1993 David Foster – The Christmas Album
The Christmas Album is an album by David Foster, released in 1993 on Interscope Records.
Tracks
1 Carol Of The Bells (Instrumental) (Traditional) 02:34
2 Blue Christmas (Billy Hayes; Jay Johnson) 03:42
3 The First Noel (Traditional) 06:04
4 It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year (Eddie Pola; George Wyle) 02:25
5 Grown-Up Christmas List (David Foster; Linda Thompson) 03:37
6 O Holy Night (Traditional) 05:05
7 Go Tell It On The Mountain/Mary Had A Baby (Traditional) 05:47
8 I’ll Be Home For Christmas (Kim Gannon; Walter Kent) 04:08
9 Mary’s Boy Child (Traditional) 04:28
10 The Chritmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) (Mel Tormé; Robert Wells) 04:14
11 Away In A Manger (Traditional) 03:35
12 White Christmas (Irving Berlin) 04:02
Media
Musicians
1 Carol Of The Bells (Instrumental)
| Keyboards | David Foster |
| Programming | Simon Franglen |
2 Blue Christmas
| Bass | Jim Hughart |
| Drums | Jeff Hamilton |
| Guitar | John Chiodini |
| Piano | Alan Broadbent |
| Synthesizer | Randy Waldman |
| Vocals | Wynonna Judd |
3 The First Noel
| Guitar | Michael Thompson |
| Keyboards | David Foster |
| Synthesizer | David Foster |
| Programming | Tony Smith |
| Vocals | Bebe Winans |
| Vocals | CeCe Winans |
4 It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
| Bass | Jim Hughart |
| Drums | Jeff Hamilton |
| Piano | Alan Broadbent |
| Synthesizer | Randy Waldman |
| Vocals | Johnny Mathis |
5 Grown-Up Christmas List
| Keyboards | David Foster |
| Synthesizer | David Foster |
| Programming | Rick Bowen |
| Vocals | Natalie Cole |
6 O Holy Night
| Piano | David Foster |
| Vocals | Michael Crawford |
7 Go Tell It On The Mountain/Mary Had A Baby
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | Claude Gaudette |
| Keyboards | David Foster |
| Piano | Randy Waldman |
| Programming | Claude Gaudette |
| Vocals | Vanessa Williams |
8 I’ll Be Home For Christmas
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Keyboards | Greg Phillinganes |
| Keyboards | Larry Williams |
| Vocals | Peabo Bryson |
| Vocals | Roberta Flack |
9 Mary’s Boy Child
| Drums | Mike Baird |
| Guitar | Michael Thompson |
| Keyboards | David Foster |
| Synthesizer | David Foster |
| Programming | Claude Gaudette |
| Vocals | Tom Jones |
10 The Chritmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
| Bass | Chuck Domanico |
| Drums | Jeff Hamilton |
| Guitar | John Chiodini |
| Piano | Terry Trotter |
| Synthesizer | Tom Ranier |
| Vocals | Celine Dion |
11 Away In A Manger
| Keyboards | David Foster |
| Piano | David Foster |
| Synthesizer | Claude Gaudette |
| Programming | Claude Gaudette |
| Vocals | Tammy Wynette |
12 White Christmas
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Guitar | Michael Thompson |
| Keyboards | David Foster |
| Piano | David Foster |
| Programming | Claude Gaudette |
| Vocals | Natalie Cole |
| Vocals | Wynonna Judd |
| Vocals | Johnny Mathis |
| Vocals | Roberta Flack |
| Vocals | Peabo Bryson |
| Vocals | Celine Dion |
| Vocals | Tom Jones |
| Vocals | Bebe Winans |
| Vocals | CeCe Winans |
| Vocals | Vanessa Williams |
| Vocals | Michael Crawford |
| Vocals | Tammy Wynette |
Other Musicians
| Bassoon | Dave Riddles |
| Clarinet | Bob Tricarico |
| Clarinet | Dan Higgins |
| Clarinet | Gary Foster |
| Clarinet | Gene Cipriano |
| Clarinet | Glen Garrett |
| Clarinet | Jack Nimitz |
| Clarinet | John Lowe |
| Flute | Gary Foster |
| Flute | Gene Cipriano |
| Flute | Geraldine Rotella |
| Flute | Janet Ketchum |
| Flute | Lisa Edelstein |
| Flute | Paul Fried |
| Flute | Steve Kujala |
| Flute | Susan Greenberg |
| Flute | Valarie King |
| French Horn | Brad Warnaar |
| French Horn | Gregory Williams |
| French Horn | James Thatcher |
| French Horn | Jeff DeRosa |
| French Horn | Jerry Folsom |
| French Horn | Jim Atkinson |
| French Horn | John Reynolds |
| French Horn | Marilyn Johnson |
| French Horn | Phil Yao |
| French Horn | William Lane |
| Oboe | Earl Dumler |
| Oboe | Gene Cipriano |
| Oboe | Joan Elardo |
| Sax | Nino Tempo |
| Trombone | Alan Kaplan |
| Trombone | Bill Reichenbach |
| Trombone | Charlie Loper |
| Trombone | Dick Nash |
| Trombone | Don Waldrop |
| Trombone | Jeff DeRosa |
| Trombone | Jim Atkinson |
| Trombone | Kurt Snyder |
| Trombone | Miles Anderson |
| Trombone | Phil Teele |
| Trombone | Bill Alsup |
| Trumpet | Bobby Findley |
| Trumpet | Chuck Findley |
| Trumpet | Gary Grant |
| Trumpet | Burnette Dillon |
| Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
| Trumpet | Mario Guarneri |
| Trumpet | Rick Baptiste |
| Trumpet | Warren Luening |
| Trumpet | William Bing |
| Tuba | Don Waldrop |
| Percussion | Alan Vavrin |
| Percussion | Don Williams |
| Percussion | Emil Richards |
| Percussion | Joe Porcaro |
| Percussion | Judith Chilnick |
Strings
Bass – Buell Neidlinger, Chris Kollgaard, Christopher Hanulik, Chuck Domanico, Donald Ferrone, Drew Dembowski, Edward Meares, Frances Liu-Wu, Jim Hughart, Margaret Storer, Norman Ludwin, Susan Ranney
Cello – Anne Karam, Barry Gold, Cecilia Tsan, Dane Little, Daniel Rothmuller, Daniel Smith, David Shamban, Dennis Karmazyn, Ernest Ehrhardt, Frederick Seykora, Gloria Lum, Igor Horoshevsky, Jodi Burnett, Larry Corbett, Marie Fera, Melissa Hasin, Miguel Martinez, Paula Hochhalter, Raymond Kelley, Robert Adcock, Ronald Leonard, Rowena Hammill, Steve Erdody, Steve Richards, Suzie Katayama, Todd Hemmenway, Vage Ayrikyan
Harp – Amy Shulman, Gayle Levant, Lou Anne Neill
Viola – Andrew Picken, Brian Dembow, Carole Castillo, Cynthia Morrow, David Stenske, Don McInnes, Evan Wilson, Harry Shirinian, Helaine Wittenberg, Herschel Wise, Jerry Epstein, James Ross, John Scanlon, Jorge Moraga, Karie Prescott, Kenneth Burward-Hoy, Margot Maclaine, Marilyn Baker, Matthew Funes, Milton Thomas, Peter Hatch, Ray Tischer, Robert Becker, Rollice Dale, Sam Boghossian, Scott Haupert, Simon Oswell
Violin – Anatoly Rosinsky, Armen Garabedian, Assa Drori, Barry Socher, Betty Moor, Bob Sanov, Brian Leonard, Calabria McChesney, Charles Everett, Diana Halprin, Dimitrie Leivici, Dixie Blackstone, Donald Palmer, Dorothy Wade, Elizabeth Wilson, Endre Granat, Erica Sharp, Eve Sprecher, Francine Walsh, Gerald Vinci, Gil Romero, Gordon Marron, Gwenn Heller, Haim Shtrum, Harold Dicterow, Harris Goldman, Henry Ferber, Igor Kiskatchi, Irving Geller, Isabelle Daskoff, Israel Baker, Jay Rosen, Jayme Miller, Jean Hugo, Joel Derouin, John Wittenberg, Joseph Goodman, Joy Lyle, Juliann French, Kwihee Shamban, Leslie Woodbury, Liane Mautner, Linda Rose, Marc Sazer, Mari Tsumura, Mark Baranov, Mark Cargill, Maurice Dicterow, Michael Ferril, Michele Bovyer, Michele Richards, Miran Kojian, Miwako Watanabe, Patricia Aiken, Patricia Aiken, Patrick Morgan, Peter Kent, Rachel Robinson, Ralph Morrison, Razdan Kuyumjian, Robert Sushel, Ron Clark, Ronald Folsom, Russ Cantor, Shari Zippert, Spiro Stamos, Stanley Plummer, Tamara Chang, Tiffany Yi Hu, Yvette Devereaux
Liner Notes
Producer – David Foster
Arranged By – David Foster (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12
Arranged By – Johnny Mandel (Tracks 2, 10)
Arranged By – Jeremy Lubbock (Tracks 3, 4)
Arranged By – Vanessa Williams (Track 7)
Arranged By – Randy Waldman (Track 7)
Arranged By – Greg Phillinganes (Track 8)
Arranged By (Choir) – BeBe Winans, Cedric Caldwell (Track 3)
Arranged By (Choir) – Andraé Crouch (Track 7)
Arranged By (Horns) – Jerry Hey (Track 8)
Arranged By (Orchestra, Choir) – Jeremy Lubbock (Tracks 6, 7, 11)
Arranged By (Orchestra) – Jeremy Lubbock (Track 8)
Arranged By (Orchestra) – Johnny Mandel (Track 8)
Arranged By (Strings) – Jeremy Lubbock (Tracks 5, 9, 12)
Contractor (Choirs) – Andrea Robinson, Monica Mancini, Morgan Ames, Rosemary Butler, Sandra Crouch
Contractor (Orchestras) – Debbi Datz-Pyle, Jules Chaikin, Patti Zimmitti, The Music Team
Copyist (Supervising) – Suzie Katayama
Engineer – David Reitzas (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12)
Engineer – Humberto Gatica (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 8)
Engineer – Felipe Elgueta (Tracks 1, 3, 8, 12)
Engineer (Additional) – Felipe Elgueta
Engineer (Assistant) – Brian Vibberts, Carl Glanville, David Eike, Ed Simonton, Eric Behrend, Gary Harwood, Jeff Graham, John Hendrickson, Ken Allardyce, Matt Still, Raffa Sardina, Rail Rogut, Tom Winslow
Engineer (Orchestral) – Al Schmitt, Humberto Gatica
Engineer (Supervising Engineer) – David Reitzas
Engineer (Vocals, Overdubs) – David Reitzas
Engineer (Vocals) – David Reitzas (Tracks 2, 6, 10)
Engineer (Vocals) – Humberto Gatica (Track 4)
Mastered By – George Marino
Mixed By – Humberto Gatica (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12)
Mixed By – Mick Guzauski (Tracks 4, 8, 9, 11)
Orchestrated By – Johnny Mandel (Track 2)
Orchestrated By – Jeremy Lubbock (Track 3)
Orchestrated By (Horns) – Brad Warnaar (Track 1)
Recorded By (Orchestra) – Al Schmitt (Tracks 2, 4, 8, 10)
Recorded By (Orchestra) – Humberto Gatica (Tracks 9, 11)
Recorded By (Strings)– Humberto Gatica (Tracks 1, 7, 12)
Supervisor – Jaymes Foster-Levy
Design [Cover] – Kim Holt, Unleashed
Illustration – Brian Cronin, Ken Coward
Recorded At Chartmaker Studios
Recorded At Devonshire Studios
Recorded At Ground Control Studios
Recorded At Bill Schnee Studios
Recorded At The Hit Factory
Recorded At Kiva Studios
Recorded At Record Plant, Los Angeles
Recorded At Ocean Way Recording
Recorded At Nightingale Studios
Recorded At The Village Recorder
Recorded At Bosstown Recording Studios
Mixed At Ground Control Studios
Mixed At Encore Studios
Mixed At Conway Studios
Mastered At Precision Mastering
Mastered At Sterling Sound
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Copyright (c) Interscope Records