Amazing Grace Marie-Josée Lord soprano Ensemble vocal Épiphanie * Jean-Willy Kunz, organ, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church, Montréal Antoine Bareil, violin † ACD2 2686 • Inspired by her love for spirituals and traditional carols, Marie-Josée Lord embarks on a mystical journey for her very first Christmas album.   Accompanied by the Ensemble Vocal Épiphanie, Lord sings such beloved gospel songs as Amazing Grace and Couldn't hear nobody pray. • Accompanied by Jean-Willy Kunz at the organ of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste church in Montréal and by violinist Antoine Bareil, Marie-Josée Lord also sings classics of the Christmas season including Ave Maria by Bach/Gounod and Minuit, Chrétiens! by Adolphe Adam, as well as Bing Crosby's celebrated song White Christmas. • Marie-Josée Lord's first disc, the eponymous Marie-Josée Lord (2011 Felix award for best classical vocal recording of the year), as well as her most recent ATMA Classique disc, Yo soy Maria, have won the hearts of the public.   Critics have hailed her recent performance at the Op&*eacute;ra de Montréal as Serena in Gershwin's Porgy and Bess.       Stephen Adams   1. The Holy city     5:32       Gounod-Bach   2- Ave Maria †     3:08       Albert Hay Mallotte   3. Notre-Père †     3:20       Spirituals   4. Couldn't hear nobody pray *     3:51   5. He's got the whole world in His hand     3:07   6. Mary had a baby *     3:06   7. Amazing grace *     3:18   8. Ain't got time to die *     2:32       Adolphe Adam   9. Minuit, chrétiens ! *     6:21       Alessandro Stradella 10. Pietà signore     7:05       Irving Berlin 11. Noël blanc       Traditional African: Congo 12. Ma Maria *     3:16 ATMA Classique is distributed in Australia by Rockian Trading PO Box 44, Briar Hill, Vic, 3088, Australia Telephone +61 (0)3 9432 4149 ~ Facsimile +61 (0)3 9444 6879