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Beautiful Star: A Christmas Collection

Rhonda Vincent

Album · 2006 · Rounder 11661 0575 2

Beautiful Star: A Christmas Collection (Rounder 11661-0575-2, released 17 October 2006) was produced by Rhonda Vincent and her brother Darrin Vincent and recorded at Adventuree Studios in Nashville. Its twelve tracks mix carols (“Silent Night,” “O Christmas Tree,” “Away in a Manger”) and seasonal pop songs (“The Christmas Song,” “Let It Snow,” “Winter Wonderland”) with Tex Logan’s “Christmas Time’s A-Comin’” and the title song, credited to Al Phipps. The opener, “Christmas Time at Home,” is Rhonda Vincent’s own.

Bryan Sutton plays guitar on every track except “Away in a Manger,” and Darrin Vincent plays bass on most of them. Rhonda Vincent plays mandolin on three tracks, including “Beautiful Star of Bethlehem,” where Ron Stewart plays banjo and Luke Bulla fiddle. Other tracks feature Adam Steffey on mandolin, Stuart Duncan on fiddle, Randy Kohrs on resophonic guitar, and banjo from Scott Vestal, Aaron McDaris and Noam Pikelny. Guest singers include Carl Jackson on “Christmas Time’s A-Comin’,” Jeff and Sheri Easter on “Silent Night,” Jamie Dailey on “O Christmas Tree,” and Cheryl White and Sharon White Skaggs on “Away in a Manger,” which is sung over guitar and harp.

Tracklist

  1. 1 Christmas Time At Home 2:47
  2. 2 The Christmas Song 3:09
  3. 3 Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree 2:26
  4. 4 Beautiful Star of Bethlehem alt version 3:24
  5. 5 Christmas Time’s A-Coming alt version 2:31
  6. 6 Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Source Recording Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne · key D · 71 bpm 2:17
  7. 7 Silent Night alt version 3:34
  8. 8 O Christmas Tree Source Recording Ernst Anschütz, Traditional · key D · 127 bpm 2:56
  9. 9 Winter Wonderland Source Recording Richard B. Smith, Felix Bernard · key Bb · 72 bpm 2:08
  10. 10 Jingle Bells Source Recording James Lord Pierpont · key D · 124 bpm 2:09
  11. 11 Away in a Manger alt version 2:52
  12. 12 The Twelve Days of Christmas Source Recording Traditional, Frederic Austin · key B · 117 bpm 4:16

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