Music CD, Musical Sound Recording, Sound Recording

Mitchell, Elizabeth, 1968- performer.

The sounding joy : Christmas songs in and out of the Ruth Crawford Seeger songbook / Elizabeth Mitchell and friends.

Washington, DC : Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, [2013]

℗2013

1 audio disc (70 min.) ; 4 3/4 in.

digital optical

audio file CD audio

Elizabeth Mitchell celebrates the season with songs drawn from Ruth Crawford Seeger's 1953 songbook American Folk Songs for Christmas. Includes appearances by Dan Zanes, Natalie Merchant, Aoife O'Donovan, Amy Helm, John Sebastian, Happy Traum, and Peggy Seeger.

Folk songs, English -- United States.

Folk music -- United States.

Carols, English -- United States.

Christmas music.

Christmas music.

Seeger, Ruth Crawford, 1901-1953, arranger of music.

American folk songs for Christmas.

Songs from American folk songs for Christmas, originally compiled and arranged by Ruth Crawford Seeger in 1953.

Title from disc label.

Program notes by Natalie Merchant, Daniel Littleton, and Elizabeth Mitchell (31 pages ; color illustrations) inserted in container.

Produced by Elizabeth Mitchell and Daniel Littleton.

Elizabeth Mitchell, vocals ; with assisting musicians.

Recorded 2009-2013 On-Me Sound, Woodstock, NY.

Oh, Mary and the baby, sweet lamb Mary had a baby Rise up, shepherd, and follow January, February, the last month of the year Joseph and Mary (The cherry tree carol) Shine like a star in the morning Joy to the world Christmas Day in the morning Mother's child (Child of God) Sing-a-lamb Great big stars Baby born today Ain't that a-rockin' all night Cradle hymn Bright morning stars are rising Sing hallelu The first Noel The blessings of Mary Oh, watch the stars Lo, how a rose e'er blooming Mary was the Queen of Galilee Silent night Singing in the land Children, go where I send thee (Little bitty baby, a cumulative song)

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