Various Artists - The Carols of Christmas [Windham Hill]

This is a more obvious and typically new age instrumental collection from such usual Windham Hill artists as George Winston, Michael Manring, Liz Story, and Michael Hedges. Alternating between keyboard and guitar-dominated washes of lush but well-crafted, rarely schmaltzy arrangements. Richard Stoltzman's marimba and clarinet-driven "Dona Nobis Pacem" stands out. ~ Roch Parisien, All Music Guide

Name Credits Arlo Chan Assistant Engineer Arto Tuncboyaciyan Vocals, Percussion Brian Dunning Flute Brian Keane Keyboards, Mixing, Percussion, Guitar (Acoustic), Arranger, Baglama, Engineer, Synthesizer, Producer, Performer, Wind Chimes, Compilation Producer Café Percussion Candace Upman Art Direction Carol Benner Strings Charles Gounod Adaptation Corin Nelsen Engineer Dan Barrett Strings Daniel Ryman Engineer Dave Anderson Bass, Fretless Bass, Fretless Bass, Bass Dave Kirkpatrick Engineer Dave Samuels Marimba Dave Ward Engineer David Darling Cello, Producer, Arranger, Synthesizer, Performer David Ward II Engineer Deborah Henson-Conant Harp Eddie Gomez Bass Federico Gonzalez Peña Keyboards Federico Pena Piano, Synthesizer, Arranger Frez-Albrecht Assistant Engineer, Engineer George Nardo Engineer George Winston Performer, Piano Howard Johnston Engineer Jeff Johnson Engineer, Mixing Jeremy Wall Piano Jim Brickman Performer, Producer, Piano, Arranger Joel DiBartolo Assistant Engineer, Producer John Boswell Performer, Sleigh Bells, Percussion, Guitar (Acoustic), Bass, Piano, Synthesizer, Arranger Johnny Cunningham Fiddle Jon Russell Engineer Leslie Mona Engineer Liz Story Arranger, Piano, Performer Manuel Barrueco Guitar (Acoustic), Performer Marion Meadows Performer, Sax (Soprano) Mark P. Duke Producer, Assistant Engineer Mark Wofram Producer, Synthesizer Mark Wolfram Producer, Synthesizer Marshall P. Coid Strings Meggie Stoltzman Vocals Michael Hedges Recorder, Mixing, Performer, Drums, Whistle (Human), Producer, Arranger, Whistle (Instrument), Guitar, Harp Guitar, Engineer, Frame Drum Michael Kunisaki Graphic Design Michael Manring Performer, Arranger, Producer, Guitar (Bass) Mícheál Ó Domhnaill Guitar Mícheál Ó. Dunning Guitar Neil Clarke Percussion Nick Bariluk Keyboards Nightnoise Arranger, Producer, Performer Paul Halley Synthesizer Peter Hodgson Engineer Phil Bowler Bass (Acoustic) Phil Magnotti Engineer Ray Lynch Arranger, Synthesizer, Performer, Engineer, Producer Richard Stoltzman Clarinet, Performer Ron Bach ?, Engineer, Mixing, Pre-Mixing, Digital Editing Ruby Polatin Vocals Steve Morse Performer, Guitar (Acoustic), Arranger Timothy Day Flute, Flute (Alto) Tom Bates Synthesizer, Mixing, Engineer Tom Luekens Engineer Tommy Skarupa Engineer, Mixing Assistant Toninho Horta Guitar (Acoustic), Arranger, Performer Tracy Silverman Violin, Violin (Electric), Producer, Synthesizer, Performer, Arranger Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill Keyboards Will Ackerman Guitar (Acoustic), Producer, Arranger, Performer William Galison Arranger, Harmonica, Performer