Thursday, 12 December 2019

Lisa McHugh - Home With A Heartbeat


13 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS!!

Buy Home With A Heartbeat here (Amazon GB)

I have several favourite things about Christmas music. One is that, well, it is Christmas music - a genre that knows no snobbery yet conveys the scale of human emotion so precisely at every melodic level. Another is that I often discover new artists via their seasonal releases and get to check out a whole discography of other material from them (as is the case here). Also the case with Lisa McHugh's charming new song, Home With A Heartbeat, is that people come to me with their own recommendations - an excited "have you heard this one"?! I hadn't heard Lisa's single but now I'm utterly smitten. This is a beautifully crafted composition which focuses on the magic of the holiday season through the eyeglass of nostalgia - a vivid winter wonderland of descriptive lyrics of Christmas past, present and future with scenarios that nearly all will recognise. Ms McHugh sings with an aching yearning for the days gone by as well as a shimmering appreciation of all that she has. Her expressive voice certainly brings a sense of warmth and affection to the music - and she guides the pretty melody with a mellifluous ease. She is in perfect symmetry with the lovely, lilting piano which dances like snowflakes on the breeze alongside her; add in some elegant strings and it is like an uplifting hug that leaves you tingling with joy for days. Essential listening this holiday season - and for many more to come.

**Ghosts of Christmas past**
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