Audio CD review:
John Fahey - Christmas Guitar

John Fahey - Christmas Guitar

Band: John Fahey Title: Christmas Guitar Rating: Release Date: 13 July, 1992 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Joy To The World 2: What Child Is This 3: Medley: Hark The Herald Angels Sing, O Come All Ye Faithful 4: Auld Lang Syne 5: The Bells Of Saint Mary's 6: Good Christiam Men Rejoyce 7: We Three Kings Of Orient Are 8: Away In A Manger 9: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Fantasy 10: Jolly Old Saint Nicholas 11: Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 12: The Skater's Waltz 13: The Christmas Song 14: Medley: Christmas Time's A-Coming, Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer 15: Medley: The Holly And The Ivy, The Cherry Tree Carol 16: Apple Blossom Time 17: White Christmas 18: The First Noel 19: Good King Wenceslas 20: Of The Father's Love Begotten 21: Away In A Manger 22: In The Bleak Midwinter 23: It Came Upon A Midnight Clear 24: Medley: Jesus, Won't You Come By Here, Go Tell It On The Mountain 25: Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming 26: Silent Night, Holy Night

Editoral Review He's also a brilliant acoustic guitarist, whose earnestness is matched only by his oblique sense of humor. John Fahey is a visionary, an iconoclast, and a plain old American weirdo. These performances--ranging from the cheery "Joy to the World" and "We Three Kings" to the thoughtful "Bells of St. Mary's" and "In the Bleak Midwinter"--are pretty straightforward though. Some tend toward the academic, but all are quite beautiful in their own reserved way, making this the perfect unintrusive album for a quiet Christmas gathering or an evening by the hearth. The notoriously squirrely Fahey might be the last guy you'd invite over for eggnog, but you'd be foolish not to let his exquisite music into your home. --Michael Ruby .. You can see a complete list of all John Fahey discography, or go back to the John Fahey tabs