What happens when a little girl, enchanted by Halloween, grows up to become a classically trained organist?

This was the first sentence that I read on the booklet accompanying Kristen Lawrence’s Halloween Carols CD: A Broom With a View. I think that sentence sums up this CD perfectly. I recieved this CD as part of a review opportunity with the Family Review Network. When it arrived at my house, the CD was wrapped up in a small black sheer bag tied at the top with a ribbon, setting just the right mood for my discovery of Kristen Lawrence’s music. A Broom With A View is a compilation of 13 songs meant to celebrate Halloween and the fall season. To date, Kristen has written over 60 carols and she is releasing them in batches of 13.

So what does happen when a little girl, enchanted by Halloween, grows up to become a classically trained organist?

A Broom With A View on YouTube

In my humble opinion, the result is brilliant. I found A Broom With a View hauntingly beautiful, reminiscent of the music from Phantom of the Opera (because of the organ music no doubt) and Danny Elfman (whom Kristen mentions as an inspiration to her) in it’s spooky style. If you like Danny Elfman, Andrew Lloyd Webber or the Halloween season, you will likely adore these carols.

Kristen created these songs in an effort to add more quality music to our Halloween collections. Enough with the cheesy sound effects and children’s music – what about something beautiful and celebratory of the season? At Christmas we have beautiful carols to accompany our silly renditions of Rudolph and Frosty the Snowman. Kristen felt Halloween deserved the same variety. Really is there ever a bad time to play good music?

I think she’s really onto something and I’ve enjoyed playing this music around the apartment. I like that it’s not too scary to play around my three year old and infant, but still has that perfect spooky vibe to accompany the dreary weather of cold, autumn nights.

I’m giving away a copy of Kristen Lawrence’s Halloween Carols at my personal blog, mommablogsalot.com. Be sure to head over there quick for a chance to win, as the giveaway ends Monday afternoon.

Disclaimer: This post was written as part of a program for Family Review Network andHalloween Carols, who provided the CD for review & giveaway.