The Carter Sisters - Christmas Special 1976

Great version of "In the Pines" with always wonderful June, Anita & Helen Carter.

[@baritonebynight]

One of the most beautiful natural voices of all time belonged to Anita Carter.

[@mikebrown4297]

Thank you for posting this video. I fell in love with Anita’s voice when I was 16. 62 years later I finally found some of her music. Sounds like God sent angel.

[@jooneybuggy]

Anita's voice is one of---- no it is the best in country music, as well as her short career into -- pop-- I think it was Patsy Cline is up there as well. But Anita's voice can make you shiver -- all the Carters were wonderful Thanks for the post. (:

[@JustAThought155]

My eyes well with tears when I hear Anita sing. She....was...wow....such a gifted vocalist! So pure, clear, crisp, and soul reaching. No one like her, in my opinion.

[@clarkeshivers7036]

All I want for Christmas is Anita Carter!!

[@hiccup17mark84]

All I want to see singing Christmas carol is June Carter and her daughter Carlene

[@RossL1946]

June and Anita had such beautiful hair.

[@mikebrown4297]

Never a voice like Anita’s !

[@JustAThought155]

So much talent this Idol era fails to understand. Beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

[@JDibden]

And they play as well as they sing -amazing

[@globetrekkerboon]

so lovely

[@quailshootr6389]

Legendary guitarist Merle Travis on acoustic.

[@AnneliGwinner]

💌

[@emtcowboy1968]

thank God that the video ended so we would not have to hear barbara mandrell play the steele guitar...

[@Jbales61]

Jan Hoard is the 4th woman

[@ariadne2956]

Why didn t he mentoned Jan Howard?

[@JustAThought155]

Thank you. I wondered who that beautiful sounding vocalist was; is she from the Carter family? I thought she was possibly Sara’s child or kin.

[@rcperry2000]

@@JustAThought155 she wasn't related by blood but was considered family

[@carmenhardy2629]

I didn't know it was Jan Howard, she was great too.

[@georgezink8256]

Never be anyone who can take thrift places

[@emtcowboy1968]

correct

[@dennisalters702]

Who is singing with the sisters?

[@carterfamilychannel]

No Maybelle or Sara?

[@randyfrancis6083]

I don't think Maybelle was well enough to make TV appearances in 1976.

[@carterfamilychannel]

@@randyfrancis6083 Maybelle and Sara sang and played in 1977 even at the fold

[@flautalee3090]

@@carterfamilychannel Well, the Carter Fold was home.

[@atheling1066]

It is Jan Howard but I can see a slight resemblance to Janette, but the voices are extremely different

[@deirdreconley1000]

Janette Carter has a distinctive widow's peak.

[@Meanie2024]

Who is the girl with Helen June and Anita

[@rcperry2000]

Jan Howard

[@jeanbkelly]

Who is at the back ,

[@rcperry2000]

Jan Howard

[@joycerandall1935]

Is Jan Howard a Carter?

[@rcperry2000]

No. She just sang with them

[@dedubh8016]

Far left sits Billy Graham

[@jolenaagapisou3803]

donald humpbrey - yep, I saw him too, where’s Ruth?? Lol

[@mollybrowne4460]

That's not Jan Howard. That's Janette Carter

[@rcperry2000]

No that's not Janette, that is Jan Howard

[@jolenaagapisou3803]

See, June’s voice wasn’t good enough to sing solo in this song -?in my opinion, her sisters had much more talent, especially Anita.

[@arthurshink8825]

June had it all. Don’t let those old novelty songs fool you. Heck the lady wrote Ring of Fire. She did what the others sisters couldn’t do. Momma Maybelle knew it, Johnny Cash knew it and The Grand Old Opry knew it.

[@rockhard2654]

well look NOBODY is anita carter level junes sister had the most beautiful voice in the world

[@oldboyme]

arthur shink She is also the most beautiful of the three

[@JustAThought155]

Well, even June knew that. June gave credit to Anita for having a wonderful voice. June had the drive and energy that Anita never had. June wanted to be on stage whereas Anita, spoken in an interview on KZbin, was pleased with simply sharing songs with folks.

[@flautalee3090]

All of the sisters were extraordinarily talented musicians, each with their own, sometimes overlapping talents. June: Awesome comedienne who could really connect with their audience/fine voice/autoharp/guitar. Anita: Gifted soprano/guitar. Helen: Gifted guitarist who learned to play in mother’s virtuostic guitar style (as does June’s daughter Carlene Carter)/String bass. Mother Maybelle (not in this performance ~ this shortly after or before she passed away: Truly a gifted leader and teacher to her daughters. Virtuoso musician who was the first woman to apply banjo picking to guitar, playing both melody and harmony simultaneously (she could also do this on autoharp)/arranger/banjo.

[@impassable]

There's some major estrogen there..