2 hours of Holiday Music, guaranteed to put you in the spirit! Popular songs include: "Winter Wonderland", "Cantique De Noel(O Holy Night)", "This Christmas", "Sleigh Ride", "Some Children See Him", "What Child Is This?", "What Christmas Means To Me" and "O Come O Come Emmanuel".
Los Angeles-based entertainer Sheldon Craig, start of many Las Vegas shows (FX) and featured performer in the national tours of SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE and RAGTIME, joins the Divas on 3 selections: "Seasons Of Love", "Happy Holiday/The Holiday Season" and "I Saw Christmas Through An Angel's Eyes". Seattle jazz guitar sensation Michael Powers is not only the featured soloist on "Please Come Home For Christmas", he appears throughout the album as one of the session guitarists. The country-flavored "The Kid In Me" features wonderful steel guitar solo work from virtuoso Dan Tyak; the short but moving "Hush, My Babe" is primarily accompanied by Phillip Boulding of the reknown ensemble Magical Strings on dulcimer; and the amazing (and award winning) Total Experience Gospel Choir joins Diva Deneen for a breath-taking rendition of "Go Tell It On The Mountain".
DIVALYCIOUS' 2-time Emmy-nominated composer David Duvall has outdone himself with the vocal arrangements and orchestrations for this album, which include accompaniments from as large as a 47-piece orchestra on 12 of the selections down to jazz quartets, rock & roll and latin bands down to the amazing acapella sound of the Diva's unaccompanied voices.
Besides their entertaining blend of familiar and obscure Christmas songs and carols (including "Child Jesus", with original lyrics by Hans Christian Anderson), The Divas are debuting 8 original Christmas songs on this soul-stirring CD.
With new takes on the old stand-bys, long-lost songs dusted out of the filing cabinets and new songs written just for this recording, this is one Holiday CD you have to hear to believe - - - the only new Christmas recording you need to buy this year!
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