Snow Angels is the ninth studio album, and second Christmas album, by Over the Rhine, released independently in 2006. The album was released by Great Speckled Dog on October 2, 2007.
Snow Angels was released ten years after the group's first Christmas disc, 1996's The Darkest Night of the Year. While Darkest Night was largely composed of interpretations of traditional Christmas songs, Snow Angels was almost entirely original material. The only non-original track in the album is a lounge-inspired take on "Jingle Bells" that debuted during the 2004 Christmas tour.
Contents
Track listing
"All I Ever Get for Christmas Is Blue" (Bergquist, Detweiler) - 4:24
"Darlin' (Christmas is Coming)" (Detweiler) - 3:33
"White Horse" (Detweiler) - 4:14
"Little Town" (Traditional; Additional words and music: Detweiler) - 3:22
"New Redemption Song" (Detweiler) - 2:25
"Goodbye Charles" (Detweiler) - 2:17
"Snowed In With You" (Bergquist, Detweiler) - 5:07
"North Pole Man" (Bergquist, Detweiler) - 3:07
"Here It Is" (Detweiler) - 3:24
"One Olive Jingle" (Traditional; Arrangement: Bergquist, Detweiler) - 3:55
"Snow Angel" (Detweiler) - 4:28
"We're Gonna Pull Through" (Bergquist, Detweiler) - 2:47
Personnel
Over the Rhine
Karin Bergquist – vocals
Linford Detweiler – acoustic piano (1–3, 5–7, 9–12), acoustic guitars (2–5, 8, 9, 12), backing vocals (2, 4), accordion (3), Hammond organ (4, 5, 9), bells (9)
Additional musicians
Brad Jones – Lowrey organ (2), bass (2, 5, 9), mandolin (3), electric guitars (5, 9), acoustic guitars (9)
Byron House – double bass (1, 4, 6–8, 10)
Mickey Grimm – percussion (1, 2, 9, 10), drums (3–7, 9, 10)
Fats Kaplin – violin (7)
David Henry – cello (11, 12)
Production
Over the Rhine – producers, additional photography
Brad Jones – producer, recording, mixing (6)
Pete Hicks – recording
Paul Mahern – recording, mixing (1–5, 7–11)
Kevin Loyal – additional recording, mixing (12)
Roger Seibel – mastering at SAE Mastering (Phoenix, Arizona)
Owen Brock – design
Michael Wilson – photography
Clinton Reno – illustration