Carly Simon "Christmas Is Almost Here" (2003) -Christmas Music-

Label : Rhino Records

01 - Christmas Is Almost Here (Livingston Taylor)
02 - White Christmas (Irving Berlin)
03 - O Come, All Ye Faithful (Traditional)
04 - The Land Of Christmas (Mary) (Carly Simon)
05 - Silent Night (Joseph Mohr & Franz Gruber)
06 - Twelve Gates To The City (Traditional)
07 - I'll Be Home For Christmas (Kim Gannon, Walter Kent, Buck Ram & Carly Simon)
08 - God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (Traditional)
09 - Heaven (Lucy Simon & Carly Simon)
10 - Pretty Paper (Willie Nelson)
11 - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane)
12 - Happy X-mas (War Is Over) (John Lennon & Yoko Ono)
13 - Forgive (Carly Simon & Andreas Vollenweider)


Produced by Don Was & Carly Simon
Recorded, Engineered & Mixed by Don Was
Recorded in Room 139, The Peninsula Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA
Mixed at The Record Plant, Hollywood, CA
Digital Voodoo by Nick Brophy
Assisted by J. D. Andrew
Recording, Engineering & Mixing on "Twelve Gates To The City", Mixing on "O Come, All Ye Faithful" and "I'll Be Home For Christmas" by Ed Cherney
Recording, Engineering & Mixing on "Heaven", Add'l Recording & Mixing on "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" & "Pretty Paper"; Add'l Recording on "Silent Night" & "Happy X-mas (War Is Over)" by Jimmy Parr at Parr Audio, Martha's Vineyard, MA

Newly Recorded Selections for the 2003 Release :
"White Christmas", Produced by Carly Simon
Engineered by Chris Papastephanou
Mixed by Carly Simon
Recorded & Mixed at Carole's Studio
"Forgive" Produced by Carly Simon, Andreas Vollwenweider & Jimmy Parr 
Engineered by Jimmy Parr 
Mixed by Carly Simon 
Recorded & Mixed on Martha's Vineyard, MA
"The Night Before Christmas" Produced by Frank Filipetti, Carly Simon & Russ Kunkel
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering, Portland, ME
Production Coordination : Cindi Peters, Denise Searle & Blue Cullen
A&R Supervision : Robin Hurley & David McLees


01 - Christmas Is Almost Here

Featuring / Carly Simon : Vocals

Dean Parks : Acoustic Guitar
Mark Goldenberg : Electric Guitar
Deron Johnson : Synthesizer
Chris Chaney : Bass
Jim Keltner : Drums

02 - White Christmas

Featuring / Carly Simon : Vocals

Burt Bacharach : Piano & Vocals

03 - O Come, All Ye Faithful

Featuring / Carly Simon : Vocals
Dean Parks : Acoustic Guitar
Joel Shearer : Electric Dobro

04 - The Land Of Christmas (Mary)

Featuring / Carly Simon : Vocals, Acoustic Guitar 
Chris Chaney : Bass
Jim Keltner : Drums

05 - Silent Night

Featuring / Carly Simon : Vocals, Acoustic Guitar 

Arnold McCuller & Ben Taylor : Harmony vocals
Joel Shearer : Guitar
Chris Chaney : Bass

06 - Twelve Gates To The City

Featuring / Carly Simon : Vocals, Acoustic Guitar 
Billy Preston : Vocals, Hammond B3 Organ
Mark Goldenberg : Electric Guitar
Jim Keltner : Drums

07 - I'll Be Home For Christmas

Featuring / Carly Simon : Vocals
Dean Parks : Acoustic Guitar

08 - God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

Featuring / Carly Simon & Ben Taylor : Vocals

Arnold McCuller : Harmony vocals
Joel Shearer : Acoustic Guitar
Mark Goldenberg : Electric Guitar
Benmont Tench : Wurlitzer Electric Piano
Chris Chaney : Bass
Jim Keltner : Drums

09 - Heaven

Featuring / Carly Simon : Vocals, Acoustic Guitar 
Rob Mathes : Acoustic Piano
Chris Chaney : Bass

10 - Pretty Paper

Featuring / Carly Simon : Vocals
Willie Nelson : Vocals, Guitar
Dean Parks : Acoustic Guitar

Judd Fuller : Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin

Adam MacDougal : Acoustic Piano
Mickey Raphael : Harmonica
Chris Chaney : Bass
Jim Keltner : Drums 

11 - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Featuring / Carly Simon : Vocals
Mark Goldenberg : Rickenbacker 12-string Guitar

12 - Happy X-mas (War Is Over)

Featuring / Carly Simon : Vocals, Acoustic Guitar 

Ben Taylor & Arnold McCuller : Harmony vocals
Joel Shearer : Guitar
Mark Goldenberg : Rickenbacker 12-string Guitar
Benmont Tench : Wurlitzer Electric Piano

Chris Chaney : Bass

Jim Keltner : Drums 

13 - Forgive

Featuring / Carly Simon : Vocals
Andreas Vollenweider : Harp