Today, GuitarWorld.com presents the premiere of guitarist Gary Hoey's new version of "O Holy Night."
The track is from A Blue Élan Christmas, the result of a partnership between Blue Élan Records and the Alliance for Children’s Rights.
One hundred percent of the label’s profits from the sales of this album will go to the Alliance for Children’s Rights. Since 1992, the Alliance has served 125,000 children, providing them with free legal services and advocacy, permanency through adoption and legal guardianship, and access to healthcare and an equitable education.
Lending their talents to the project are actor, producer, singer Rita Wilson (HBO's Girls and CBS's The Good Wife), singer-songwriter Jack Tempchin (best known for penning “Peaceful Easy Feeling” and “Already Gone” for the Eagles), country-rock legend Rusty Young (Poco) and songwriter Colin Devlin (the Devlins).
The album kicks off with multiple-time Blues Music Award winner Janiva Magness performing “Every Day Will Be Like a Holiday,” penned by longtime Stax Records recording artist William Bell. Polly Baker sings “Light a Candle.” Hoey,whose four-album Ho! Ho! Hoey series has become a seasonal tradition, offers up a tasteful version of “O Holy Night.”
You can check out the complete track list below.
For more information and to buy physical copies, visit blueelan.com.
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Damian is Editor-in-Chief of Guitar World magazine. In past lives, he was GW’s managing editor and online managing editor. He's written liner notes for major-label releases, including Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'The Complete Epic Recordings Collection' (Sony Legacy) and has interviewed everyone from Yngwie Malmsteen to Kevin Bacon (with a few memorable Eric Clapton chats thrown into the mix). Damian, a former member of Brooklyn's The Gas House Gorillas, was the sole guitarist in Mister Neutron, a trio that toured the U.S. and released three albums. He now plays in two NYC-area bands.
