Mike, Peggy, and Penny Seeger and members of their friends
Rounder Records – 0268/0269
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A01 Stars In The Heaven (1:06)
A02 Oh, Watch The Stars (2:12)
A03 Great Big Stars (0:52)
A04 Shine Like A Star In The Morning (2:18)
A05 Bright Morning Stars Are Rising (3:01)
A06 Rise Up, Shepherd And Follow (2:08)
A07 Shepherd, Shepherd (0:55)
A08 Don't You Hear The Lambs a-Crying (1:35)
A09 Found My Lost Sheep (2:20)
A10 Look Away To Bethlehem (1:40)
A11 How Many Miles To Bethlehem? (1:20)
A12 Jehovah Hellelujah (1:30)
A13 Joseph And Mary (2:50)
A14 A Virgin Most Pure (2:01)
A15 Baby Born Today (2:04)
B01 Go Tell It On The Mountain (1:32)
B02 Shepherds, Rejoice (1:27)
B03 The New Born Baby (1:35)
B04 Oh, Mary And The Baby, Lamb (0:58)
B05 Star In The East (2:24)
B06 Babe Of Bethlehem (2:58)
B07 Child Of God (1:53)
B08 Cradle Hymn (3:16)
B09 Ain't That a-Rocking All Night (2:15)
B10 Sing-a-Lamb (1:32)
B11 Mary, What You Gonna Name That Pretty Baby? (2:10)
B12 Sing Hallelu (2:24)
B13 Mary Had A Baby (3:04)
C01 Jesus Borned In Bethlea (3:23)
C02 Wasn't That A Might Day (1:14)
C03 January, February The Last Month Of The Year (2:02)
C04 Poor Little Jesus (2:52)
C05 Heard From Heaven Today (2:37)
C06 'Twas A Wonder In Heaven (1:29)
C07 Mariner's Hymn (1:20)
C08 O Mary, Where Is Your Baby? (2:14)
C09 Yonder Comes Sister Mary (2:27)
C10 The Blessings Of Mary (2:47)
C11 Awake (2:13)
C12 Exultation (0:47)
C13 Children Of The Heavenly King (1:47)
D01 Singing In The Land (3:20)
D02 Rejoice My Friends (1:09)
D03 The Twelve Apostles (2:58)
D04 Holy Babe (4:26)
D05 Twelve Days Of Christmas (3:55)
D06 The Angel Band (2:30)
D07 Almost Day (1:30)
D08 Heaven Bell Ring (1:34)
D09 A Mince Pie Or A Pudding (1:40)
D10 Christmas Day In The Morning (1:53)
D11 Turkey Run Away (0:45)
D12 Breaking Up Christmas (2:54)
[Credits]
Mike Seeger (autoharp/banjo/fiddle/guitar/harmonica/jawharp/mandolin/vocals) Peggy Seeger (banjo/concertina/guitar/piano/vocals) Penny Seeger (bells/dulcimer/guitar/mandolin/vocals) Ewan MacColl (vocals) Calum MacColl (guitar/guitar/psaltery/vocals) Kirsty MacColl (vocals) Kitty MacColl (vocals) Sonya Cohen (guitar/vocals) Kim Seeger (dulcimer/spoons/vocals)
[Notes]
This set is based on the famous Ruth Crawford Seeger book of the same name. Among the 53 (!) songs are "Bright Morning Stars Are Rising," "Look Away to Bethlehem," "Go Tell It on the Mountain," "Sing Hallelu," and "Breaking up Christmas." Mike Seeger, Penny Seeger, Peggy Seeger, Sonya Cohen, Calum MacColl, Ewan MacColl, Kitty MacColl and Kim Seeger accompany their own vocals on traditional acoustic instruments. Liner notes explain the traditions behind these lesser-known Christmas songs, and the cover is decorated with wonderful woodcuts.-- AllMusic Review by Roundup Newsletter
