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Light of the Stable: The Christmas Album
Folk · 1979 · 10 tracks

Light of the Stable: The Christmas Album

Emmylou Harris

Acoustic bluegrass and silver-hued country carols. Harris’s crystalline soprano turns traditional hymns into dusty, atmospheric Americana landscapes.

July 1979 · Warner Bros. Records

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A reverent and earthy celebration that finds holiness in acoustic simplicity and high-lonesome harmonies.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Christmas Time’s A‐Coming
2:55
02
O Little Town of Bethlehem
3:44
03
Away in a Manger
2:41
04
Angel Eyes
3:22
05
The First Noel
2:41
06
Beautiful Star of Bethlehem
3:08
07
Little Drummer Boy
4:06
08
Golden Cradle
2:08
09
Silent Night
3:36
10
Light of the Stable
2:29
Moments Worth Listening For
The high, lonesome bluegrass breakdown of Christmas Time’s A-Coming that feels like a porch celebration in the mountains.
The way the backing vocalists, including Neil Young and Dolly Parton, swell into a celestial choir on the title track.
The stark, crystalline vulnerability of Silent Night where the reverb makes the space feel like a vast, empty cathedral.
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How does Light of the Stable: The Christmas Album sound next to the rest of Emmylou Harris's catalogue?

Winter+4.0σ

Winter saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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