Light of the Stable: The Christmas Album

~ Release by Emmylou Harris (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1Christmas Time’s A‐Coming
producer:
Brian Ahern
cover recording of:
Christmas Time's A-Coming
lyricist and composer:
Tex Logan
publisher:
Bill Monroe Music, Inc.
2:48
A2O Little Town of Bethlehem
producer:
Brian Ahern
cover recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
composer:
Lewis Henry Redner (in 1868)
is based on:
St. Louis (hymn tune)
3:40
A3Away in a Manger
producer:
Brian Ahern
cover recording of:
Away in a Manger (aka “Cradle Song” composed by William J. Kirkpatrick)
additional lyricist:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1892)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
William James Kirkpatrick (hymn-writer) (in 1895)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25304)
is based on:
Sweet Afton (set to music by Jonathan E. Spilman, 1837)
translated version of:
Y Preseb
2:36
A4Angel Eyes
producer:
Brian Ahern
recording of:
Angel Eyes
lyricist and composer:
Rodney Crowell
publisher:
Coolwell Music and Granite Music Corporation
3:17
A5The First Noel
producer:
Brian Ahern
arranger:
Brian Ahern
cover recording of:
The First Noël
publisher:
William B. Sandys (in 1823, in 1833)
additional lyricist:
Davies Gilbert (in 1823)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
additional arranger:
Sir John Stainer (in 1871)
arranger:
Davies Gilbert (in 1823)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 36)
arrangement of:
The First Nowell
version of:
The First Nowell
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 film)
2:38
B1Beautiful Star of Bethlehem
producer:
Brian Ahern
cover recording of:
Beautiful Star of Bethlehem
lyricist and composer:
R. Fisher Boyce (in 1938)
3:04
B2Little Drummer Boy
producer:
Brian Ahern
cover recording of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
lyricist and composer:
Katherine K. Davis (Katherine Kennicott Davis) (in 1941)
additional composer:
Henry Onorati (in 1958) and Harry Simeone (in 1958)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated), International Korwin Corp., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. (in 1955) and Mills Music, Inc. (in 1964)
is based on:
Trad. (traditional Czech carol, became “Carol of the Drums”)
4:00
B3Golden Cradle
producer:
Brian Ahern
2:04
B4Silent Night
3:23
B5Light of the Stable
producer:
Brian Ahern
recording of:
Light of the Stable
writer:
Elizabeth Rhymer and Steven Rhymer
2:29