The third holiday-themed album from the Windham Hill label, the 98th cataloged, and the last independent Winter's Solstice album published during the Ackerman/Robinson Independent years (before BMG's 50% buyout in the summer of 1992). This album again features completely original tracks recorded specifically for the album.
Track list:
- Schönherz & Scott Little Drummer Boy 4:19
- Michael Manring Hopeful 3:52
- Steve Erquiaga The Christmas Song 3:04
- Turtle Island String Quartet Veni Emmanuel 3:32
- John Gorka Christmas Bells 2:35
- Barbara Higbie Lullay, Lully 3:42
- Modern Mandolin Quartet Trepak 1:12
- Tim Story Of The Father's Love Begotten 3:50
- Paul McCandless Coventry Carol 3:28
- Andy Narell Sleepers Awake 3:58
- Nightnoise Snow Is Lightly Falling 3:54
- Liz Story Pavane 4:08
- Pierce Pettis In The Bleak Midwinter 3:01
- Michael Hedges In Dulci Jubilo (Good Christian Men Rejoice) 2:50
- Philip Aaberg Earth Abides 4:39
Design [Graphic Design By] – Candace Upman
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Photography By – John F. Cooper
Producer – Dawn Atkinson, Will Ackerman
Recorded By – Howard Johnston (tracks: 1 to 4, 7)
Technician [Digital Assembly By] – Stewart Whitmore
©℗ 1990 Windham Hill Records. Distributed by BMG Music Canada Inc. Trademarks used under license from trademark owner, Windham Hill Records. Printed in Canada.
5: from a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
7: from The Nutcracker Suite
10: from Cantata #140 Wachet Auf
12: from The Capriol Suites
1 to 7: Recorded at Different Fur Recording, San Francisco, CA
8: Recorded at Scharren Studios, Toledo, OH
9, 15: Recorded at OTR Studio, Belmont, CA
10: Recorded at Mobius Music, San Francisco, CA
11: Recorded at Nightnoise Studio, Portland, OR; mixed at Desitek, Portland, OR
12: Recorded at The Site, Marin County, CA
13: Recorded at Sound Cell, Huntsville, AL
14: Recorded at The Speech and Hearing Clinic, Mendocino, CA
All arrangements by the artists except where noted.
