The Sounding Joy: Christmas Songs In and Out Of The Ruth CrawfordSeeger Songbook
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About This Release
The Sounding Joy is a spirited collection of folk carols drawn from Ruth Crawford Seeger's 1953 songbook American Folk Songs for Christmas. Featuring Elizabeth Mitchell and a luminary list of her musical family, friends, and neighbors, this album celebrates the spirit of community and homespun traditions that existed in times before the commercialization of Christmas. Natalie Merchant, Aoife O'Donovan, John Sebastian, Dan Zanes, Happy Traum, and many others including special guest Peggy Seeger all add their voices to pay tribute to a collection revered in the canon of American music.
Tracklist
1
Oh, Mary And The Baby, Sweet Lamb
2
Mary Had A Baby
3
Rise Up, Shepherd, And Follow
4
January, February (Last Month Of The Year)
5
Joseph And Mary (The Cherry Tree Carol)
6
Shine Like A Star In The Morning
7
Joy To The World
8
Christmas Day In The Morning
9
Mother's Child (Child Of God)
10
Sing-A-Lamb
11
Great Big Stars
12
Baby Born Today
13
Ain't That A-Rockin' All Night
14
Cradle Hymn
15
Bright Morning Stars Are Rising
16
Sing Hallelu
17
The First Noel
18
The Blessings Of Mary
19
Oh, Watch The Stars
20
Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming
21
Mary Was The Queen Of Galilee
22
Silent Night
23
Singing In The Land
24
Children, Go Where I Send Thee
