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ENYA

3.6

1987–1992

166 reviews

5 albums

OVERVIEW

OVERVIEW

2009

Very Best of Enya

3.6

warm reception

polarized reaction

12 reviews →

2015

Dark Sky Island

3.4

mixed reception

mixed reaction

29 reviews →

REVIEW

REVIEW

And Winter Came...

2

2/5

3.2

London, UK

November 14, 2008

54

Everything is drenched in soft echo and cushioned with a swirling synth.

2008

And Winter Came...

3

3/5

3.2

Fort Worth, TX, USA

November 14, 2008

Mostly, it's business as usual.

2008

And Winter Came...

3

3.2

Newark, NJ, USA

November 15, 2008

The few upbeat tracks are a bit too restrained, though the rest of the songs unfurl slowly and dreamily.

2008

And Winter Came...

2

2/5

3.2

Melbourne VIC, Australia

November 20, 2008

The perfect soundtrack to a very new age Christmas Day – or shopping centre elevators everywhere.

2008

And Winter Came...

3

3/5

3.2

London, UK

November 21, 2008

65

This may be Enya at her most welcoming, but it sticks to a very well-worn formula.

2008

And Winter Came...

4

3/4

3.2

Pittsburgh, PA, USA

November 27, 2008

Legions of fans will flock to this well-produced holiday collection of mostly original music that evokes the quiet wonder of the season.

2008

And Winter Came...

3

3.2

Tampa, FL, USA

November 28, 2008

There's nothing really groundbreaking here.

2008

And Winter Came...

3

2.5/4

3.2

Norfolk, VA, USA

November 28, 2008

As precious as a snow globe, Enya lays down the layer upon layer of numbing aural wallpaper.

2008

And Winter Came...

4

3.5/4

3.2

Madison, WI, USA

November 29, 2008

"Trains and Winter Rains" has the same dreamy sound that "Sail Away" did 20 years ago.

2008

And Winter Came...

2

2/5

3.2

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

November 30, 2008

It looks to me that Enya is riding this particular Celtic horse right into the ground with her selection of numbers for the holiday season.

2008

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

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