A Merry Prairie Christmas, snowy prairie tree at dusk
The Janzen Boys
The Janzen Boys / Cody Anderson / Crosswater Collective
A Merry Prairie Christmas

Eight Christmas songs, recorded on the prairie by a family band and their friends: the ones you've heard us play every December, and a couple you haven't.

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Why we made this record

For the past 3 years, we've been putting on our Holiday Harmony Jingle Jam shows, and pretty much every year, someone has asked us, “When's the Christmas album coming?”

We actually tried to make it happen last year, but we didn't get started until September… We figured out pretty quickly that September is WAY too late to make a full Christmas album that we really love. So this year, we got to work early in the spring, and after months of making music together, we've ended up with what might just be the most us record we've ever made.

We recorded all eight songs right here in Winnipeg with our dear friend Cody Anderson. We've known Cody for a few years now, and every time that guy opens his mouth to sing, we're reminded just how ridiculously good his voice is. It's deep, rich, and soothing in a way that's hard to describe. It's a little unfair.

Cody has also been a huge part of our Holiday Harmony Jingle Jam shows, so it just wouldn't have felt right to make our first Christmas album without him. He helped shape so many of the arrangements on this record, and we couldn't be happier with what we've made together.

The album is a mix of familiar Christmas carols with our own rootsy, harmony-heavy arrangements, a deep cut we've loved for years, and an original song we wrote ourselves. It's the kind of music we've loved making at our Christmas shows, only now you can take it home with you.

Available now on vinyl and CD, either separately or as a bundle. We also made a limited run of signed and numbered copies, just 100 of each format.

Preordering helps us cover the cost of pressing the record and bringing it to life. So whether you grab a vinyl, a CD, or both, you're helping make this thing happen, and we're really grateful for that.

Thanks for being part of this and for your continued support. We can't wait for you to hear it!

Eight songs for every December. A family tradition, from ours to yours.

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A Merry Prairie Christmas vinyl, blue record with sleeve
Vinyl

12" record

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$60 CAD Limited to 100
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A Merry Prairie Christmas CD cover
CD

 

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$40 CAD Limited to 100
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Complete the gift

A small add-on for the tree, or the top of the wrapping.

Engraved leather ornament
Engraved leather ornament

Unique engraved leather ornament that only the Janzen Boys could create!

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The tracklist

Traditional carols with our arrangement on them, one deep cut, and one of our own. Americana and folk at the core, with a Celtic lean on a few tracks (listen for it on I Saw Three Ships).

  1. 1I Saw Three Ships
  2. 2Away in a Manger
  3. 3RudyA song by a Vermont luthier, found through the Be Good Tanyas' cover.
  4. 4O Come O Come Emmanuel
  5. 5We Three Kings
  6. 6Joy to the World
  7. 7Christmas MedleyOur own arrangement, stitched from a few favorites.
  8. 8Christmas in WinnipegAn original.
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