08/12/2023

Herb Alpert "The Christmas Wish - With Symphony And Choir" (2017) -Christmas Music / Easy Listening-



Label : Herb Alpert Presents, Inc.


États-Unis 01 - Joy To The World / Silver Bells (Isaac Watts) / (Jay Livingston & Ray Evans)
02 - Let It Snow / Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer (Sammy Cahn & Jule Styne) / (Johnny Marks)
03 - Santa Baby(Joan Javits, Phil Springer & Tony Springer)
04 - Carol Of The Bells / We Wish You A Merry Christmas (Mykola Leontovych & Peter J. Wilhousky) / (Traditional)
05 - I'll Be Home For Christmas (Walter Kent, Buck Ram & Kim Gannon)
06 - Silent Night (Franz Gruber & Joseph Mohr)
07 - Winter Wonderland (Felix Bernard & Richard B. Smith)
08 - Merry Christmas, Darling* (Richard Carpenter & Fred Pooler)
09 - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (J. Fred Coots & Haven Gillespie)
10 - The Christmas Wish** (Chris Walden & Paul Williams)
11 - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin & Ralph Blaine)
12 - The Christmas Song (Mel Tormé & Robert Wells)
13 - White Christmas (Irving Berlin)
14 - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? (Frank Loesser)
15 - Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring (Johann Sebastian Bach)


*"Merry Christmas, Darling" - Choir Arranged & Conducted by Richard Carpenter
**"The Christmas Wish" - Featuring Vocal by Lani Hall

Musicians :
Drums : Mike Shapiro
Guitars : Anthony Wilson
Bass : Mike Valerio
Piano : Larry Goldings
Keyboards : Patrick Warren
Percussion : Bob Zimmitti
Celesta on "Merry Christmas, Darling" : Richard Carpenter
Percussion on "Merry Christmas, Darling", "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas", "Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring", "Carol Of The Bells / We Wish You A Merry Christmas" & "I'll Be Home For Christmas" : Paulinho Da Costa
Synths, Programming & Sound Design : Jochem van der Saag
Trumpet & Trombone on "The Christmas Song" : Chris Walden
Alto Tenor & Baritone Saxophone on "The Christmas Song" : Jeff Driskill

Orchestra :
Violin
Caroline Campbell : Concertmaster
Tammy Hatwan : Principal Second
Jackie Brand, Neel Hammond, Shalini Vijayan, Ben Powell, Songa Lee, Natalie Leggett, Katia Popov, Josefina Vergara, Erik Arvinder, Serena McKinney, Charlie Bisharat, Lucia Micarelli, Sarah Thornblade, Katie Sloan, Sara Parkins, Joel Pargman
Violas : Brian Dembow - 1st, Alma Fernandez, Luke Maurer, Shawn Mann, Erik Rynearson, Andrew Duckles
Celli : Vanessa Freebairn Smith - 1st, Jacob Braun, Giovanna Clayton, Tim Loo, Cecilia Tsan, Ross Gasworth
Basses : Mike Valerio - 1st, Ed Meares, Drew Dembowski, Chris Kollgaard
Flutes : Heather Clark - 1st, Jenni Olson, Ben Smolen, Johanna Borenstein
Bass Clarinet : Ralph Williams
French Horns : Andrew Bain, Dave Everson, Dylan Hart, Laura Brenes
Tuba : Doug Tornquist
Harp : Gayle Levant
Choir on "Joy To The World / Silver Bells", "Carol Of The Bells / We Wish You A Merry Christmas", "Merry Christmas, Darling" & "Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring" : Edie Lehmann Boddicker, Joan Beal, Reid Bruton, Joanna Bushnell, Amick Byram, Bill Cantos, Alvin Chea, Kenton Chen, Craig Copeland, Randy Crenshaw, Jessica Freedman, Dylan Gentile, Jeff Gunn, Vangie Gunn, Christine Guter, Scottie Haskell, Dorian Holley, Clydene Jackson, Larry Kenton, Amy Keys, Rick Logan, David Loucks, Baraka May, Mitchell Moore, Bobbie Page, Jocelyn Scofield, Suzanne Waters, Karen Whipple Schnurr, Ann Sheridan, Fletecher Sheridan, Sally Stevens, John West

Produced by Herb Alpert & Chris Walden
Arranged & Conducted by Chris Walden
Recorded by Al Schmitt
Engineer : Steve Genewick
Pro-Tools Operator : Nick Rives
Mixed by Jochem van der Saag
All Songs Recorded at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA
Mastered by Vlado Meller at Vlado Meller Mastering, Charleston, SC
Production Coordinator : Cindi Peters for Prochordnation

Orchestra Music Contractor : Gina Zimmitti
Assistant Music Contractor : Whitney Martin
Choir Contractor : Edie Lehmann Boddicker