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Post by Andy on Nov 30, 2009 21:36:55 GMT
No sign of mine yet either  |
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Post by Libby on Nov 30, 2009 21:48:41 GMT
Barnes & Noble has still not contacted me to say my copy has arrived. If it doesn't come soon, I might just forget it and order it.
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Post by comet on Dec 1, 2009 10:11:37 GMT
1st December UK version arrived in Dublin from Amazon UK Ronan sounds good with Hayley, maybe she brought out the best in him  |
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Post by Jeff on Dec 1, 2009 11:39:29 GMT
I must say the best songs on this album are those Hayley wrote herself. Personally I would like to have seen more of that and perhaps the Christmas songs could have been put on a bonus disc ? However Hayley said she's been wanting to make a festive album for a long time (Why wait 6 years, were Decca reluctant ?) so you have to respect that. As for the carols themselves, her performance of "Veni Veni Emmanuel" and The Coventry Carol are sublime and must sound stunning in a cathedral setting. Of course it wouldn't be a Hayley album without a cover of a Joni Mitchell song, the excellent "River." I never really rated Ronan Keating before but he is a revelation both as a songwriter and a performer of a quite poignant duet which is very touching but means the album ends on a rather sad note, somewhat out of keeping with the album's generally joyous theme as a whole. The duet's inclusion fully justifies the decision to delay the album's release. My one reservation about "Winter Magic" is that it will have a shelf-life of only a few weeks. Come January people will still be listening to Faryl's "Wonderland" (only 2 out of 13 tracks are carols) whereas one suspacts in a lot of homes "Winter Magic" will be back on the shelf collecting dust for another 11 months.  Mind you, you could say that about Handel's Messiah ! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif |
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Post by comet on Dec 1, 2009 14:45:13 GMT
 Just for reference this sticker was on the front of my cd from Amazon. I have posted it for another reason too.  I gather if Photobucket Accounts are not updated or in use they are being taken offline |
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Post by Andy on Dec 1, 2009 22:58:00 GMT
Got mine today from Amazon, I'm listening to it as I'm writing, fantastic !  . It reminds of the fantastic night we had in Manchester Cathedral. |
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Post by martindn on Dec 1, 2009 23:32:09 GMT
Well, ome good news. I've just fond this ad for Winter Magic in the Caravan Club's November magazine of all places. It is the first time I ever recall then advertsing any CD.  Martin |
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Post by afaninchicago on Dec 3, 2009 3:23:36 GMT
I went to a Barnes and Noble near my house today, and found two copies of Winter Magic prominently displayed with some other new releases near the checkout counters. I asked one of the employees if they could play it in the store, and she said that, unfortunately, the store didn't have a cd player, and they just played a radio station.  I told her that it was a really good album, and she said that she'd look into it later So, at least some stores in the U.S. have it! |
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Post by Jeff on Dec 4, 2009 15:01:12 GMT
Much as I love "River" you have to wonder about the grammar: "I wish I had a river I could skate away on." Doesn't our Hayls know a preposition is a bad word to end a sentence with ?! I think this song would make a great encore with Hayley sat at the piano (minus shoes probably!) just like "Sonny."
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Post by grant on Dec 4, 2009 15:15:23 GMT
Hi Jeff Much as I love "River" you have to wonder about the grammar: "I wish I had a river I could skate away on." Doesn't our Hayls know a preposition is a bad word to end a sentence with ?! I think this song would make a great encore with Hayley sat at the piano (minus shoes probably!) just like "Sonny."; That would be Joni Mitchell's grammar then not Hayley's Best wishes Grant |
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Post by stephen on Dec 4, 2009 16:43:47 GMT
Hi all,
Tesco`s old agents have now advised that my long awaited copy is in the post and are deducting £3 off the bill for inconvenience.Sorry to hear about Joni`s Grandma.
Stephen
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Post by stevemacdonald on Dec 4, 2009 18:45:45 GMT
Hi Jeff Much as I love "River" you have to wonder about the grammar: "I wish I had a river I could skate away on." Doesn't our Hayls know a preposition is a bad word to end a sentence with ?! I think this song would make a great encore with Hayley sat at the piano (minus shoes probably!) just like "Sonny."; That would be Joni Mitchell's grammar then not Hayley's Best wishes Grant Not only is it ungrammatical, it's completely untrue! There is a river on which Hayley can skate away and she did just that in Ottawa, Ontario. Can't find the pics, but we have photographic evidence on this site to prove it. |
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Post by Sing on Dec 4, 2009 20:33:08 GMT
I've seen my first advert of WM today, on page 20 in the Daily Mail there is an HMV advert with a picture of it, it's also advertising other albums like Katherine Jenkins, Aled Jones and Faryl Smith, it's advertised at £10.99 but when my mum phoned up my local HMV in Reading today they said it was £16.99! and they only had one copy listed on the computer...My mum's not sure how to order it so I'll try my hardest to make it my mission to get my hands on it tomorrow when i go Christmas shopping with friends, fingers crossed I get it and also fingers crossed I don't pick up another cold- i'm still getting over the one i've just had, and an ear infection ...but my friends have said they'll trample on and push me through the crowds to the classical music section, which is where we think it will be. I really hope they have more than one though! and they put them in a suitable place, although I doubt it, all her other albums are in the corner of the shop, and they are only usually 2 of each, all placed behind Katherine Jenkins' albums- to which they have heaps of! Anyway I'm so happy I've found some mention of it!! Sing |
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Post by graemek on Dec 5, 2009 3:19:34 GMT
Much as I love "River" you have to wonder about the grammar: "I wish I had a river I could skate away on." Doesn't our Hayls know a preposition is a bad word to end a sentence with ?! I think this song would make a great encore with Hayley sat at the piano (minus shoes probably!) just like "Sonny."  Courtesy of Grant. Graeme |
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Post by nicola on Dec 6, 2009 8:36:02 GMT
Someone from New Zealand has written a really bogus review for this album on Amazon! Argh!
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Mind you, you could say that about Handel's Messiah ! 
. It reminds of the fantastic night we had in Manchester Cathedral.
I told her that it was a really good album, and she said that she'd look into it later 
