George Winston – December

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Label:	Windham Hill Records – WHS C-1025
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album , Semi-Translucent
Country:	US
Released:	1982
Genre:	Classical
Style:	Holiday

Tracklist

A1	Thanksgiving	4:40
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	2:00
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.

Copyright © – Windham Hill Records
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Windham Hill Records
Published By – Windham Hill Music
Published By – Public Domain
Manufactured By – Windham Hill Records
Distributed By – A&M Records, Inc.
Recorded At – Different Fur Studios
Mastered At – JVC Cutting Center

Credits

Design [Design By] – Will Ackerman*
Engineer – Karen Kirsch (tracks: A5, B1)
Engineer [Engineered By] – Steven Miller (tracks: A1 to A4, A6, B2 to B4)
Engineer [Second Engineer On The Steve Miller Sessions] – Karen Kirsch
Mastered By [Original Half-Speed Mastering By] – Jack Hunt
Photography By [Photos By] – Greg Edmonds
Piano [Piano Solos] – George Winston
Producer [Produced By] – William Ackerman

Notes

This version has a semi-translucent vinyl. When held against a light source, the vinyl will illuminate a brown tinge.

©℗Windham Hill Records 1982

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 Dalgish, 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 label): WHS C-1025A
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): WHS C-1025B
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched): C-1025-A - ∞ 15770(3)'†'
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched): WHS-C-1025-B 15841 (3) †
Rights Society: BMI

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	December (Cassette, Album)	Windham Hill Records	WT-1025	US	1982
Recently Edited	December (LP, Album)	Teldec	TA-C-1025, 6.25883		1982
Recently Edited	December (LP, Album)	Windham Hill Records	L 38158, WH 1025	Australia	1982
New Submission	December (LP, Album, Promo)	Windham Hill Records	C-1025	US	1982
Recently Edited	December (LP, Album)	Windham Hill Records	C28Y5002	Japan	1982