A wide array of traditional christmas carols become rich, resonant poetry in the hands of virtuoso viola da gamba player, Ralph Rousseau Meulenbroeks. Meulenbroeks Strikes just the right balance between an elegant and a rustic mood on this solo album of holiday music, and his burnished versions of carols like "Oh Come All Ye Faithful" ("Komt allen tezamen") and "Silent Night" ("Stille Nacht") usher you directly into the fire lit parlor of the real Christmas.