Hill Country Christmas

Willie Nelson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 24, 2006)
• Original Release Date: October 14, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Finer Arts
• ASIN: B000005OKX
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #115,269 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #81 in Music > Indie Music > Country > Traditional Country

Track Listings

1. Niño - Bobby Nelson

2. Away in a Manger

3. Joy to the World

4. O Little Town of Bethlehem

5. Here Comes Santa Claus - Gene Autry

6. Pretty Paper

7. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

8. Silent Night

9. Deck the Halls

10. White Christmas

11. Niño [Instrumental]

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Willie's Finer Arts recordings are not among his best known, but they are his most intimate; featuring spare arrangements heavy on his nylon string guitar, his sister Bobbie's gospel piano, and that unmistakable sweet, craggy Nelson voice. Hill Country Christmas offers up some treasures amidst the usual standards, including Willie's definitive take on his homeless holiday classic, "Pretty Paper," and the Latin-tinged "El Niño," which might be destined for classic status on its own. The latter is also reprised as a stirring album-closing instrumental. In an odd move though Nelson joins cowboy legend Gene Autry on a jaunty take of "Here Comes Santa Claus"--literally singing harmony over an old Autry recording of the song. --Michael Ruby

Customer Reviews

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hill Country Christmas -- Willie Nelson, July 31, 2000

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This review is from: Hill Country Christmas (Audio CD)

If you're a Willie fan -- you'll LOVE this Christmas album! Especially if you love Willie's original acoustic guitar playing -- El Nino (the instrumental version) is absolutely beautiful! Only disappointment was the version of Pretty Paper -- the version on the "Pretty Paper" Christmas album by Willie is much better than the version on this album.

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT CD, December 26, 2011

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This review is from: Hill Country Christmas (Audio CD)

THIS IS A GREAT CHRISTMAS CD! I LOVE THE SONGS, AND THE WAY THEY RECORDED IT, MOST OF IT IS JUST WILLIE AND HIS SISTER IT IS GREAT!