A Cradle In Bethlehem

by Sylvia

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cothermanbryan This album captures all the joy and happiness of the Christmas season. Sylvia has done this album beautifully.

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1.	Guided By A Star / O Come, O Come Emmanuel 03:56	info	buy track
2.	O Holy Night 03:33	info	buy track
3.	Angels We Have Heard On High 03:31	info	buy track
4.	A Cradle In Bethlehem 03:40	info	buy track
5.	Christmas Bells 02:54	info	buy track
6.	My Grown-Up Christmas List 03:28	info	buy track
7.	Silent Night 04:22	info	buy track
8.	When Heaven's Calling You 03:44	info	buy track
9.	What Child Is This 03:35	info	buy track
10.	Ave Maria 02:50	info	buy track

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1. Guided By A Star / O Come, O Come Emmanuel ("Guided By A Star" composed by John Mock, "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" traditional, arranged by John Mock and Sylvia Hutton)

2. O Holy Night (Words by John S. Dwight, Music by Adolphe Adam, Arranged by John Mock)

3. Angels We Have Heard On High (Traditional, arranged by John Mock)

4. A Cradle In Bethlehem (Alfred Bryan & Larry Stock, Prelude and Postlude composed by John Mock)

5. Christmas Bells (Poem written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, music composed by John Mock)

6. My Grown-Up Christmas List (Music by David Foster, lyrics by Linda Thompson)

7. Silent Night (Music by Franz Gruber, words by Joseph Mohr, arranged by John Mock)

8. When Heaven's Calling You (Craig Bickhardt & Thom Schuyler)

9. What Child Is This (Words by William C. Dix; Traditional, arranged by John Mock, Interludes and Postlude composed and arranged by John Mock)

10. Ave Maria (Bach / Gounod, arranged by John Mock)

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released July 7, 2022

John Mock - acoustic guitar, classical guitar, resonator guitar, mandolin, harmonium, tin whistle, recorders, bodhran

Byron House - bass

Randy Hardison - drums

Pat McGrath - additional acoustic guitar (trks 1, 8, 9)

Troy Lancaster - acoustic guitar (trk 5), electric guitar (trk 7)

Catherine Styron - piano (trks 3, 10)

Jimmy Nichols - piano (trks 2, 6)

Tony Harrell - piano (trk 8), synthesizer (trk 9)

Jim Wilson - synthesizer (trk 9)

Kenny Malone - percussion (trks 1, 9)

Jeff Teague - percussion (trk 3)

All strings arranged and conducted by John Mock

Violin - David Davidson, David Angell, Bruce Sweetman, Pam Sixfin, Chris Teal, Connie Heard, Karen E. Winkelmann, Janet Asky, Andrea Zonn, Mary Kathryn Vanosdale

Viola - Kris Wilkinson, Jim Grosjean, Monisa Angell, Kathryn Plummer

Cello - John Catchings, Anthony LaMarchina, Carole Rabinowitz, Uri Samis

Contrabass - Byron House

Produced by Jeff Teague, John Mock, and Sylvia

Recorded by George Tutko, assisted by Joel Frank with additional overdubs by Joe Weber

Tracks and vocals recorded at Studio III with additional vocals and overdubs at The Cave

Digital editing by Tom Endres at The Cave

Mixed by Mark Howard at Signal Path Studio, assisted by J.P. Crabtree

Mastering by David Shipley at Foxwood Mastering

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Sylvia Nashville, Tennessee

Signed to RCA Records from 1979-87, Sylvia released five albums with a dozen #1 and Top Ten hits, sold over four million records, and won multiple awards including the ACM’s Female Vocalist of the Year and Billboard’s #1 Country Female Artist. Since her RCA days, she’s released five albums on her own label, Red Pony Records, and is set to release “Nature Child – A Dreamer’s Journey” in 2022. ... more

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