The liner notes to A Mandolin Christmas, Vol. 2 read aloud by mandolinist Karen MalKaren and I are thrilled to present to you the 3rd in our series of acoustic holiday albumsA Mandolin Christmas, Vol. 2  Buy it at AMandolinChristmas.comRead episode notes here:https://christmassongsmusicandcarols.blogspot.com/2018/11/bring-torch-from-new-mandolin-christmas.htmlAVAILABLE ONSpotify b.link/karenwillspotify ~~Apple Music b.link/karenwillitunes ~~Amazon b.link/karenwillamazon ~~DOWNLOAD FROM WILL b.link/karenwillbc ~~CD b.link/karenwillcds Follow us on FacebookWe’d like to invite you to let our record shine its light in your holiday atmosphere.  It’s a great accompaniment to preparing holiday meals, visiting with friends and family.Here are the links to do that:Want to help us get the word out and get this music playing everywhere we can this season?For every 1 paragraph or more positive review of our new album, we will donate $1 to Strings Attached Cares up to $1000.00Want to match us and make this more fun and effective?Post your review on any of the digital outlets, your social media, or email us at will@willtaylor.comInclude the amount you'd like to match for other reviews, and your limit, and you’re all set. For example: “I'll donate $5 to Strings Attached Cares for every review submitted to Will a will@willtaylor.com , up to $500Let’s raise $$$ for Strings Attached cares and help promote A Mandolin Christmas at the same time..Liner notesFollow Karen & Will:FACEBOOKSPOTIFYPANDORAAPPLE MUSICAMAZONGOOGLEDEEZERaxtcrhb8

Chritmas Songs, Carols and Music

The liner notes to A Mandolin Christmas, Vol. 2 read aloud by mandolinist Karen Mal

O Come All Ye Faithful

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b>Christmas and Holiday Music from Karen Mal &amp; Will Taylor</b><br /><b><br /></b>Read about,&nbsp; listen to and support our music below.<br /><br />You listened to it free, but it wasn't free to make this music...so in this new world of the "free music, want to help out, do your part to support our continued creation of great acoustic music?<br /><br />Read below or just signup to get all of our music as a patron of Strings Attached<br />See more about it&nbsp;<a href="http://stringsattached.bandcamp.com/patron-sustainer">here....</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">"</span><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Joy to the World</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">" is a popular&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_carol" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" title="Christmas carol">Christmas carol</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">&nbsp;The words are by English hymn writer&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Watts" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" title="Isaac Watts">Isaac Watts</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">, based on Psalm 98, 96:11-12 and Genesis 3:17-18, in the Bible. The song was first published in 1719 in Watts' collection;&nbsp;</span><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The Psalms of David: Imitated in the language of the New Testament, and applied to the Christian state and worship</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. "The paraphrase is Watts' Christological interpretation.&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.88px;">From&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/">Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.88px;"><br /></span><ul style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; list-style-position: outside; margin: 5px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2.3em;"></ul><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=4153719561/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; height: 470px; width: 350px;"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><br /><li style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #666666; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; list-style: none; 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background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; list-style: none; margin: 3px 0px 10px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a data-cke-saved-href="https://stringsattached.bandcamp.com/album/austin-for-christmas" href="https://stringsattached.bandcamp.com/album/austin-for-christmas" style="color: #124a97;" target="_blank">MP3'S or WAV files direct from the artist</a></span></li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; list-style: none; margin: 3px 0px 10px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Call&nbsp;<strong><a data-cke-saved-href="tel:512-589-8749" href="tel:512-589-8749" style="color: #124a97;">512-589-8749</a></strong>&nbsp;to order by phone.</span></li><li style="background-attachment: initial; 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background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; list-style: none; margin: 3px 0px 10px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a data-cke-saved-href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07833GRP4" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07833GRP4" style="color: #124a97;" target="_blank">AMAZON</a></span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;"><b>The story behind&nbsp;<a href="http://austinforchristmas.com/">Austin for Christmas</a></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">All of the songs in this collection were favorites of my mother.&nbsp; She loved filling the house with Christmas decorations, smells of&nbsp; many varieties of cookies baking, which she'd arrange in spectacular colorful gift trays, and of course Christmas music draped over the top of everything. She'd play the vinyl records on our massive stereo which was as long as our dining room table,.and she'd be as happy as we'd ever see her all year. Her happiness in itself was the best part of the season. It was contagious and it was fleeting. In our household, Christmas music represented the hope of another year, maybe a better year, and a momentary suspension of all things worrisome or sorrowful.&nbsp;</div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">&nbsp;&nbsp; "Yuletide by the fireside and joyful memories there." We chose the songs with an underlying theme of togetherness. No matter where you fall on the religious/ spiritual spectrum, holidays are a time of connection.&nbsp; Of reunion and reflection</div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">and gratitude. And being together as the bustling world mercifully grinds to a halt, creating a glow in the darkness of the long nights of winter.&nbsp; - KAREN MAL</div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><b>The story behind&nbsp;<a href="http://amandolinchristmas.com/">A Mandolin Christmas</a></b></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;">A jazz musician, a folk artist, 20 fingers pulling 14 strings &amp; 19 ancient melodies that time has polished.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;">A Mandolin Christmas&nbsp;</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #757474; font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Deep in the throes of the hottest summer on record in Austin, &nbsp;TX, Karen Mal and Will Taylor decided to make a Christmas album. It was a 112-degree "Silent Night" in their un-airconditioned recording studio in August. Even the cat was sweating.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The couple had collaborated on many musical projects; his, hers, and their ensemble's, but a "Mandolin Christmas" is purely a duet in every sense of the word. &nbsp;It's a dance between two partners: the mandolin and the classical guitar. &nbsp;And that's it. &nbsp;Karen and Will are perhaps better-known as vocalist and violinist, respectively, but as the tracks blossomed, the two instruments just didn't seem to want any company. There's a simple elegance in the combination that makes for a classic record.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; "A Mandolin Christmas" is also a duet between traditional folk music and jazz. &nbsp;The music includes pristine old-style classical arrangements, and also subtle and playful jazz harmonizations, weaving around familiar melodies that sound like home. &nbsp; You can practically smell the sugar cookies coming out of the oven, see the kitchen windows steaming up. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Even the packaging is a duet. Karen staged the shots in their vegetable garden. That's a real Calabacita squash with the bow on it. (we ate it for Thanksgiving) Will took the photos and fit everything into the artwork templates.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; If you like Christmas music even a little, you're going to love this album. You're going to love it again when you dig it out next year, and again and again, every holiday season.</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /><br /></div></div><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="80" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed?uri=spotify:user:121986569:playlist:5naiPKUg08Q408f3FbZ7oh&amp;view=coverart" width="300"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="56" scrolling="no" src="https://open.spotify.com/follow/1/?uri=spotify:artist:6x03feKbVY97ZUfa7Q3uy8&amp;size=detail&amp;theme=dark" style="border-style: none; border-width: initial; overflow: hidden;" width="300"></iframe><br /><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Violinist, composer and Austin Music Award winner Will Taylor has performed with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=pearl+jam+strings+attached" style="color: #2361a1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Pearl Jam</a>, Grammy winner&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5ChC_n5JZY" style="color: #2361a1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Shawn Colvin</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkM2_gW4KjA" style="color: #2361a1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">P-Diddy</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://soundcloud.com/stringsattached/simply-with-willie-nelson-will-taylor-strings" style="color: #2361a1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Willie Nelson</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0KIIN_4XWQ" style="color: #2361a1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ronny Cox</a>&nbsp;(<em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Deliverance</em>) and&nbsp;<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c1bXlmIPgCHs7vLOQi-6MhVrpsAIFbKwT5KvhwR6xQk/edit" style="color: #2361a1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">many more</a>.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Will and his musical friends from Austin, Texas&nbsp;light up your house with inspiring acoustic music.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">WASHINGTON POST–</b><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“Imaginatively orchestrated… multi-faceted… darting lyricism, and occasionally pensive moods, Taylor makes the grade with his deft touch and improvisatory skills.”</b></div><b style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></b><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></b>ESQUIRE MAGAZINE–”As to the quality of the music and the professionalism, this production is far superior over the numerous recordings issued by the major record companies.”</b></div><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" gesture="media" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/21s_hyQnizM" width="560"></iframe><br /><br />Learn how you can have Karen Mal &amp; Will Taylor in your home&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stringsattachedmusic.net/house-concerts-with-strings/">here</a>.~!<br />Anywhere, not just where we live.<br /><br /><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1INlFPzyIOCfRRc4V4lTBBY7Vf3as6JJIOEj96RavDsI/edit?usp=sharing">More fan comments...</a></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChritmasSongsCarolsAndMusic/~4/Tky4zKIi4_4" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Christmas and Holiday Music from Karen Mal &amp; Will TaylorRead about,&nbsp; listen to and support our music below.You listened to it free, but it wasn't free to make this music...so in this new world of the "free music, want to help out, do your part to support our continued creation of great acoustic music?Read below or just signup to get all of our music as a patron of Strings AttachedSee more about it&nbsp;here...."Joy to the World" is a popular&nbsp;Christmas carol.&nbsp;The words are by English hymn writer&nbsp;Isaac Watts, based on Psalm 98, 96:11-12 and Genesis 3:17-18, in the Bible. The song was first published in 1719 in Watts' collection;&nbsp;The Psalms of David: Imitated in the language of the New Testament, and applied to the Christian state and worship. "The paraphrase is Watts' Christological interpretation.&nbsp;-&nbsp;From&nbsp;Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaBuy the&nbsp;CD with any credit cardITUNESMP3'S or WAV files direct from the artistCall&nbsp;512-589-8749&nbsp;to order by phone.Call me and I'll write a note and send it to them personally!​SPOTIFY - Coming soFree Pick of the WeekOr buy&nbsp;it in AUSTIN texas at Waterloo RecordsBuy the&nbsp;CD with any credit cardITUNESMP3'S or WAV files direct from the artistCall&nbsp;512-589-8749&nbsp;to order by phone.Call me and I'll write a note and send it to them personally!&nbsp;​SPOTIFYAMAZONThe story behind&nbsp;Austin for ChristmasAll of the songs in this collection were favorites of my mother.&nbsp; She loved filling the house with Christmas decorations, smells of&nbsp; many varieties of cookies baking, which she'd arrange in spectacular colorful gift trays, and of course Christmas music draped over the top of everything. She'd play the vinyl records on our massive stereo which was as long as our dining room table,.and she'd be as happy as we'd ever see her all year. Her happiness in itself was the best part of the season. It was contagious and it was fleeting. In our household, Christmas music represented the hope of another year, maybe a better year, and a momentary suspension of all things worrisome or sorrowful.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Yuletide by the fireside and joyful memories there." We chose the songs with an underlying theme of togetherness. No matter where you fall on the religious/ spiritual spectrum, holidays are a time of connection.&nbsp; Of reunion and reflectionand gratitude. And being together as the bustling world mercifully grinds to a halt, creating a glow in the darkness of the long nights of winter.&nbsp; - KAREN MALThe story behind&nbsp;A Mandolin ChristmasA jazz musician, a folk artist, 20 fingers pulling 14 strings &amp; 19 ancient melodies that time has polished.A Mandolin Christmas&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Deep in the throes of the hottest summer on record in Austin, &nbsp;TX, Karen Mal and Will Taylor decided to make a Christmas album. It was a 112-degree "Silent Night" in their un-airconditioned recording studio in August. Even the cat was sweating.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The couple had collaborated on many musical projects; his, hers, and their ensemble's, but a "Mandolin Christmas" is purely a duet in every sense of the word. &nbsp;It's a dance between two partners: the mandolin and the classical guitar. &nbsp;And that's it. &nbsp;Karen and Will are perhaps better-known as vocalist and violinist, respectively, but as the tracks blossomed, the two instruments just didn't seem to want any company. There's a simple elegance in the combination that makes for a classic record.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; "A Mandolin Christmas" is also a duet between traditional folk music and jazz. &nbsp;The music includes pristine old-style classical arrangements, and also subtle and playful jazz harmonizations, weaving around familiar melodies that sound like home. &nbsp; You can practically smell the sugar cookies coming out of the oven, see the kitchen windows steaming up. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Even the packaging is a duet. Karen staged the shots in their vegetable garden. That's a real Calabacita squash with the bow on it. (we ate it for Thanksgiving) Will took the photos and fit everything into the artwork templates.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; If you like Christmas music even a little, you're going to love this album. You're going to love it again when you dig it out next year, and again and again, every holiday season.Violinist, composer and Austin Music Award winner Will Taylor has performed with&nbsp;Pearl Jam, Grammy winner&nbsp;Shawn Colvin,&nbsp;P-Diddy,&nbsp;Willie Nelson,&nbsp;Ronny Cox&nbsp;(Deliverance) and&nbsp;many more.Will and his musical friends from Austin, Texas&nbsp;light up your house with inspiring acoustic music.WASHINGTON POST–“Imaginatively orchestrated… multi-faceted… darting lyricism, and occasionally pensive moods, Taylor makes the grade with his deft touch and improvisatory skills.”ESQUIRE MAGAZINE–”As to the quality of the music and the professionalism, this production is far superior over the numerous recordings issued by the major record companies.”Learn how you can have Karen Mal &amp; Will Taylor in your home&nbsp;here.~!Anywhere, not just where we live.More fan comments...

Joy to the World

Christmas and Holiday Music from Karen Mal & Will TaylorRead about,  listen to and support our music below.You listened to it free, but it wasn't free to make this music...so in this new world of the "free music, want to help out, do your part to support our continued creation of great acoustic music?Read below or just signup to get all of our music as a patron of Strings AttachedSee more about it here...."In the Bleak Midwinter" is a Christmas carol based on a poem by the English poet Christina Rossetti. The poem was published, under the title "A Christmas Carol", in the January 1872 issue of Scribner's Monthly. - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaBuy the CD with any credit cardITUNESMP3'S or WAV files direct from the artistCall 512-589-8749 to order by phone.Call me and I'll write a note and send it to them personally!​SPOTIFY - Coming soFree Pick of the WeekOr buy it in AUSTIN texas at Waterloo RecordsBuy the CD with any credit cardITUNESMP3'S or WAV files direct from the artistCall 512-589-8749 to order by phone.Call me and I'll write a note and send it to them personally! ​SPOTIFYAMAZONThe story behind Austin for ChristmasAll of the songs in this collection were favorites of my mother.  She loved filling the house with Christmas decorations, smells of  many varieties of cookies baking, which she'd arrange in spectacular colorful gift trays, and of course Christmas music draped over the top of everything. She'd play the vinyl records on our massive stereo which was as long as our dining room table,.and she'd be as happy as we'd ever see her all year. Her happiness in itself was the best part of the season. It was contagious and it was fleeting. In our household, Christmas music represented the hope of another year, maybe a better year, and a momentary suspension of all things worrisome or sorrowful.    "Yuletide by the fireside and joyful memories there." We chose the songs with an underlying theme of togetherness. No matter where you fall on the religious/ spiritual spectrum, holidays are a time of connection.  Of reunion and reflectionand gratitude. And being together as the bustling world mercifully grinds to a halt, creating a glow in the darkness of the long nights of winter.  - KAREN MALThe story behind A Mandolin ChristmasA jazz musician, a folk artist, 20 fingers pulling 14 strings & 19 ancient melodies that time has polished.A Mandolin Christmas       Deep in the throes of the hottest summer on record in Austin,  TX, Karen Mal and Will Taylor decided to make a Christmas album. It was a 112-degree "Silent Night" in their un-airconditioned recording studio in August. Even the cat was sweating.      The couple had collaborated on many musical projects; his, hers, and their ensemble's, but a "Mandolin Christmas" is purely a duet in every sense of the word.  It's a dance between two partners: the mandolin and the classical guitar.  And that's it.  Karen and Will are perhaps better-known as vocalist and violinist, respectively, but as the tracks blossomed, the two instruments just didn't seem to want any company. There's a simple elegance in the combination that makes for a classic record.      "A Mandolin Christmas" is also a duet between traditional folk music and jazz.  The music includes pristine old-style classical arrangements, and also subtle and playful jazz harmonizations, weaving around familiar melodies that sound like home.   You can practically smell the sugar cookies coming out of the oven, see the kitchen windows steaming up.       Even the packaging is a duet. Karen staged the shots in their vegetable garden. That's a real Calabacita squash with the bow on it. (we ate it for Thanksgiving) Will took the photos and fit everything into the artwork templates.      If you like Christmas music even a little, you're going to love this album. You're going to love it again when you dig it out next year, and again and again, every holiday season.Violinist, composer and Austin Music Award winner Will Taylor has performed with Pearl Jam, Grammy winner Shawn Colvin, P-Diddy, Willie Nelson, Ronny Cox (Deliverance) and many more.Will and his musical friends from Austin, Texas light up your house with inspiring acoustic music.WASHINGTON POST–“Imaginatively orchestrated… multi-faceted… darting lyricism, and occasionally pensive moods, Taylor makes the grade with his deft touch and improvisatory skills.”ESQUIRE MAGAZINE–”As to the quality of the music and the professionalism, this production is far superior over the numerous recordings issued by the major record companies.”Learn how you can have Karen Mal & Will Taylor in your home here.~!Anywhere, not just where we live.More fan comments...

In the Bleak Midwinter

Angels We Have Heard On High

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b>Christmas and Holiday Music from Karen Mal &amp; Will Taylor</b><br /><b><br /></b>Read about,&nbsp; listen to and support our music below.<br /><br />You listened to it free, but it wasn't free to make this music...so in this new world of the "free music, want to help out, do your part to support our continued creation of great acoustic music?<br /><br />Read below or just signup to get all of our music as a patron of Strings Attached<br />See more about it&nbsp;<a href="http://stringsattached.bandcamp.com/patron-sustainer">here....</a><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">"</span><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Away in a Manger</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">" is a&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_carol" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" title="Christmas carol">Christmas carol</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">&nbsp;first published in the late nineteenth century and used widely throughout the English-speaking world. In Britain, it is one of the most popular carols; a 1996&nbsp;</span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallup_Poll" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" title="Gallup Poll">Gallup Poll</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">&nbsp;ranked it joint second.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">&nbsp;Although it was long claimed to be the work of German religious reformer&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" title="Martin Luther">Martin Luther</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">, the carol is now thought to be wholly American in origin. -&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; 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She'd play the vinyl records on our massive stereo which was as long as our dining room table,.and she'd be as happy as we'd ever see her all year. Her happiness in itself was the best part of the season. It was contagious and it was fleeting. In our household, Christmas music represented the hope of another year, maybe a better year, and a momentary suspension of all things worrisome or sorrowful.&nbsp;</div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">&nbsp;&nbsp; "Yuletide by the fireside and joyful memories there." We chose the songs with an underlying theme of togetherness. No matter where you fall on the religious/ spiritual spectrum, holidays are a time of connection.&nbsp; Of reunion and reflection</div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">and gratitude. And being together as the bustling world mercifully grinds to a halt, creating a glow in the darkness of the long nights of winter.&nbsp; - KAREN MAL</div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><b>The story behind&nbsp;<a href="http://amandolinchristmas.com/">A Mandolin Christmas</a></b></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;">A jazz musician, a folk artist, 20 fingers pulling 14 strings &amp; 19 ancient melodies that time has polished.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;">A Mandolin Christmas&nbsp;</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #757474; font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Deep in the throes of the hottest summer on record in Austin, &nbsp;TX, Karen Mal and Will Taylor decided to make a Christmas album. It was a 112-degree "Silent Night" in their un-airconditioned recording studio in August. Even the cat was sweating.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The couple had collaborated on many musical projects; his, hers, and their ensemble's, but a "Mandolin Christmas" is purely a duet in every sense of the word. &nbsp;It's a dance between two partners: the mandolin and the classical guitar. &nbsp;And that's it. &nbsp;Karen and Will are perhaps better-known as vocalist and violinist, respectively, but as the tracks blossomed, the two instruments just didn't seem to want any company. There's a simple elegance in the combination that makes for a classic record.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; "A Mandolin Christmas" is also a duet between traditional folk music and jazz. &nbsp;The music includes pristine old-style classical arrangements, and also subtle and playful jazz harmonizations, weaving around familiar melodies that sound like home. &nbsp; You can practically smell the sugar cookies coming out of the oven, see the kitchen windows steaming up. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Even the packaging is a duet. Karen staged the shots in their vegetable garden. That's a real Calabacita squash with the bow on it. (we ate it for Thanksgiving) Will took the photos and fit everything into the artwork templates.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; If you like Christmas music even a little, you're going to love this album. You're going to love it again when you dig it out next year, and again and again, every holiday season.</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /><br /></div></div><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="80" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed?uri=spotify:user:121986569:playlist:5naiPKUg08Q408f3FbZ7oh&amp;view=coverart" width="300"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="56" scrolling="no" src="https://open.spotify.com/follow/1/?uri=spotify:artist:6x03feKbVY97ZUfa7Q3uy8&amp;size=detail&amp;theme=dark" style="border-style: none; border-width: initial; overflow: hidden;" width="300"></iframe><br /><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Violinist, composer and Austin Music Award winner Will Taylor has performed with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=pearl+jam+strings+attached" style="color: #2361a1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Pearl Jam</a>, Grammy winner&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5ChC_n5JZY" style="color: #2361a1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Shawn Colvin</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkM2_gW4KjA" style="color: #2361a1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">P-Diddy</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://soundcloud.com/stringsattached/simply-with-willie-nelson-will-taylor-strings" style="color: #2361a1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Willie Nelson</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0KIIN_4XWQ" style="color: #2361a1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ronny Cox</a>&nbsp;(<em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Deliverance</em>) and&nbsp;<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c1bXlmIPgCHs7vLOQi-6MhVrpsAIFbKwT5KvhwR6xQk/edit" style="color: #2361a1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">many more</a>.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Will and his musical friends from Austin, Texas&nbsp;light up your house with inspiring acoustic music.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">WASHINGTON POST–</b><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“Imaginatively orchestrated… multi-faceted… darting lyricism, and occasionally pensive moods, Taylor makes the grade with his deft touch and improvisatory skills.”</b></div><b style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></b><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></b>ESQUIRE MAGAZINE–”As to the quality of the music and the professionalism, this production is far superior over the numerous recordings issued by the major record companies.”</b></div><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" gesture="media" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/21s_hyQnizM" width="560"></iframe><br /><br />Learn how you can have Karen Mal &amp; Will Taylor in your home&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stringsattachedmusic.net/house-concerts-with-strings/">here</a>.~!<br />Anywhere, not just where we live.<br /><br /><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1INlFPzyIOCfRRc4V4lTBBY7Vf3as6JJIOEj96RavDsI/edit?usp=sharing">More fan comments...</a></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChritmasSongsCarolsAndMusic/~4/T76BPBl1Pps" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Christmas and Holiday Music from Karen Mal &amp; Will TaylorRead about,&nbsp; listen to and support our music below.You listened to it free, but it wasn't free to make this music...so in this new world of the "free music, want to help out, do your part to support our continued creation of great acoustic music?Read below or just signup to get all of our music as a patron of Strings AttachedSee more about it&nbsp;here...."Away in a Manger" is a&nbsp;Christmas carol&nbsp;first published in the late nineteenth century and used widely throughout the English-speaking world. In Britain, it is one of the most popular carols; a 1996&nbsp;Gallup Poll&nbsp;ranked it joint second.&nbsp;Although it was long claimed to be the work of German religious reformer&nbsp;Martin Luther, the carol is now thought to be wholly American in origin. -&nbsp;From&nbsp;Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaBuy the&nbsp;CD with any credit cardITUNESMP3'S or WAV files direct from the artistCall&nbsp;512-589-8749&nbsp;to order by phone.Call me and I'll write a note and send it to them personally!​SPOTIFY - Coming soFree Pick of the WeekOr buy&nbsp;it in AUSTIN texas at Waterloo RecordsBuy the&nbsp;CD with any credit cardITUNESMP3'S or WAV files direct from the artistCall&nbsp;512-589-8749&nbsp;to order by phone.Call me and I'll write a note and send it to them personally!&nbsp;​SPOTIFYAMAZONThe story behind&nbsp;Austin for ChristmasAll of the songs in this collection were favorites of my mother.&nbsp; She loved filling the house with Christmas decorations, smells of&nbsp; many varieties of cookies baking, which she'd arrange in spectacular colorful gift trays, and of course Christmas music draped over the top of everything. She'd play the vinyl records on our massive stereo which was as long as our dining room table,.and she'd be as happy as we'd ever see her all year. Her happiness in itself was the best part of the season. It was contagious and it was fleeting. In our household, Christmas music represented the hope of another year, maybe a better year, and a momentary suspension of all things worrisome or sorrowful.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Yuletide by the fireside and joyful memories there." We chose the songs with an underlying theme of togetherness. No matter where you fall on the religious/ spiritual spectrum, holidays are a time of connection.&nbsp; Of reunion and reflectionand gratitude. And being together as the bustling world mercifully grinds to a halt, creating a glow in the darkness of the long nights of winter.&nbsp; - KAREN MALThe story behind&nbsp;A Mandolin ChristmasA jazz musician, a folk artist, 20 fingers pulling 14 strings &amp; 19 ancient melodies that time has polished.A Mandolin Christmas&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Deep in the throes of the hottest summer on record in Austin, &nbsp;TX, Karen Mal and Will Taylor decided to make a Christmas album. It was a 112-degree "Silent Night" in their un-airconditioned recording studio in August. Even the cat was sweating.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The couple had collaborated on many musical projects; his, hers, and their ensemble's, but a "Mandolin Christmas" is purely a duet in every sense of the word. &nbsp;It's a dance between two partners: the mandolin and the classical guitar. &nbsp;And that's it. &nbsp;Karen and Will are perhaps better-known as vocalist and violinist, respectively, but as the tracks blossomed, the two instruments just didn't seem to want any company. There's a simple elegance in the combination that makes for a classic record.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; "A Mandolin Christmas" is also a duet between traditional folk music and jazz. &nbsp;The music includes pristine old-style classical arrangements, and also subtle and playful jazz harmonizations, weaving around familiar melodies that sound like home. &nbsp; You can practically smell the sugar cookies coming out of the oven, see the kitchen windows steaming up. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Even the packaging is a duet. Karen staged the shots in their vegetable garden. That's a real Calabacita squash with the bow on it. (we ate it for Thanksgiving) Will took the photos and fit everything into the artwork templates.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; If you like Christmas music even a little, you're going to love this album. You're going to love it again when you dig it out next year, and again and again, every holiday season.Violinist, composer and Austin Music Award winner Will Taylor has performed with&nbsp;Pearl Jam, Grammy winner&nbsp;Shawn Colvin,&nbsp;P-Diddy,&nbsp;Willie Nelson,&nbsp;Ronny Cox&nbsp;(Deliverance) and&nbsp;many more.Will and his musical friends from Austin, Texas&nbsp;light up your house with inspiring acoustic music.WASHINGTON POST–“Imaginatively orchestrated… multi-faceted… darting lyricism, and occasionally pensive moods, Taylor makes the grade with his deft touch and improvisatory skills.”ESQUIRE MAGAZINE–”As to the quality of the music and the professionalism, this production is far superior over the numerous recordings issued by the major record companies.”Learn how you can have Karen Mal &amp; Will Taylor in your home&nbsp;here.~!Anywhere, not just where we live.More fan comments...

Away in a Manger Silent Night Christmas Carol for Mandolin

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b>Christmas and Holiday Music from Karen Mal &amp; Will Taylor</b><br /><b><br /></b>Read about,&nbsp; listen to and support our music below. You listened to it free, but it wasn't free to make this music. Want to help out, do your part to support our continued creation of great acoustic music?<br /><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">"</span><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">What Child Is This?</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">" is a&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_carol" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" title="Christmas carol">Christmas carol</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">&nbsp;whose lyrics were written by&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Chatterton_Dix" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" title="William Chatterton Dix">William Chatterton Dix</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">, in 1865. At the time of composing the carol, Dix worked as an insurance company manager and had been struck by a severe illness. While recovering, he underwent a&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_experience" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" title="Religious experience">spiritual renewal</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">that led him to write several hymns, including lyrics to this carol that was subsequently set to the tune of "</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greensleeves" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" title="Greensleeves">Greensleeves</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">", a traditional&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_music_of_England" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" title="Folk music of England">English folk song</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. Although it was written in Great Britain, the carol is more popular in the United States than in its country of origin today.</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-stories_1-0" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Child_Is_This%3F#cite_note-stories-1" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;">[1]</a>&nbsp;-&nbsp;</sup><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.88px;">From&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Child_Is_This%3F">Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.88px;"><br /></span><ul style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; list-style-position: outside; margin: 5px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2.3em;"></ul><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=4153719561/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border-style: initial; 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, &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">All of the songs in this collection were favorites of my mother.&nbsp; She loved filling the house with Christmas decorations, smells of&nbsp; many varieties of cookies baking, which she'd arrange in spectacular colorful gift trays, and of course Christmas music draped over the top of everything. She'd play the vinyl records on our massive stereo which was as long as our dining room table,.and she'd be as happy as we'd ever see her all year. Her happiness in itself was the best part of the season. It was contagious and it was fleeting. In our household, Christmas music represented the hope of another year, maybe a better year, and a momentary suspension of all things worrisome or sorrowful.&nbsp;</div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">&nbsp;&nbsp; "Yuletide by the fireside and joyful memories there." We chose the songs with an underlying theme of togetherness. No matter where you fall on the religious/ spiritual spectrum, holidays are a time of connection.&nbsp; Of reunion and reflection</div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">and gratitude. And being together as the bustling world mercifully grinds to a halt, creating a glow in the darkness of the long nights of winter.&nbsp; - KAREN MAL</div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><b>The story behind&nbsp;<a href="http://amandolinchristmas.com/">A Mandolin Christmas</a></b></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;">A jazz musician, a folk artist, 20 fingers pulling 14 strings &amp; 19 ancient melodies that time has polished.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;">A Mandolin Christmas&nbsp;</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #757474; font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Deep in the throes of the hottest summer on record in Austin, &nbsp;TX, Karen Mal and Will Taylor decided to make a Christmas album. It was a 112-degree "Silent Night" in their un-airconditioned recording studio in August. Even the cat was sweating.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The couple had collaborated on many musical projects; his, hers, and their ensemble's, but a "Mandolin Christmas" is purely a duet in every sense of the word. &nbsp;It's a dance between two partners: the mandolin and the classical guitar. &nbsp;And that's it. &nbsp;Karen and Will are perhaps better-known as vocalist and violinist, respectively, but as the tracks blossomed, the two instruments just didn't seem to want any company. There's a simple elegance in the combination that makes for a classic record.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; "A Mandolin Christmas" is also a duet between traditional folk music and jazz. &nbsp;The music includes pristine old-style classical arrangements, and also subtle and playful jazz harmonizations, weaving around familiar melodies that sound like home. &nbsp; You can practically smell the sugar cookies coming out of the oven, see the kitchen windows steaming up. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Even the packaging is a duet. Karen staged the shots in their vegetable garden. That's a real Calabacita squash with the bow on it. (we ate it for Thanksgiving) Will took the photos and fit everything into the artwork templates.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; If you like Christmas music even a little, you're going to love this album. You're going to love it again when you dig it out next year, and again and again, every holiday season.</span><br /><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #757474; font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div></div></div></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChritmasSongsCarolsAndMusic/~4/L8ulptr-o_w" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Christmas and Holiday Music from Karen Mal &amp; Will TaylorRead about,&nbsp; listen to and support our music below. You listened to it free, but it wasn't free to make this music. Want to help out, do your part to support our continued creation of great acoustic music?"What Child Is This?" is a&nbsp;Christmas carol&nbsp;whose lyrics were written by&nbsp;William Chatterton Dix, in 1865. At the time of composing the carol, Dix worked as an insurance company manager and had been struck by a severe illness. While recovering, he underwent a&nbsp;spiritual renewalthat led him to write several hymns, including lyrics to this carol that was subsequently set to the tune of "Greensleeves", a traditional&nbsp;English folk song. Although it was written in Great Britain, the carol is more popular in the United States than in its country of origin today.[1]&nbsp;-&nbsp;From&nbsp;Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaBuy the&nbsp;CD with any credit cardITUNESMP3'S or WAV files direct from the artistCall&nbsp;512-589-8749&nbsp;to order by phone.Call me and I'll write a note and send it to them personally!​SPOTIFY - Coming soFree Pick of the WeekOr buy&nbsp;it in AUSTIN texas at Waterloo RecordsBuy the&nbsp;CD with any credit cardITUNESMP3'S or WAV files direct from the artistCall&nbsp;512-589-8749&nbsp;to order by phone.Call me and I'll write a note and send it to them personally!&nbsp;​SPOTIFYAMAZONThe story behind&nbsp;Austin for ChristmasAll of the songs in this collection were favorites of my mother.&nbsp; She loved filling the house with Christmas decorations, smells of&nbsp; many varieties of cookies baking, which she'd arrange in spectacular colorful gift trays, and of course Christmas music draped over the top of everything. She'd play the vinyl records on our massive stereo which was as long as our dining room table,.and she'd be as happy as we'd ever see her all year. Her happiness in itself was the best part of the season. It was contagious and it was fleeting. In our household, Christmas music represented the hope of another year, maybe a better year, and a momentary suspension of all things worrisome or sorrowful.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Yuletide by the fireside and joyful memories there." We chose the songs with an underlying theme of togetherness. No matter where you fall on the religious/ spiritual spectrum, holidays are a time of connection.&nbsp; Of reunion and reflectionand gratitude. And being together as the bustling world mercifully grinds to a halt, creating a glow in the darkness of the long nights of winter.&nbsp; - KAREN MALThe story behind&nbsp;A Mandolin ChristmasA jazz musician, a folk artist, 20 fingers pulling 14 strings &amp; 19 ancient melodies that time has polished.A Mandolin Christmas&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Deep in the throes of the hottest summer on record in Austin, &nbsp;TX, Karen Mal and Will Taylor decided to make a Christmas album. It was a 112-degree "Silent Night" in their un-airconditioned recording studio in August. Even the cat was sweating.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The couple had collaborated on many musical projects; his, hers, and their ensemble's, but a "Mandolin Christmas" is purely a duet in every sense of the word. &nbsp;It's a dance between two partners: the mandolin and the classical guitar. &nbsp;And that's it. &nbsp;Karen and Will are perhaps better-known as vocalist and violinist, respectively, but as the tracks blossomed, the two instruments just didn't seem to want any company. There's a simple elegance in the combination that makes for a classic record.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; "A Mandolin Christmas" is also a duet between traditional folk music and jazz. &nbsp;The music includes pristine old-style classical arrangements, and also subtle and playful jazz harmonizations, weaving around familiar melodies that sound like home. &nbsp; You can practically smell the sugar cookies coming out of the oven, see the kitchen windows steaming up. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Even the packaging is a duet. Karen staged the shots in their vegetable garden. That's a real Calabacita squash with the bow on it. (we ate it for Thanksgiving) Will took the photos and fit everything into the artwork templates.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; If you like Christmas music even a little, you're going to love this album. You're going to love it again when you dig it out next year, and again and again, every holiday season.

What Child is This or Greensleeves Free Christmas Music

All about Silent Night and the Christmas Truce

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b>Christmas and Holiday Music from Karen Mal &amp; Will Taylor</b><br /><b><br /></b>Read about,&nbsp; listen to and support our music below.<br /><br />You listened to it free, but it wasn't free to make this music...so in this new world of the "free music, want to help out, do your part to support our continued creation of great acoustic music?<br /><br />Read below or just signup to get all of our music as a patron of Strings Attached<br />See more about it&nbsp;<a href="http://stringsattached.bandcamp.com/patron-sustainer">here....</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">"</span><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Joy to the World</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">" is a popular&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_carol" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" title="Christmas carol">Christmas carol</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">&nbsp;The words are by English hymn writer&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Watts" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" title="Isaac Watts">Isaac Watts</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">, based on Psalm 98, 96:11-12 and Genesis 3:17-18, in the Bible. The song was first published in 1719 in Watts' collection;&nbsp;</span><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The Psalms of David: Imitated in the language of the New Testament, and applied to the Christian state and worship</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. "The paraphrase is Watts' Christological interpretation.&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.88px;">From&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/">Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.88px;"><br /></span><ul style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; list-style-position: outside; margin: 5px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2.3em;"></ul><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=4153719561/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; height: 470px; width: 350px;"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><br /><li style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #666666; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; list-style: none; 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She'd play the vinyl records on our massive stereo which was as long as our dining room table,.and she'd be as happy as we'd ever see her all year. Her happiness in itself was the best part of the season. It was contagious and it was fleeting. In our household, Christmas music represented the hope of another year, maybe a better year, and a momentary suspension of all things worrisome or sorrowful.&nbsp;</div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">&nbsp;&nbsp; "Yuletide by the fireside and joyful memories there." We chose the songs with an underlying theme of togetherness. No matter where you fall on the religious/ spiritual spectrum, holidays are a time of connection.&nbsp; Of reunion and reflection</div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">and gratitude. And being together as the bustling world mercifully grinds to a halt, creating a glow in the darkness of the long nights of winter.&nbsp; - KAREN MAL</div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><b>The story behind&nbsp;<a href="http://amandolinchristmas.com/">A Mandolin Christmas</a></b></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;">A jazz musician, a folk artist, 20 fingers pulling 14 strings &amp; 19 ancient melodies that time has polished.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;">A Mandolin Christmas&nbsp;</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #757474; font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Deep in the throes of the hottest summer on record in Austin, &nbsp;TX, Karen Mal and Will Taylor decided to make a Christmas album. It was a 112-degree "Silent Night" in their un-airconditioned recording studio in August. Even the cat was sweating.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The couple had collaborated on many musical projects; his, hers, and their ensemble's, but a "Mandolin Christmas" is purely a duet in every sense of the word. &nbsp;It's a dance between two partners: the mandolin and the classical guitar. &nbsp;And that's it. &nbsp;Karen and Will are perhaps better-known as vocalist and violinist, respectively, but as the tracks blossomed, the two instruments just didn't seem to want any company. There's a simple elegance in the combination that makes for a classic record.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; "A Mandolin Christmas" is also a duet between traditional folk music and jazz. &nbsp;The music includes pristine old-style classical arrangements, and also subtle and playful jazz harmonizations, weaving around familiar melodies that sound like home. &nbsp; You can practically smell the sugar cookies coming out of the oven, see the kitchen windows steaming up. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Even the packaging is a duet. Karen staged the shots in their vegetable garden. That's a real Calabacita squash with the bow on it. (we ate it for Thanksgiving) Will took the photos and fit everything into the artwork templates.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; If you like Christmas music even a little, you're going to love this album. You're going to love it again when you dig it out next year, and again and again, every holiday season.</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /><br /></div></div><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="80" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed?uri=spotify:user:121986569:playlist:5naiPKUg08Q408f3FbZ7oh&amp;view=coverart" width="300"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="56" scrolling="no" src="https://open.spotify.com/follow/1/?uri=spotify:artist:6x03feKbVY97ZUfa7Q3uy8&amp;size=detail&amp;theme=dark" style="border-style: none; border-width: initial; overflow: hidden;" width="300"></iframe><br /><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Violinist, composer and Austin Music Award winner Will Taylor has performed with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=pearl+jam+strings+attached" style="color: #2361a1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Pearl Jam</a>, Grammy winner&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5ChC_n5JZY" style="color: #2361a1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Shawn Colvin</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkM2_gW4KjA" style="color: #2361a1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">P-Diddy</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://soundcloud.com/stringsattached/simply-with-willie-nelson-will-taylor-strings" style="color: #2361a1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Willie Nelson</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0KIIN_4XWQ" style="color: #2361a1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ronny Cox</a>&nbsp;(<em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Deliverance</em>) and&nbsp;<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c1bXlmIPgCHs7vLOQi-6MhVrpsAIFbKwT5KvhwR6xQk/edit" style="color: #2361a1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">many more</a>.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Will and his musical friends from Austin, Texas&nbsp;light up your house with inspiring acoustic music.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">WASHINGTON POST–</b><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“Imaginatively orchestrated… multi-faceted… darting lyricism, and occasionally pensive moods, Taylor makes the grade with his deft touch and improvisatory skills.”</b></div><b style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></b><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></b>ESQUIRE MAGAZINE–”As to the quality of the music and the professionalism, this production is far superior over the numerous recordings issued by the major record companies.”</b></div><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" gesture="media" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/21s_hyQnizM" width="560"></iframe><br /><br />Learn how you can have Karen Mal &amp; Will Taylor in your home&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stringsattachedmusic.net/house-concerts-with-strings/">here</a>.~!<br />Anywhere, not just where we live.<br /><br /><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1INlFPzyIOCfRRc4V4lTBBY7Vf3as6JJIOEj96RavDsI/edit?usp=sharing">More fan comments...</a></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChritmasSongsCarolsAndMusic/~4/gbDNA6Yvp8M" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Story of Joy to the World

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b>Christmas and Holiday Music from Karen Mal &amp; Will Taylor</b><br /><b><br /></b>Read about,&nbsp; listen to and support our music below.<br /><br />You listened to it free, but it wasn't free to make this music...so in this new world of the "free music, want to help out, do your part to support our continued creation of great acoustic music?<br /><br />Read below or just signup to get all of our music as a patron of Strings Attached<br />See more about it&nbsp;<a href="http://stringsattached.bandcamp.com/patron-sustainer">here....</a><br /><br /><br /><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">"In the Bleak Midwinter"</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">&nbsp;is a&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_carol" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" title="Christmas carol">Christmas carol</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">&nbsp;based on a poem by the English poet&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Rossetti" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" title="Christina Rossetti">Christina Rossetti</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. The poem was published, under the title "A Christmas Carol", in the January 1872 issue of&nbsp;</span><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scribner%27s_Monthly" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Scribner's Monthly">Scribner's Monthly</a></i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11.2px; white-space: nowrap;">&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.88px;">From&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/">Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</span><br /><br /><ul style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; list-style-position: outside; margin: 5px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2.3em;"></ul><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=4153719561/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border-style: initial; 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list-style: none; margin: 3px 0px 10px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">​<a data-cke-saved-href="https://open.spotify.com/album/7MXYdt44Hz0LFTSoCqvfAf" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/7MXYdt44Hz0LFTSoCqvfAf" style="color: #124a97;" target="_blank">SPOTIFY</a></span></li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; list-style: none; margin: 3px 0px 10px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a data-cke-saved-href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07833GRP4" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07833GRP4" style="color: #124a97;" target="_blank">AMAZON</a></span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;"><b>The story behind&nbsp;<a href="http://austinforchristmas.com/">Austin for Christmas</a></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">All of the songs in this collection were favorites of my mother.&nbsp; She loved filling the house with Christmas decorations, smells of&nbsp; many varieties of cookies baking, which she'd arrange in spectacular colorful gift trays, and of course Christmas music draped over the top of everything. She'd play the vinyl records on our massive stereo which was as long as our dining room table,.and she'd be as happy as we'd ever see her all year. Her happiness in itself was the best part of the season. It was contagious and it was fleeting. In our household, Christmas music represented the hope of another year, maybe a better year, and a momentary suspension of all things worrisome or sorrowful.&nbsp;</div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">&nbsp;&nbsp; "Yuletide by the fireside and joyful memories there." We chose the songs with an underlying theme of togetherness. No matter where you fall on the religious/ spiritual spectrum, holidays are a time of connection.&nbsp; Of reunion and reflection</div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">and gratitude. And being together as the bustling world mercifully grinds to a halt, creating a glow in the darkness of the long nights of winter.&nbsp; - KAREN MAL</div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><b>The story behind&nbsp;<a href="http://amandolinchristmas.com/">A Mandolin Christmas</a></b></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;">A jazz musician, a folk artist, 20 fingers pulling 14 strings &amp; 19 ancient melodies that time has polished.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;">A Mandolin Christmas&nbsp;</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #757474; font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Deep in the throes of the hottest summer on record in Austin, &nbsp;TX, Karen Mal and Will Taylor decided to make a Christmas album. It was a 112-degree "Silent Night" in their un-airconditioned recording studio in August. Even the cat was sweating.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The couple had collaborated on many musical projects; his, hers, and their ensemble's, but a "Mandolin Christmas" is purely a duet in every sense of the word. &nbsp;It's a dance between two partners: the mandolin and the classical guitar. &nbsp;And that's it. &nbsp;Karen and Will are perhaps better-known as vocalist and violinist, respectively, but as the tracks blossomed, the two instruments just didn't seem to want any company. There's a simple elegance in the combination that makes for a classic record.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; "A Mandolin Christmas" is also a duet between traditional folk music and jazz. &nbsp;The music includes pristine old-style classical arrangements, and also subtle and playful jazz harmonizations, weaving around familiar melodies that sound like home. &nbsp; You can practically smell the sugar cookies coming out of the oven, see the kitchen windows steaming up. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Even the packaging is a duet. Karen staged the shots in their vegetable garden. That's a real Calabacita squash with the bow on it. (we ate it for Thanksgiving) Will took the photos and fit everything into the artwork templates.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; If you like Christmas music even a little, you're going to love this album. You're going to love it again when you dig it out next year, and again and again, every holiday season.</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /><br /></div></div><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="80" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed?uri=spotify:user:121986569:playlist:5naiPKUg08Q408f3FbZ7oh&amp;view=coverart" width="300"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="56" scrolling="no" src="https://open.spotify.com/follow/1/?uri=spotify:artist:6x03feKbVY97ZUfa7Q3uy8&amp;size=detail&amp;theme=dark" style="border-style: none; border-width: initial; overflow: hidden;" width="300"></iframe><br /><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Violinist, composer and Austin Music Award winner Will Taylor has performed with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=pearl+jam+strings+attached" style="color: #2361a1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Pearl Jam</a>, Grammy winner&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5ChC_n5JZY" style="color: #2361a1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Shawn Colvin</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkM2_gW4KjA" style="color: #2361a1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">P-Diddy</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://soundcloud.com/stringsattached/simply-with-willie-nelson-will-taylor-strings" style="color: #2361a1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Willie Nelson</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0KIIN_4XWQ" style="color: #2361a1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ronny Cox</a>&nbsp;(<em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Deliverance</em>) and&nbsp;<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c1bXlmIPgCHs7vLOQi-6MhVrpsAIFbKwT5KvhwR6xQk/edit" style="color: #2361a1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">many more</a>.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Will and his musical friends from Austin, Texas&nbsp;light up your house with inspiring acoustic music.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">WASHINGTON POST–</b><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“Imaginatively orchestrated… multi-faceted… darting lyricism, and occasionally pensive moods, Taylor makes the grade with his deft touch and improvisatory skills.”</b></div><b style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></b><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></b>ESQUIRE MAGAZINE–”As to the quality of the music and the professionalism, this production is far superior over the numerous recordings issued by the major record companies.”</b></div><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" gesture="media" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/21s_hyQnizM" width="560"></iframe><br /><br />Learn how you can have Karen Mal &amp; Will Taylor in your home&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stringsattachedmusic.net/house-concerts-with-strings/">here</a>.~!<br />Anywhere, not just where we live.<br /><br /><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1INlFPzyIOCfRRc4V4lTBBY7Vf3as6JJIOEj96RavDsI/edit?usp=sharing">More fan comments...</a></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChritmasSongsCarolsAndMusic/~4/JGbQLUn3YMU" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Christmas and Holiday Music from Karen Mal &amp; Will TaylorRead about,&nbsp; listen to and support our music below.You listened to it free, but it wasn't free to make this music...so in this new world of the "free music, want to help out, do your part to support our continued creation of great acoustic music?Read below or just signup to get all of our music as a patron of Strings AttachedSee more about it&nbsp;here...."In the Bleak Midwinter"&nbsp;is a&nbsp;Christmas carol&nbsp;based on a poem by the English poet&nbsp;Christina Rossetti. The poem was published, under the title "A Christmas Carol", in the January 1872 issue of&nbsp;Scribner's Monthly.&nbsp;-&nbsp;From&nbsp;Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaBuy the&nbsp;CD with any credit cardITUNESMP3'S or WAV files direct from the artistCall&nbsp;512-589-8749&nbsp;to order by phone.Call me and I'll write a note and send it to them personally!​SPOTIFY - Coming soFree Pick of the WeekOr buy&nbsp;it in AUSTIN texas at Waterloo RecordsBuy the&nbsp;CD with any credit cardITUNESMP3'S or WAV files direct from the artistCall&nbsp;512-589-8749&nbsp;to order by phone.Call me and I'll write a note and send it to them personally!&nbsp;​SPOTIFYAMAZONThe story behind&nbsp;Austin for ChristmasAll of the songs in this collection were favorites of my mother.&nbsp; She loved filling the house with Christmas decorations, smells of&nbsp; many varieties of cookies baking, which she'd arrange in spectacular colorful gift trays, and of course Christmas music draped over the top of everything. She'd play the vinyl records on our massive stereo which was as long as our dining room table,.and she'd be as happy as we'd ever see her all year. Her happiness in itself was the best part of the season. It was contagious and it was fleeting. In our household, Christmas music represented the hope of another year, maybe a better year, and a momentary suspension of all things worrisome or sorrowful.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Yuletide by the fireside and joyful memories there." We chose the songs with an underlying theme of togetherness. No matter where you fall on the religious/ spiritual spectrum, holidays are a time of connection.&nbsp; Of reunion and reflectionand gratitude. And being together as the bustling world mercifully grinds to a halt, creating a glow in the darkness of the long nights of winter.&nbsp; - KAREN MALThe story behind&nbsp;A Mandolin ChristmasA jazz musician, a folk artist, 20 fingers pulling 14 strings &amp; 19 ancient melodies that time has polished.A Mandolin Christmas&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Deep in the throes of the hottest summer on record in Austin, &nbsp;TX, Karen Mal and Will Taylor decided to make a Christmas album. It was a 112-degree "Silent Night" in their un-airconditioned recording studio in August. Even the cat was sweating.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The couple had collaborated on many musical projects; his, hers, and their ensemble's, but a "Mandolin Christmas" is purely a duet in every sense of the word. &nbsp;It's a dance between two partners: the mandolin and the classical guitar. &nbsp;And that's it. &nbsp;Karen and Will are perhaps better-known as vocalist and violinist, respectively, but as the tracks blossomed, the two instruments just didn't seem to want any company. There's a simple elegance in the combination that makes for a classic record.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; "A Mandolin Christmas" is also a duet between traditional folk music and jazz. &nbsp;The music includes pristine old-style classical arrangements, and also subtle and playful jazz harmonizations, weaving around familiar melodies that sound like home. &nbsp; You can practically smell the sugar cookies coming out of the oven, see the kitchen windows steaming up. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Even the packaging is a duet. Karen staged the shots in their vegetable garden. That's a real Calabacita squash with the bow on it. (we ate it for Thanksgiving) Will took the photos and fit everything into the artwork templates.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; If you like Christmas music even a little, you're going to love this album. You're going to love it again when you dig it out next year, and again and again, every holiday season.Violinist, composer and Austin Music Award winner Will Taylor has performed with&nbsp;Pearl Jam, Grammy winner&nbsp;Shawn Colvin,&nbsp;P-Diddy,&nbsp;Willie Nelson,&nbsp;Ronny Cox&nbsp;(Deliverance) and&nbsp;many more.Will and his musical friends from Austin, Texas&nbsp;light up your house with inspiring acoustic music.WASHINGTON POST–“Imaginatively orchestrated… multi-faceted… darting lyricism, and occasionally pensive moods, Taylor makes the grade with his deft touch and improvisatory skills.”ESQUIRE MAGAZINE–”As to the quality of the music and the professionalism, this production is far superior over the numerous recordings issued by the major record companies.”Learn how you can have Karen Mal &amp; Will Taylor in your home&nbsp;here.~!Anywhere, not just where we live.More fan comments...

Story of In the Bleak Midwinter

Brief Mandolin History

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b>Christmas and Holiday Music from Karen Mal &amp; Will Taylor</b><br /><b><br /></b>Read about,&nbsp; listen to and support our music below.<br /><br />You listened to it free, but it wasn't free to make this music...so in this new world of the "free music, want to help out, do your part to support our continued creation of great acoustic music?<br /><br />Read below or just signup to get all of our music as a patron of Strings Attached<br />See more about it&nbsp;<a href="http://stringsattached.bandcamp.com/patron-sustainer">here....</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The "<b>Coventry Carol</b>" is an English&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_carol" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Christmas carol">Christmas carol</a>&nbsp;dating from the 16th century. The carol was traditionally performed in&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coventry" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Coventry">Coventry</a>&nbsp;in&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080;" title="England">England</a>&nbsp;as part of a&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_play" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Mystery play">mystery play</a>&nbsp;called&nbsp;<i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coventry_Mystery_Plays" style="background: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Coventry Mystery Plays">The Pageant of the Shearmen and Tailors</a></i>. The play depicts the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Christmas">Christmas</a>&nbsp;story from chapter two in the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_of_Matthew" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Gospel of Matthew">Gospel of Matthew</a>: the carol itself refers to the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacre_of_the_Innocents" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Massacre of the Innocents">Massacre of the Innocents</a>, in which&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_the_Great" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Herod the Great">Herod</a>&nbsp;ordered all male infants under the age of two in&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethlehem" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Bethlehem">Bethlehem</a>&nbsp;to be killed, and takes the form of a&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lullaby" style="background-image: none; color: #0b0080;" title="Lullaby">lullaby</a>&nbsp;sung by mothers of the doomed children.&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.88px;">From&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/">Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.88px;"><br /></span><ul style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; list-style-position: outside; margin: 5px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2.3em;"></ul><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=4153719561/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; height: 470px; width: 350px;"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><li style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #666666; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; 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background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; list-style: none; margin: 3px 0px 10px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a data-cke-saved-href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07833GRP4" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07833GRP4" style="color: #124a97;" target="_blank">AMAZON</a></span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;"><b>The story behind&nbsp;<a href="http://austinforchristmas.com/">Austin for Christmas</a></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">All of the songs in this collection were favorites of my mother.&nbsp; She loved filling the house with Christmas decorations, smells of&nbsp; many varieties of cookies baking, which she'd arrange in spectacular colorful gift trays, and of course Christmas music draped over the top of everything. She'd play the vinyl records on our massive stereo which was as long as our dining room table,.and she'd be as happy as we'd ever see her all year. Her happiness in itself was the best part of the season. It was contagious and it was fleeting. In our household, Christmas music represented the hope of another year, maybe a better year, and a momentary suspension of all things worrisome or sorrowful.&nbsp;</div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">&nbsp;&nbsp; "Yuletide by the fireside and joyful memories there." We chose the songs with an underlying theme of togetherness. No matter where you fall on the religious/ spiritual spectrum, holidays are a time of connection.&nbsp; Of reunion and reflection</div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">and gratitude. And being together as the bustling world mercifully grinds to a halt, creating a glow in the darkness of the long nights of winter.&nbsp; - KAREN MAL</div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><b>The story behind&nbsp;<a href="http://amandolinchristmas.com/">A Mandolin Christmas</a></b></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;">A jazz musician, a folk artist, 20 fingers pulling 14 strings &amp; 19 ancient melodies that time has polished.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;">A Mandolin Christmas&nbsp;</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #757474; font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Deep in the throes of the hottest summer on record in Austin, &nbsp;TX, Karen Mal and Will Taylor decided to make a Christmas album. It was a 112-degree "Silent Night" in their un-airconditioned recording studio in August. Even the cat was sweating.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The couple had collaborated on many musical projects; his, hers, and their ensemble's, but a "Mandolin Christmas" is purely a duet in every sense of the word. &nbsp;It's a dance between two partners: the mandolin and the classical guitar. &nbsp;And that's it. &nbsp;Karen and Will are perhaps better-known as vocalist and violinist, respectively, but as the tracks blossomed, the two instruments just didn't seem to want any company. There's a simple elegance in the combination that makes for a classic record.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; "A Mandolin Christmas" is also a duet between traditional folk music and jazz. &nbsp;The music includes pristine old-style classical arrangements, and also subtle and playful jazz harmonizations, weaving around familiar melodies that sound like home. &nbsp; You can practically smell the sugar cookies coming out of the oven, see the kitchen windows steaming up. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Even the packaging is a duet. Karen staged the shots in their vegetable garden. That's a real Calabacita squash with the bow on it. (we ate it for Thanksgiving) Will took the photos and fit everything into the artwork templates.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; If you like Christmas music even a little, you're going to love this album. You're going to love it again when you dig it out next year, and again and again, every holiday season.</span></div><div class="p1" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /><br /></div></div><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="80" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed?uri=spotify:user:121986569:playlist:5naiPKUg08Q408f3FbZ7oh&amp;view=coverart" width="300"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="56" scrolling="no" src="https://open.spotify.com/follow/1/?uri=spotify:artist:6x03feKbVY97ZUfa7Q3uy8&amp;size=detail&amp;theme=dark" style="border-style: none; border-width: initial; overflow: hidden;" width="300"></iframe><br /><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Violinist, composer and Austin Music Award winner Will Taylor has performed with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=pearl+jam+strings+attached" style="color: #2361a1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Pearl Jam</a>, Grammy winner&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5ChC_n5JZY" style="color: #2361a1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Shawn Colvin</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkM2_gW4KjA" style="color: #2361a1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">P-Diddy</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://soundcloud.com/stringsattached/simply-with-willie-nelson-will-taylor-strings" style="color: #2361a1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Willie Nelson</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0KIIN_4XWQ" style="color: #2361a1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ronny Cox</a>&nbsp;(<em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Deliverance</em>) and&nbsp;<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c1bXlmIPgCHs7vLOQi-6MhVrpsAIFbKwT5KvhwR6xQk/edit" style="color: #2361a1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">many more</a>.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Will and his musical friends from Austin, Texas&nbsp;light up your house with inspiring acoustic music.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">WASHINGTON POST–</b><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“Imaginatively orchestrated… multi-faceted… darting lyricism, and occasionally pensive moods, Taylor makes the grade with his deft touch and improvisatory skills.”</b></div><b style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></b><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></b>ESQUIRE MAGAZINE–”As to the quality of the music and the professionalism, this production is far superior over the numerous recordings issued by the major record companies.”</b></div><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" gesture="media" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/21s_hyQnizM" width="560"></iframe><br /><br />Learn how you can have Karen Mal &amp; Will Taylor in your home&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stringsattachedmusic.net/house-concerts-with-strings/">here</a>.~!<br />Anywhere, not just where we live.<br /><br /><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1INlFPzyIOCfRRc4V4lTBBY7Vf3as6JJIOEj96RavDsI/edit?usp=sharing">More fan comments...</a></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChritmasSongsCarolsAndMusic/~4/PFu7zEZL6_k" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Christmas and Holiday Music from Karen Mal &amp; Will TaylorRead about,&nbsp; listen to and support our music below.You listened to it free, but it wasn't free to make this music...so in this new world of the "free music, want to help out, do your part to support our continued creation of great acoustic music?Read below or just signup to get all of our music as a patron of Strings AttachedSee more about it&nbsp;here....The "Coventry Carol" is an English&nbsp;Christmas carol&nbsp;dating from the 16th century. The carol was traditionally performed in&nbsp;Coventry&nbsp;in&nbsp;England&nbsp;as part of a&nbsp;mystery play&nbsp;called&nbsp;The Pageant of the Shearmen and Tailors. The play depicts the&nbsp;Christmas&nbsp;story from chapter two in the&nbsp;Gospel of Matthew: the carol itself refers to the&nbsp;Massacre of the Innocents, in which&nbsp;Herod&nbsp;ordered all male infants under the age of two in&nbsp;Bethlehem&nbsp;to be killed, and takes the form of a&nbsp;lullaby&nbsp;sung by mothers of the doomed children.&nbsp;-&nbsp;From&nbsp;Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaBuy the&nbsp;CD with any credit cardITUNESMP3'S or WAV files direct from the artistCall&nbsp;512-589-8749&nbsp;to order by phone.Call me and I'll write a note and send it to them personally!​SPOTIFY - Coming soFree Pick of the WeekOr buy&nbsp;it in AUSTIN texas at Waterloo RecordsBuy the&nbsp;CD with any credit cardITUNESMP3'S or WAV files direct from the artistCall&nbsp;512-589-8749&nbsp;to order by phone.Call me and I'll write a note and send it to them personally!&nbsp;​SPOTIFYAMAZONThe story behind&nbsp;Austin for ChristmasAll of the songs in this collection were favorites of my mother.&nbsp; She loved filling the house with Christmas decorations, smells of&nbsp; many varieties of cookies baking, which she'd arrange in spectacular colorful gift trays, and of course Christmas music draped over the top of everything. She'd play the vinyl records on our massive stereo which was as long as our dining room table,.and she'd be as happy as we'd ever see her all year. Her happiness in itself was the best part of the season. It was contagious and it was fleeting. In our household, Christmas music represented the hope of another year, maybe a better year, and a momentary suspension of all things worrisome or sorrowful.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Yuletide by the fireside and joyful memories there." We chose the songs with an underlying theme of togetherness. No matter where you fall on the religious/ spiritual spectrum, holidays are a time of connection.&nbsp; Of reunion and reflectionand gratitude. And being together as the bustling world mercifully grinds to a halt, creating a glow in the darkness of the long nights of winter.&nbsp; - KAREN MALThe story behind&nbsp;A Mandolin ChristmasA jazz musician, a folk artist, 20 fingers pulling 14 strings &amp; 19 ancient melodies that time has polished.A Mandolin Christmas&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Deep in the throes of the hottest summer on record in Austin, &nbsp;TX, Karen Mal and Will Taylor decided to make a Christmas album. It was a 112-degree "Silent Night" in their un-airconditioned recording studio in August. Even the cat was sweating.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The couple had collaborated on many musical projects; his, hers, and their ensemble's, but a "Mandolin Christmas" is purely a duet in every sense of the word. &nbsp;It's a dance between two partners: the mandolin and the classical guitar. &nbsp;And that's it. &nbsp;Karen and Will are perhaps better-known as vocalist and violinist, respectively, but as the tracks blossomed, the two instruments just didn't seem to want any company. There's a simple elegance in the combination that makes for a classic record.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; "A Mandolin Christmas" is also a duet between traditional folk music and jazz. &nbsp;The music includes pristine old-style classical arrangements, and also subtle and playful jazz harmonizations, weaving around familiar melodies that sound like home. &nbsp; You can practically smell the sugar cookies coming out of the oven, see the kitchen windows steaming up. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Even the packaging is a duet. Karen staged the shots in their vegetable garden. That's a real Calabacita squash with the bow on it. (we ate it for Thanksgiving) Will took the photos and fit everything into the artwork templates.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; If you like Christmas music even a little, you're going to love this album. You're going to love it again when you dig it out next year, and again and again, every holiday season.Violinist, composer and Austin Music Award winner Will Taylor has performed with&nbsp;Pearl Jam, Grammy winner&nbsp;Shawn Colvin,&nbsp;P-Diddy,&nbsp;Willie Nelson,&nbsp;Ronny Cox&nbsp;(Deliverance) and&nbsp;many more.Will and his musical friends from Austin, Texas&nbsp;light up your house with inspiring acoustic music.WASHINGTON POST–“Imaginatively orchestrated… multi-faceted… darting lyricism, and occasionally pensive moods, Taylor makes the grade with his deft touch and improvisatory skills.”ESQUIRE MAGAZINE–”As to the quality of the music and the professionalism, this production is far superior over the numerous recordings issued by the major record companies.”Learn how you can have Karen Mal &amp; Will Taylor in your home&nbsp;here.~!Anywhere, not just where we live.More fan comments...

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Christmas and Holiday Music from Karen Mal &amp; Will TaylorRead about,&nbsp; listen to and support our music below.You listened to it free, but it wasn't free to make this music...so in this new world of the "free music, want to help out, do your part to support our continued creation of great acoustic music?Read below or just signup to get all of our music as a patron of Strings AttachedSee more about it&nbsp;here...."Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" is a&nbsp;Christmas carol&nbsp;that first appeared in 1739 in the collection&nbsp;Hymns and Sacred Poems. Its lyrics had been written by&nbsp;Charles Wesley. Wesley had requested and received slow and solemn music for his lyrics, not the joyful tune expected today. Moreover, Wesley's original opening&nbsp;couplet&nbsp;is "Hark! how all the&nbsp;welkin&nbsp;rings / Glory to the King of Kings". -&nbsp;From&nbsp;Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaBuy the&nbsp;CD with any credit cardITUNESMP3'S or WAV files direct from the artistCall&nbsp;512-589-8749&nbsp;to order by phone.Call me and I'll write a note and send it to them personally!​SPOTIFY - Coming soFree Pick of the WeekOr buy&nbsp;it in AUSTIN texas at Waterloo RecordsBuy the&nbsp;CD with any credit cardITUNESMP3'S or WAV files direct from the artistCall&nbsp;512-589-8749&nbsp;to order by phone.Call me and I'll write a note and send it to them personally!&nbsp;​SPOTIFYAMAZONThe story behind&nbsp;Austin for ChristmasAll of the songs in this collection were favorites of my mother.&nbsp; She loved filling the house with Christmas decorations, smells of&nbsp; many varieties of cookies baking, which she'd arrange in spectacular colorful gift trays, and of course Christmas music draped over the top of everything. She'd play the vinyl records on our massive stereo which was as long as our dining room table,.and she'd be as happy as we'd ever see her all year. Her happiness in itself was the best part of the season. It was contagious and it was fleeting. In our household, Christmas music represented the hope of another year, maybe a better year, and a momentary suspension of all things worrisome or sorrowful.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Yuletide by the fireside and joyful memories there." We chose the songs with an underlying theme of togetherness. No matter where you fall on the religious/ spiritual spectrum, holidays are a time of connection.&nbsp; Of reunion and reflectionand gratitude. And being together as the bustling world mercifully grinds to a halt, creating a glow in the darkness of the long nights of winter.&nbsp; - KAREN MALThe story behind&nbsp;A Mandolin ChristmasA jazz musician, a folk artist, 20 fingers pulling 14 strings &amp; 19 ancient melodies that time has polished.A Mandolin Christmas&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Deep in the throes of the hottest summer on record in Austin, &nbsp;TX, Karen Mal and Will Taylor decided to make a Christmas album. It was a 112-degree "Silent Night" in their un-airconditioned recording studio in August. Even the cat was sweating.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The couple had collaborated on many musical projects; his, hers, and their ensemble's, but a "Mandolin Christmas" is purely a duet in every sense of the word. &nbsp;It's a dance between two partners: the mandolin and the classical guitar. &nbsp;And that's it. &nbsp;Karen and Will are perhaps better-known as vocalist and violinist, respectively, but as the tracks blossomed, the two instruments just didn't seem to want any company. There's a simple elegance in the combination that makes for a classic record.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; "A Mandolin Christmas" is also a duet between traditional folk music and jazz. &nbsp;The music includes pristine old-style classical arrangements, and also subtle and playful jazz harmonizations, weaving around familiar melodies that sound like home. &nbsp; You can practically smell the sugar cookies coming out of the oven, see the kitchen windows steaming up. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Even the packaging is a duet. Karen staged the shots in their vegetable garden. That's a real Calabacita squash with the bow on it. (we ate it for Thanksgiving) Will took the photos and fit everything into the artwork templates.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; If you like Christmas music even a little, you're going to love this album. You're going to love it again when you dig it out next year, and again and again, every holiday season.Violinist, composer and Austin Music Award winner Will Taylor has performed with&nbsp;Pearl Jam, Grammy winner&nbsp;Shawn Colvin,&nbsp;P-Diddy,&nbsp;Willie Nelson,&nbsp;Ronny Cox&nbsp;(Deliverance) and&nbsp;many more.Will and his musical friends from Austin, Texas&nbsp;light up your house with inspiring acoustic music.WASHINGTON POST–“Imaginatively orchestrated… multi-faceted… darting lyricism, and occasionally pensive moods, Taylor makes the grade with his deft touch and improvisatory skills.”ESQUIRE MAGAZINE–”As to the quality of the music and the professionalism, this production is far superior over the numerous recordings issued by the major record companies.”Learn how you can have Karen Mal &amp; Will Taylor in your home&nbsp;here.~!Anywhere, not just where we live.More fan comments...

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