Songs of Joy & Peace


Songs of Joy and Peace is a Christmas music album by cellist Yo-Yo Ma, released on October 14, 2008. The album won the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Classical Crossover Album. It features collaborations with many other artists, including vocalists Diana Krall & Alison Krauss, bassist John Clayton, pianist Dave Brubeck, cellist Matt Brubeck, clarinetist Paquito D'Rivera, trumpeter Chris Botti, pianist Billy Childs, bassist Robert Hurst, drummers Billy Kilson and John Hadfield, guitarist Romero Lubambo, bassist Edgar Meyer, bassist Nilson Matta, mandolinist Chris Thile, vocalist Renée Fleming, Celtic fiddler Natalie MacMaster, harpist Marta Cook, saxophonist Joshua Redman, piper Cristina Pato, vocalist James Taylor, the Assad Family, ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro, and Wu Tong & the Silk Road Ensemble.

Track listing

All tracks traditional except where noted.
  1. Dona Nobis Pacem – 2:00
  2. You Couldn't Be Cuter – 3:28
  3. Joy to the World 3:42
  4. Here Comes the Sun – 2:50
  5. Improvisation on Dona Nobis Pacem – 2:57
  6. The Wassail Song / All Through the Night – 2:37
  7. A Christmas Jig/Mouth of the Tobique Reel – 3:46
  8. The Wexford Carol – 4:20
  9. Panxoliña: A Galician Carol – 3:05
  10. Improvisation on Dona Nobis Pacem – 0:58
  11. Vassourinhas – 3:25
  12. Improvisation on Dona Nobis Pacem – 2:32
  13. Invitación al Danzón – 4:53
  14. My One and Only Love – 4:07
  15. Familia – 3:57
  16. Concordia – 4:30
  17. My Favorite Things – 6:29
  18. Touch the Hand of Love – 4:35
  19. Kuai Le – 3:26
  20. This Little Light of Mine – 5:02
  21. Happy Xmas (War is Over) – 4:45
  22. Dona Nobis Pacem/Auld Lang Syne – 1:57

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart Position
US Billboard 200129
US Top Classical Albums 4