Title: Winter Dreams for Christmas Artist: R. Carlos Nakai & William Eaton Release Date: 1990 Label: Canyon Duration: 51:43 Album Type(s): christmas UPC: 729337700727 Genre: New Age Styles: Christmas, Neo-Classical, Chamber Jazz, Ethnic Fusion, Contemporary Instrumental, Holiday Moods: Hypnotic, Laid-Back/Mellow, Soothing, Calm/Peaceful, Gentle, Refined/Mannered, Spiritual, Ethereal, Reflective, Reserved, Reverent Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. I Saw Three Ships
2. What Child Is This? (Greensleeves)
3. Angels We Have Heard on High
4. We Three Kings
5. Lo! How a Rose E're Blooming
6. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
7. The First Noel
8. Coventry Carol
9. The First Snowfall
10. Silent Night

Year Type Label Catalog # 1993 CD Canyon 7007

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Navajo flautist Carlos Nakai first collaborated with guitarist William Eaton on the haunting and panoramic album Carry the Gift. Here they turn their talents to reflective interpretations of traditional Christmas carols, with the self-penned "The First Snowfall" thrown in for good measure. In addition to guitar, William Eaton also plays lyre and harp-guitar (all of which he makes) which smoothly blend with Nakai's Native American flutes. The carols are used as a base for some liberal improvisation, with his birdlike trills and warbles evoking the open spaces of the southwestern deserts. Chimes and background synthesizer add occasional coloring, and on the final piece, "Silent Night," a soft-voiced Navajo chorus sings the words in their native tongue. More introspective than most Christmas albums, Winter Dreams may inspire the listener to ponder the themes and dreams of the holiday season. ~ Backroads Music/Heartbeats, All Music Guide

Name Credits R. Carlos Nakai Main Performer, Arranger Robert Doyle Producer William Eaton Guitar, Producer, Arranger, Main Performer