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(C)(P) 1982 Windham Hill Records Manufactured by Windham Hill Productions Inc. Distributed by A&M Records, Inc. Printed in the USA ("Track 1 Inspired by friends and places of Miles City, Montana. Track 2 An Appalachian carol of the late eighteen hundreds. Collected by the eminent folklorist John Jacob Niles. Track 3 Inspired by an arrangement by guitarist David Qualey, from his album 'Guitar Solo'. Track 4 Inspired by Vince Guaraldi. Track 5 A nineteenth century Ukrainian carol. Track 6, Part One: Snow 1:51 Part Two: Midnight 1:56 Part Three: Minstrels 2:00 Minstrels was inspired by St. Basil's Hymn, a traditional Greek Children's New Year's carol based upon a rendition by Malcolm Dalgish, from his album 'Thunderhead'. Track 9 Composed circa 1699, the Kanon was originally an organ piece. Track 10 An eighteenth century English carol based upon an earlier French carol. Track 11 Composed in 1951 by jazz trumpeter Alfred S. Burt (1921 - 1954). Some Children See Him was one of fifteen carols written as gifts for friends. The piece was originally a song with lyrics by Wilha Hutson expressing the unconditional love present in children. Recorded in September and October of 1982 at Different Fur Recording, San Francisco, CA Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA Thanksgiving, Prelude, Snow, Midnight, and Peace composed by George Winston and published by Windham Hill Music/Dancing Cat Music (BMI) Some Children See Him composed by A.S. Burt and published by Hollis Music Inc. (BMI) All other pieces are in the public domain; arrangements by George Winston, published by Windham Hill Music/Dancing Cat Music (BMI) Tracks 2, 5 & 10")