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John Doan
Wrapped in White: Visions of Christmas Past
Genres: International Music, Jazz, Special Interest, New Age, Pop, Classical

Track Listings (17) - Disc #1
1. Born Is Jesus the Infant King
2. Infant King
3. We Three Kings - John Doan, Hopkins, John Henry
4. Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
5. Jolly Old King Wenceslas
6. Away in a Manger
7. In the Manger - John Doan, Spillman, Jonathan
8. Angels We Have Heard on High/The First Noel
9. The Angels First Noel
10. Go Tell It
11. Joy to the World - John Doan, Mason, Lowell
12. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - John Doan, Bach, Johann Sebast
13. O Come, O Come - John Doan, Gregorian Chant
14. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - John Doan, Sears, Edmund Hamil
15. Silent Night - John Doan, Gruber, Franz
16. Carol of the Bells
17. Old Long Since (Auld Lang Syne)

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CD Details

All Artists: John Doan
Title: Wrapped in White: Visions of Christmas Past
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Hearts of Space
Release Date: 9/13/1995
Genres: International Music, Jazz, Special Interest, New Age, Pop, Classical
Styles: Jazz Fusion, Vocal Jazz, Holiday & Wedding, Vocal Pop, Opera & Classical Vocal
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 025041105521, 025041105545

Synopsis

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Wrapped in White: Visons of Christmas Past is truly a treat. More than adhering to the theme of Christmas, multi-instrumentalist John Doan furthers the concept to embrace 19th-century American Victoriana. Doan tackles the long-forgotten harp guitar and a vast stable of Victorian-era instruments, including the toy piano, with its plinking kidlike sounds, and piccolo trumpet, as well as a pleasing novelty blend of strings such as mando-bass, autoharp, and parlor guitar. Songs are craftily assembled and arranged as groupings such as Carols of Kings, Carols of Night, Carols of Bells, and Farewells. Altogether enjoyable, Wrapped in White embodies age-old tradition, celebrates nostalgia, and captures the spirit of the holiday's peace, warmth, and ritual. --Paige La Grone

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CD Reviews

Traditional Music played on REAL old-time instruments

Guardian of the Zen Sea | Looking after the sun and surf | 11/28/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Oregon-based musician John Doan is a master of many instruments, and on this CD he has chosen to play traditional, old-time Christmas music on instruments popular at the end of the 19th century. This choice gives the music an atmosphere of peppermint and mulled wine not found on most seasonal recordings. All the carols are carefully selected, peaceful and very wonderfully played. The selection of songs is flawless. There is even a Christmas greeting from Thomas Edison as played on an old grammaphone. I love this CD, and play it every Christmas season on a Public Radio program in Alaska. Part of the appeal is that the music doesn't seem to have any age barriers. This would make a wonderful, and unique, addition to your Christmas collection."

Wrapped in White: Visions of Christmas Past - John Doan

W. T. Bedenbaugh | Monrovia, MD USA | 11/24/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"A beautiful, fascinating combination of classic music songs. Notes have a lot of information about the instruments used and history of the songs. This should be part of everyone's Christmas music collection."

My new favorite Christmas CD

Dave Jones | Detroit, MI USA | 12/22/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Wow, what a treat this CD is! I ran across it by accident and after listening to the samples, ordered 3 copies immediately, for myself and as gifts. I've always loved the sound of old acoustic instruments, and there's such variety here, coupled with pure virtuosity of performance that I don't know how I lived this long without owning anything by John Doan. The harp guitar has great range and a wonderful "sound" for this music. It's perfect for background while doing other things, but also complex enough to listen to intently, alone. The piccolo trumpet featured in O Come, O Come will take your breath away. Turn the volume up! I love the 30-second intros followed by the full songs. Whoever arranged the CD is a genious. The toy piano on Jolly Old St. Nick, and the scratchy Edison wax cylinder on Joy To the World are fun and unique. The mando-bass accompanying the classical banjo on Jesu Joy brought back memories of doing this song in high school choir 35 years ago, but John does it so much better than we did!If your taste in music is eclectic like mine is, and if you appreciate clean performances by master musicians, you'll love this CD like I do. This is my first ever review after shopping here for almost all my music. Guess it took a great performance like this to get me started. Am I gushing here? Sorry. This is my all-time favorite Christmas music."