Kerry Patrick Clark, “Heart of Christmas”
Label: self
Reviewed by: Kim Walter, Jan 2017

Unique and varied Christmas album without any of the nauseating characteristics of The regular seasonal assault on our ears. Fresh sounds, many new seasonal numbers, even the standards sound like they haven’t been beaten to death. My faves: 1, 5, 7, 9, 11

1. 3:34 slow- uplifting spiritual
2. 5:13 amusing live verbal intro about Christmas materialism
3. 3:48 slow- new Xmas song (album namesake)
4. 3:47 med- religious song about Jesus
5. 3:56 med- unique version of classic
6. 4:27 slow/med- nice
7. 3:29 slow/med- new future Christmas classical
8. 3:38 med- traditional version
9. 4:21 slow- Letter home from soldier at Christmas
10. 3;37 slow- nice anti-materialistism song
11. 4:16 slow- sad song about dead little brother
12. 4:06 slow- gentle song asking for peace
13. 3:56 slow- beautiful version of song written by the “father of folk music”, Robert Burns