Kitaro Album: «Peace On Earth»

Album information

Customers rating: (4.2 of 5)
Title:Peace On Earth
Release date:1996-09-17
Type:Audio CD
Label:Domo Records
UPC:794017101422

Customers rating

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Track listing

1 Jesu Joy Of Man's Desiringimg 4:43
2 Silent Nightimg 4:31
3 Angels We Have Heard On Highimg 1:40
4 Joy To The World / The First Noelimg 4:38
5 Little Drummer Boyimg 6:03
6 Jingle Bellsimg 1:39
7 Rosa Mysticaimg 1:40
8 It Came Upon A Midnight Clearimg 1:40
9 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemenimg 1:40
10 A La Nanita Nanaimg 1:40
11 O Holy Nightimg 1:40
12 The Great Spiritimg 1:40

Review - Product Description

Peace on Earth is the first holiday album by Kitaro and takes long time holiday favorites and orchestrates them with ethereal overtones, spiritual subtleties and bursts of theatrical effects. Also included is an original Christmas composition composed by Kitaro.

Peace on Earth is an atmospheric and intriguing holiday album that merges the finest of Eastern and Western culture instilling harmony and peaceful co-existence through melodies of passion and drama. Also available on DVD with evocative nature imagery.

Review - Amazon.com

New Age guitarist Kitaro aims for the mystical in this assorted international mixture of hymns and carols. Utilizing strings, flutes, harps, voices of an international children's choir, synthesizers, organs, percussion, and guitars, Peace on Earth retains a sort of enigmatic quality that transcends some of the more prosaic arrangements that color such warhorses as "Jesu Joy of Man's Desire," "It Came Upon A Midnight Clear," and "Jingle Bells." Still, Kitaro's finally a great-old fashioned mood setter even as he aims for more ethereal realms, slowing down tempos, shading a phrase, or lyrically bending a line. It's not musical alchemy, but sometimes it's close. --Martin Keller

Customer review

Amazon user

September 06, 2001

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

- Peace on Earth

I really enjoyed this one by Kitaro. The interesting style all his own mixed with the traditional Christmas hymns all together makes for one beautiful album. Kitaro is a man with an unusual talent, and it is so cool to relax to the soothing sounds of Christmas music.Especially KITARO style.

Customer review

Amazon user

October 29, 1998

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

- beautiful

As an listener to music by Kitaro, this is a must for anyone who loves christmas and new age music.

Customer review

Robert Munro (Australia)

February 18, 2000

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

- Outstanding

I hate Christmas albums. This collection of traditional music arranged in classical KITARO style is simply superb. A haunting mix of traditional style and the Kitaro signature. Buy it - your heart will sing.

Customer review

Deb Taylor (Misplaced Seattle Girl)

January 02, 2010

- Awesome!

Hard to find in new quality. This was such a wonderful addition for the holidays.

Customer review

R. J. Masters "Music lover" (Northampton,U.K.)

March 19, 2006

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

- peace on earth

Only kitaro can play and compose beutiful music like this,very relaxing and peaceful.releases all your tensions in your body and helps you to relax.