Christmas with Chet Atkins
When Christmas with Chet Atkins arrived in 1961, it offered listeners a new kind of holiday warmth, quiet, effortless, and unmistakably shaped by the touch of one of Nashville’s most gifted musicians. Chet Atkins had already become known as the architect of the “Nashville Sound,” yet this album revealed a gentler shade of his artistry. Here, the guitar becomes less a showpiece and more an instrument of memory, carrying the familiar melodies of the season with a grace that never draws attention away from the songs themselves.
Recorded at RCA Victor Studios in Nashville with engineer Bill Porter, the sessions benefited from the studio’s renowned clarity and intimacy. Each track feels close, like a private performance in a quiet room lit only by the tree. Atkins approached these carols and standards with a deep respect for melody, allowing the lines to breathe and unfold as naturally as a winter hymn. His fingerstyle technique, precise, warm, and seemingly effortless, wraps each tune in the kind of comfort that can only come from a musician who plays from the heart rather than for applause.
Artist(s): Chet Atkins - Guitar
The Anita Kerr Singers - Backing Vocals
Recording Info: Released 1961
Producer – Chet Atkins
Engineer – Bill Porter
Recorded in Nashville, Tennessee
Sourced from a 4-track tape
Components used for Transfer: Analog: Transport - Studer A810 modified with Flux Heads
Preamp - Custom Tape Pre-amp designed by Victor Khomenko of Balanced Audio Technology
Digital: Merging Hapi Analog to Digital Converter clocked by an Antelope Audio 10MX Atomic Clock
Software: Merging Pyramix v15
Power Conditioning: Shunyata Research Everest 8000 for all components with Shunyata Sigma-X Power Cords.
All components are grounded to Shunyata ALTAIRA Hubs
1 Jingle Bell Rock 1:50
2 Winter Wonderland 2:49
3 Jolly Old St.Nicholas 2:14
4 White Christmas 2:21
5 Blue Christmas 2:53
6 Jingle Bells 1:50
7 Silver Bells 2:09
8 Little Drummer Boy 2:33
9 MEDLEY:The Coventry Carol,God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 3:26
10 The First Noel 1:48
11 Hark!The Herald Angels sing 1:56
12 O Come, All Ye Faithful 2:22
13 Deck The Halls 1:15
14 Silent Night 2:01
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