| Enya | Primary Artist, Vocals, Various |
| Pat Farrell & the Believers | Guitar, 12-string Guitar |
| Pat Farrell | Guitar, 12-string Guitar |
| Enya | Arranger, Composer |
| Roma Ryan | Composer |
| Nicky Ryan | Arranger, Producer, Engineer |
| Dick Beetham | Mastering |
| Tom Whalley | Executive Producer |
| Traditional | Composer |
MusicMama
Posted October 1, 2010
My family first heard Imogen's "Just For Now" in the movie "The Holiday" and liked it immediately. But it was my daughter who got me hooked on the CD. Her music is mysterious, ethereal, complex, powerful, and quite beautiful!
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Is a great album that really brings back the old Enya from the march of the Celts and Memory of Trees and Shepherd Moon. Most of these songs are sung in Gaelic which in itself is a very beautiful language.
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Posted October 1, 2010
"And Winter Came..." is a wonderful collection of mostly original Christmas numbers that conjures the old Enya sound from "The Memory of Trees" and "Shepherd Moons"--something that was not very present in "Amarantine" (though I liked "Amarantine" very much). A few sure-fire hits include "Trains and Winter Rains", "White Is In the Winter Night" (which is hard to get out of your head after the first listen), "One Toy Soldier", and "My, My! Time Flies!" (which oddly made me think about Kate Bush's music). Her settings of "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" and "Oíche Chiún" (an improvement, I think on the original release) are also deeply soulful and effective.<BR/><BR/>A refreshing must have for any Enya fan, and an overall nice holiday album. It's nice to hear the old Enya is still around.
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Posted October 1, 2010
This Holiday collection captures the beauty and serenity of the season.
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Posted October 1, 2010
Cool and different chritsmas music to relax and meditate during holidays
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.I throughly enjoyed this CD. Enya is a personal favorite and this CD is particulary enjoyable to listen to. Tracks 3,8 and 11 are the ones I listen to the most. Very original and uplifting. All of the songs have that "Enya" quality that allows one to relax and just enjoy.
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Posted October 1, 2010
Enya's voice is so soothing. Even though this is a Christmas CD, I still find it relaxing at anytime; it works great to relieve stress, especially when driving. Her voice is unique, soft, gentle, uplifting and sweet. Her voice and music are unique. I know I will enjoy this for years to come. It is one of my favorite destressors.
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Posted October 1, 2010
Etheral, a spiritual journey through the snow. A relaxing and mellow cup of tea for the mind, heart, and soul.
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Posted October 1, 2010
It's something to play any time of the year.
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Posted October 1, 2010
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I have every Enya CD and I was excited to hear this one. I was not disappointed at all. The music was soothing and wonderful to listen to, and although her style is very specific...it wasn't like listening to the same song over and over. Familiar but yet different enough to be interesting. I love it.
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Posted October 1, 2010
Excellent arrangements and original songs as well as some different arrangements of familiar ones.
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Posted October 1, 2010
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I'm a bit of an Enya fan. I'd like to say that this album is good. But if I had to place it next to her other albums, it would not rank very high. Most of the songs are very mellow and monotonous. She seems to have lost the perfect mix of down- and upbeat songs and music she was sporting on A Day Without Rain. However, she is a little more playful with her music on the very Beatles-esque "My! My! Time Flies!" which features a modest guitar solo (something I haven't heard from her since the Celts). The sound itself comes off here and there as though it is a little more powerful, such as in "Trains and Winter Rains," but that is not an overall trend on this CD. I do not think this album is as good as Amarantine and is nowhere near the album A Day Without Rain is. But it is still pleasant and better than many things out there on the shelves.
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.This isn't your typical Christmas album. It is very beautiful though and very angelic.
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Posted October 1, 2010
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One of her best...beautiful music, well down, written...clearly an Enya piece of of magic
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Posted October 1, 2010
For anyone on your list that you know loves Enya. Some of the tracks go off the beaten track for her but the soulful, almost erie, sound of Enya comes through. I bought it on release day because I could not wait. Enya lovers do not hesitate to buy this CD.
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Posted October 1, 2010
Heard the song on Wogan on radio yesterday. If this track is anything to go by the rest of the album is sure to be just s brilliant. A definate on my christmas list. If I can wait that long.(lol)not. buying it on the relase date. Can't wait. Welcome back Enya. A++++++
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Posted October 1, 2010
Worst album she has done. A rip off I think, done just for the money.
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Posted October 1, 2010
a great stress relief...
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Posted October 1, 2010
This album is true to Enya's style and is great. I only wish there were more songs on the album because she is so fantastic.
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Editorial Reviews
All Music Guide - James Christopher Monger
In 2006 Enya released her most subtle and song-oriented album to date. Amarantine may have paled in comparison to Watermark or Shepherd Moons, but its under-produced (in Enya-world) balladry was a small leap forward for the reclusive Irish superstar. 2008's And Winter Came follows in the same footsteps as Amarantine, but it hints at the grandeur of earlier recordings, specifically 1994's Christmas EP. Enya's ferociously multi-tracked recording style lends itself well to the season, filling in the simplistic lyrical holes with small avalanches of vocal harmonies and the dated but reliable keyboard patches that have come to define the singer/composer's work over ...