{"product_id":"halo-1008","title":"Nashville Musicians - A Country Christmas (1980) Vinyl LP • Gary Parker","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin-bottom: 0px ;\"\u003eCatalog Number:\u003c\/h3\u003e HALO-1008\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eMusical Styles:\u003c\/h3\u003e 1980s, Ballad, Contemporary Country, Country Pop, Country Rock, Instrumental, Nashville Sound, Traditional Country\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin-bottom: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eSleeve Grade:\u003c\/h3\u003e Excellent (EX)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eRecord Grade:\u003c\/h3\u003e Near Mint (NM or M-)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eCondition Details:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eStill in ORIGINAL SHRINK-WRAP (opened). Vinyl plays nicely (play-graded). Cover has a few creases near edges; light-scuffing (front\/back). Inner-sleeve is generic white. Spine is unbroken, clean and easy-to-read. Minor shelf-wear along top\/bottom-edge and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. Release date is approximately 1980. (Not a cut-out.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eTracks:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003col style=\"margin-top: 0px ; margin-bottom: 0px ;\"\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eWhite Christmas\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eWinter Wonderland\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eJingle Bells\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eUpon The House Top\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003e'Twas The Night Before Christmas\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eSilent Night\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eAway In A Manger\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eJoy To The World\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eDeck The Halls\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eO' Come All You Faithful\u003c\/li\u003e\n \n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eAbout The Record:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eA Country Christmas,\u003c\/span\u003e is a vintage vinyl LP album released on Halo Records, credited to Gary Parker \u0026amp; His Studio Sidemen, featuring instrumental country arrangements of classic Christmas standards performed by session musicians from Nashville. Likely dating to the 1970s, the album includes tracks such as \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eWhite Christmas^ \/i^, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eWinter Wonderland^ \/i^, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eJingle Bells^ \/i^, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eUpon The House Top^ \/i^, and \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eSilent Night^ \/i^, with most being instrumentals highlighted by lead guitar, pedal steel, fiddle, and occasional recitations or guest vocals. Produced by Butch Carr and Joe Scaife, it showcases a low-key, laid-back country style straight from Music City, USA, emphasizing twangy pickers like Paul Franklin on pedal steel and Ernie Reed on fiddle. Historically significant for its use in Disneyland Resort's Critter Country Holiday background music loop (also known as the Country Bear Jamboree Christmas Special Queue BGM), where several tracks including \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eUpon the Housetop^ \/i^, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eDeck the Halls^ \/i^, and \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eWinter Wonderland^ \/i^ have been featured seasonally. The album did not produce any hit singles, as it remains an obscure, non-charting release primarily circulated among collectors and theme park audio enthusiasts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Record Vision","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52793863995673,"sku":"HALO-1008","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0992\/6937\/8329\/files\/LP-gary_parker-country_christmas_with_nashville_musicians.jpg?v=1783555052","url":"https:\/\/record-vision.myshopify.com\/products\/halo-1008","provider":"Record Vision","version":"1.0","type":"link"}