1991 - Most of this CD is imbued with soft, sublime sounds of the season, including Jerry Douglas's double-tracked dobro/guitar rendering of "Away in a Manger," Dan Crary's guitar and sleigh bells version of "What Child Is This?" and the stately bluegrass harmonies of John Starling, Larry Stephenson, and Rickie Simpkins on "Beautiful Star of Bethlehem." Robin And Linda Williams sing Steve Earle's "Nothing but a Child" as if it were a Yule folk standard. The all-female Ranch Romance vamp up Elvis's "Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)" with sizzling accordion and fiddle, and Red Knuckles & the Trailblazers end the proceedings with a medley that'll make you "n'yuk n'yuk n'yuk."
13 Songs
- MAKING PLANS (Tim O'Brien)
- CHRISTMAS TIME'S A-COMING (Peter Rowan)
- THE FIRST NOEL / IT CAME UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR / JOY TO THE WORLD (Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver)
- CHRISTMAS LULLABY (Doc Watson)
- BEAUTIFUL STAR OF BETHLEHEM (John Starling)
- SANTA BRING MY BABY BACK (TO ME) (Ranch Romance)
- WHAT CHILD IS THIS (Dan Crary)
- CHRIST WAS BORN IN BETHLEHEM (Tim & Mollie O'Brien)
- SILENT NIGHT (The Seldom Scene)
- NOTHING BUT A CHILD (Robin & Linda Williams)
- THE CARPENTER SHOP (Bluegrass Cardinals)
- AWAY IN A MANGER (Jerry Douglas)
- THAT WHITE CHRISTMAS SONG (Red Knuckles & The Trailblazers)
