Snow Is Falling!: Songs For Christmas, Hanukkah & Kwanza
PlayMove&Sing, 2023
8/10
Listen to Songs For Christmas, Hanukkah & Kwanza
This first holiday album from the noted children’s musician Sukey Molloy covers a lot of ground, where 18 fun songs welcome plenty of friends to familiar territory.
The always fun “Jingle Bells” begins the listen with Molloy’s bright voice alongside some bluegrass spirit thanks to the frisky banjo and Chris Cardona’s precise violin, and it isn’t long until “Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer” recruits glowing keys and warm guitar that complements the expressive singing.
Further along, the upbeat “I Have A Little Dreidel” uses Larry Alexander’s percussive ideas with much agility, while the always enjoyable “Feliz Navidad” radiates Molloy’s charming pipes amid the hand clapping and dreamy winds.
Close to the end, the beat friendly and dance floor ready “Kwanzaa” carries an infectious energy, and “Snow Is Falling” exits with a cozy feeling that just makes you wish it were snowing right now, as gorgeous backing vocals enter the friendly finish.
A splendid collection of songs that celebrates the holidays and is ideal for families, let’s hope that this isn’t the last album of its kind from the always creative mind of Molloy.
Travels well with: You & Us- Calming A Panic; Marsha And The Positrons- Energetic