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December, Piano Solos: 20th Anniversary Edition | 
| Artist: George Winston
Label: RCA Victor
Category: Music
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Rating:  85 reviews
Sales Rank: 1027
Format: Enhanced, Extra tracks
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.8 x 0.4
UPC: 019341161127
EAN: 0019341161127
ASIN: B00005NNDO
Release Date: October 16, 2001
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| Tracks:
| • | Thanksgiving | | • | Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head | | • | Joy | | • | Prelude | | • | Carol Of The Bells | | • | Night-Part One: Snow | | • | Night-Part Two: Midnight | | • | Night-Part Three: Minstrels | | • | Variations On The Kanon By Pachelbel | | • | The Holly And The Ivy | | • | Some Children See Him | | • | Peace | | • | A Christmas Song | | • | Sleep Baby Mine |
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Media Type: CD
Artist: WINSTON,GEORGE
Title: DECEMBER
Street Release Date: 10/16/2001
Domestic
Genre: NEW AGE
Amazon.com essential recording
December holds the distinction of single-handedly putting Windham Hill on the map and being the new age album most likely to find its way into music collections of all ilk. In spite of being relentlessly overplayed during the holidays, the solo piano recording has aged quite well. Winston shapes holiday war-horses and original compositions into a captivating contemporary statement. His spare, understated style captures the feel of the dark season, employing ample resonance to evoke a reflective spaciousness. The album's straightforward simplicity conveys both the celebration and quietude that characterize the best of the Yuletide spirit. --Richard Price
Amazon.com
A quintessential example of George Winston's "folk piano" style, December speaks to the spirit of the season. Mixing traditional carols, a couple of classical works, and his own originals, Winston drops notes with icy clarity into a winter silence, rippling through "Carol of Bells" and coaxing dark, introspective moods from his own suite, "Night." The pianist's liner notes are also a trip as he cites the numerous sources for his music. Who would've thought that the gentle melodies of "Peace" were inspired by the soundtrack to TV's The Outer Limits? This 20th anniversary edition, which includes two bonus tracks, is a vast sonic improvement over previous releases. --John Diliberto
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Beautiful and Moving Piano Music. March 15, 2010
singing-in-the-rain24.blogspot.com (Georgia)
I had heard one of George Winston's songs online, and after that I knew I had to buy this cd. I love every song on here, and love each rendition of the Christmas songs. I had a December/Christmas wedding and I had this cd played during the seating of the guests. Everyone loved it and I got many compliments on it. If you love piano music, and especially Christmas music, then this is the cd for you!
 New Age Seasonal February 21, 2010
Gregor von Kallahann
I got a chuckle when I learned that George Winston's oeuvre includes homages to artists as diverse as Vince Guaraldi and the Doors. For those of us who also have quirky and small-c catholic tastes, there's something liberating about knowing that an artist that critics might love to pigeonhold (as "New Age," in George's case) is much more musically open and open-ended than nay-sayers would have you believe. I say, do what you love, Georgie boy, and more power to ya.
I know there are those for whom the words "Windham Hill" induce a spate of gagging. I'm so glad I don't worry about such things anymore (if I ever did really). George Winston is a talented pianist whose arrangements are strikingly inventive. Like so much of the early Windham Hill releases, this one is meditative, for the most part, and not overtly EDGY (which may explain why the hipper-than-thou set might disdain it). But it's just right for the season, and may be just right for just about ANY season (it's February and I'm still playing it).
Winston's bell like tones can be as ethereal and as haunting as Philip Glass at his most accessible. There are moments here that remind me of Glass's soundtrack for THE HOURS (though not quite as repetitive), so maybe you could say there's some bite in all this winter chill after all.
Love it! February 15, 2010
Andrea E. Allen (Chicago, IL)
Love this CD. Although there are seasonal songs on this CD, I still listen to it year round. Some of them do not sound seasonal, so it works. It's a beautiful album.
Fabulous Christmas Music February 10, 2010
William Keith Mathison (Battle Ground, WA United States)
When you are celebrating Christmas with your friends and family plug in this music to let the true spirit of Christmas set the tone for a beautiful evening. This is one of my wife's favorite. We bought several to give as gifts.
Ageless and beautiful January 30, 2010
Gretchen (London, England)
Just as good as it was 20 years ago, I have listened to this album again and again starting when I was 15 and now with my son as he works some of it out on the piano. It's deeply moving to me, beautiful, comtemplative renditions of Christmas music known to all, making them brand new still.
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