Portraits of Christmas

• Artist: Wind Machine
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1985
• Total Time: 49:24
• Type: Christmas
• Genre: New Age

Review

This Colorado group combines their multiguitar approach with expressive fretless bass, piano and keyboards, drums and percussion to offer one of this year's brightest new holiday releases. Six original songs blend nicely with eight traditional pieces and the unique arrangements keep you coming back for more, as Wind Machine again scores heavily with their sometimes gentle, evocative sound and often lively musical style. ~ Backroads Music/Heartbeats, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring	Johann Sebastian Bach	Wind Machine	(2:53)
Beyond the Horizon	Taylor Mesple	Wind Machine	(4:29)
Carol of the Bells		Wind Machine	(3:52)
Song of the Sea	Steve Mesplé	Wind Machine	(3:09)
Westminster Carol	Public Domain	Wind Machine	(3:25)
The Christmas Soldier	Steve Mesplé	Wind Machine	(3:09)
Oh Holy Night	John Sullivan Dwight, Adolphe Adam	Wind Machine	(4:21)
What Child Is This?	William Chatterton Dix, Traditional	Wind Machine	(4:23)
Van Gogh's Garden	Steve Mesplé	Wind Machine	(4:13)
Joy to the World	Lowell Mason, Isaac Watts, George Frederick Handel	Wind Machine	(2:48)
Mary's Tune	Steve Mesplé	Wind Machine	(3:18)
The First Noel	William Sandys	Wind Machine	(3:35)
Lady's Fancy	Steve Mesplé	Wind Machine	(2:34)
Silent Night	Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr	Wind Machine	(3:48)

Credits

Kevin Clock (Engineer), Blake Eberhard (Group Member), Gary Robertson (Design), Ethan Mesple (Percussion), Taylor Mesple (Keyboards), Steve Mesplé (Liner Notes), Joe Scott (Guitjo), Gary Robertson (Art Direction), Taylor Mesple (Group Member), Dave Mesplé (Cover Art), Ethan Mesple (Drums (Snare)), Ethan Mesple (Group Member), Steve Mesplé (Mandolin), Steve Mesplé (Guitar (Acoustic)), Taylor Mesple (Piano), Kevin Clock (Producer), Ethan Mesple (Drums), James Marienthal (Executive Producer), Tom Capek (Keyboards), Andy Katz (Photography), Larry Thompson (Percussion), Joe Scott (Group Member), Steve Mesplé (Producer), Blake Eberhard (5-string Bass), Blake Eberhard (Fretless Bass), Steve Mesplé (Guitjo), Steve Mesplé (Group Member)