George WinstonDecember

Label:

Windham Hill Records – WT-1025

Format:

Cassette , Album

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

Holiday

Tracklist

A1 Thanksgiving 4:07
A2 Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head 2:37
A3 Joy 3:15
A4 Prelude 1:16
A5 Carol Of The Bells 3:59
Night 5:50
A6a Part One: Snow 1:51
A6b Part Two: Midnight 1:56
A6c Part Three: Minstrels 2:00
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B1 Variations On The Kanon By Johann Pachelbel 5:23
B2 The Holly And The Ivy 4:55
B3 Some Children See Him
Composed ByAlfred S. Burt
3:51
B4 Peace 4:00

Credits

  • Composed ByGeorge Winston (tracks: A1, A4, A6a, A6b, B4)
  • DesignWill Ackerman*
  • EngineerSteven Miller
  • Mastered ByBernie Grundman
  • Photography [Photos]Greg Edmond
  • Piano, Producer, Arranged ByGeorge Winston
  • ProducerWilliam Ackerman

Notes

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 A5: a nineteenth Century Ukrainian carol.

Track A6
Minstrels was inspired by St. Basil's Hymn, a traditional Greek childrens 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 of children.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 0 1934-11025-4
  • Barcode (Scanned): 019341102540

Other Versions (5 of 111)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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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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December (LP, Album) A&M Records AMWH 61025 Europe 1982

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