A Night Before Christmas
A Night Before Christmas | ||||
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Released | September 23, 2008 | |||
Studio | Cove City Sound Studios (Glen Cove, New York); Eastside Sound Studios (New York City, New York); Twin Pines Studio (Pomona, New York); Hararinille Studios (Weehawken, New Jersey). | |||
Genre | Jazz, Christmas | |||
Length | 53:20 | |||
Label | Heads Up | |||
Producer | Jay Beckenstein | |||
Spyro Gyra chronology | ||||
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A Night Before Christmas is the thirtieth album (and first Christmas album) by Spyro Gyra, recorded and released in 2008.
Janis Siegel of the Manhattan Transfer sings on "Baby, It's Cold Outside".[1] The album peaked at No. 14 on the Holiday Albums chart at Billboard magazine.[2]
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "O Tannenbaum" (Traditional) | 6:01 |
2. | "It Won't Feel Like Christmas" (Jay Beckenstein, Terry Cox) | 3:46 |
3. | "Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith) | 3:18 |
4. | "Christmas Time Is Here" (Lee Mendelson, Vince Guaraldi) | 5:47 |
5. | "Baby It's Cold Outside" (Frank Loesser) | 4:42 |
6. | "Carol of the Bells" (Traditional) | 4:36 |
7. | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin)) | 4:56 |
8. | "The First Noel" (Traditional) | 4:36 |
9. | "Silent Night" (Traditional) | 5:04 |
10. | "This Christmas" (Donny Hathaway) | 5:49 |
11. | "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) | 4:38[1] |
Personnel[]
Spyro Gyra
- Jay Beckenstein – saxophones
- Tom Schuman – pianos
- Julio Fernandez – guitars
- Scott Ambush – bass guitar, double bass
- Bonny Bonnaparte – drums, vocals (5, 11)
Additional musicians
- Dave Samuels – vibraphone (3, 6)
- Christine Ebersole – vocals (2)
- Janis Siegel – vocals (5)
Production[]
- Jay Beckenstein – producer
- Dave Love – executive producer
- Robert Harari – engineer
- Kieran Paradis – engineer
- Mark Urselli – engineer
- Doug Oberkircher – mixing
- Natalie Singer – product manager
- Robert Hoffman – art direction, design
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Keresman, Mark. "A Night Before Christmas". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ "Spyro Gyra – Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
Categories:
- Spyro Gyra albums
- 2008 Christmas albums
- Christmas albums by American artists
- Jazz Christmas albums