Music to soothe the mid-winter soul

Solo piano music by Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, Lizst, Prokofiev, Schubert and Schumann, is music that I usually find very soothing, involving, yet relaxing.

Some small Jazz groups involving Charlie Haden, Houston Person, Andre Previn, Ron Carter, Jacques Loussier, and George Shearing, are often relaxing, i.e. good dinner jazz.

Legends by Phil Coulter and James Galway. It's excellent celtic listening. I have it on CD, an excellent recording, and don't know if it's available in an analog media format. You can pick it up fairly inexpensively on Amazon and it'll be worth every penny you pay.

It's actually playing right now.

Any chet atkins living stereo on RCA ..very soothing and relaxing music with excellent sound brought to you by the skills of Bill Porter.

"Telluride Sessions" by Strength in Numbers has superb musicianship throughout. Although all the cuts might not be considered soothing, "One Winter's Night" is exactly the tonic you seek. If it doesn't touch your soul...You haven't got one.

Classical as mentioned, is an antidote for sure. In addition, I've been rediscovering Donovan and finding his music, once again, very thought provoking and uplifting. I've got early vinyl, but Donovan's Greatest Hits on Epic and numerous other CDs are quite good.