A seasonal song from singer/songwriter Jo Ash, with her piano augmented by gentle acoustic guitar from musical collaborator Mike Wheatley.
As always with Jo’s tracks it is all about creation of an evocative atmosphere, as the melodic subtleties in the verses lead to a resolving bold chorus. There is also a wistful dreaminess of the lyrics ‘…..on this frosty eve the white’s so pure. Take me somewhere I’ve never been before. Amber fire, glowing stars lighting up the midnight sky….’.
As in many of the best Christmas songs the allusions to the long winter nights of glorious clear skies, snow and otherworldly cold are what timelessly resonate with the listener…
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