Playlist for the one-hour NPR-syndicated special:
Christmas Eve - Ships are Sailing - Collier's Reel
Henry Lebedinsky, guitar; Larry Young, fiddle; Michael Albert, fiddle
traditional, arranged by The Beggar Boys
I Saw Three Ships
Kathy Mattea, vocals and whistle; Bill Cooley, guitar; Rick Blackwell, bass and vocals; Jim Brock, percussion; Larry Young, fiddle; Michael Albert, whistles; Henry Lebedinsky, mandolin; VOX, David Tang, conductor
traditional, arranged by Kathy Mattea, Bill Cooley, David Tang.
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
VOX, David Tang, conductor
traditional, arranged by Elizabeth Poston
Cherry Tree Carol
Abigail Haynes Lennox, soprano; Larry Young, fiddle; Michael Albert, fiddle; Henry Lebedinsky, Irish guitar
traditional, arranged by Henry Lebedinsky
Good News
Kathy Mattea, vocals; VOX, David Tang, conductor; Brian Howard, cello
Rob Matthes, arranged by David Tang
Straw Against the Chill
Kathy Mattea, vocals and guitar; Bill Cooley, guitar; Rick Blackwell, bass; Jim Brock, percussion; Michael Albert, whistles
Bob Franke
Unto Us a Child Is Born
Kathy Mattea, vocals and whistle; Bill Cooley, guitar; Rick Blackwell, bass; Jim Brock, percussion; Michael Albert, whistles; Henry Lebedinsky, mandolin; VOX, David Tang, conductor
Craig Bickhardt and Thom Schuyler, arranged by David Tang
Mary Did You Know?
Kathy Mattea, vocals and guitar; Bill Cooley, guitar; Rick Blackwell, bass; Jim Brock, percussion; Michael Albert, whistles; VOX, David Tang, conductor
Mark Lowry and Buddy Greene, arranged by David Tang
Glory Halleluia to the Newborn King
Catrina Pegues, mezzo-soprano; VOX, David Tang, conductor
traditional, arranged by Mark Butler
Jesus, Oh What a Wonderful Child
Catrina Pegues, mezzo-soprano; Bill Cooley, guitar; Rick Blackwell, bass; Jim Brock, percussion; VOX, David Tang, conductor
traditional, arranged by David Tang and Bill Cooley
Go Tell it On the Mountain
Kathy Mattea, vocals; Catrina Pegues, mezzo-soprano; Abigail Haynes Lennox, soprano; Bill Cooley, guitar; Rick Blackwell, bass; Jim Brock, percussion; Larry Young, fiddle; Michael Albert, fiddle, whistles; Brian Howard, cello; Henry Lebedinsky, mandolin; VOX, David Tang, conductor
traditional, arranged by Kathy Mattea, Bill Cooley and David Tang
Christ Child Lullabye
Kathy Mattea, vocals and guitar; Bill Cooley, guitar; Michael Albert, fiddle; VOX, David Tang, conductor; Abigail Haynes Lennox, soprano
traditional, arranged by Kathy Mattea and Dougie MacLean