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Gott’s second Christmas album, a festive delight even after 40 years

After “Vánoce ve zlaté Praze” (Christmas in Golden Prague) from 1969, Karel Gott did not record another similarly themed album until the beginning of the last eighties. The previous one offered folk carols from all over the world and suitable songs artificial, tested by centuries. This reissue retains the uniqueness of its intention, but also draws on more modern trends; after all, it is named after perhaps the most famous American song of the genre, “White Christmas”. This is the focus of the first seven songs, the other ten are again either old European or more often Czech folk carols and songs. Another highlight is “Chtíc, aby spal”, a famous theme by Adam Michna from Otradovice. Accompanied by Ladislav Štaidl’s Orchestra, but also by the choirs of Bambini di Praga or Pavel Kühn, the result is music above the usual pop production, forever a perfect fit under the Christmas tree.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Bílé Vánoce (White Christmas) 3:32
2. Dny zázraků a přání (O Holy Night) 3:44
3. Tvůj stromek (Blue Christmas) 2:10
4. Při vánočních svíčkách 4:12
5. Naše první Vánoce 2:45
6. Zítra stromek zazáří 2:12
7. Návrat 2:01

Side B

1. Moudré smíření (O Sanctissima) 1:32
2. Štědrý večer nastal 0:52
3. Nesem vám noviny 1:14
4. Já bych rád k Betlému 1:45
5. Pastýři, vstávejte 1:38
6. Bratři, já jsem slyšel 1:48
7. Jak jsi krásné, neviňátko 1:43
8. Narodil se z lásky k nám (Gloria) 2:12
9. Chtíc, aby spal 3:01
10. V té noci zázračné (Es ist ein Ros’ entsprüngen) 4:02