Imagine a party, a musical party inspired by the holiday season. A party that celebrates the universal hopes, dreams and joy animating seasonal festivals the world over - Christmas, Hanukkah, Eid al-Adha, Kwanzaa, Yule and New Year's Day. That is what brought Yo-Yo Ma together with a remarkable group of friends - some old, some new - to create SONGS OF JOY & PEACE. It is Yo-Yo's hope that everyone who listens to this album will hear a song familiar, comfortable and beloved to them as well as discover and fall in love with music that is brand new.
CONTENTS:
1. Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace) - Yo-Yo Ma
2. You Couldn't Be Cuter - Yo-Yo Ma & Diana Krall
3. Joy to the World - Yo-Yo Ma & Dave Brubeck
4. Here Comes The Sun - Yo-Yo Ma & James Taylor
5. Improvisation on Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace) - Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer
6. The Wassail Song / All Through the Night - Yo-Yo Ma
7. A Christmas Jig / Mouth of the Tobique Reel - Yo-Yo Ma & Natalie MacMaster
8. The Wexford Carol - Alison Krauss, Yo-Yo Ma & Natalie MacMaster
9. Panxoliña: a Galician Carol - Cristina Pato & Yo-Yo Ma
10. Improvisation on Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace) - Sérgio Assad & Odair Assad
11. Vassourinhas - Yo-Yo Ma
12. Improvisation on Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace) - Paquito D'Rivera
13. Invitacion al Danzon - Yo-Yo Ma & Paquito D'Rivera
14. My One and Only Love - Yo-Yo Ma & Joshua Redman
15. Familia - Yo-Yo Ma
16. Concordia - Dave Brubeck & Yo-Yo Ma
17. My Favorite Things - Yo-Yo Ma & Chris Botti
18. Touch The Hand of Love - Renée Fleming & Yo-Yo Ma
19. Kuai Le - Yo-Yo Ma
20. This Little Light of Mine - Amelia Zirin-Brown & Yo-Yo Ma
21. Happy Xmas (War is Over) - Jake Shimabukuro & Yo-Yo Ma
22. Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace)/Auld Lang Syne - Yo-Yo Ma & Chris Botti