John Fahey, Christmas Guitar - 1h 5m 17s

Tracks & Durations

1. Joy To the World	1:40
2. What Child Is This	3:26
3. Medley: Hark the Herald Angels Sing; O Come All Ye Faithful	4:30
4. Auld Lange Syne	2:10
5. The Bells of Saint Mary's	2:24
6. Good Christian Men Rejoice	1:20
7. We Three Kings of Orient Are	1:50
8. Away In a Manger (version 1)	1:25
9. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Fantasy	3:00
10. Jolly Old Saint Nicholas	1:46
11. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town	2:44
12. The Skater's Waltz	3:59
13. The Christmas Song	2:26
14. Medley: Christmas Time's A-Coming; Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer	4:09
15. Medley: The Holly and the Ivy; The Cherry Tree Carol	2:16
16. Apple Blossom Time	1:39
17. White Christmas	1:45
18. The First Noel	3:55
19. Good King Wenceslas	1:08
20. Of the Father's Love Begotten	1:29
21. Away In a Manger (version 2)	2:33
22. In the Bleak Midwinter	1:54
23. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear	3:02
24. Medley: Jesus, Won't You Come By Here; Go Tell It On the Mountain	3:28
25. Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming	1:53
26. Silent Night, Holy Night	3:13

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Review

John Fahey is a visionary, an iconoclast, and a plain old American weirdo. He's also a brilliant acoustic guitarist, whose earnestness is matched only by his oblique sense of humor. These performances--ranging from the cheery "Joy to the World" and "We Three Kings" to the thoughtful "Bells of St. Mary's" and "In the Bleak Midwinter"--are pretty straightforward though. Some tend toward the academic, but all are quite beautiful in their own reserved way, making this the perfect unintrusive album for a quiet Christmas gathering or an evening by the hearth. The notoriously squirrely Fahey might be the last guy you'd invite over for eggnog, but you'd be foolish not to let his exquisite music into your home. --Michael Ruby

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