Reviewed by Tony Cummings

Jon deserves the accolades he's been receiving and although classical purists might find some of the material here a tad too "popular", there is no doubting the rich quality of Jon's voice, a velvet-smooth tenor served by years of world class training and possessing a staggering two and a half octave range. A real standout on this set is Jon's version of Mario Lanza's "I'll Walk With God". Apparently Jon recorded it in one take and it's a deeply emotional and soul lifting performance. Other standouts here are the evergreens "O Holy Night", "Nessun Dorma" and "Jubilate Domum". As well as performing on the piano on 'Northern Light', Jon also conducts the City Of Manchester Symphonia - an orchestra he created and one largely staffed by his college contemporaries - on some of the tracks. It's too early to say, as suggested by his publicist, whether Christos really does compare with Enrico Caruso. But he is certainly a spectacular new classical talent.

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