A Christmas Cornucopia

A Christmas Cornucopia is the fifth studio album and the first Christmas album by Scottish singer-songwriter Annie Lennox. It was released on 15 November 2010 in the United Kingdom and on 16 November 2010 in the United States. The first single, "Universal Child", was released digitally on 12 October 2010 and a music video for "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" premiered on 4 November 2010.

Reception

Metacritic gives A Christmas Cornucopia a weighted average score of 73 based on 9 critics, meaning "generally favorable reviews".^[3] Ian Wade of BBC Music gave the album a very positive review, saying "this collection could find itself becoming as much a part of the holiday season as arguments with loved ones." ^[8] Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine awarded the album 3.5/5 and said "Lennox seems more inspired on A Christmas Cornucopia than she has in years." ^[9] John Hunt of Qatar Today magazine gave the album 9/10 and said "in particular, the vocal work and musical arrangement of 'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen' are impactful to the point of being intimidating."^[10]

Track listing

Personnel

• Matt Allison – engineer
• Marcus Byrne – engineer
• Annie Lennox – accordion, African drums, African percussion, arranger, dulcimer, Fender Rhodes, flute, harmonium, keyboards, marimba, orchestral arrangements, pan pipes, percussion, piano, pipe organ, producer, reed organ, santur, string arrangements, triangle, vibraphone, vocal percussion, vocals, whisper, whistle, Wurlitzer
• Heff Moraes – mixing, mixing Consultant
• Mike Owen – photography
• Dave Robbins – conductor
• Mark Stevens – African drums, engineer, percussion
• Mike Stevens – arranger, bass, drones, engineer, glockenspiel, acoustic guitar, nylon string guitar, keyboards, mixing, music box, orchestral arrangements, organ, Hammond organ, oud, producer, programming, string arrangements, strings
• Barry Van Zyl – African drums, percussion

Charts and certifications

Release history

References