2000 Linda Ronstadt – A Merry Little Christmas
A Merry Little Christmas is a Christmas album by American singer/songwriter/producer Linda Ronstadt, released in 2000. It was the final release under Ronstadt’s recording contract with the Elektra/Asylum Records label for whom Linda had recorded since 1973 (twenty-seven years to that point). John Boylan returned as Linda’s producer for this disc.
It was the biggest-selling Holiday album of the 2000 Christmas season. It peaked at #179 on Billboard’s main album chart and continued to sell year in and year out.
Tracks
1 The Christmas Song (Mel Tormé; Robert Wells) 04:24
2 I’ll Be Home For Christmas (Buck Ram; Kim Gannon; Walter Kent) 04:16
3 White Christmas (Irving Berlin) 04:22
4 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin; Ralph Blane) 03:55
5 River (Joni Mitchell) 04:08
6 O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (John Mason Neale; Traditional) 03:29
7 Xicochi, Xicochi (Gaspar Fernandes) 02:17
8 I Wonder As I Wander (John Jacob Niles; Traditional) 03:20
9 Away In A Manger (Traditional) 02:08
10 Lo, How A Rose E’re Blooming (Michael Praetorius; Traditional) 02:10
11 Welsh Carol (Traditional) 03:57
12 Past Three O’Clock (Traditional) 00:41
13 O Magnum Mysterium (Tomas Luis De Victoria) 03:19
14 Silent Night (Franz Gruber; Joseph Mohr) 03:06
Musicians
| Bass | Jim Hughart |
| Bass | Bob Magnusson |
| Drums | John Guerin |
| Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Guitar | Tim May |
| Celeste | Jim Cox |
| Piano | Jon Gilutin |
| Flute | Dan Higgins |
| French Horn | Paul Klinworth |
| French Horn | James Thatcher |
| Horn | John Yoakum |
| Trombone | Bobby Sanders |
| Trombone | Chauncey Welsch |
| Trumpet | Rick Baptist |
| Trumpet | George Graham |
| Trumpet | Warren Luening |
| Woodwinds | Dan Higgins |
| Woodwinds | Valerie DiCarlo |
| Woodwinds | Jimmy Ercole |
| Woodwinds | Phil Feather |
| Woodwinds | Paul Fried |
| Woodwinds | Greg Huckins |
| Woodwinds | Don Markese |
| Woodwinds | Sheridon Stokes |
| Woodwinds | Joe Stone |
| Vocals | Linda Ronstadt |
Other Musicians
Double Bass – Bob Magnuson
Cello – Rudy Stein, Suzie Katayama
Harp – Stephanie Bennett, Marcia Dickstein
Viola – Matthew Funes, Mimi Granat, Keith Greene, John Hayhurst, Renita Koven, Novi Novog
Violin – Murray Adler, Charles Bisharat, Eve Butler, Susan Chatman, Mario Diaz De Leon, Joel Derouin, Assa Drori, Harry Goldman, Endre Granat, Jim Stärk, Peter Kent, Gary Kuo, Liane Mautner, Carolyn Osborn, Bob Peterson, Barbara Porter, Rachel Purkin, Michele Richards, Anatoly Rosinsky, Bob Sanov, David Stenske, Irina Voloshina, Miwako Watanabe, Leslie Woodbury
Choir – Bob Joyce, Jim Taylor, Linda Harmon, Rick Logan, Sally Stevens
Vocals (Alto) – Natalie Beck, Bobbi Page
Vocals (Bass, Baritone) – Dick Bolks, David Gardner, Mike Geiger, Kerry Katz, Bob Joyce
Vocals (Soprano) – Edie Lehmann, Terri Koide
Vocals (Tenor) – Roger Freeland, Michael Horton, Guy Maeda, Jim Taylor
Liner Notes
Producer – George Massenburg, Linda Ronstadt, John Boylan
Arranged By – Michael Praetorius, Richard White
Arranged By (Choir, Orchestra) – Peter Matz
Conductor – Peter Matz
Contractor – Joe Soldo, Suzie Katayama
Engineer – George Massenburg, Paul Grupp
Engineer (Assistant) – Jim Brady, Greg Burns, John Guerin, Jenny Rosato
Mastered By – Glenn Meadows
Mixed By – George Massenburg
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