2012 John Travolta; Olivia Newton-John – This Christmas
This Christmas is a Christmas album by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, released on November 9, 2012 by Universal Music Enterprises. The first time that Travolta and Newton-John worked together was on the musical film Grease (1978), in which they performed the songs “You’re the One That I Want” and “Summer Nights”. Both the film and the songs were a commercial phenomenon. This album is the first new artistic work they have done together since the 1983 film Two of a Kind (which features the song “Take a Chance”, performed by them). This Christmas is also the twenty-fifth studio album, following the 2008 release A Celebration in Song, and the third all-new Christmas album by Newton-John.
Tracks
1 Baby It’s Cold Outside (Frank Loesser) 03:19
2 Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree (Johnny Marks) 02:13
3 I’ll Be Home For Christmas (Buck Ram; Kim Gannon; Walter Kent) 03:32
4 This Christmas (Donnie Pitts; Nadine McKinnor) 04:25
5 Silent Night (Traditional) 04:48
6 The Christmas Waltz (Jule Styne; Sammy Cahn) 03:00
7 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin; Ralph Blane) 04:36
8 Winter Wonderland (Dick Smith; Felix Bernard) 02:30
9 White Christmas (Irving Berlin) 03:16
10 I Think You Might Like It (John Farrar) 03:11
11 The Christmas Song (Mel Tormé; Robert Wells) 03:41
12 Deck The Halls (Traditional) 02:41
13 Auld Lang Syne / Christmas Time Is Here (Medley) (Traditional; Lee Mendelson; Vince Guaraldi) 04:08
Biography
Musicians
1 Baby It’s Cold Outside
Bass | Carlos Del Puerto |
Drums | Gregg Bissonette |
Guitar | George Doering |
Piano | Randy Waldman |
Trombone | Bob McChesney |
Trumpet | Charles Davis |
Trumpet | Chuck Findley |
Vocals | John Travolta |
Vocals | Olivia Newton-John |
2 Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree
Bass (synthesizer) | Randy Waldman |
Drums | Teddy Campbell |
Guitar | George Doering |
Piano | Randy Waldman |
Sax | Kenny G |
Sax | Dave Boruff |
Sax | Brandon Fields |
Trombone | Bob McChesney |
Trumpet | Charles Davis |
Trumpet | Chuck Findley |
Vocals | John Travolta |
Vocals | Olivia Newton-John |
3 I’ll Be Home For Christmas
Bass (synthesizer) | Randy Waldman |
Drums | Teddy Campbell |
Guitar | George Doering |
Piano | Randy Waldman |
Violin | Bruce Dukov |
Vocals | Barbra Streisand |
Vocals | John Travolta |
Vocals | Olivia Newton-John |
4 This Christmas
Bass | Carlos Del Puerto |
Drums | Gregg Bissonette |
Drums | Teddy Campbell |
Keyboards | Chick Corea |
Piano | Randy Waldman |
Sax | Dave Boruff |
Sax | Brandon Fields |
Trombone | Bob McChesney |
Trumpet | Charles Davis |
Trumpet | Chuck Findley |
Vocals | John Travolta |
Vocals | Olivia Newton-John |
5 Silent Night
Bass | Carlos Del Puerto |
Drums | Gregg Bissonette |
Guitar | George Doering |
Piano | Randy Waldman |
Tin Whistle | Chris Bleth |
Cello | Timothy Loo |
Violin | Charlie Bisharat |
Vocals | John Travolta |
Vocals | Olivia Newton-John |
6 The Christmas Waltz
Bass (synthesizer) | Randy Waldman |
Drums | Teddy Campbell |
Guitar | George Doering |
Piano | Randy Waldman |
Trombone | Bob McChesney |
Vocals | John Travolta |
7 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Bass | Carlos Del Puerto |
Drums | Gregg Bissonette |
Guitar | George Doering |
Piano | Randy Waldman |
Sax | Dan Higgins |
Vocals | Cliff Richard |
Vocals | John Travolta |
Vocals | Olivia Newton-John |
8 Winter Wonderland
Bass | Paul Langosch |
Drums | Harold Jones |
Guitar | Gray Sargent |
Piano | Monty Alexander |
Vocals | Tony Bennett |
Vocals | John Travolta |
Vocals | Olivia Newton-John |
9 White Christmas
Bass | Carlos Del Puerto |
Drums | Gregg Bissonette |
Guitar | George Doering |
Piano | Randy Waldman |
Vocals | John Travolta |
Vocals | Olivia Newton-John |
10 I Think You Might Like It
Bass | Sam Farrar |
Drums | JR Robinson |
Guitar | John Farrar |
Programming | Sam Farrar |
Programming | John Farrar |
Sax | Dave Boruff |
Sax | Brandon Fields |
Trombone | Bob McChesney |
Trumpet | Charles Davis |
Trumpet | Chuck Findley |
Vocals | John Travolta |
Vocals | Olivia Newton-John |
11 The Christmas Song
Bass | Carlos Del Puerto |
Drums | Gregg Bissonette |
Guitar | George Doering |
Piano | Randy Waldman |
Trombone | Bob McChesney |
Vocals | John Travolta |
Vocals | Olivia Newton-John |
12 Deck The Halls
Bass (synthesizer) | Randy Waldman |
Guitar | James Taylor |
Guitar | Mike Landau |
Harmonium | Larry Goldings |
Organ | Randy Waldman |
Percussion | Mike Fisher |
Background Vocals | Arnold McCuller |
Background Vocals | David Lasley |
Background Vocals | Kate Markowitz |
Vocals | James Taylor |
Vocals | John Travolta |
Vocals | Olivia Newton-John |
13 Auld Lang Syne / Christmas Time Is Here (Medley)
Clarinet | Stuart Clark |
Flute | Heather Clark |
Oboe | Bernadette Avila |
Sax | Dave Boruff |
Sax | Brandon Fields |
Trombone | Bob McChesney |
Trumpet | Charles Davis |
Trumpet | Chuck Findley |
Vocals | John Travolta |
Vocals | Olivia Newton-John |
Other Musicians
Cello – Christine Ermacoff, Jen Kuhn, Paula Hochhalter, Timothy Loo (Track 13)
Harp – Gayle Levant (Track 13)
Viola – Caroline Buckman, Carrie Holzman, Robert Brophy, Shawn Mann (Track 13)
Violin – Alwyn Wright, Anatoly Rosinsky, Carol Pool, Charlie Bisharat, Christian Hebel, Darius Campo, Jackie Brand, Juliann French, Kenneth Yerke, Lisa Dondlinger, Natalie Leggett, Robin Olson, Tamara Hatwan, Tereza Stanislav, Yelena Yegoryan (Track 13)
Liner Notes
Producer – Randy Waldman (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13)
Producer – Phil Ramone (Track 8)
Producer – John Farrar (Tracks 10)
Producer – Dave Grusin, James Taylor (Track 12)
Producer (Executive) – Mark Hartley
Arranged By – Randy Waldman (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13)
Arranged By – John Farrar (Track 10)
Arranged By – Dave Grusin, James Taylor (Track 12)
Arranged By (Horns) – Randy Waldman (Track 10)
Concertmaster – Bruce Dukov (Track 13)
Conductor – Randy Waldman (Track 13)
Coordinator – Anita Heilig, Dana Sharpe, Dawn Darling, JoAnn Tominaga
Directed By (The Count Basie Orchestra) – Bill Hughes (Track 8)
Edited By – Bob McChesney, Christine Wu, Joe Wohlmuth, Kenny O’Brien
Engineer (Assistant) – Chas Payson, Jeremy Miller, Marco Ruiz, Raymond Holzknecht, William Cho
Engineer (Assistant) – Alessandro Perrotta, Travis Stefl (Track 8)
Mastered By – Erick Labson
Mixed By – Woody Woodruff, Randy Waldman
Mixed By – Dae Bennett (Track 8)
Mixed By – John Farrar (Track 10)
Recorded By – Dae Bennett (Track 8)
Recorded By – Don Murray (Track 12)
Recorded By (Assistant) – Charlie Paakkari (Track 12)
Design – Oddopolis, Ryan Rogers
Photography – Rav Holly
Designed At Oddopolis
Mastered At Universal Mastering Studios West
Mixed At Randini Studio
Mixed At Moonee Ponds Studio
Recorded At Randini Studio
Recorded At Eastwest Studios
Recorded At Moonee Ponds Studio
Recorded At Echo Beach Studios
Recorded At Pacifique Studios
Recorded At Entourage Studios
Recorded At NRG Studios
Recorded At Deep Diner Studios
Recorded At Capitol Studios
Recorded At Bennett Studios
Recorded At Bergen/PAC Theatre
Recorded At Ron Rose Productions, Tampa, FL
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