December (The Moody Blues album)
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Released | 28 October 2003 | |||
Recorded | November 2002 – August 2003 Mulinetti Studios, Italy | |||
Genre | Rock, Christmas | |||
Length | 42:08 | |||
Label | Universal | |||
Producer | Justin Hayward & John Lodge | |||
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Singles from December | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
December is the sixteenth and final album[2] by the Moody Blues. The Christmas themed album released in 2003 is their first album since The Magnificent Moodies to feature covers in addition to original material. It is also their first album following Ray Thomas' retirement from the band.
Track listing[]
- "Don't Need a Reindeer" (Justin Hayward) – 3:59
- "December Snow" (Hayward) – 5:11
- "In the Quiet of Christmas Morning (Bach 147)" (Bach, Hayward, John Lodge) – 2:51
- "On This Christmas Day" (Lodge) – 3:40
- "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (John Lennon, Yoko Ono) – 2:37
- "A Winter's Tale" (Mike Batt, Tim Rice) – 4:28
- "The Spirit of Christmas" (Lodge) – 4:52
- "Yes I Believe" (Hayward) – 4:21
- "When a Child Is Born" (Zacar, Fred Jay) – 3:34
- "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) – 3:08
- "In the Bleak Midwinter" (Holst, Rossetti) – 3:21
Charts[]
Album[]
Year | Chart | Position |
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2003 | Billboard Top Holiday Albums | 10 |
Personnel[]
- Justin Hayward – vocals, guitar
- John Lodge – vocals, bass guitar
- Graeme Edge – drums, percussion
- Additional personnel
- Danilo Madonia – keyboards, sequencing, orchestration
- Norda Mullen – flute
References[]
- ^ "December - The Moody Blues | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ Wink, Roger; Music, V. V. N. (2 March 2016). "Justin Hayward Says No More Moody Blues Albums". Noise11.com.
Categories:
- The Moody Blues albums
- 2003 Christmas albums
- Christmas albums by English artists
- Rock Christmas albums
- Universal Records albums
- Musical settings of poems by Christina Rossetti