Twelve Songs of Christmas: Day Five
Monday, December 19th, 2011
Song #5: Away in a Manger
Leeann’s Pick: Kelly Willis and Wylie Gustafson
A search of my iTunes indicates that I like many versions of this song, but the one that stands out the most to me is from a compilation called Christmas Trail by Wylie Gustafson and Kelly Willis. The mix of rootsy production, Willis’ twang and Gustafson’s Orbison-like harmony is impossible to resist.
Sam’s Pick: Ryan Shupe and the RubberBand
It’s hard to find a Christmas album that doesn’t have a version of “Away in the Manger,” but this may be the only reggae-grass version in existence. Shupe, a Utah-based musician, had a little mainstream success with an album on Capitol in 2005, but the RubberBand continues to record and tour to this day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Category Christmas
Tags: Kelly Willis, Ryan Shupe and the RubberBand, Wylie Gustafson
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