Release Date: 02 November 2018
Label: New West Records
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 607396643622
Release Date: 02 November 2018
Label: New West Records
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 607396527113
Release Date: 02 November 2018
Label: New West Records
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 607396528318
Description
My childhood memories of Christmas aren't warm and fuzzy. The holidays were more of a nuisance for my parents than cause for celebration. This is not to say that on behalf of their only child they didn't give the season a halfhearted try. There were Christmases when I found under the tree an electric football set, a Daisy pump air-rifle and a basketball goal that never got nailed up. But, there were also mornings when apples, oranges, hickory nuts and a hammer signified that year's bounty. Which is to say that Christmas in our household was mostly a wait-and-see proposition.
I was finally ready to record an album of original Christmas songs. With Dan Knobler producing and some very gifted musicians and vocalists lending their talents, the making of the album Christmas Everywhere ranks as some of the most enjoyable recording sessions I've ever experienced. The record was close to being finished when it occurred to me that to set the tone for the albums mostly irreverent subtext, I needed to compose a lyrical prelude. In honor of Clement Moore, who wrote the poem we all know as, "The Night Before Christmas," I came up with a short piece called "Clement's Lament (We'll See You in The Mall)". Tania Hancheroff and Kim Keyes stopped by the studio and performed the tune with Jordan Lehning's orchestral backing and the album was pronounced complete.
Seasons Cheer,
Rodney Crowell
Description
My childhood memories of Christmas aren't warm and fuzzy. The holidays were more of a nuisance for my parents than cause for celebration. This is not to say that on behalf of their only child they didn't give the season a halfhearted try. There were Christmases when I found under the tree an electric football set, a Daisy pump air-rifle and a basketball goal that never got nailed up. But, there were also mornings when apples, oranges, hickory nuts and a hammer signified that year's bounty. Which is to say that Christmas in our household was mostly a wait-and-see proposition.
I was finally ready to record an album of original Christmas songs. With Dan Knobler producing and some very gifted musicians and vocalists lending their talents, the making of the album Christmas Everywhere ranks as some of the most enjoyable recording sessions I've ever experienced. The record was close to being finished when it occurred to me that to set the tone for the albums mostly irreverent subtext, I needed to compose a lyrical prelude. In honor of Clement Moore, who wrote the poem we all know as, "The Night Before Christmas," I came up with a short piece called "Clement's Lament (We'll See You in The Mall)". Tania Hancheroff and Kim Keyes stopped by the studio and performed the tune with Jordan Lehning's orchestral backing and the album was pronounced complete.
Seasons Cheer,
Rodney Crowell
Tracklisting
The Coward Brothers
Drive-By Truckers
Office Dog
Ben Folds
Nada Surf
Various Artists
Justin Townes Earle
JD McPherson
Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell
40 Years Of Stony Plain Record
Various
