December (iTunes/Deezer/Spotify)

~ Release by Chris Botti (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

℗ «2002, 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT»

Countries excluded (Spotify + Deezer + iTunes)

(As of 2022-01-26).

  • South America: 🇫🇰 Falkland Islands (fk)
  • Western Europe: 🇦🇹 Austria (at) 🇨🇭 Switzerland (ch) 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein (li)
  • Northern Europe: 🇸🇯 Svalbard and Jan Mayen (sj)
  • Eastern Africa: 🇮🇴 British Indian Ocean Territory (io)
  • Oceania: 🇨🇨 Cocos (Keeling) Islands (cc) 🇨🇽 Christmas Island (cx) 🇳🇫 Norfolk Island (nf)
  • Polynesia: 🇨🇰 Cook Islands (ck) 🇳🇺 Niue (nu) 🇹🇰 Tokelau (tk)
Annotation last modified on 2022-02-02 22:00 UTC.

Tracklist

▼Digital Media 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Christmas Song
engineer:
Nathaniel Kunkel
producer:
Bobby Colomby
mixer:
Al Schmitt
alto flute:
Bob Sheppard (American jazz musician)
bass:
Dave Carpenter (US jazz bassist)
cello:
Maryanne Steinberger
drums (drum set):
Peter Erskine (American jazz drummer)
guitar:
Anthony Wilson (guitarist and composer)
Rhodes piano:
Billy Childs (US composer/jazz pianist)
trumpet:
Chris Botti
viola:
Andrew Picken (violist)
violin:
Susan Chatman, Joel Derouin, Gina Kronstadt and John Wittenberg
arranger:
Chris Botti
instrumental recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
writer:
Mel Tormé ("The Velvet Fog") (from 1944 until 1945) and Robert Wells (songwriter) (from 1944 until 1945)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Warner Chappell Ltd. and E. H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
Chris Botti4:32
2Ave Maria
recording engineer:
Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer)
engineer:
Nathaniel Kunkel
producer:
Bobby Colomby
mixer:
Al Schmitt
trumpet:
Chris Botti
orchestra:
The London Session Orchestra and The Orchestra of St. John’s, Smith Square
conductor:
John Lubbock (English singer, conductor & founder of Orchestra of St. John’s, Smith Square Orchestra)
arranger:
Jeremy Lubbock
Chris Botti5:46
3Winter Wonderland
engineer:
Nathaniel Kunkel
producer:
Bobby Colomby
mixer:
Al Schmitt
bass:
Dave Carpenter (US jazz bassist)
guitar:
Anthony Wilson (guitarist and composer)
organ:
C.J. Vanston
piano:
Billy Childs (US composer/jazz pianist) and C.J. Vanston
trumpet:
Chris Botti
arranger:
Chris Botti
instrumental recording of:
Winter Wonderland
lyricist:
Richard B. Smith (wrote lyrics to “Winter Wonderland”)
composer:
Felix Bernard
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Francis, Day & Hunter, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Chris Botti3:08
4The First Noel
engineer:
Nathaniel Kunkel
producer:
Bobby Colomby
mixer:
Al Schmitt
cello:
Maryanne Steinberger
piano:
Billy Childs (US composer/jazz pianist)
synthesizer:
C.J. Vanston
trumpet:
Chris Botti
viola:
Andrew Picken (violist)
violin:
Susan Chatman, Joel Derouin, Gina Kronstadt and John Wittenberg
strings arranger:
C.J. Vanston
arranger:
Chris Botti and Billy Childs (US composer/jazz pianist)
instrumental recording of:
The First Nowell
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Chris Botti2:50
5Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
engineer:
Nathaniel Kunkel
producer:
Bobby Colomby
mixer:
Al Schmitt
bass:
Dave Carpenter (US jazz bassist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Peter Erskine (American jazz drummer)
piano:
Billy Childs (US composer/jazz pianist)
synthesizer:
C.J. Vanston
trumpet:
Chris Botti
arranger:
Chris Botti and Billy Childs (US composer/jazz pianist)
instrumental recording of:
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn (in 1945-07)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1945-07)
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Chappell/Morris Ltd., Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Producers Music Publishing Co., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Chris Botti4:02
6Hallelujah
engineer:
Nathaniel Kunkel
producer:
Bobby Colomby
mixer:
Al Schmitt
bass:
Jon Ossman
guitar:
Shane Fontayne
trumpet:
Chris Botti
arranger:
Shane Fontayne
Chris Botti3:04
7I Really Don’t Want Much for Christmas
recording engineer and mixer:
Al Schmitt
engineer:
Nathaniel Kunkel
producer:
Bobby Colomby
bass:
Christian McBride (American jazz bassist)
guitar:
Anthony Wilson (guitarist and composer)
membranophone:
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer)
piano:
Randy Waldman
trumpet:
Chris Botti
arranger:
Jeremy Lubbock
Chris Botti feat. Eric Benét4:18
8Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
recording engineer and mixer:
Al Schmitt
engineer:
Nathaniel Kunkel
producer:
Bobby Colomby
bass:
Brian Bromberg
bassoon:
Richard H. Bullock and Andrew Radford
clarinet:
Donald Markese
flugelhorn:
Justin Hagerman, Brian O’Connor (French hornist), Kurt Snyder and Yvonne S. Moriarty
flute:
Steve Kujala, Dick Mitchell (woodwind) and Robert Shulgold
guitar:
James Harrah
membranophone:
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer)
piano:
Randy Waldman
trombone:
Nick Lane (US trombonist, composer & arranger)
trumpet:
Chris Botti
tuba:
John Van Houten
arranger:
Gil Goldstein
instrumental recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
writer:
Ralph Blane (in 1943) and Hugh Martin (in 1943)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Leo Feist, Inc.
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 film)
Chris Botti4:31
9Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
engineer:
Nathaniel Kunkel
producer:
Bobby Colomby
mixer:
Al Schmitt
bass:
Jimmy Haslip
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Peter Erskine (American jazz drummer)
Hammond organ:
C.J. Vanston
piano:
Billy Childs (US composer/jazz pianist)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Sheppard (American jazz musician)
trumpet:
Chris Botti
arranger:
Chris Botti
instrumental recording of:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1932)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1932)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Leo Feist Ltd, Leo Feist, Inc., SBK United Partnership and The Songwriters Guild
music quoted on:
Lit vert
Chris Botti4:07
10Silent Night
recording engineer:
Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer)
engineer:
Nathaniel Kunkel
producer:
Bobby Colomby
mixer:
Al Schmitt
trumpet:
Chris Botti
orchestra:
London Session Orchestra (generic classical session orchestra cast for a specific production in London)
arranger:
Jeremy Lubbock
instrumental cover recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Chris Botti5:45
11Little Drummer Boy
engineer:
Nathaniel Kunkel
producer:
Bobby Colomby
mixer:
Al Schmitt
bass:
Jon Ossman
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer)
guitar:
Shane Fontayne
Rhodes piano:
Billy Childs (US composer/jazz pianist)
synthesizer:
C.J. Vanston
tenor saxophone:
Brandon Fields
trumpet:
Chris Botti
arranger:
Chris Botti
instrumental recording of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
lyricist and composer:
Katherine K. Davis (in 1941)
additional composer:
Henry Onorati (in 1958) and Harry Simeone (in 1958)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated), International Korwin Corp., Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. (in 1955) and Mills Music, Inc. (in 1964)
is based on:
Trad. (traditional Czech carol, became “Carol of the Drums”)
lyrics quoted on:
Drummer Boy
part of:
Psalty's Family Christmas Sing-A-Long
Chris Botti3:05
12O Little Town of Bethlehem
engineer:
Nathaniel Kunkel
producer:
Bobby Colomby
mixer:
Al Schmitt
bass:
Dave Carpenter (US jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Peter Erskine (American jazz drummer)
piano:
Billy Childs (US composer/jazz pianist)
synthesizer:
C.J. Vanston
trumpet:
Chris Botti
arranger:
Chris Botti and Billy Childs (US composer/jazz pianist)
instrumental recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
composer:
Lewis Henry Redner (in 1868)
is based on:
St. Louis (hymn tune)
Chris Botti3:10
13I’ll Be Home for Christmas
engineer:
Nathaniel Kunkel
producer:
Bobby Colomby
mixer:
Al Schmitt
bass:
Jon Ossman
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer)
guitar:
Shane Fontayne
piano:
C.J. Vanston
Rhodes piano:
Billy Childs (US composer/jazz pianist)
trumpet:
Chris Botti
arranger:
Chris Botti
instrumental recording of:
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
lyricist:
Kim Gannon
additional writer:
Buck Ram
composer:
Walter Kent
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), Gannon and Kent Music Co. and Piedmont Music Company
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Chris Botti4:07

Credits

Release

phonographic copyright (℗) by:SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) (in 2002, in 2006)
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Wikidata:Q5248904 [info]