The Christmas Spirit (CD)

Johnny Cash

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Jeff Hunt 05/31/2010

The Christmas Spirit is Johnny Cash’s seventeenth album, released by Columbia in 1963. Cash was on a success-fueled tear in the early 1960s, grinding out an average of three LPs a year, most of them themed. He had already done hymns, trains, work fables, Hank Williams, and the Grand Canyon, so Christmas was inevitable. He amiably handles various holiday standards, including “Silent Night” and “The Little Drummer Boy,” but he mostly relies on his own material, which is pretty impressive when you think about it; Tex Ritter’s “Here Was a Man” is also a strong selection. This is recommended if you have any sort of taste for well-done, Americana-dipped x-mas relief (think: John Fahey). Besides, Cash takes a swing at Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Track Listing

Disc 1 Titles	Artist	Length
1. The Christmas Spirit	Johnny Cash	04:59
2. I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day	Johnny Cash	02:29
3. Blue Christmas	Johnny Cash	02:21
4. The Gifts They Gave	Johnny Cash	03:32
5. Here Was a Man	Johnny Cash	02:40
6. Christmas as I Knew It	Johnny Cash	03:38
7. Silent Night	Johnny Cash	03:28
8. The Little Drummer Boy	Johnny Cash	02:33
9. Ringing the Bells for Jim	Johnny Cash	02:45
10. We Are the Shepherds	Johnny Cash	03:10
11. Who Kept the Sheep	Johnny Cash	01:54
12. Ballad of the Harp Weaver	Johnny Cash	04:23

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