2002 Carly Simon – Christmas Is Almost Here
Christmas Is Almost Here is the nineteenth studio album and first Christmas album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released on October 22, 2002. The album peaked at No. 14 on Billboard’s Top Holiday Albums chart. Simon re-released the album the following year with two bonus tracks: “White Christmas” (with Burt Bacharach) and “Forgive” (with Andreas Vollenweider).
Tracks
1 Christmas Is Almost Here (Livingston Taylor) 03:53
2 White Christmas (Irving Berlin) 02:45
3 O Come, All Ye Faithful (Traditional) 03:26
4 The Land Of Christmas (Mary) (Carly Simon) 03:18
5 Silent Night (Joseph Mohr; Franz Gruber) 03:07
6 Twelve Gates To The City (Traditional) 03:08
7 I’ll Be Home For Christmas (Kim Gannon; Walter Kent; Buck Ram) 02:24
8 God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (Traditional) 03:02
9 Heaven (Lucy Simon; Carly Simon) 03:03
10 Pretty Paper (Willie Nelson) 03:26
11 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin; Ralph Blane) 03:04
12 Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (John Lennon; Yoko Ono) 04:08
13 Forgive (Andreas Vollenweider; Carly Simon) 01:23
Biography
Musicians
1 Christmas Is Almost Here
| Bass | Chris Chaney |
| Drums | Jim Keltner |
| Acoustic Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Guitar | Mark Goldenberg |
| Synthesizer | Deron Johnson |
| Vocals | Carly Simon |
2 White Christmas
| Piano | Burt Bacharach |
| Vocals | Burt Bacharach |
| Vocals | Carly Simon |
3 O Come, All Ye Faithful
| Acoustic Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Dobro | Joel Shearer |
| Vocals | Carly Simon |
4 The Land Of Christmas (Mary)
| Bass | Chris Chaney |
| Drums | Jim Keltner |
| Acoustic Guitar | Carly Simon |
| Vocals | Carly Simon |
5 Silent Night
| Bass | Chris Chaney |
| Guitar | Joel Shearer |
| Acoustic Guitar | Carly Simon |
| Background Vocals | Arnold McCuller |
| Background Vocals | Ben Taylor |
| Vocals | Carly Simon |
6 Twelve Gates To The City
| Drums | Jim Keltner |
| Guitar | Mark Goldenberg |
| Acoustic Guitar | Carly Simon |
| Organ | Billy Preston |
| Vocals | Billy Preston |
| Vocals | Carly Simon |
7 I’ll Be Home For Christmas
| Acoustic Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Vocals | Carly Simon |
8 God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
| Bass | Chris Chaney |
| Drums | Jim Keltner |
| Guitar | Mark Goldenberg |
| Acoustic Guitar | Joel Shearer |
| Wurlitzer | Benmont Tench |
| Background Vocals | Arnold McCuller |
| Vocals | Ben Taylor |
| Vocals | Carly Simon |
9 Heaven
| Bass | Chris Chaney |
| Acoustic Guitar | Carly Simon |
| Piano | Rob Mathes |
| Vocals | Carly Simon |
10 Pretty Paper
| Bass | Chris Chaney |
| Drums | Jim Keltner |
| Guitar | Willie Nelson |
| Acoustic Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Acoustic Guitar | Judd Fuller |
| Mandolin | Judd Fuller |
| Piano | Adam MacDougal |
| Harmonica | Mickey Raphael |
| Vocals | Willie Nelson |
| Vocals | Carly Simon |
11 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
| 12 String Guitar | Mark Goldenberg |
| Vocals | Carly Simon |
12 Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
| Bass | Chris Chaney |
| Drums | Jim Keltner |
| Guitar | Joel Shearer |
| Acoustic Guitar | Carly Simon |
| 12 String Guitar | Mark Goldenberg |
| Wurlitzer | Benmont Tench |
| Background Vocals | Ben Taylor |
| Background Vocals | Arnold McCuller |
| Vocals | Carly Simon |
13 Forgive
| Harp | Andreas Vollenweider |
| Vocals | Carly Simon |
Liner Notes
Product Manager – Jimmy Edwards
Coordinator – Blue Cullen, Cindi Peters, Denise Searle
Engineer – Don Was, Jimmy Parr
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Mixed by – Don Was, Jimmy Parr
Recorded By – Jimmy Parr
Design – Julie Vlasak
Photography – Max S Gerber, Peter Simon
Mastered At Gateway Mastering
Mixed At The Record Plant, CA
Recorded At The Peninsula Hotel, CA
Phonographic Copyright Carly Simon
Copyright Carly Simon