Rodney Crowell – Christmas Everywhere (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Rodney Crowell – Christmas Everywhere (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 39:06 minutes | 421 MB | Genre: Country, Christmas
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © New West Records

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

Tracklist:
1-01. Rodney Crowell – Clement’s Lament (We’ll See You in the Mall) (01:19)
1-02. Rodney Crowell – Christmas Everywhere (feat. Lera Lynn) (03:22)
1-03. Rodney Crowell – When the Fat Guy Tries the Chimney on for Size (04:20)
1-04. Rodney Crowell – Christmas Makes Me Sad (02:51)
1-05. Rodney Crowell – Merry Christmas From an Empty Bed (feat. Brennen Leigh) (04:10)
1-06. Rodney Crowell – Very Merry Christmas (03:49)
1-07. Rodney Crowell – Christmas in Vidor (feat. Mary Karr) (03:41)
1-08. Rodney Crowell – Christmas for the Blues (02:50)
1-09. Rodney Crowell – Come Christmas (03:30)
1-10. Rodney Crowell – Let’s Skip Christmas This Year (02:50)
1-11. Rodney Crowell – Christmas in New York (04:32)
1-12. Rodney Crowell – All for Little Girls & Boys (feat. Daddy Cool & The Yule) (01:46)

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