Nicolae Manolescu Nicolae Manolescu Nicolae Manolescu (; b. 27 November 1939, Râmnicu Vâlcea) is a Romanian literary critic. As an editor of "România Literară" literary magazine, he has reached a record in reviewing books for almost 30 years. Elected a corresponding member of the Romanian Academy in 1997, he was upgraded to titular member in 2013. During the civil unrest of the 1960s, because of critical opinions voiced against Gheorghe Gheorghiu Dej and the Romanian Communist regime, he was expelled from the University of Bucharest, where he was studying philology. After the Romanian Revolution of 1989, he was a founding member of
Country Christmas October 29, 1966, "Billboard" magazine published a review of the album, which read, "The album's beautiful songs include "Country Christmas", "Away in a Manger" — all great programming material for country music stations, and this will create high sales. The "Manger" tune deserves a single. Possibly her best effort to date." The album did not appear on any major music charts. Recording sessions for the album took place on July 7, July 13, and July 15, 1966, at Bradley's Barn, Mount Juliet, TN. Country Christmas Country Christmas is the first Christmas album by American country music singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn. It