John Fahey - Happy Holidays: Oh Holy Night (2015)

Happy Holidays: Oh Holy Night is a compilation of Christmas compositions by legendary guitarist John Fahey, released under the Cugate Ltd. imprint. The album serves as a collection of instrumental pieces performed on steel-string acoustic guitar in the unique "American Primitive Guitar" style. Fahey reimagines traditional hymns and carols (such as "Oh Holy Night" and "Silent Night") using open tunings and syncopated rhythms characteristic of 1920s country blues. The album's sound is distinguished by a meditative, slightly melancholic atmosphere that contrasts with typical festive pop music, emphasizing the spiritual and introspective side of Christmas..

Tracklist:
1-1 John Fahey - Oh Holy Night [3:30]
1-2 John Fahey - Christmas Medley (Oh Tannenbaum / Angels We Have Heard on High / Jingle Bells) [3:33]
1-3 John Fahey - Russian Christmas Overture [6:40]
1-4 John Fahey - Joy to the World [1:55]
1-5 John Fahey - What Child Is This [3:06]
1-6 John Fahey - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / O Come All Ye Faithful Medley [3:15]
1-7 John Fahey - Auld Lang Syne [2:07]
1-8 John Fahey - Christ's Sants of God Fantasy [10:30]
1-9 John Fahey, Edmund Sears - It Came Upon a Midnight Clear [1:30]
1-10 John Fahey - Go I Will Send Thee [3:05]
1-11 John Fahey - Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming [3:51]
1-12 John Fahey - Silent Night [1:14]
1-13 John Fahey - White Christmas [4:58]
1-14 John Fahey - Carol of the Bells [2:35]
1-15 John Fahey - Christmas Fantasy, Pt. 1 [9:22]
1-16 John Fahey - Christmas Fantasy, Pt. 2 [3:05]
1-17 John Fahey - The Bells of St. Mary's [2:16]
1-18 John Fahey - Good King Wenceslas [1:12]
1-19 John Fahey - We Three Kings [1:52]
1-20 John Fahey - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Fantsy [2:51]
1-21 John Fahey, Davies Gilbert - The First Noél [2:16]