Holiday Songs and Lullabies is a studio album by American singer-songwriter and musician Shawn Colvin. It was released in 1998 on Columbia Records.
Tracks "In the Bleak Midwinter" (Traditional) – 4:04 "Christmas Time Is Here" (Vince Guaraldi, Lee Mendelson) – 2:37 "Now the Day Is Over" (Traditional) – 1:47 "Rocking" (Traditional) – 2:33 "Windy Nights" (Robert Louis Stevenson, Alec Wilder) – 3:10 "All Through the Night" (Traditional) – 2:03 "Love Came Down at Christmas" (Traditional) – 3:04 "Silent Night" (Josef Mohr, Franz Gruber) – 3:22 "All the Pretty Li'l Horses" (Traditional) – 1:43 "Little Road to Bethlehem" (Michael Head, Margaret Rose) – 2:52 "Seal Lullaby" (Rudyard Kipling, Alec Wilder) – 2:29 "Evening Is a Little Boy/The Night Will Never Stay" (Eleanor Farjeon, Frances Frost, Alec Wilder) – 3:09 "The Christ Child's Lullaby" (Traditional) – 2:19 "Close Your Eyes" (Johannes Brahms, William Engvick) – 1:39
Sequel A sequel "The Starlighter" is due for release February 23, 2018
Personnel Shawn Colvin – vocals, guitar Larry Campbell – mandolin, pedal steel guitar, fiddle Andy Hess – bass Ben Street – bass Mark Egan – bass Steuart Smith – guitar Shawn Pelton – drums Dan Petty – guitar, lap steel guitar Doug Petty – organ, piano Paul Frazier – background vocals Marlon Saunders – background vocals Jill Seifers – background vocals Clark Gayton – euphonium John Clark – French horn David Taylor – bass trombone Jim Pugh – trombone Kenny Rampton – flugelhorn John Owens – flugelhorn Alan J. Stepansky – cello Sandra Park – violin Sharon Yamada – violin Rebecca Young – viola Rev. Dan Willis – oboe Production notes: Doug Petty – producer, arranger, string and brass arrangements Maurice Sendak – artwork Alec Wilder – arranger Aaron Keane – engineer Steve Addabbo – engineer Ray Martin – engineer Fred Remmert – engineer Noah Simon – assistant engineer George Morgan – assistant engineer Matt Kane – assistant engineer Joe Ferla – mixing Greg Calbi – mastering Neil Kellerhouse – design Mary Maurer – art direction, design Deborah Feingold – photography
Chart positions YearChartPosition1998The Billboard 200181
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