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Bob Dylan ‎– Christmas In The Heart

Name: Bob Dylan ‎– Christmas In The Heart
SKU: 8884
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€129,99

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After the initial shock fades, the existence of Christmas in the Heart seems perhaps inevitable. After all, the thing Bob Dylan loves most of all are songs that are handed down from generation to generation, songs that are part of the American fabric, songs so common they never seem to have been written. These are the songs Dylan chooses to sing on Christmas in the Heart, a cheerfully old-fashioned holiday album from its Norman Rockwell-esque cover to its joyous backing vocals. Apart from the breakneck “Must Be Santa,” which barrelhouses like a barroom, Dylan doesn’t really reinterpret these songs as much as simply play them with his crackerjack road band, dropping in a little flair — restoring “we’ll have to muddle through somehow” to “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” singing the opening of “O Come All Ye Faithful” in its original Latin — but never pushing tunes in unexpected directions. Many would argue having Dylan croon these carols is unexpected enough and, true, there are times his gravelly rumble is a bit pronounced, but nothing here feels forced, it all feels rather fun, provided you’re on the same wavelength as latter-day Bob, where the sound and swing of the band is as important as the song, where there’s an undeniable nostalgic undertow to all the proceedings. And, of course, there’s no better time for celebratory sound, swing, and nostalgia than the holidays, which may be why Christmas in the Heart is a bit of a left-field delight.

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SKU: 8884 Categories: CD, Christmas Music, Limited Edition, New Sealed Records, Rare & Collectable, Rock & Roll Tag: Bob Dylan

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Columbia Records ‎– 88697573231 Stereo Vinyl LP 2009 Pressing Includes a CD version of the LP

Side 1.

1. Here Comes Santa Claus
Written-By – Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman

2. Do You Hear What I Hear?
Lyrics By – Noel Regney
Music By – Gloria Shayne Baker

3. Winter Wonderland
Lyrics By – Richard Smith
Music By – Felix Bernard

4. Hark The Herald Angels Sing
Arranged By [Traditional] – Bob Dylan

5. I’ll Be Home For Christmas
Lyrics By – Buck Ram, Kim Gannon
Music By – Walter Kent

6. Little Drummer Boy
Words By, Music By – Katherine Davis
Written-By – Harry Simeone, Henry Onorati

7. The Christmas Blues
Written-By – David Jack Holt, Sammy Cahn

8. O’ Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles)
Arranged By [Traditional] – Bob Dylan

Side 2.

1. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Written-By – Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane

2. Must Be Santa
Written-By – William Fredericks, Hal Moore

3. Silver Bells
Written-By – Raymond Evans & Jay Livingston

4. The First Noel
Arranged By [Traditional] – Bob Dylan

5. Christmas Island
Words By, Music By – Lyle Moraine

6. The Christmas Song
Written-By – Mel Tormé, Bob Wells

7. O’ Little Town Of Bethlehem
Arranged By [Traditional] – Bob Dylan

CD-1 Here Comes Santa Claus
CD-2 Do You Hear What I Hear?
CD-3 Winter Wonderland
CD-4 Hark The Herald Angels Sing
CD-5 I’ll Be Home For Christmas
CD-6 Little Drummer Boy
CD-7 The Christmas Blues
CD-8 O’ Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles)
CD-9 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
CD-10 Must Be Santa
CD-11 Silver Bells
CD-12 The First Noel
CD-13 Christmas Island
CD-14 The Christmas Song
CD-15 O’ Little Town Of Bethlehem

Credits:
Bass – Tony Garnier
Cover [Booklet Back Cover] – Olivia De Berardinis
Cover [Front] – VisualLanguage.com
Design – Coco Shinomiya
Drums, Percussion – George Receli
Engineer [Additional] – David Spreng
Engineer [Assistant] – Bil Lane, Glen Suravech
Guitar – Phil Upchurch
Guitar, Accordion, Mandolin, Violin – David Hidalgo
Illustration [Back Cover] – Edwin Fotheringham
Mastered By – HL
Photography By [Inside Photo] – Leonard Freed
Photography By [Leonard Freed/magnum Photos] – Magnum Photos
Piano, Organ, Celesta [Celeste] – Patrick Warren
Producer – Jack Frost
Recorded By, Mixed By – David Bianco
Steel Guitar, Mandolin, Violin, Trumpet – Donnie Herron
Technician [Studio Support] – Ed Wong, Rich Tosti
Vocals, Guitar, Electric Piano, Harmonica – Bob Dylan
Voice [Mixed Voice Singers] – Abby DeWald, Amanda Barrett, Bill Cantos, Robert Joyce, Nicole Eva Emery, Randy Crenshaw, Walt Harrah