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This is truly a "Christmas album" ... of holiday art and music. 11 songs are illustrated with 18 images by 8 of our favorite artists. The hardcover book is perfect for gift-giving and holiday grab-bags. The book measures 6 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches square, and is 48 pages from cover to cover. Featured artists: Charles Vickery--Cover art, "Adventure Bound," plus four additional images inside the book. Includes two of Vickery's very famous images of Chicago's Christmas tree ship. Charles Rosner (1894-1975) maritime artist, courtesy of Mystic Seaport Museum. Drawing: "Christmas in the Foc'sle" 1927 Hugh O'Connor (Detroit, Michigan) Marcia Moses (Canton, Ohio) Peter Rindlisbacher (Amherstburg, Ontario) Michael Blaser (Davenport, Iowa) Howard Sivertson (Grand Marais, Minnesota) and two of the famous Christmas collectors' plates by the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Company. In a further cross-pollination of art and music, three of these tunes are poems, set to music by Lee Murdock. Bell Buoy on Christmas Day, by Charles Francis Richardson, 1888 (He was a lighthouse keeper along the Maine coast). Blessed Christmas Morn, by Robert Louis Stevenson (originally published by Stevenson as "Christmas at Sea") Christmas Goes to Sea, by Rachel Field, 1941 One other poem, A Sailor's Carol, was set to music by Gordon Bok. Check out the artist's website: http://www.leemurdock.com Track List: 1. A Maritime Christmas 2. When Big Mack Comes to this Harbor 3. Silent Night 4. Sandro's Gift 5. The Bell Buoy on Christmas Day 6. Sailor's Carol 7. The Christmas Ship 8. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel 9. Blessed Christmas Morn 10. A Maritime Christmas (Reprise) 11. Christmas Goes to Sea Other Genres:
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