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Genre: Folk
Release Date: 09/06/2005

Country folk veterans Robin & Linda Williams have been making beautiful (quality) music together since the early '70s, so it comes as no surprise that their first collection of holiday music shuns the usual standards for an assortment of originals, covers, and traditional pieces that warrant more than a casual listen. Linda provides the sparse "Shotgun Shells on a Christmas Tree," a truly Southern take on the more marketable snow globe traditions of a wealthy suburban Christmas, Robin's earthy title track puts an old timey spin on the three wise men legend, while the two harmonize beautifully on the rousing closer, "Rise Up Shepherds and Follow." Forget Mannheim Steamroller, First Christmas Gift captures the spirit of the season with an earnestness that's as simple as the morning snow.

~James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide

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Sam Bush - Fiddle
Jimmy Gaudreau - Mandolin
Jimmy Gaudreau - Mandola
Kevin McNoldy - Bass
Kevin McNoldy - Piano
Kevin McNoldy - Guitar (Electric)
Kevin McNoldy - Producer
Kevin McNoldy - Engineer
Kevin McNoldy - Harmony Vocals
Kevin McNoldy - Mastering
Kevin McNoldy - Mixing
Jack Gray - Assistant Engineer
Scott Harrison - Assistant Engineer
Nick Reeb - Fiddle
Seth Green - Engineer

Infamous Angel
    Iris Dement / CD / 1992
The Way I Feel
    Gordon Lightfoot / CD / 1967
The Christmas Album
    The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band / CD / 1997
Secret of Giving: A Christmas Collection
    Reba McEntire / CD / 1999
Deeper Waters
    Robin & Linda Williams / CD / 2004
A Traditional Christmas
    Joe Nichols / CD / 2004

Release Date: 09/06/2005
Genre: folk