{"id":58194,"date":"2019-12-16T09:06:12","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T09:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=58194"},"modified":"2019-12-15T12:03:01","modified_gmt":"2019-12-15T12:03:01","slug":"the-essential-advent-calendar-december-16-katie-melua-featuring-gori-womens-choir-what-a-wonderful-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/12\/the-essential-advent-calendar-december-16-katie-melua-featuring-gori-womens-choir-what-a-wonderful-world\/","title":{"rendered":"The Essential Advent Calendar: December 16 – Katie Melua Featuring Gori Women\u2019s Choir \u2018What A Wonderful World\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Door number 16 reveals \u2018What A Wonderful World\u2019 by the multi-award-winning artist Katie Melua, taken from her new limited edition \u2018Live In Concert\u2019 double album. Having previously topped the charts with her recording of the song with Eva Cassidy, on this \u201dmagnificent and emotional<\/a>\u201d live version Katie is joined by the \u00a0extraordinary voices of the Gori Women\u2019s Choir.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Stream\/buy \u2018What A Wonderful World\u2019 here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Recorded at London\u2019s Central Hall, Westminster, in December 2018, the limited edition \u2018Live In Concert\u2019 2xCD collection is presented as a stunning 84-page hardback book, and contains never-before-seen photographs of moments on stage and behind-the-scenes, captured by renowned photographer Karni Arieli.\u00a0 The book also contains the exquisite illustrations created by the show\u2019s Creative Directors Karni & Saul, and opens with a foreword written by Katie herself.<\/p>\n

This 2xCD collection is a perfect souvenir of a truly remarkable tour and can be ordered here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Door number 16 reveals \u2018What A Wonderful World\u2019 by the multi-award-winning artist Katie Melua, taken from her new limited edition \u2018Live In Concert\u2019 double album. Having previously topped the charts with her recording of the song with Eva Cassidy, on this \u201dmagnificent and emotional\u201d live version Katie is joined by the extraordinary voices of the Gori Women\u2019s Choir.<\/p>\n

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