The Sounding Joy: Christmas Songs In and Out of the Ruth Crawford Seeger Songbook

The Sounding Joy is a spirited collection of folk carols drawn from Ruth Crawford Seeger’s 1953 songbook American Folk Songs for Christmas. Featuring Elizabeth Mitchell and a luminary list of her musical family, friends, and neighbors, this album celebrates the spirit of community and homespun traditions that existed in times before the commercialization of Christmas. Natalie Merchant, Aoife O’Donovan, Amy Helm, John Sebastian, Dan Zanes, Happy Traum, and many others including special guest Peggy Seeger all add their voices to pay tribute to a collection revered in the canon of American Music. 70 minutes, 32-page booklet with photos.

Track Listing

101	Oh, Mary and the Baby, Sweet Lamb	Elizabeth Mitchell	01:36
102	Mary Had a Baby	Elizabeth Mitchell	03:10
103	Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow	Elizabeth Mitchell, Mike Merenda	02:43
104	January, February (Last Month of the Year)	Elizabeth Mitchell, Amy Helm, Marco Benevento	03:59
105	Joseph and Mary (The Cherry Tree Carol)	Elizabeth Mitchell, Natalie Merchant	04:40
106	Shine Like a Star in the Morning	Elizabeth Mitchell, Simi Stone	01:28
107	Joy to the World	Elizabeth Mitchell, Jay Ungar	03:05
108	Christmas Day in the Morning	Elizabeth Mitchell, Peggy Seeger	02:19
109	Mother’s Child (Child of God)	Elizabeth Mitchell, Peggy Seeger	02:27
110	Sing-a-Lamb	Elizabeth Mitchell, Dan Zanes, Suzan Lori-Parks	01:56
111	Great Big Stars	Elizabeth Mitchell	01:33
112	Baby Born Today	Elizabeth Mitchell, Amy Helm, Marco Benevento, Ruthy Ungar, Chris Wood, Larry Campbell	02:37
113	Ain’t That a-Rockin’ All Night	Elizabeth Mitchell	01:56
114	Cradle Hymn	Elizabeth Mitchell	02:40
115	Bright Morning Stars Are Rising	Elizabeth Mitchell	03:14
116	Sing Hallelu	Elizabeth Mitchell, Elizabeth Clark-Jerez	01:46
117	The First Noel	Elizabeth Mitchell	02:41
118	The Blessings of Mary	Elizabeth Mitchell, Larry Campbell	04:04
119	Oh, Watch the Stars	Elizabeth Mitchell, Aoife O’Donovan	02:17
120	Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming	Elizabeth Mitchell	01:41
121	Mary Was the Queen of Galilee	Elizabeth Mitchell, Gail Ann Dorsey, Joan Osborne	02:24
122	Silent Night	Elizabeth Mitchell	03:21
123	Singing in the Land	Elizabeth Mitchell, Natalie Merchant, Happy Traum, John Sebastian	05:47
124	Children, Go Where I Send Thee	Elizabeth Mitchell, Natalie Merchant, Amy Helm, Ruthy Ungar, Gail Ann Dorsey, Dan Zanes, Aoife O'Donovan, Simi Stone	06:55