Winter Dreams for Christmas (1990)

About this title: Navajo flautist Carlos Nakai first collaborated with guitarist William Eaton on the haunting and panoramic album Carry the Gift. Here they turn their talents to reflective interpretations of traditional Christmas carols, with the self-penned "The First Snowfall" thrown in for good measure. In addition to guitar, William Eaton also plays lyre and harp-guitar (all of which he makes) which smoothly blend with Nakai's Native American flutes. The carols are used as a base for some liberal improvisation, with his birdlike trills and warbles evoking the open spaces of the southwestern deserts. ... read more

Tracks:

1. I Saw Three Ships [Sandys/Traditional]
2. What Child Is This? (Greensleeves) [Dix/Traditional]
3. Angels We Have Heard on High [Traditional]
4. We Three Kings [Hopkins]
5. Lo! How a Rose E're Blooming
6. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen [Traditional]
7. The First Noel [Sandys]
8. Coventry Carol
9. The First Snowfall [Eaton/Nakai]
10. Silent Night [Gruber/Mohr]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.