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George Winston
December

Album US 1982 on Windham Hill Records label
Classical (Contemporary)

Label has small pressing ring only. Black vinyl; some copies are translucent when held up to light. 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.

     
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PortraitGeorge Winston p, *1949 US
piano, producer, album by
Producers
Anne Ackerman design
William Ackerman design, producer
Karen Kirsch engineer
Steven Miller engineer
Jack Hunt mastered by
Greg Edmonds photography by
Album Tracks   
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1ThanksgivingGeorge Winston4:04
2Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your HeadGeorge Winston2:40
3JoyGeorge Winston3:13
4PreludeGeorge Winston1:16
5Carol Of The BellsGeorge Winston3:56
6NightGeorge Winston5:47
7Part One: SnowGeorge Winston1:51
8Part Two: MidnightGeorge Winston1:56
9Part Three: MinstrelsGeorge Winston2:00
10Variations On The Kanon By Johann PachelbelGeorge Winston5:21
11The Holly And The IvyGeorge Winston4:52
12 Some Children See HimGeorge Winston3:43
13 PeaceGeorge Winston4:02

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