Thanksgiving - Solo Pianist George Winston from his album DECEMBER 

*December was a religious experience for me. The very first time I heard it, I was stricken. I've been listening to winston (n=mostly December and Winter Into Spring) for more than 30 years now, and it become even more sacred on each listening. I don't know where talent like Winston's comes from, but he is a once in a lifetime gift to us all.*

Rest in peace, dear man... You touched many lives over the years, but you moved my oldest daughter who learned your songs by heart and when you met her, so many years back when she was quite young (she is now in her 40's), you asked her to play her version of your song, Thanksgiving. You, in your white socks, post concert, listened to her rendition and gave her encouragement to keep on playing; you gave her more of you that night. You touched her deeply, so of course you did the same to her mama. Blessed be.. You will be missed.

If your listening in 2020 your a legend!

Still the world's best Pianist in 2022. Nobody can compare

I can't listen to this without crying. It's so beautiful, and will always remind me of my mom. She introduced me to Winston's music when I was a child more than 30 years ago. If I could listen to one album for the rest of my life, it would be December. Of course his Spring album played at my wedding, which is also dear.

2022, going into 2023……. Still here. What a wonderful, peaceful recording….Thank you.

Absolutely speaks to your soul. Gifted man. Saw him in Lubbock in 1986.

RIP George. Thank you, so much, for the beautiful music and the beautiful memories

A veces, al hacer una ruta caminando o en bicicleta, hay músicas que te acompañan intensamente durante parte del trayecto. Este domingo es lo que me ha pasado con los distintos temas de December durante todo el tramo de ascenso en una ruta en mtb por el precioso valle de Samario en León, España. El paisaje, pese a ser un día otoñal, encajó como un guante con estas melodías. Gracias George.

He is the author of which I have the most records (CD), and I was lucky enough to listen to him live several years ago in Barcelona. He is my favorite pianist, and his music is part of the soundtrack of my life.

This just soothes me to my core. Thank you George. It is such a beautiful piece of music. It has helped me through some of the toughest times of my life.

My favorite song of his. Hauntingly beautiful and captures this time of year perfectly.

OMG I first knew that this song's title is THANKSGIVING... I thought it was December so far...... When I was very young before entering elementary school, my eldest sister bought this piano sheets and used to play it to me... now I'm 28 years old and she's 41... It's a song with nostalgic childhood.

I have been listening to George Winston since the early Windham Hill Records days, (for me circa 1981.) I was fortunate enough to have seen him live, a number of times at the Kennedy Center, (Washington, DC.,) and even at the Auditorium of Southeast Missouri State University, sometime back in the 1990s. He is a unique and rare talent in a collection of wast oceans of folks who play the piano, and he inspired me to be a better on the piano. (Though I still cannot read music.) :) (If you folks like his solo works, you should also listen to the "Country" soundtrack by Windham Hill Records, where you can hear Mr. Winston play along with other highly talented musicians.) Thank you for sharing this clip.

내 청소년시절의 추억, 감사합니다 조지옹님! 건강하세요^^ My beautiful childhood memory. Thanks George! Please take care :)

George Winston...so many beautiful memories come to mind. First heard him with Windam Hill. 1986-driving from Napa, CA to Reno, NV, music crawled into my head. I’ve loved GW ever since!

Absolutely genius play from the heart I live breathe and sleep George Winston what a genius beautiful beautiful song

This is my absolute favorite George Winston song.

There are five thumbs-down as of June 23, 2014. Dementors?

"Haunting" is the word which comes to mind. It sounds just like its title -- a late autumn afternoon with the sun setting and snow beginning to fall.

We will greatly miss this wonderful composer/musician.

Beautiful ❤️ and very sensitive. Thanks for this piece of music, maestro!

I too have been listening since the 80's. When I hear his songs it takes me back to a beautiful time in my life.....thank you!

Moves me... Every. Damn. Time.

Hello, I'm 2092. The name of the album I gave as a gift to someone for the first time in my life is December. She was a teacher at a Chinese language academy in the fourth grade of elementary school. and i Occasionally, but often, I think of that feeling and make music. Thank you.

From musician to musician, you have got some wonderful tunes here! 💙💕⭐️💞

Thank you for playing and sharing your talents and music in Salt Lake City last month at the State Room. This piece has been so inspiring throughout my life, it continues to move my soul. God bless you for sharing your beautiful gift. 🙏

My favorite no matter what time of year.

It's fascinating to here the composer play it, compared to my wife, who has memorized many piano pieces. I hope I am not being unfair, when I say my wife does a better job playing it. Her interpretation is even more haunting, so far as I can hear. Thanks, George. And thanks, baby!

I listen to this music the night before my accounting exam..why? It brings a peace on my mind while I am pulling an all-nighter(cramming is not the best way to get A on accounting test, but it does help lol) and helps me to concentrate better. It means that I am going to have the best retention rate ever haha. Thanks to George Winston..

Thanksgiving speaks to my soul. I think it's so sad that some of you choose to critique George and/or his skills. Wouldn't it be better to just enjoy this absolutely beautiful music?

time and space collapse into an eternal moment of infinity, sound and silence as well....life and death too...magic appears...music cures...muses and miracles...

George Winston can truly paint a scene with this masterpiece. Even if it's different from the album, the general theme is thought provoking, immersive, and quaint. Absolute Master Composer.

I'm listening in 2021 cuz I'm alive! 😉🤗u never forget the song so perfect that it saved you from your sadness ❤🙏❤ infinite heartbeats of gratitude for the life George Winston saved and for the gift he shares!

근데 이곡을 들으면 왠지 슬퍼져... 그때도... 그 이후로도 너무 많이 울었어서... 그래 그랬었지...

Was first introduced to George Winston by a beautiful young girl named Margaret Macgraw, back in 1983. I was smitten by her and wrote her an entire chapbook of poetry. She left for UConn to study marine biology, and I never heard from her again. But I always wondered what became of her life. I hope it turned out to be as beautiful as she was. I'm not sure she realized that she introduced me to George Winston, but my life has been better for it.

My mother loved your work and with her death your music soothes.. ty in my grief

Been listening to George since the mid 1980's - this was the first piece of his I heard. It's my joint favourite along with 'Longing/Love' - simply brilliant.

Was just listening to ecologibue by Finzi and brought me to here. Memories!

I love this soothing piece! It's calming my soul.

it relates to us what is thanksgiving all about rather than the commercialism side of the holidays.

I like the Studio version better. The pauses, interruptions in Live performance makes one think, he was forgetting certain notes. Just my Opinion.

So, so much pathos and remembrance in this piece

Should you have occasion to see him in person, you will find his technique to be anything but "quite basic." There were times when his performance seemed beyond human capacity. I have never seen anything quite like it. I do not doubt that there is hope for us all, but George Winston is a rare talent, in my opinion.

아름다운 음악을 남겨주신 조지 윈스턴님의 명복을 빕니다 🤍

Miles City was part of my Dad's and Grandpa's stomping grounds. This is a heartbreaking song, yet much loved, for me - missing my dad so much. A gentle man with a heart of gold. Tough childhood but overcame it admirably.

lost my daughter and my dad use to play this for me as a kid now i'm alone just replying this wishing i was a kid again

The 1st time I heard this was late 80's. I was living in Golden Co in a beautiful mansion at the foot of Green Mountain with my friend Chon. He loves GW. we watched the snow fly and the fox and deer dance in the hills. It calms the soul!

Спасибо! Спасибо за счастливые минуты радости и гармонии, полученные одиноким вечером благодаря этой чудесной мелодии! ♥️🌹

This beautiful performance takes me back to Korea, 2001. US Army, landed in Seoul after 14 hours plus connections. Our ROK driver asked if we wanted some music, sure. Koreans are big G. Winston fans. This arrangement takes me back to that midnight ride from Soeul airport to Song Bong DAE, 3D ROK HQ were I served as a liaison officer with USFK.

2021. I'm learning how to play it

I love George Winston. I grew up on his music. I remember sneaking into the piano practice rooms at university and spending hours learning how to play his songs (by ear because I couldn't read music). My only minor criticism is at concerts George likes to experiment and add little improvisational flourishes to his songs and it changes the rhythm sometimes or alters the melody just enough to take me out of the moment. That said, Thanksgiving and Joy are two of the most achingly beautiful pieces ever written on piano. Every note holds a place in my heart.

So beautiful .really tells part of my

Such detail to pressure.

Great thanksgiving song - really love George Winston piano music.

Очень трогательно... thank you George.

CDと随分違うね

In fact, he has very fundamental piano skill but he has something else. I mean, like spirit or so.

RIP George. My 2nd biggest regret in life is that I’ll never see you play or meet you and thank you for what you did to inspire me to become a musician.

My favorite George Winston song ever

❤❤❤❤ W O N D E R F U L !!!!!!!!!!

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Hay un frío que se combate con movimientos del alma Soy pájaro que picotea el suelo Para hacer saltar Para arrancar Una brizna, una gota, un suspiro... de recuerdo... Un pájaro que al que de le hace tarde para conservar su vida... Puede haber una respuesta si abrigo aquella piedra, aquella ramita, aquel vidrio....

Ok… time to get back to work. The problem is your wonderful songs keep distracting me!

TODAY I feel like I've lost a close friend.... R.I.P. George 😢😭😭😭.

RIP. I will miss you.

Thanksgiving. So thankful for George's music. Every time I hear it, it puts a tear in my eye as it stirs my soul like no other song. So sorrowful to hear of his death from cancer in 2023.

Genious composer George.

RIP. A talented, warm-hearted soul left us this week. I just listened to the album Autumn again. When Love/ Longing came on, the tears started flowing. I was introduced to his music in college and it became the soundtrack for so many touchpoints in my life, particularly my late teens and 20's. One flaw with streaming is music falls off your radar. That was one benefit of CDs. A jacket for an album you hadn't played in a year would catch your eye and you would start listening to it again.

One of my very favorite pieces. I loved playing this album when I was on the road back from various towns in Oregon headed back to Renton, WA on a Friday late afternoon / evening at the end of a busy week. It was soul nurturing.

On my first date with my 14 years partner he played this song on his phone. We were watching birds playing in the lake and I couldn’t be happier. Is 2023 and is our 14 years anniversary today. Who thought we come all the way to were we are now!!

I am a teacher in Florida and played your Music weekly. Some of the children in Florida do not have a great grasp of the change that occurs in Seasons and your music helped them to understand. Thank you, Composer George Winston

Mesmerizing.

R.I.P. Legend

Beautiful✨

Thank you so very much for these masterpieces!! They've touched my heart and soul for many years!!

George Winston has a huge following in South Korea.. I think I heard this song about 30 years ago and totally fell in love...today I'm listening it again on a different continent, older but still so much appreciative of this beautiful song.

Kind of a melancholy tune, which paints a vision of winter I have before ski season starts. It's very relaxing!

Great!

Deep and huge moving

This is so beautiful an mesmerising! What key is this? Is it in C min and maj?

wonderfully touching

Jeremy Choi played this sweet music on the guitar very beautifully 🎵

Belated Happy Thanksgiving to you all. Thank you for sharing this.

Brilliant , moving, haunting, at peace

Beautiful song and beautiful playing. Thank you for sharing your talents.

Thank you for the great music. Rest in Peace, Mr Winston.

2022... ❤

It brings back as much as the memories i have had remembered for the last 7-8years

Rest In Peace Sir. I have always loved your music

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❤❤❤

Today is May 13, 2021. This is beautuful!

Some people speak thru music to touch you in many ways!

April 11 beginning, April 28 ending, I was not understood 💔😔😥

This song always helps me through tough times whenever I am struggling to get through the week. Thank you George for making this song and rest in peace.

Saw him last night in San Antonio. I like the trance he can draw you into.

Beautiful! Thank you! It is my favorite.

its a excellent song from Ford Taurus comercial in mexico 1988

this got me through college 1980s