SIMPLY CHRISTMAS

DEBORAH HENRIKSSON

01 The Angel Gabriel (Basque traditional) 2:06
02 Rocking (Czech carol) 1:28
03 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (English traditional) 1:51
04 Jul, Jul Strålande Jul (Gustaf Nordquist/Edvard Evers) 2:10
05 The Holly and the Ivy (English traditional) 1:23
06 Julvisa (Jean Sibelius/Zacharias Topelius) 2:58
07 Good People All (Irish traditional) 2:24
08 Coventry Carol (Old English) 2:14
09 I Wonder As I Wander (traditional Appalachian/John Jacob Niles) 2:02
10 Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (English traditional) 1:34
11 The Cherry Tree Carol (Appalachian version of medieval ballad) 2:23
12 There Is No Rose (15th century) 2:41
13 Det strålar en stjärna/när det lider mot jul (Ruben Liljefors/Jeanna Oterdahl) 1:38
14 Sweet Little Jesus (Negro spiritual) 2:27
15 Virgin Mary (Negro spiritual) 1:32
16 Behold That Star (Negro spiritual) 2:42
17 Sing Lullaby (Basque traditional) 2:09
18 Ave Maria (Franz Schubert) 4:18
19 Stilla Natt/Silent Night (Joseph Mohr/Franz Gruber) 1:55

Titel: SIMPLY CHRISTMAS / DEBORAH HENRIKSSON
Label: Mandarin Records
Producer: Mats Nyman
Release date: 091123
Photos: Urban Åsell

Catalog Nr: MR-0911-1

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Deborah Henriksson

Deborah Henriksson is an American singer who has lived and given concerts in Sweden since 1978. She holds a degree in music from the University of Gothenburg and studied voice with Max Lundquist in Stockholm. In 1994 Deborah was awarded a cultural grant from the city of Västerås as well as a project grant for Baby Beluga and Me.

Together with pianist Jan Bülow she has created musical “happenings” such as, Art Sounds (Västerås Art Museum, 1998) and Room for Senses (Culturen, 2002), where works of art and music interplay. In 2007 Deborah produced the CD Simple Gifts, which includes songs where Deborah accompanies herself on the Appalachian dulcimer and songs with pianist Jan Bülow.
Simple Gifts is comprised of spiritual American folk songs, Celtic/British/Anglo-American folk songs, and art songs by American composers Paul Bowles and Samuel Barber.

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Why Simply Christmas ?

I wanted to play with the different meanings of ”simply”:
for while “simply” implies “simplicity”, it also signals that something may be plain,
unembellished, or may be done easily. “Simply” also suggests that something “just is”.
I wanted, simply, to create Christmas spirit and awaken our memories of a special time.
I wanted to sing “simple” Christmas songs and carols without complicated arrangements.
I wanted to create music where the beauty of simplicity can be seen to best advantage.
I wanted a return to the essential, to the melodic core, to the eternal,
to that which calls to people’s hearts and minds at Christmas.
So there are no embellishments, only that which is accessible, and which touches the heart.