In The Bleak Midwinter, by John Van Deusen

In The Bleak Midwinter

by John Van Deusen

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iammatteblack Relaxing, peaceful, hopeful, great covers of classics — bought it on vinyl Favorite track: O Holy Night.

marzvdv So refreshing to hear such beautiful music! The perfect Christmas album. Thank you John. Favorite track: O Come All Ye Faithful.

pspence My fiancé asked if I could find a playlist for our Christmas decorating, cooking, dozing, etc. I guess I just found it... Favorite track: O Holy Night.

joelknell This is so great! Thank you.

Daniel Sellers So calming, and I love the addition of some other hymns.. New favorite Christmas album! Favorite track: Come Thou Long Expected Jesus.

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1.	Come Thou Long Expected Jesus 02:14	info
2.	Angels We Have Heard On High 02:11	info
3.	Little Drummer Boy 03:02	info
4.	O Come All Ye Faithful 02:13	info
5.	The First Noel 02:38	info
6.	In The Bleak Midwinter 03:25	info
7.	Joy To The World 02:44	info
8.	We Three Kings 02:33	info
9.	Hark The Herald Angels Sing 02:20	info
10.	O Come, O Come, Emmanuel 03:17	info
11.	What Child Is This? 02:34	info
12.	O Holy Night 03:32	info
13.	Go Tell It On The Mountain 02:09	info
14.	Silent Night 02:25	info

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"Calming, comforting, minimalist beauty." - The Gospel Coalition.

This collection of Advent, Christmas and Epiphany hymns is meant to be listened to by candlelight or while decorating a Christmas tree. Hopefully this simple album will bring peace and calm to your winter abode. Please share it with your loved ones.

I tracked the vocals and guitars live and then overdubbed everything else.

Andrew Joslyn's string arrangements and performances are the real shining star of this album. He wrote and recorded them all in a week and a half! If you review the album, please mention his excellent creative contribution.

This album was born out of bleak times: I was the acting Director of Music, Worship and Arts at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Anacortes, WA when the Covid-19 pandemic shut down in-person worship services. We started live-streaming our services immediately and I led by myself for over a year. When Advent came, I just sort of felt like our congregants (and myself) needed to hear very gentle and calming hymns. I started playing them with my capo high on the neck in keys that forced me to sing gently. It did something good for my soul and mental health. So, I did the exact same thing when recording this album live at the Unknown.

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released November 23, 2022

Produced by John Van Deusen
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Nicholas Wilbur at the Unknown - Anacortes, WA
© John Van Deusen - 2022 - JVDandme - BMI - Tablehouse Publishing

Vocals, guitars, piano/keys, bass, drums/percussion, other - John Van Deusen
String arrangements by Andrew Joslyn - violin, viola and cello performed and recorded by Andrew Joslyn at home on Bainbridge Island, WA
Additional violin - Jess Alldredge - Recorded at home in Seattle, WA
Vocal on Hark the Herald Angels Sing - Tenielle Neda - Recorded in Australia
Acoustic guitar, vocals, bass and drums recorded at The Unknown.
JVD overdubs were self-recorded while home with Covid-19.

For:
Grandma Peggy Van Deusen
and
Westminster Presbyterian Church of Anacortes, WA.

Thank you: Andrew Joslyn, Nich Wilbur, Rachael Farris, Tenielle Neda, Jess Alldredge and Westminster Presbyterian Church

Cover art: Red School House (Country Scene)
1858 - George Henry Durrie American - Public Domain via the MET
tinyurl.com/redschoolhousepainting

All songs © Public Domain
Except
Little Drummer Boy - Harry Simeone, Katherine Kennicott Davis, Henry Onorati © EMI Mills Music

Come Thou Long Expected Jesus - Charles Wesley
Angels We Have Heard On High - Edward Shippen Barnes, James Chadwick
Little Drummer Boy - Harry Simeone, Katherine Kennicott Davis, Henry Onorati
O Come All Ye Faithful - John Francis Wade
The First Noel - Anonymous
In The Bleak Midwinter - Christina Rossetti
Joy To The World - Isaac Watts, George Frideric Handel
We Three Kings - John Henry Hopkins Jr.
Hark The Herald Angels Sing - Felix Mendelssohn, Charles Wesley
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel - John Mason Neale
What Child Is This? - William Chatterton Dix - Greensleeves
O Holy Night - Adolphe Adam, Placide Cappeau
Go Tell It On The Mountain - Spiritual adapted by John W. Work
Silent Night - Joseph Mohr, Franz Xaver Gruber

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