23/01/2026

Larry Farrow "It's The Happiest Time Of The Year" (1979) -Christmas Music-



Label : Capitol Records


États-Unis Side One

01 - It's A Sho-Nuff-Boogie Down-Sock It To Me Sleigh Ride (Carolyn Joyce Johns & Larry Farrow)
02 - You Know It's Christmas (Carolyn Joyce Johns & Larry Farrow)
03 - It's The Happiest Time Of The Year (Carolyn Joyce Johns & Larry Farrow)
04 - Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town (J Coots & H Gillespie)

Side Two

01 - Let This Be A Merry Christmas (Carolyn Joyce Johns & Larry Farrow)
02 - Little Altar Boy (Howlett Smith)
03 - The Christmas Medley: The Sound Of Christmas / Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! / Winter Wonderland / The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) / Merry Christmas, Baby / The Best Things About Winter Is Christmas Time / Christmas Time Is Here / Christmas Funk / Sleigh Ride (Lewis Hampton) / (Sammy Cahn & Jules Styne) / (Felix Bernard & Richard Smith) / (Mel Tormé & Robert Wells) / (Lou Baxter & Johnny Moore) / (Smith Ruffin) / (Howlett Smith) / (Larry Farrow) / (Mitchell Parish & Leroy Anderson)


Produced, Arranged & Conducted by Larry Farrow for Piano Man Productions
Executive Producer : Dr. Cecil Hale
Recorded & Mixed at :
Sunset Sound Recorders by Humberto Gatica, Engineer
Joe Lau, Assistant Engineer
CBA Recording Studios by Tony Modster, Engineer
Gloria Davis, Assistant Engineer
"The Christmas Medley" & "It's The Happiest Time Of The Year" Recorded at Live Session at Davlen Recording Studios by Humberto Gatica
Mastered by Bernie Grundman at A&M Records
Contractor : Ben Barrett
Copying : Suzie Katayama & Company



Side One

01 - It's A Sho-Nuff-Boogie Down-Sock It To Me Sleigh Ride

Drums : James Gadson
Guitar : Lee Ritenour, Paul Jackson Jr.
Bass : Eddie Watkins
Keyboards : Larry Farrow
Concertmaster : Harry Bluestone
Vocals by The Shades Of Love (Lynn Davis, Elaine Norwood, Roy Galloway) & Elmo Washington, Jim Gilstrap

02 - You Know It's Christmas

Drums : Nate Neblitt
Guitar : Lee Ritenour
Bass : Eddie Watkins
Keyboards : Larry Farrow
Concertmaster : Harry Bluestone
Vocals : Quinin Williams
Background vocals by The Shades Of Love

03 - It's The Happiest Time Of The Year

Keyboards : Larry Farrow & Pete Jolly
Guitar : Greg Poree
Bass : Eddie Watkins
Drums : Mike Baird
Percussion : Gary Coleman & Alan Estes
Trumpets : Gary Grant, Bob Findley & Oscar Brashear
Trombone : Benny Powell, Garnett Brown
Tuba : John Johnson
Woodwinds : Gene Cipriano, Ronald Langlinger, David Riddles, Buddy Collette
French Horns : Sidney Muldrow, Arthur Maebe
Harp : Dorothy Ashby
Concertmaster : Bill Henderson
Vocals : Gene Harbin

04 - Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

Keyboard Solo : Larry Farrow
Drums : James Gadson
Guitar : Lee Ritenour
Bass : Eddie Watkins
Concertmaster : Harry Bluestone
Vocals : Elaine Nerwood

Side Two

01 - Let This Be A Merry Christmas

Drums : Nate Neblitt
Guitar : Lee Ritenour
Bass Eddie Watkins
Keyboards : Larry Farrow
Concertmaster : Harry Bluestone
Vocals by The Shades Of Love, Lynn Davis, Elaine Norwood, Roy Galloway

02 - Little Altar Boy

Drums : James Gadson
Guitar : Lee Ritenour
Bass : Kevin Brandon
Keyboards : Larry Farrow
Sax Solo : Ray Pizzi
Concertmaster : Harry Bluestone
Vocal : Larry Farrow
Background vocals : Elaine Nerwood

03 - The Christmas Medley: The Sound Of Christmas / Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! / Winter Wonderland / The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) / Merry Christmas, Baby / The Best Things About Winter Is Christmas Time / Christmas Time Is Here / Christmas Funk / Sleigh Ride

Keyboards : Larry Farrow, Pete Jolly
Guitar : Greg Poree
Bass : Eddie Watkins
Drums : Mike Baird
Percussion : Gary Coleman, Alan Estes
Trumpets : Gary Grant, Bob Findley, Oscar Brashear
Trombone : Benny Powell, Garnett Brown
Tuba : John Johnson
Woodwinds : Gene Cipriano, Ronald Langlinger, David Riddles, Buddy Collette
French Horns : Sidney Muldrow, Arthur Maebe
Harp : Dorothy Ashby
Concertmaster : Bill Henderson
Vocals : Nancy Wilson, Gene Harbin