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Larry Sparks - Christmas In The Hills

(King Bluegrass KB-559) 1976.
Reissued on CD (Rebel REB-CD-1745) 1997 & 2016.

This is a fine LP of Christmas songs, which has been reissued on CD a couple of times, albeit with some track changes. The CD version omits the instrumental Silent Night but adds The Birthday Of Our King, Christmas In The Mountains and Away In A Manger. In addition, White Christmas and It's Christmas Time were re-recorded for the CD 'reissue'. Both the 1997 and 2016 CD releases feature the same running order.

I don't have a copy of this one yet...

Larry Sparks: guitar, lead vocal
Tommy Boyd: banjo, dobro, tenor vocal
Tim Duran: mandolin
Bob Poole: bass
Bob Slone: fiddle, viola

Track:	Title:	Time:	Date:	Original Release:
A-1	Christmas Time's A Coming	02:24	1976	Christmas In The Hills
	Tex Logan
A-2	White Christmas	02:35	1976	Christmas In The Hills
	Berlin
A-3	Joy To The World	02:05	1976	Christmas In The Hills
	P.D.
A-4	(Beautiful) Star Of Bethlehem	02:56	1976	Christmas In The Hills
	P.D.
A-5	Go Tell It On The Mountain	02:30	1976	Christmas In The Hills
	P.D.
B-1	Christmas Is Near	02:00	1976	Christmas In The Hills
	Stanley
B-2	Blue Christmas	02:52	1976	Christmas In The Hills
	Billy Hayes / Jay Johnson
B-3	Silent Night	03:26	1976	Christmas In The Hills
	P.D.
B-4	It's Christmas Time	02:12	1976	Christmas In The Hills
	Larry Sparks
B-5	Christmas Memories	02:32	1976	Christmas In The Hills
	Tommy Boyd