We Wish You a Merry Christmas

by The Weavers

We Wish You a Merry Christmas cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: December 1951
  • Label: Decca
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 22:11
  • Community rating: 3.24/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Jimmy Carroll

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Applying their highly influential, socially conscious acoustic folk stylings to standard holiday fare, the quartet delivers a remarkably earnest and accessible seasonal release. The tight vocal harmonies and unpretentious instrumentation helped integrate vernacular music traditions into the mainstream commercial market.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, christmas, vocal-group

Tracklist

  1. We Wish You A Merry Christmas (2:27)
  2. One For The Little Bitty Baby (Go Where I Send Thee) (2:44)
  3. The Seven Blessings Of Mary (2:52)
  4. Twelve Days Of Christmas (2:36)
  5. Go Tell It On The Mountain (2:29)
  6. Poor Little Jesus (2:03)
  7. Burgundian Carol / God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Medley (3:27)
  8. Lulloo Lullay / It's Almost Day - Medley (3:31)

Credits

  • Paul Campbell - arranged by, written-by
  • Jimmy Carroll - conductor
  • Oscar Brand - written-by
  • Huddie Ledbetter - written-by

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