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Butch Baldassari
Mandolin Music for Christmas
Genres: Country, Special Interest, Pop, Classical

Track Listings (16) - Disc #1
1. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Evergreen, Traditional
2. We Three Kings - Evergreen, Hopkins, John Henry
3. The First Noel - Evergreen, Sandys, William
4. The Little Drummer Boy - Evergreen, Davis, Katherine [C
5. Silent Night - Evergreen, Gruber, Franz
6. Do You Hear What I Hear? - Evergreen,
7. Beautiful Star of Bethlehem - Evergreen,
8. Joy to the World - Evergreen, Mason, Lowell
9. What Child Is This? - Evergreen, Dix, William Chatte
10. O Little Town of Bethlehem - Evergreen, Brooks, Phillip [1]
11. O Holy Night - Evergreen, Adam, Adolphe
12. Angels We Have Heard on High - Evergreen, Traditional
13. Away in a Manger - Evergreen, Traditional
14. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Evergreen, Sears, Edmund Hamil
15. Deck the Halls - Evergreen, Traditional
16. We Wish You a Merry Christmas - Evergreen, Traditional

CD Details

All Artists: Butch Baldassari
Title: Mandolin Music for Christmas
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Cactus Records
Release Date: 9/29/1998
Genres: Country, Special Interest, Pop, Classical
Styles: Bluegrass, Holiday & Wedding, Opera & Classical Vocal
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 027297520820

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CD Reviews

Greatest Christmas Music I have

anna sapp | USA, Ohio | 01/06/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is my all time favorite. I truly love it, It makes me sad that Christmas is over and I've put it away untill next Christmas."

Nice set of Christmas music that features mandolin and more

J. Ross | Roseburg, OR USA | 08/15/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Playing Time - 41:14 -- Evergreen, an album produced by Nashville mandolinist Butch Baldassari, is subtitled "Mandolin Music for Christmas." Butch's mandolin (or one of its cousins: bouzouki or mandola) is dominantly featured in every one of these carols, and he ably proves that this stringed instrument family is ideal for creating a pleasant holiday sound. This album trumps many others by bringing in some excellent accompanists to play guitar, bass, fiddle, dobro, flute, viola, cello, triangle, and even bells on various pieces. These guest artists include Sam Bacco, Mike Bub, Shawn Camp, John Catchings, Mark Horwitz, Randy Howard, Mark Schatz, Tim Stafford, Gene Wooten and Andrea Zonn.None of the tracks are over-arranged, and three (Joy to the World, The First Noel, and Deck the Halls) only feature Baldassari. Some cuts might even have been further enhanced with instrumental harmony, such as was done with fiddle on "Angels We Have Heard On High" and fiddle and mandolins on "Beautiful Star of Bethlehem." Of special note are those carols that also feature lead work by Baldassari's guests - Randy Howard's fiddle on "Do You Hear What I Hear," Howard's guitar on "Angels We Have Heard On High," Mark Horwitz's flute on "What Child Is This," and Gene Wooten's dobro on "The Little Drummer Boy," "Silent Night" and "Away in a Manger." These familiar tunes are given a full ensemble sound with a palate of aural holiday pleasantry. Originally released in 1990, Evergreen was reissued in 2002 with a slightly different order of the tunes. It's a very appealing set of Christmas music that will make a nice addition to your library so that the mandolin is adequately represented among your holiday collection. (Joe Ross, staff writer, Bluegrass Now)"

Excellent -- Very Pleasant Holiday Music...

Leslie | SC USA | 12/04/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I really enjoy this CD -- I got it last year as I am adding to my Christmas Music collection and it is definitely one of my favorites. Very pleasant -- perfect for a relaxed afternoon with the family or background music for a holiday gathering. I highly recommend it -- it'll put you in the holiday spirit!"