Product Description ABOUT THE MUSIC One day my mama said to me, 'I enjoy that women's lib stuff you do, but don'tcha think people would just like to hear you sing somethin' purdy?' So, in honor of mama, I gathered some of my musician friends together and recorded all her favorite Christmas songs...real purdy, of course! I even got her to join me on the family favorite 'Silent Night.' And I included a (non-Christmas) song as performed by my sister Mary Beth and I back in 1964...my dad always had the old Wollensac reel-to-reel going! ABOUT THE MUSICIAN Gerri Gribi is a unique musician, historian and storyteller. Raised in the hills of Kentucky, she's toured North America for 20 years, performing at colleges, coffeehouses, theaters, festivals...even military bases and prisons. Accompanying her clear soprano voice with autoharp, mountain dulcimer and guitar, she uses traditional and original songs to express a world view that's lively, fun, and (gasp!) thought provoking. She's a frequent guest on TV and radio, and her original music has been heard in a variety of media outlets and projects, including ABC PrimeTime Live. She's released six recordings of traditional and contemporary folk music, and her latest CD, The Womansong Collection, has been enthusiastically reviewed both at home and abroad. Her infamous 'Hunting Song' (aka 'Animals Love Vegetarians') airs on alternative stations around the world each fall. She has degrees in History, Education and African American Studies. Her many awards include the 2004 Johnson Subvention (Society for American Music.) Review "Home for Christmas... is a cut above the plethora of offers available." -- Stavros Moschopoulos FAO CASA Gazette, Rome, ItalyShe transported this jaded listener back to childhood pleasures...there s more to be found on each listening. -- Warren Gerds, Green Bay Press-Gazette About the Artist A unique musician, historian and storyteller, Gerri Gribi has toured North America for nearly 20 years. Accompanying her rich, clear voice with autoharp, mountain dulcimer and guitar, she brings history to life in a way which is lively, fun, and (gasp!) even educational. She tours a one-woman show called “A Musical Romp Through Women’s History.” Gerri made her first television appearance at the age of 13, and at 15, sang as one of the youngest members of the renowned Cincinnati May Festival Chorus. Today, in addition to her professional work, she enjoys singing as a member of the Green Bay African American Community Chorus. She is a frequent guest on TV and radio, and her music has been featured in a variety of media outlets, including ABC Prime Time Live. She’s been ranked among the Top Ten Artists by the National Women's Radio Play List. But though her vocal ability is impressive and her musical interests varied, her first love has always been folk music. Her interest in using traditional songs as a way of teaching history began while she worked for the Education Department of the Cincinnati Historical Society in the 1970’s. Disturbed by the fact that all the traditional "women's" songs she knew portrayed women as victims, she set out to recover songs showing women in a more positive light. With resources ranging from the Library of Congress Archive of Folk Culture, to a porch in West Virginia, her research has unearthed songs which portray our foremothers more realistically as workers, creators, survivors and dreamers. She writes about topics in women's history and folk music, and has been published in academic journals as well as popular periodicals and newspapers. She maintains an annotated and frequently updated website of women’s culture and folk music resources at CreativeFolk. See more