David Grisman's Acoustic Christmas

Studio album by David Grisman

Released

1983

Genre

Christmas, newgrass, jazz

Length

39:09

David Grisman chronology

Here Today
(1982)

David Grisman's Acoustic Christmas
(1983)

Dawg Jazz/Dawg Grass
(1983)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

David Grisman's Acoustic Christmas is an album by American musician David Grisman, released in 1983.^[2]

Track listing

"What Child Is This?" (William Chatterton Dix, Traditional) – 1:01
"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 3:37
"Respighi: Ancient Aires and Dances" – 2:32
"The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) – 4:07
"God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (Traditional) – 6:51
"We Wish You a Merry Christmas" (Traditional) – 0:41
"White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) – 4:16
"The Flower Carol" (Traditional, Wenchels) – 1:27
"Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith) – 3:44
"Silent Night" (Josef Mohr, Franz Xaver Gruber) – 3:42
"Auld Lang Syne" (Burns, Traditional) – 4:04

Personnel

David Grisman – mandolin, mandola
Darol Anger – fiddle, cello, Violectra
Béla Fleck – banjo, 5-string banjo
Mike Marshall – guitar, mandolin, mandola, mandocello
Martin Taylor – guitar
Rob Wasserman – bass
Pamela Abramson – piano
John Stafford – saxophone
Tony Burille – recorder, tenor Crumhorn
Lyn Elder – Hurdygurdy, bass recorder, Crumhorn
Joanna Young – Crumhorn, alto recorder
Bob Gurland – trumpet

Production notes:

David Grisman – producer, mixing
Phil Sawyer – engineer
Bob Shumaker – engineer
Greg Fulginiti – mastering
Gail Evenari – cover design
Craig Miller – production assistant
Jon Sievert – photography

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ Allmusic entry for David Grisman's Acoustic Christmas Retrieved November 2009.

David Grisman

Discography

with Earth Opera	Earth Opera (1968) The Great American Eagle Tragedy (1969)

with Muleskinner	Muleskinner (1973) Muleskinner Live: Original Television Soundtrack (1994, recorded 1973)

with Old and in the Way	Old and in the Way (1975) That High Lonesome Sound (1996) Breakdown (1997) Old and in the Gray (2002) Live at the Boarding House (2008) Live at the Boarding House: The Complete Shows (2013)

with Jerry Garcia	Garcia/Grisman Not for Kids Only Shady Grove So What The Pizza Tapes Grateful Dawg Been All Around This World

with David Grisman Quintet	The David Grisman Quintet (1977) Hot Dawg (1978) Quintet '80 (1980) Mondo Mando (1981) Dawg '90 (1990) Dawgwood (1993) Dawganova (1995) DGQ-20 (1996) Dawgnation (2002) Dawg's Groove (2006)

with Andy Statman	Mandolin Abstractions (1983) Songs of Our Fathers (1995) New Shabbos Waltz (2006)

with Martin Taylor	Tone Poems 2 (1995) I'm Beginning To See The Light (1999)

Solo albums and collaborations	The Even Dozen Jug Band (1964) Early Dawg (1966) The David Grisman Rounder Record (1976) Stephane Grappelli/David Grisman Live (1991) Here Today (1982) David Grisman's Acoustic Christmas (1983) Dawg Jazz/Dawg Grass (1983) Acousticity (1984) Svingin' with Svend (1987) Home Is Where the Heart Is (1988) Bluegrass Reunion (1992) Common Chord (1993) Doc & Dawg (1997) Retrograss (1999) Dawg Duos (1999) New River (2001) Traversata (2001) Life of Sorrow (2003) Hold On, We're Strummin' (2003) DGBX (2006) The Living Room Sessions (2007) Satisfied (2007)

Tone Poems project	Tone Poems (1994) Tone Poems 2 (1995) Tone Poems 3 (2000)

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