1998 Kenny Loggins – December
December is the tenth studio album by soft rock singer Kenny Loggins. Released in 1998, it contains several Christmas music standards, such as “White Christmas” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” along with several other lesser-known holiday songs (such as “Walking In The Air” from the television special “The Snowman”), as well as a few Loggins originals. Musicians include Peter Kater also the co-producer, Russ Kunkel, veteran Loggins and Messina reed player Jon Clarke, David Crosby and Graham Nash.
Tracks
1 Walking In The Air (Howard Blake) 05:22
2 The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) (Mel Tormé; Robert Wells) 04:34
3 The Bells Of Christmas (Kenny Loggins; Steve Wood) 05:58
4 Coventry Carol (Traditional) 03:08
5 Christmas Time Is Here (Vince Guaraldi; Lee Mendelson) 05:03
6 Angels In The Snow (Kenny Loggins; Julia Loggins; Steve Wood) 05:07
7 White Christmas (Irving Berlin) 03:53
8 Some Children See Him (Alfred Burt; Wilha Huston) 04:58
9 On Christmas Morning (Kenny Loggins; David Foster) 04:11
10 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin; Ralph Blane) 05:18
11 December (Peter Kater; Kenny Loggins) 05:35
Biography
Musicians
| Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Keyboards | Jai Winding |
| Synthesizer | Jai Winding |
| Cello | David Darling |
| Flute | Carlos Nakai |
| Percussion | Geoffrey Gordon |
| Piano | Peter Kater |
| Synthesizer | Peter Kater |
| Programming | Marc Mann |
| Programming | Raymond Cham |
| Vocals | Kenny Loggins |
Other Musicians
1 Walking In The Air
| Bass | Larry Klein |
| Double Bass | Larry Tuttle |
| Oboe | Jon Clarke |
| Strings | Novi Novog |
| Strings | Robin Lorentz |
| Strings | Stefanie Fife |
| Percussion | Peter Asher |
2 The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
| Bass | Jimmy Johnson |
| Background Vocals | Kate Price |
3 The Bells Of Christmas
| Bass | Larry Klein |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Horn | Jon Clarke |
| Horn | Joe Meyer |
| Oboe | Jon Clarke |
| Strings | Novi Novog |
| Strings | Robin Lorentz |
| Strings | Stefanie Fife |
| Percussion | Peter Asher |
| Background Vocals | Beth Fitchet |
| Background Vocals | Steve Wood |
4 Coventry Carol
| Bass | Larry Klein |
| Dulcimers | Kate Price |
| Shakuhachi | Kazu Matsui |
| Percussion | Mike Fisher |
| Background Vocals | David Crosby |
| Background Vocals | Graham Nash |
5 Christmas Time Is Here
| Harmonica | Norton Buffalo |
| Background Vocals | Kate Markowitz |
| Background Vocals | Valerie Carter |
| Percussion | Peter Asher |
6 Angels In The Snow
| Bass | Larry Klein |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Flute | Jon Clarke |
| Oboe | Jon Clarke |
| Percussion | Peter Asher |
| Background Vocals | Mervyn Warren |
7 White Christmas
| Bass | Jimmy Johnson |
| Sax | Everette Harp |
8 Some Children See Him
| Double Bass | Larry Tuttle |
| EWI | Everette Harp |
| Background Vocals | Kate Price |
9 On Christmas Morning
| Bass | Larry Klein |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Flute | Jon Clarke |
| Horn | Joe Meyer |
| Percussion | Peter Asher |
10 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
| Bass | Jimmy Johnson |
| Harmonica | Norton Buffalo |
| Background Vocals | Kate Price |
| Percussion | Peter Asher |
11 December
| Piano | Peter Kater |
| Flute | Jon Clarke |
| Strings | Novi Novog |
| Strings | Robin Lorentz |
| Strings | Stefanie Fife |
| Percussion | Mike Fisher |
| Percussion | Peter Asher |
| Background Vocals | Kate Price |
Choir
Choir (Children’s) – Amy Gleason, Brandon Pollard, Hillary Brooks, Ian Redford, Jonathon Hall, Laurie Schillinger (Track 5)
Liner Notes
Producer – Kenny Loggins, Peter Asher
Producer (Instrumental Interludes) – Peter Kater
Arranged By (Strings, Woodwinds) – David Rubinstein
Conductor (Strings, Woodwinds) – David Rubinstein
Coordinator (Production) – Ivy Skoff
Edited By (Digital) – Mike Gillies, Paul DeCarli
Engineer (Additional) – Bob Loftus, Ted Blaisdell, Tony Shepperd
Engineer (Assistant) – John Nelson, Mike Gillies, Rob Brill, Sean O’Dwyer
Mastered By – Doug Sax
Mixed By – George Massenburg
Recorded By (Instrumental Interludes) – Peter Kater
Recorded By – Nathaniel Kunkel
Written-By (Instrumental Interludes) – Peter Kater
Art Direction, Design – David Coleman
Artwork (Digital) – Patrick Sagouspe
Photography – Jeremiah Sullivan, Bill Zelman, Boyd Harris
Recorded At Plantation Mixing And Recording
Recorded At Conway Studios
Recorded At Jai Winding Productions
Recorded At Oak Springs Studio
Recorded At Master Tracks Recording
Recorded At Saturn Sound
Mixed At Conway Studios
Mastered At The Mastering Lab
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