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When Christmas in the Heart — an album of Christmas tunes sung by Bob Dylan — was released in 2009, I played samples of the songs from Amazon.com over the phone to my mother. She summed up Dylan’s effort, saying, “All the songs sound alike.” (I have to agree.)

As a mega Dylan fan, I enjoy Christmas in the Heart — mainly because I think it’s so funny. With a traditional choir backing him, Dylan sounds…well, the sound is indescribable.

In honor of Silver Birch Press, I’ve chosen “Silver Bells” as the musical selection — listen to a sample here.

The 15-song album also includes: 

Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Little Drummer Boy
O Come All Ye Faithful
The First Noel
O Little Town of Bethlehem

Christmas in the Heart is available at Amazon.com, where you can listen to samples of all the songs.

Note: Bob Dylan donates his royalties from Christmas in the Heart  to several charities, including Feeding America.