Sings Traditional Christmas Carols

by Pete Seeger

Overview

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 Noel," 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

Product Details

Release Date:	10/10/2000
Label:	Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
UPC:	0093074002421
Rank:	50983

Tracks

1. 'Twas on a Night Like This
2. Mary Had a Baby
3. Glory to That New Born King
4. What Child Is This?
5. Rise up, Shepherd, and Follow
6. Carol of the Beasts
7. Carol of the Beasts
8. The First Noel
9. Behold That Star
10. Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
11. Masters in This Hall
12. Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
13. Twelve Gates to the City

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Pete Seeger   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Banjo

Technical Credits

Leslie Shephard   Liner Notes
Pete Seeger   Composer
Marion Hicks   Arranger,Adaptation
Moses Asch   Engineer,Notation,Music Notes,Transcription
William Chatterton Dix   Composer
Michael Praetorius   Composer
William Sandys   Composer
John Vachon   Cover Photo,Photography
Ronald Clyne   Cover Design
Jean Hammons   Transcription
Traditional   Composer