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Anna Wilson: Yule Swing

Read "Yule Swing" reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins

by Woodrow Wilkins
October 14, 2008

If Christmas is a time for giving, vocalist Anna Wilson scores a two-base hit with Yule Swing. Not only does she offer listeners the gift of holiday music, but she also contributes to a charitable cause: Habitat for Humanity.

Like many vocalists, this Pennsylvania product grew up with the Great American Songbook standards, including works by Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland. However, rather than adopting them as her own, which many artists before her have done, Wilson has preferred to ...