The Best of a Winter's Solstice

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1The First Noel
electric violin [electric 6-string violin], keyboard and violin:
Tracy Silverman
flute:
Thea Suits‐Silverman
arranger:
Tracy Silverman
recording of:
The First Noël
publisher:
William B. Sandys (in 1823, in 1833)
additional lyricist:
Davies Gilbert (in 1823)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
additional arranger:
John Stainer (in 1871)
arranger:
Davies Gilbert (in 1823)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 36)
arrangement of:
The First Nowell
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 musical film soundtrack)
Tracy Silverman and Thea Suits‐Silverman3:15
2Prelude to Cello Suite #1
producer:
William Ackerman (guitarist), Dawn Atkinson and Cookie Marenco
guitar:
Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter)
performer:
Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter)
arranger:
Michael Hedges (American acoustic guitarist and songwriter)
recording of:
Suite no. 1 G-Dur, BWV 1007: I. Prélude (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 1 G-Dur, BWV 1007: I. Prélude (Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude)
part of:
Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 (catch-all for arrangements)
Michael Hedges2:32
3Sung to Sleep
producer:
William Ackerman (guitarist), Dawn Atkinson and Cookie Marenco
piano:
Michael Manring (US bass guitarist)
recording of:
Sung to Sleep
composer:
Michael Manring (US bass guitarist)
Michael Manring4:21
4Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
producer:
William Ackerman (guitarist) and Dawn Atkinson
guitar:
David Qualey
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude” (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring; catch‐all for arrangements and unknown orchestrations)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
David Qualey4:23
5Dona Nobis Pacem
Michael Manring2:14
6Little Drummer Boy
producer:
William Ackerman (guitarist) and Dawn Atkinson
guitar:
Peter Scott
piano and synthesizer [synthesizers]:
Richard Schönherz
arranger:
Schönherz and Scott
recording of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
lyricist and composer:
Katherine K. Davis (Katherine Kennicott Davis) (in 1941)
additional composer:
Henry Onorati (in 1958) and Harry Simeone (in 1958)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated), International Korwin Corp., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. (in 1955) and Mills Music, Inc. (in 1964)
is based on:
Trad. (traditional Czech carol, became “Carol of the Drums”)
Schönherz & Scott4:21
7The Sussex Carol
alto flute and flute:
Brian Dunning
guitar, piano and whistle:
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill
violin [fiddle]:
Johnny Cunningham (Scottish fiddler)
instrumental recording of:
Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 597)
Nightnoise3:58
8Sheep May Safely Graze
mandocello:
John Imholz
mandola:
Paul Binkley
mandolin:
Mike Marshall (US mandolinist & multi-instrumentalist) and Dana Rath
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 208 “Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!”: IX. “Schafe können sicher weiden” (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 208 “Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!”: IX. Aria (Sopran II) “Schafe können sicher weiden”
Modern Mandolin Quartet4:07
9Chorale #220
Turtle Island String Quartet1:13
10The Simple Birth
producer:
Dawn Atkinson
bouzouki and guitar [high-strung guitar]:
Nina Gerber (folk guitarist)
Irish harp / clàrsach [Celtic harp], bouzouki, piano, synthesizer and violin:
Barbara Higbie
vocals:
Dawn Atkinson and Barbara Higbie
arranger:
Barbara Higbie
recording of:
The Simple Birth (Dutch trad.)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Barbara Higbie3:38
11Coventry Carol
producer:
William Ackerman (guitarist) and Dawn Atkinson
cello:
Hans Christian Reumschussel (German-born multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer)
cor anglais and oboe:
Paul McCandless
lute:
Mitzi Johnson
tambourine:
Cookie Marenco
arranger:
Paul McCandless
Paul McCandless3:29
12Greensleeves
producer:
William Ackerman (guitarist) and Dawn Atkinson
piano:
Liz Story
arranger:
Liz Story
instrumental recording of:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Liz Story3:29
13Wexford Carol
producer:
Dawn Atkinson
accordion, piano and synthesizer:
Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill
fiddle [fiddles]:
Johnny Cunningham (Scottish fiddler)
flute and whistle:
Brian Dunning
guitar and synthesizer:
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill
arranger:
Nightnoise (Windham Hill new age ensemble)
instrumental recording of:
Wexford Carol (English lyric version)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 22086)
Nightnoise3:56
14Crystal Palace
Øystein Sevåg3:28
15We Three Kings
Barbara Higbie3:54
16Carol of the Bells
producer:
Dawn Atkinson
bass guitar [bass]:
Michael Manring (US bass guitarist)
cello:
Mark Summer
harp:
Barbara Higbie
oboe:
Paul McCandless
piano:
Liz Story
steelpan [steel drums]:
Andy Narell (US jazz steel pannist, composer and producer)
synthesizer [synthesizers]:
Philip Aaberg
viola:
Danny Seidenberg
violin:
Darol Anger and David Balakrishnan
arranger:
Philip Aaberg and Dawn Atkinson
instrumental recording of:
Carol of the Bells
lyricist:
Peter J. Wilhousky (in 1936)
arranger:
Микола Дмитрович Леонтович (Mykola Leontovych) (in 1916)
is based on:
Щедрик (The Little Swallow)
Windham Hill Artists3:30

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part of:A Winter's Solstice (order: 1)