Paul, I listened to "You Raise Me Up".......it is beautiful, and Josh's
voice adds to its beauty.

Helen

At 07:31 PM 1/1/04 -0500, you wrote:
>If none of you have ever heard of a fairly new singer named Josh Groban I
>think you'll enjoy him if you do a web search and listen to some of his
>music.  I heard him on commercials for his new album "Closer" and though I'm
>not usually influenced by such commercials I was impressed with this guy.
>His song "You Raise Me Up" is sort of a Gospel song (or can be taken to be
>one in a crossover kind of way).  Though it does sound an awfully lot like
>"O Danny Boy." Guess they can get away with that since "O Danny Boy" is so
>old it's probably beyond copyright protection.  My favorite song of his,
>though, is "To Where You are" which has been interpreted by some folks as a
>song for those who are out of one's life, including grief.  During my search
>I ran across a website for a family who lost their Christian son and had
>this playing in the background.  It had me sobbing.
>
>Anyway, if you haven't heard him yet you should check him out.  Great stuff.
>
>Paul
>
>PS  Hey, Julie, he even did "O Holy Night" and a great job.  Smile.