Lance Allen and Avery Bright, Nashville-based musicians for nearly 30 years combined, have released a new album of Christmas music this season, titled "Christmas Vol. 3". Avery Bright, the violin (fiddle?) half of the duo, has played and recorded with Dolly Parton, U2, One Republic, and many others. Lance Allen is the guitar player, and has toured with, among others, Tommy Emmanuel CGP. These gentlemen have some serious cred as instrumentalists.
"Christmas Vol. 3" is an outstanding album of Christmas standards, smartly arranged for the unique sound of Allen & Bright. The song selection is varied, ranging from the traditional "O Come All Ye Faithful" and "The First Noel", to the standards "Jingle Bells" and "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas", to more modern Christmas pop such as "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" and, yes, even "All I Want For Christmas Is You". Added in for whimsy is "The Chipmunk Song", and selected for a more modern spiritual flavor is "Mary Did You Know".
There's joy and energy in Allen and Bright's performances on this record. Their top-notch skills as musicians come through on the superb arrangements, making this a terrific new album.
With a title of "Christmas Music Vol. 3", one would presume the existence of Volumes 1 and 2. And indeed, they are alongside Vol. 3 on all the usual streaming platforms.
Listen to Allen & Bright's "Christmas Vol. 3" on Spotify, and enjoy their video for "Jingle Bells", on YouTube.
Thank you so much for the blog post about our beautiful instrumental Christmas music!
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Thank you for the write up! We really appreciated this! Cheers and happy Holidays!
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