Pete Seeger - Traditional Christmas Carols (1967)
A1 'Twas On A Night Like This 3:28 A2 Mary Had A Baby 2:42 A3 Glory To That New Born King 2:34 A4 What Child Is This? 1:45 A5 Rise Up, Shepherd, And Follow 1:36 A6 Carol Of The Beasts 2:02 A7 Traditional Tune 1:44 B1 The First Noel 5:41 B2 Behold That Star 2:15 B3 Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming 1:57 B4 Masters Of This Hall 1:23 B5 Traditional Tune (On Hillel) 0:52 B6 Twelve Gates To The City 3:24 Pete Seeger - Banjo, Guitar, Vocals
In 1967, Pete Seeger expanded upon the material he had recorded for the earlier seasonal collection The Nativity (Folkways FTS35001) to create Traditional Christmas Carols. Accompanying himself on either banjo or guitar, he sang several familiar songs, including "What Child Is This?," "The First Noël," and "Twelve Gates To The City," as well as more obscure ones. This would have been an ideal album for the singer to record before a live audience that might have sung along and livened up the proceedings; in the studio, with his correct but austere performances, it suggests a relatively bleak Christmas season. ---William Ruhlmann, AllMusic Review
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