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Tidings of Joy is an EverSound production, making a bid for the coziest offering in seasonal easy listening. Traditional carols and hymnodies are treated to modern arrangements that dabble in the styles of smooth jazz, neo-classical, world-beat, New Age, ambient, and adult contemporary vocal. True to form, this collection is long on tinkling bells, soothing harmonies, gentle strings, and piano. Take for instance, the delicately merry "The First Noel," which manages to pull together elements of traditional harmony, Spanish classical guitar, and brightly toned piano. "Coventry Carol" is mystical and reverent, utilizing Celtic harp and flute and choral harmonies. And the syncopated rhythms and woodwinds of "We Three Kings" recall at once the gypsies of Eastern Europe, Egyptian royalty, and the sand cowboys of the Arabian Desert dancing round a fire. Draw a mug of mulled cider, light a candle or two, and indulge in the sounds of winter. --Paige La Grone