First Christmas Morning

by Dan Fogelberg

Overview

It doesn't get much more traditional than this. Former middle-of-the-road folksinger Dan Fogelberg sang, arranged, and produced First Christmas Morning, a collection of Christmas songs inspired by medieval, Baroque, and Renaissance melodies. He tosses in a handful of traditional songs -- "I Saw Three Ships," "What Child Is This?" -- and accompanies them with strings, harp, and the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, among other period-appropriate sounds. Though it is unlikely that any of Fogelberg's original compositions -- the joyous "At Christmas Time" and the somber "The First Christmas Morning" -- will make it into the popular canon of seasonal choices, his arrangements of the classics "O Tannenbaum" and "We Three Kings," though a little over the top, are quite good. ~ Denise Sullivan

Product Details

Release Date:	09/28/1999
Label:	Morning Sky / Msp/Chicago
UPC:	0703404800121
Rank:	100306

Tracks

1. Bell Fantasy/Hark the Herald Angels Sing
2. At Christmas Time
3. Wintersk¿¿l
4. The First Christmas Morning
5. This Endris Night
6. Feast of Fools
7. I Saw Three Ships
8. Snowfall
9. In the Bleak Midwinter
10. Yule Dance
11. What Child Is This?
12. O Tannenbaum
13. Three Kings
14. Christ the King

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dan Fogelberg   Primary Artist,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Autoharp,Mandolin,Keyboards,Percussion
Hugh Marsh   Violin
Philip Boulding   Harp,Penny Whistle
Pam Boulding   Hammer Dulcimer
Mark Clark   Drums

Technical Credits

William Sandys   Composer
Tim Stroh   Engineer
Gustav Holst   Composer
Dan Fogelberg   Mixing,Arranger,Composer,Engineer,Producer
James Tuttle   Engineer
Robert Vosgien   Mastering,Digital Editing
William Chatterton Dix   Composer
Henry Diltz   Photography
Christina Rossetti   Composer
John Hopkins   Composer
Traditional   Composer