This boxed compilation makes a great addition to anyone's music collection who's fond of the new age genre or heard of Enya before. This music is timeless and inspiring. I've been listening to these 3 cd's almost religiously for months now, and I cease to tire of them. From songs like "Aldebaran" who's notes work their way soothingly up and down my spine, to the thundering drums present in songs such as "Storms in Africa", this music will take you away to somewhere you've always dreamed of. Listening to these masterpieces is literally more of an emotional experience for me than anything else, and I'm sure if you take the plunge and buy this compilation, you'll understand why. The three cd's are cased inside an attractive navy-blue box with silver lettering on it, which contains a neat flipbook with interesting poetry, lyrics, and what appear to be almost journal-like entries finely handwritten on the pages inside it. It adds a nice touch to this very classy boxed trio of cd's. Overall, this is a really special item and it'd make for an excellent gift - if you could part with it yourself! The only quibble I have is the price it's selling for most places (I was lucky to find it for $35 over the 'net), and the fact that after playing through all 46 songs, I found that several other works are missing from this compilation such as music from Enya's first album The Celts and other various cd's/singles. As a side note, it does include *most* of the music she's done, with additional singles such as "Only If", "Paint The Sky With Stars", and the very moving "Morning Glory", etc.

Purchase this boxed set. It may cost a little more in the end, but it is worth it! I don't like to buy cd's and then have music repeated on other albums by the same artist. It aggravates me. So here it is folks. This boxed set has all the songs from "Paint the Sky with Stars: The Best of Enya"! It contains all the songs on "The Memory of Trees" except for one song, "Once You Had Gold". It has all the songs on it from "Shepherd Moons" except for the song, "How Can I Keep from Singing" and it has all but two songs from the album, "Watermark". They are "The Long Ships" and "Storms in Africa II". The one album that seemed to be poorly represented is "The Celts". So my recommendation is to purchase this boxed set and then buy the album, "The Celts". I regret that I didn't do this. When you love a musician as much as I love Enya, it would have made sense to buy her collection of music.

"Box of Dreams" by Enya is one the best box set that I have ever seen. Besides the great music by the artist, this box set includes a lovely book to go with it. A MUST for any fan of Enya!

I think that the way in which the songs were separated into 3 CDs was an excellent idea: first the up-tempo songs, then the instrumentals (which include some of the most beautiful pieces Enya has ever recorded, "River", "Lothlorien" and "Oriel Window" being my favorites) and then the slowest cuts. My only complaint is that "Epona" from _The Celts_ was left out of the compilation, but it is really a minor complaint. This is without a doubt the best Enya compilation out there.

I just wanted to quickly say that the below review written by Linda Peterson states that the Watermark track, The Longships, is not included on Box Of Dreams when in fact it is listed as track 12 on CD 1 of this box set. Happy Listening!