Most of this CD is imbued with soft, sublime sounds of the season, including
Jerry Douglas's double-tracked dobro/guitar rendering of "Away in a Manger,"
Dan Crary's guitar and sleigh bells version of "What Child Is This?" and the stately bluegrass harmonies of
John Starling,
Larry Stephenson, and
Rickie Simpkins on "Beautiful Star of Bethlehem."
Robin And Linda Williams sing
Steve Earle's "Nothing but a Child" as if it were a Yule folk standard. The all-female
Ranch Romance vamp up
Elvis's "Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)" with sizzling accordion and fiddle, and
Red Knuckles & the Trailblazers end the proceedings with a medley that'll make you "n'yuk n'yuk n'yuk."
–
Dennis MacDonald, Rovi