Voices in Shadows

Upon this holy night when God's great star appears and floods the earth with brightness,
Birds' voices rise in song and warbling all night long express their glad heart's lightness.

The nightingale is first to bring his song of cheer and tell us of his gladness,
"Jesus Christ our Lord is born to free us from all sin and banish ev'ry sadness".

The answering sparrow cries, "God comes to earth this day amid the angels flying".
Trilling in sweetnest tones the finch his Lord now owns "to Him be all thanksgiving".

The partridge adds his note, "To Bethlehem I'll fly where in the stall He's lying.
There, near the manger blest, I'll build myself a nest and sing my love undying".


1. Babe in the Straw words by Steve Hindalong music by Derri Daugherty Derri Daugherty - Vocals Riki Michelle - Vocals Steve Hindalong - Vocals Anthony Sallee - Bass Guitar Phil Madeira - Accordion Derri Daugherty - Guitars Steve Hindalong - Percussion 2. Silent Night words by Joseph Mehr, 1818 German translation Anonymous music by Franz Gruber 1818 Michael Pritzl - Vocals Jenny Gullen - Vocals Andrew Horst - Bass Guitar Tammy Rogers - Fiddle Derri Daugherty - Guitars Steve Hindalong - Percussion 3. I Heard The Bells on Christmas Day poem by Henry Longfellow 1863 music by John Gorka 1990 Original Melody (chime postlude) by J. Baptiste Calkin 1872 Jerry Chamberlain - Vocals Sharon McCall - Vocals Riki Michelle - Vocals Derri Daugherty - Vocals Andrew Horst - Bass Guitars Shane Atkinson - Hand Bells, Chimes, B-3, Organ Jerry Chamberlain - Guitars Derri Daugherty - Guitars Steve Hindalong - Percussion 4. In The Bleak Mid-Winter poem by Christina Russell 1830-1891 music Traditional Kevin Smith - Vocals Hunter Lee - Pipes Derri Daugherty - Guitars Steve Hindalong - Percussion 5. Bring A Torch, Jeanette, Isabella words and music Traditional French Provencal 17th Century Translation by E. Cuthbert Nunn 1868-1911 Jenny Gullen - Vocals Derri Daugherty - Vocals Anthony Sallee - Bass Guitars Phil Madeira - Accordion Derri Daugherty - Guitars Steve Hindalong - Percussion 6. O Holy Night words by Cappeuu De Roguemaura, Ancient Latin Translation by John L Dwight 19th Century music by Adolph Adams 1803-1856 Stephen Murray - Vocals Jenny Gullen - Vocals Anthony Sallee - Bass Guitars Shane Atkinson - Chimes Derri Daugherty - Guitars Steve Hindalong - Percussion		7. Carol of the Birds words and music Traditional Catalonian Brian Whitman - Vocals Tom Howard - Orchestration Hunter Lee - Tin Whistle Derri Daugherty - Guitars Steve Hindalong - Percussion 8. What Child Is This words by William Dix 1865 music Traditional English 17th Century Brent Bourgeois - Vocals Carolyn Arends - Vocals Derri Daugherty - Vocals Anthony Sallee - Bass Guitars Shane Atkinson - Hand Bells Tammy Rogers - Fiddle Tom Howard - Orchestration Hunter Lee - Tin Whistle Derri Daugherty - Guitars Steve Hindalong - Percussion 9. O Come O Come Emmanuel words Traditional Latin 9th Century Translation by John M. Neale 1818-1866 music by Thomas Helmore 1854 Riki Michelle - Vocals Jerry Chamberlain - Vocals, Background Vocal Arrangement Sharon McCall - Vocals, Background Vocal Arrangement Andrew Horst - Bass Guitar Tom Howard - Orchestration, Strings Jerry Chamberlain - Lead Guitar Derri Daugherty - Rhythm Guitar Steve Hindalong - Percussion 10. Away In A Manger words Anonymous music by J. R. Murray 1877 Buddy Miller - Vocals Julie Miller - Vocals Anthony Sallee - Bass Guitars Tammy Rogers - Mandolin Derri Daugherty - Guitars Steve Hindalong - Percussion, Harmonica 11. Angels We Have Heard On High words and music Traditional French Carolyn Arends - Vocals Stephen Murray - Vocals Anthony Sallee - Bass Guitars Shane Atkinson - Bells Derri Daugherty - Guitars Steve Hindalong - Percussion Babe in the Straw © 1995 Never Say Never Songs/Benson Music (ASCAP)

1. Babe in the Straw
words by Steve Hindalong
music by Derri Daugherty
Derri Daugherty - Vocals
Riki Michelle - Vocals
Steve Hindalong - Vocals
Anthony Sallee - Bass Guitar
Phil Madeira - Accordion
Derri Daugherty - Guitars
Steve Hindalong - Percussion

2. Silent Night
words by Joseph Mehr, 1818 German
translation Anonymous
music by Franz Gruber 1818
Michael Pritzl - Vocals
Jenny Gullen - Vocals
Andrew Horst - Bass Guitar
Tammy Rogers - Fiddle
Derri Daugherty - Guitars
Steve Hindalong - Percussion

3. I Heard The Bells on Christmas Day
poem by Henry Longfellow 1863
music by John Gorka 1990
Original Melody (chime postlude) by J. Baptiste Calkin 1872
Jerry Chamberlain - Vocals
Sharon McCall - Vocals
Riki Michelle - Vocals
Derri Daugherty - Vocals
Andrew Horst - Bass Guitars
Shane Atkinson - Hand Bells, Chimes, B-3, Organ
Jerry Chamberlain - Guitars
Derri Daugherty - Guitars
Steve Hindalong - Percussion

4. In The Bleak Mid-Winter
poem by Christina Russell 1830-1891
music Traditional
Kevin Smith - Vocals
Hunter Lee - Pipes
Derri Daugherty - Guitars
Steve Hindalong - Percussion

5. Bring A Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
words and music Traditional French Provencal 17th Century
Translation by E. Cuthbert Nunn 1868-1911
Jenny Gullen - Vocals
Derri Daugherty - Vocals
Anthony Sallee - Bass Guitars
Phil Madeira - Accordion
Derri Daugherty - Guitars
Steve Hindalong - Percussion

6. O Holy Night
words by Cappeuu De Roguemaura, Ancient Latin
Translation by John L Dwight 19th Century
music by Adolph Adams 1803-1856
Stephen Murray - Vocals
Jenny Gullen - Vocals
Anthony Sallee - Bass Guitars
Shane Atkinson - Chimes
Derri Daugherty - Guitars
Steve Hindalong - Percussion

7. Carol of the Birds
words and music Traditional Catalonian
Brian Whitman - Vocals
Tom Howard - Orchestration
Hunter Lee - Tin Whistle
Derri Daugherty - Guitars
Steve Hindalong - Percussion

8. What Child Is This
words by William Dix 1865
music Traditional English 17th Century
Brent Bourgeois - Vocals
Carolyn Arends - Vocals
Derri Daugherty - Vocals
Anthony Sallee - Bass Guitars
Shane Atkinson - Hand Bells
Tammy Rogers - Fiddle
Tom Howard - Orchestration
Hunter Lee - Tin Whistle
Derri Daugherty - Guitars
Steve Hindalong - Percussion

9. O Come O Come Emmanuel
words Traditional Latin 9th Century
Translation by John M. Neale 1818-1866
music by Thomas Helmore 1854
Riki Michelle - Vocals
Jerry Chamberlain - Vocals, Background Vocal Arrangement
Sharon McCall - Vocals, Background Vocal Arrangement
Andrew Horst - Bass Guitar
Tom Howard - Orchestration, Strings
Jerry Chamberlain - Lead Guitar
Derri Daugherty - Rhythm Guitar
Steve Hindalong - Percussion

10. Away In A Manger
words Anonymous
music by J. R. Murray 1877
Buddy Miller - Vocals
Julie Miller - Vocals
Anthony Sallee - Bass Guitars
Tammy Rogers - Mandolin
Derri Daugherty - Guitars
Steve Hindalong - Percussion, Harmonica

11. Angels We Have Heard On High
words and music Traditional French
Carolyn Arends - Vocals
Stephen Murray - Vocals
Anthony Sallee - Bass Guitars
Shane Atkinson - Bells
Derri Daugherty - Guitars
Steve Hindalong - Percussion

Produced and Arranged by Steve Hindalong and Derri Daugherty
Executive Producers John B. Davis and Stephen Murray
Orchestrated by Tom Howard
Recorded and Mixed at Neverland, Nashville, TN by Derri Daugherty
Assisted by Skye
Carolyn Arends' vocals Recorded by Roy Salmond at Whitewater Studios Vancouver BC Canada
Mastered at Chelsea Studios Nashville, TN by Chris Milfred
Painting by Stephen Murray
Design: Paul Venaas and Stephen Murray

Steve and Derri wish to acknowledge that all singers and players who performed on this project participated in the creative process. Thanks sincerely. And thanks to you for listening. Joyous Noel!

Kevin Smith appears courtesy of Forefront Communications
Carolyn Arends appears courtesy of Reunion Records
Brent Bourgeois appears courtesy of Reunion Records
Michael Pritzl appears courtesy of Domo records
Buddy Miller appears courtesy of Hightone Records
Julie Miller appears courtesy of StreetLevel Records
Jenny Gullen, Stephen Murray, Brian Whitman and Shane Atkinsen are Via Records artists
Steve, Derri, Riki, Sharon, and Jerry appear courteous.