Nashville Musicians - A Country Christmas (1980) Vinyl LP • Gary Parker

Catalog Number:

HALO-1008

Musical Styles:

1980s, Ballad, Contemporary Country, Country Pop, Country Rock, Instrumental, Nashville Sound, Traditional Country

Sleeve Grade:

Excellent (EX)

Record Grade:

Near Mint (NM or M-)

Condition Details:

Still 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.)

Tracks:

1. White Christmas
2. Winter Wonderland
3. Jingle Bells
4. Upon The House Top
5. 'Twas The Night Before Christmas
6. Silent Night
7. Away In A Manger
8. Joy To The World
9. Deck The Halls
10. O' Come All You Faithful

About The Record:

A Country Christmas, is a vintage vinyl LP album released on Halo Records, credited to Gary Parker & 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 White Christmas^ /i^, Winter Wonderland^ /i^, Jingle Bells^ /i^, Upon The House Top^ /i^, and Silent 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 Upon the Housetop^ /i^, Deck the Halls^ /i^, and Winter 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.