1993 Harry Connick Jr. – When My Heart Finds Christmas
When My Heart Finds Christmas is American artist Harry Connick Jr.‘s first Christmas album. Released in 1993, it is among the most popular holiday collections of the past two decades in the United States. Harry Connick Jr composed four songs for the album: “When My Heart Finds Christmas”, “(It Must’ve Been Ol’) Santa Claus”, “The Blessed Dawn Of Christmas Day” and “I Pray On Christmas”. The other songs are traditional Christmas songs and carols.
The album proved to be the best-selling holiday album in the U.S. of 1993, selling 748,000 copies that year according to Nielsen SoundScan.
In December 2005, the album was certified Triple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipment of three million copies in the U.S. As of November 2014, When My Heart Finds Christmas is the twelfth best-selling holiday album in the U.S. since May 1991, having sold 3.15 million
Tracks
1 Sleigh Ride (Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish) 3:45
2 When My Heart Finds Christmas (Harry Connick Jr) 4:32
3 Santa Claus (Harry Connick Jr) 4:39
4 The Blessed Dawn of Christmas Day (Harry Connick Jr) 4:40
5 Let It Snow! (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) 2:34
6 The LIttle Drummer Boy (Harry Simeone, Henry Onorati, Katherine Davis) 3:41
7 Ave Maria (Franz Schubert, Walter Scott) 4:35
8 Parade of The Wooden Soldiers (Ballard MacDonald, Leon Jessel) 3:27
9 What Child Is This? (Traditional) 3:11
10 Christmas Dreaming (Irving Gordon, Lester Lee) 2:40
11 I Pray On Christmas (Harry Connick Jr) 3:48
12 Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (Johnny Marks) 2:31
13 O Holy Night (Traditional) 6:45
14 What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve (Frank Loesser) 4:50
Media
Musicians
| Bass | Ben Wolfe |
| Drums | Steve Schaeffer |
| Guitar | Russell Malone |
| Piano | Harry Connick Jr. |
| Clarinet | Louis Ford |
| Sax | Brad Leali |
| Sax | Will Campbell |
| Sax | Jerry Weldon |
| Sax | Ned Goold |
| Sax | Dave Schumacher |
| Trombone | Mark Mullins |
| Trombone | Craig Klein |
| Trombone | Lucien Barbarin |
| Trombone | Joe Barati |
| Trumpet | Roger Ingram |
| Trumpet | Dan Miller |
| Trumpet | Jeremy Davenport |
| Percussion | Joe Porcaro |
| Percussion | Jerry Williams |
| Percussion | Larry Bunker |
| Vocals | Harry Connick Jr. |
Other Musicians
Bassoon – Michael R. O’Donovan, Patricia Kindel
Cello – Antony Cooke, Armen Ksajikian, Barbara Hunter, Christine Ermacoff, David Low, Dennis Karmazyn, Earl Madison, Matthew Cooker, Steve Richards, Susan Ranney, Todd Hemmenway
Clarinet – Debra Kanter, Gary Gray, James Kanter
Double Bass – Christian Kollgaard, Chuck Domanico, Drew Dembowski, Richard Feves, Steve Edelman, Susan Ranney, Tim Barr
Flute – Geraldine Rotella, Louise Di Tullio, Sheridon Stokes
Harp – Lou Anne Neill, Marcia Dickstein
Horn – Brian O’Connor, James Thatcher, Kurt Snyder, Steve Becknell
Oboe – Barbara Northcutt, John Ellis, Kathleen Robinson
Trombone – Alan Kaplan, Bruce Fowler, Charles Loper, Phill Teele
Trumpet – George Burnette Dillon, Oscar Brashear, Rick Baptist, Warren Luening, Jr.
Viola – Alan DeVeritch, Dan Neufeld, Denyse Buffum, Laura Kuennen, Marlow Fisher, Mihail Zinovyev, Pamela Goldsmith, Rick Gerding, Robin Ross, Scott Haupert, Steve Gordon, Vicki Miskolczy
Violin – Alan Grunfeld, Anatoly Rosinsky, Armen Garabedian, Berj Garabedian, Bruce Dukov, Darius Campo, David Ewart, Dennis Molchan, Dimitrie Leivici, Haim Shtrum, Irwin Rubin, Jackie Brand, Jay Rosen, Jeanne Evans, Joel Derouin, Karen Jones, Lily Ho Chen, Mari Tsumura, Mario DeLeon, Miran Kojian, Polly Sweeney, Rafael Rishik, Ralph Morrison, Rebecca Barr, Richard Altenbach, Robin Olson, Ron Clark, Ronald Folsom, Sheldon Sanov, Sid Page, Tamara Chang
Vocals (The Carol Lombard Kids Are) – Alex Belson, Annie Laurie Sears, Brianne Le Pon, Carol Lombard, Erin Fligsten, Jessie Sears, Kimberly Fligsten, Michael Belson, Quincy Bahler, Sara Ford, Sara Sears, Stacey Washington
Vocals (The Sally Stevens Singers Are) – Amick Byram, Ann White, Bob Joyce, Carmen Twillie, Carol Lombard, Debbie Hall, Dick Bolks, Dick Wells, Don Sheldon, Donna Davidson, Fran Logan, Gail LoPata, Gary Stockdale, Gene Merlino, Gene Morford, Harry Connick, Sr., Janey Clewer, Jerry Whitman, Jim Haas, John Batdorf, John Lehman, Judith Siirila, Karen Harper, Kerry Katz, Linda Harmon, Luana Jackman, Lynn Dolin Mann, Melissa Mackay, Mitch Gordon, Myrna Matthews, Rick Logan, Roger Freeland, Ron Colvard, Ron Hicklin, Sally Stevens, Sandie Hall, Scottie Haskell, Sherri Izzard, Steve Amerson, Susan Stevens Logan, Terry Harriton, Walt Harrah
Liner Notes
Producer – Tracey Freeman
Arranged By – Harry Connick, Jr.
Orchestrated By – Harry Connick, Jr.
Conductor (Orchestra And Choir) – Harry Connick, Jr.
Engineer (Assistant) – Bill Smith, Leslie Ann Jones
Engineer (Post Production) – Kevin Reeves, Larry Walsh
Mastered By – Vlado Meller
Mixed By – Gregg Rubin, Leslie Ann Jones, Tracey Freeman
Photography By – Tim Geaney
Recorded By – Gregg Rubin
Art Direction – Arnold Levine
Design – Aimée Macauley
Copyright (c) – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Manufactured By – Columbia Records
Recorded At – Capitol Studios
Mixed At – Capitol Studios
Mastered At – Sony Music Studios, New York City
Distributed By – Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
Made By – SMC