1988 Various – A GRP Christmas Collection
A GRP Christmas Collection is the first volume by various artists from the record label GRP, released in 1988.
Tracks
1 The Little Drummer Boy (Harry Simeone; Henry Onorati; Katherine Davis) 04:06
2 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin; Ralph Blane) 03:55
3 Carol Of The Bells (Peter Wilhousky) 03:41
4 The Christmas Song (Mel Tormé; Robert Wells) 04:02
5 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Haven Gillespie; Fred Coots) 03:40
6 White Christmas (Irving Berlin) 03:11
7 O Tannenbaum (Traditional) 03:10
8 This Christmas (Donny Hathaway; Nadine McKinnor) 04:00
9 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Traditional) 04:21
10 It Came Upon A Midnight Clear (Edmund Sears; Richard Willis) 03:22
11 Sleigh Ride (Leroy Anderson; Mitchell Parish) 03:41
12 What Child Is This? (Greensleeves) (Williams Dix) 03:59
13 Silent Night (Franz Gruber; Joseph Mohr) 03:25
14 Silver Bells (Jay Livingston; Ray Evans) 03:29
15 Some Children See Him (Alfred Burt; Wihla Hutson) 05:30
Media
Musicians
1 The Little Drummer Boy
| Bass | Daryl Stuermer |
| Bass (synthesizer) | Brad Cole |
| Drums | Mark Torroll |
| Electric Drums | Mark Torroll |
| Guitar | Daryl Stuermer |
| Keyboards | Brad Cole |
2 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Keyboards | Don Grusin |
| Sax | Tom Scott |
| Percussion | Mike Fisher |
3 Carol Of The Bells
| Guitar | Bob Feldman |
| Drums | Tony Morales |
| Guitar | Grant Geissman |
| Piano | David Benoit |
4 The Christmas Song
| Bass | Bob Cranshaw |
| Drums | Allan Schwartzberg |
| Piano | Mitchel Forman |
| Vocals | Diane Schuur |
5 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
| Bass | Lincoln Goines |
| Drums | Robby Ameen |
| Piano | Bill O’Connor |
| Flute | Dave Valentin |
| Percussion | Rafael De Jesus |
6 White Christmas
| Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
7 O Tannenbaum
| Acoustic Bass | Gildas Boclé |
| Drums | Marty Richards |
| Piano | Makoto Ozone |
| Sax | Donny McCaslin |
| Vibraphone | Gary Burton |
8 This Christmas
| Drums (programming) | Yutaka Yokokura |
| Keyboards | Yutaka Yokokura |
| Koto | Yutaka Yokokura |
| Vocals | Yutaka Yokokura |
9 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
| Bass | John Patitucci |
| Drums | Dave Weckl |
| Guitar | Frank Gambale |
| Keyboards | Chick Corea |
| Sax | Eric Marienthal |
10 It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
| Piano | Szakcsi |
11 Sleigh Ride
| Clarinet | Eddie Daniels |
| Glockenspiel | Dave Samuels |
| Marimba | Dave Samuels |
| Vibraphone | Dave Samuels |
| Percussion | Sammy Figueroa |
12 What Child Is This? (Greensleeves)
| Bass | Mark Egan |
| Percussion | Sammy Figueroa |
13 Silent Night
| Drums | George Jinda |
| Guitar | Chieli Minucci |
| Acoustic Guitar | Chieli Minucci |
| Percussion | George Jinda |
14 Silver Bells
| Acoustic Bass | Kenny Davis |
| Guitar | Kevin Eubanks |
| Vocals | Mark Ledford |
15 Some Children See Him
| Piano | Dave Grusin |
Liner Notes
Producer – Michael Abene
Producer (Associate) – Gretchen Hoffmann Abene
Producer (Executive) – Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen
Coordinator – Suzanne Sherman
Artwork, Graphics – Andy Baltimore
Design – Dave Kunze, Dave Serrano, David Gibb, Ivan Salgado
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Mixed At The Review Room
Recorded At Clinton Recording Studio
Recorded At Mad Hatter Studios
Recorded At Starlight Studios
Recorded At Sunset Sound
Phonographic Copyright (p) GRP Records, Inc
Copyright (c) GRP Records, Inc