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The Spirit of Christmas Guitar

by El McMeen

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    The Christmas experience involves expectation, mystery, wonder, joy, apprehension (of the path to the cross), and ultimately redemption (the cross and the resurrection). Thanks to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for the call and grace to do this recording. I hope it blesses you and your family.

    This recording represents the re-mastering by Marc Moss of Target Studios (targetstudios.com) of the recording “The Soul of Christmas Guitar” from 2004, together with three live bonus tracks (with my occasional humming along): "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" by J.S. Bach, “Scottish Meditation” (“Coilsfield House” by Nathaniel Gow), and “In the Bleak Midwinter” recorded on high-strung guitar.

    Thanks to Cori Connors (coriconnors.com), award-winning songwriter from Salt Lake City, for her song “Sleepy Little Town” ((c) 1996, Seven Roses Music, melody used by permission) from her wonderful CD of the same name.

    Special thanks to my family for their love, support, and patience – and to my wife Sheila for assembling the little village on the cover and making me the stocking on the mantle.

    Produced by El McMeen and Marc Moss. All arrangements by El McMeen.

    El McMeen uses and endorses Elixir Strings (r) (elixirstrings.com). Martin guitars were used in this recording, except for Coilsfield House, recorded on a handmade guitar by Nick Kukich of the Franklin Guitar Company (franklinguitarcompany.com). In 2017, Nick designed and produced for sale a very special guitar – the “El McMeen Signature Model Guitar” – which El highly endorses.

    El tunes his guitar CGDGAD for all pieces, either open (“Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence”) or capoed at various positions on the neck. El’s Website (elmcmeen.com) has information on his other recordings, books, and DVD’s, including tab/music for most of the pieces on this recording. El’s e-mail address is elmcmeen@gmail.com.

    1. Angels We Have Heard on High 2:44
    2. In the Bleak Midwinter 3:15
    3. Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella 2:33
    4. Away in a Manger 3:24
    5. The First Noel / Go, Tell It on the Mountain 3:11
    6. Silent Night 3:19
    7. What Child is This? (Greensleeves) 4:26
    8. Once in Royal David's City / We Three Kings 3:37
    9. Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus 2:59
    10. Good King Wenceslas 3:16
    11. Sleepy Little Town 3:30
    12. Live Bonus Track: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring 3:35
    13. Live Bonus Track: In the Bleak Midwinter (High-Strung Guitar) 2:55
    14. Live Bonus Track: Scottish Meditation (Coilsfield House) 2:15
    15. Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence 1:23

    © ℗ 2018 E. Ellsworth McMeen. All Rights Reserved.
    Piney Ridge Music (r) - P.O. Box 830 - Sparta, NJ 07871
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Soulful Christmas music that can be enjoyed all year round.
"A truly great guitar offering" - Carol Swanson in Christmasreviews webzine.

"Compellingly played fingerstyle" - Irish Echo

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released March 31, 2018

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El McMeen Sparta, New Jersey

El has been honored as one of the 100 Greatest Acoustic Guitarists www.tinyurl.com/greatestguitarists. His music has been called "unbridled acoustic beauty" and "drop-dead gorgeous." He has been called a "virtuoso player" and a "true treasure." He is an ordained Christian minister, and gives credit and glory to the Lord for anything of value in his music. Psalm 150. ... more

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