If anyone has a lock on
modern Anglican music, it’s John Rutter. You can’t get through pretty much any
church concert without something by him. So let’s bow to the inevitable and
hear “Candlelight Carol”.
I have to say that I
find it a little airy-fairy, especially the refrain. I mean, “Candlelight,
angel light, firelight and star-glow”? Meh. But it's a nice, serviceable little piece about a mother's love, so I'll be charitable.
There are a lot of
recordings of this out there, including one by Neil Diamond, which I was
frankly afraid to listen to. But see what you think of this:
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