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