George WinstonDecember

Label:

Windham Hill Records – L 38158

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album

Country:

New Zealand

Released:

Genre:

Classical

Style:

Holiday

Tracklist

A1 Thanksgiving 4:04
A2 Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head 2:40
A3 Joy 3:13
A4 Prelude 1:16
A5 Carol Of The Bells 3:56
Night (5:47)
A6a Part One: Snow 1:51
A6b Part Two: Midnight 1:56
A6c Part Three: Minstrels 2:00
B1 Variations On The Kanon By Johann Pachelbel 5:21
B2 The Holly And The Ivy 4:52
B3 Some Children See Him 3:43
B4 Peace 4:02

Companies, etc.

  • Distributed ByA&M Records, Inc.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Windham Hill Records
  • Copyright ©Windham Hill Records
  • Manufactured ByFestival Records Pty. Ltd.
  • Recorded AtDifferent Fur Studios
  • Marketed ByFestival Records (NZ) Ltd.

Credits

  • DesignWilliam Ackerman
  • EngineerSteven Miller
  • Mastered ByJack Hunt
  • Photography ByGreg Edmonds
  • PianoGeorge Winston
  • ProducerWilliam Ackerman

Notes



Track A1 inspired by friends and places of Miles City, Montana.

Track A2 an Appalachian carol of the late Eighteen Hundreds. Collected by the eminent folklorist John Jacob Niles.

Track A3 inspired by an arrangement by guitarist David Qualey.

Track A4 inspired by Vince Guaraldi.

Track A5 a Nineteenth Century Ukrainian carol.

Track A6
Part One: Snow 1:51
Part Two: Midnight 1:56
Part Three: Minstrels 2:00
Minstrels was inspired by St. Basil's Hymn, a traditional Greek children's New Year's carol based upon a rendition by Malcolm Dalglish, from his album Thunderhead, on Flying Fish Records.

Track B1 composed circa 1699, the Kanon was originally an organ piece.

Track B2 an Eighteenth Century English carol based upon an earlier French carol.

Track B3 composed in 1951 by Jazz trumpeter Alfred S. Burt [1921 - 1954]. Some Children See Him was one of fifteen carols written as gifts for friends. The piece was originally a song with lyrics by Wilha Hutson expressing the unconditional love present within children.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A etched): SMX61723 P2G L38158 A•••
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B etched): SMX-61724 L 38158 B•••

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December (Cassette, Album) Windham Hill Records WT-1025 US 1982
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December (LP, Album) Teldec TA-C-1025, 6.25883 1982
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December (LP, Album) Windham Hill Records L 38158, WH 1025 Australia 1982
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December (LP, Album, Promo) Windham Hill Records C-1025 US 1982
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December (LP, Album) Windham Hill Records C28Y5002 Japan 1982

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