The highly versatile actress and soprano Barbara Marie-Louise Pavelka is releasing her first album with Christmas songs and arias. It is a very personal and rare collection of international Christmas songs and arias she got to know during her stay in France in a monastery over Christmas (e.g. “Entre le boeuf et l’âne gris”, “Les anges dans nos campagnes”).

Others accompanied her all her life (e.g. “Maria durch ein Dornwald ging”, “Es wird scho glei dumpa”) and others entered her life in the last years (e.g. “The First Nowell”, “Mari Wiegenlied”). As she is very gifted in studying languages there is also a world premiere of a song with parts of the lyrics in Arabic (“O die tiefe Liebe Jesu”). Chiaki Kotobouki, a highly gitfted pianist, accompanies her with her own sensitive, simple and devout stile. The two of them build a wonderful duo. The musical arrangements are held simple and beautiful and were made by themselves.

Tracks:
1. O Little Town of Bethlehem
2. Les Anges dans nos campagnes
3. Es wird scho glei dumpa
4. The First Nowell
5. Mariä Wiegenlied
6. Away in a Manger
7. Entre le boeuf et l’âne gris
8. Maria durch ein’ Dornwald ging
9. Ich steh’ an deiner Krippen hier
10. Cantique de Noel
11. O, die tiefe Liebe Jesu
12. Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht