Asymmetric Music

It's the Daughters of St. Paul, a order of Pauline Nuns from Boston, Massachusetts. Please visit.

Not only one of the best Christmas albums by non-professionals, but one of the best Christmas albums period. In fact, this is one of my favorite albums of any kind- I play it in July.

I discovered it in a Catholic book store a few years ago and instantly fell in love with it. Beautiful, Christ-loving music with enough soul to bring a tear to Christopher Hitchens' eye; I think you'll love it as well.

Why is the whole album here instead of a sample and an imploration to purchase? Because this wonderful album, like this one of modern masses, is out of print!

Give to the order, however, and I'll send you a copy of the mp3s.

**Update**

There are some copies available on Amazon- for $45.00!

Love Is Born-CD by Daughters of St Paul

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The nativity by Sandro Botticelli

I don't mind secular Christmas songs if they're kept below a certain percentage of the total. All of that "snow and presents" stuff begins to grate if that's the only kind people play- like they're trying to hide something or are semi-embarrassed by "the reason...." Not the songs in this post: They're open-chested, proud Christian carols. To all of my Christian brothers and sisters (and all of my other brothers and sisters who take it in the way I mean it), Merry Christmas!

The First Noel with Musica Sacra

Brian Kershisnik

Silent Night with Dinah Washington

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The "pastores." A traditional Spanish Christmas.

Traditional Spanish Christmas music, for your listening pleasure. Sparse, but very listenable. Canciones tradicionales de Navidad. Disfruta:

A Belen Pastores:

Campanas de Belen:

Christmas Songs of Spain

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A musical summation of McCain's relationship with talk radio:

He was Despised, Messiah.

-Handel.