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Christmas Spirituals

Odetta

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Released: Jan 1960
Label: Ashe Records
Odetta Gordon recorded this collection of songs in 1960, and at the time it was touted as recordings of "traditional negro spirituals," but in the liner notes she said that they were Christmas spirituals that "...could not have happened in Africa alone, or in the United States alone. They are the result of the experience of slavery." Her throaty voice carries both the weight of oppression and the heavy, reverent love for the birth of Jesus Christ. Her rich and emotional vocals are accompanied by sparse bass and percussion.
- Eric Shea
Odetta - Christmas Spirituals 2007-02-01
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    Rise Up Shepherd and Follow
    Rise Up Shepherd and Follow
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    What Month Was Jesus Born In?
    What Month Was Jesus Born In?
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    Mary Had a Baby
    Mary Had a Baby
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    Somebody Talking 'bout Jesus
    Somebody Talking 'bout Jesus
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    Virgin Mary Had One Son
    Virgin Mary Had One Son
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    Go Tell It on the Mountain
    Go Tell It on the Mountain
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    Shout for Joy
    Shout for Joy
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    Poor Little Jesus
    Poor Little Jesus
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    O Jerusalem
    O Jerusalem
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    Ain't That a-Rockin'
    Ain't That a-Rockin'
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    If Anybody Asks You
    If Anybody Asks You
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    Beautiful Star
    Beautiful Star
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    Children Go Where I Send Thee
    Children Go Where I Send Thee
℗ 2007 Ashe Records, Inc.