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Overview
A Windham Hill Christmas celebrates the season as it should be -- crystal clear and elegant in its simplicity. It brings together Windham Hill's original roster of artists, including Will Ackerman, Alex de Grassi, Liz Story, George Winston, Barbara Higbie, Michael Manring, and the Celtic band Nightnoise. A Windham Hill Christmas is the perfect respite from the mediocre commercial holiday music that dominates store shelves. It's both gorgeous and moving, evocative of crisp winter nights and quiet evenings. Steve Erquiaga's guitar rendition of "Angels We Have Heard on High" breathes new life into the familiar hymn. Jim Brickman's piano arrangement of "O Holy Night" is splendid, letting the song's moving melody take the forefront rather than cluttering it with the overwrought orchestral arrangements frequently heard of this tune. George Winston's take on Vince Guaraldi's "Christmas Is Coming," made famous in the A Charlie Brown Christmas TV special, is great fun, while "Deck the Halls" is almost unrecognizable, taking on a relaxed, subdued elegance in Liz Story's hands. Tracy Silverman and Thea Suits' take on "Silent Night" is haunting and timely, faithful to the melody while bringing it into the present with the underscoring of Silverman's electric six-string violin. A Windham Hill Christmas is the holiday as it should be: calm, relaxing, relevant, and joyful.
Product Details
Release Date: | 10/22/2002 |
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Label: | Rca |
UPC: | 0019341165125 |
catalogNumber: | 11651 |
Tracks
Album Credits
Performance Credits
Barbara Higbie Synthesizer,Piano,Violin,celtic harpMichael Manring Fretless Bass Guitar
Liz Story Piano,Soloist
Tim Story Synthesizer,Piano
Steve Erquiaga Guitar (Nylon String)
Jeff Johnson Keyboards
Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill Piano
Will Ackerman Guitar (Baritone)
Phil Baker Bass
Jim Brickman Piano
Kimberly Bryden Oboe
David Cullen Guitar
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill Guitar
George Doering Guitar
Brian Dunning Flute,Accordion,Human Whistle
Tim Ellis Guitar
Nina Gerber Acoustic Guitar,Hi String
Paul McCandless English Horn,Keyboards,Oboe
Bennett Salvay Strings
Paul Schwartz Piano
Tracy Silverman Violin,Keyboards,Electric Violin
George Winston Piano,Soloist
Alex de Grassi Guitar,Soloist
W.G. Snuffy Walden Guitar
Thea Suits-Silverman Flute
Gregg Williams Percussion
Andrew Schulman Cello
John Fitzpatrick Violin
Robert Ward French Horn
Technical Credits
Adolphe Adam ComposerBarbara Higbie Arranger
Nightnoise Arranger,Producer
Liz Story Arranger,Producer
Tim Story Arranger,Producer,Engineer
Steve Erquiaga Arranger,Producer,Engineer
Jeff Johnson Producer,Engineer
Franz Gruber Composer
Will Ackerman Producer
John Anthony Engineer
Dawn Atkinson Producer,Liner Notes
Jim Brickman Arranger,Producer,Engineer
David Cullen Arranger
Brian Dunning Arranger,Engineer
Stephen Hart Engineer
Howard Johnston Engineer
Avi Kipper Engineer
David Luke Engineer
Paul McCandless Arranger,Producer
Tony Mills Engineer
Paul Schwartz Arranger,Producer
George Winston Producer
Alex de Grassi Arranger,Producer
Philip Begley Engineer
W.G. Snuffy Walden Arranger,Programming,Producer
Thea Suits-Silverman Arranger,Producer,Engineer
Richard Storrs Willis Composer
Joseph Mohr Composer
William Sandys Composer
John Sullivan Dwight Composer
John Mason Neale Composer
Brian Dozoretz Engineer
John Fitzpatrick Arranger
Traditional Composer
E. H. Sears Composer
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