Here at New Earth Records, we’re really excited about Deuter’s latest project, Celebration of Light. Celebration of Light is Deuter’s take on a holiday album, though it is also much more than that. This album was created to be well-suited to the entire winter solstice. The seasonal significance of the winter solstice is in the reversal of the gradually lengthening nights and shortening days—and hence, more light.

We interviewed Deuter about what he included on this album, and here’s what he said:

I intentionally selected holiday music I found to be both very heartfelt and simple, which has been sung throughout the centuries. On this album there are songs from the 13th, 14th, 15th, and the 16th centuries. We have one piece of Johann Sebastian Bach, one part of the Vivaldi four seasons, and one dance song from Praetorius, an original composition, as well as additional unknown composers. This is my offering to the holiday season.

Celebration of Light has also been getting some exceptional reviews. Here’s our favorite so far, from Music Design:

A long overdue kick in the pants for new age / Christmas recordings, this completely
charming and disarming album doesn’t have to be played at the holidays only. The sonics alone are worth the price of admission and the rest of the presentation will
simply bowl you over. A four star set throughout.

We hope you enjoy Celebration of Light as much as we do, and we invite you to check it out. As always, this album is available on from us at NewEarthRecords.com, on iTunes, and on Amazon.com.

We would also like to share with you these rare photos of Deuter which we recently dug out of the New Earth archives. Enjoy, and please let us know what you think of Celebration of Light!