Acoustic Christmas Carols: Cowboy Christmas II

Country · 2009 · 14 tracks · 45m

Acoustic Christmas Carols: Cowboy Christmas II

Michael Martin Murphey

Fourteen traditional carols performed with high-desert stillness. Recorded in a Taos church, this is a sparse, finger-picked celebration of a quiet Western winter.

2009 · Rural Rhythm Christian

A quiet, reverent stillness that feels like watching snow fall by candlelight.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks · 45m

01

Home, Sweet Home

2:22

02

O Little Town of Bethlehem

4:30

03

The First Noel

4:41

04

In the Bleak Midwinter

3:39

05

'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime

2:30

06

Away in a Manger

2:41

07

Joy to the World

2:33

08

It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

2:48

09

We Three Kings

4:06

10

Go Tell It on the Mountain

3:35

11

Silent Night

3:37

12

What Child Is This

4:34

13

I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day

2:40

14

Home, Sweet Home (reprise)

1:26

Moments Worth Listening For

The bright, metallic resonance of the hammer dulcimer cutting through the silence of 'In the Bleak Midwinter'.

A surprising shift into bluesy electric guitar licks during 'Go Tell It on the Mountain' that breaks the acoustic spell.

The intimate, unpolished vocal blend between father and daughter on the final verse of 'Silent Night'.

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