Enya seventh studio album, And Winter Came can be enjoyed in two ways. With songs like “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”, “Journey Of The Angels”, the children’s song “Toy Soldier” and a Gaelic version of “Silent Night”, (“Oiche Chiuin”) it is, at least half of the time, a celebration of Christmas, flush with joyful, traditional festive cheer (and those haunting, floating vocals). But other songs here are less overtly religious. The ambient title track, the ethereal “Last Time … mehrBy Moonlight” and the chugging, rhythmic “Trains And Winter Rains”, although equally emotive, conjure up slightly different imagery--namely, landscapes of ice-covered forests and star-strewn nightscapes. Of course all the songs somehow together to create a coherent winter tapestry that’s broken only by the surprisingly poppy "My! My! Time Flies!”--an upbeat number that features, believe it or not, some adroit blues guitar. Perhaps on Enya’s next album we’ll see more of her pop side let loose; but for now this is as “adult contemporary” as it gets. --Danny McKenna weniger
1 - And Winter Came...
2 - Journey Of The Angels
3 - White Is In The Winter Night
4 - O Come O Come Emmanuel
5 - Trains And Winter Rains… mehr
6 - Dreams Are More Precious
7 - Last Time By Moonlight
8 - One Toy Soldier
9 - Stars And Midnight Blue
10 - Spirit Of Christmas Past
11 - My My Time Flies
12 - Oiche Chiuin weniger