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Christmas in New York
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 3, 2014
RecordedDecember 2013–August 2014[ citation needed]
GenreChristmas, jazz
Length56:04
Label Decca
Renée Fleming chronology
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Christmas in New York is an album by soprano Renée Fleming.

Music and release

The music is jazz-pop, instead of Fleming's more usual operatic material. [1]

The album was released by Decca Records on November 3, 2014. [2] It was promoted in part by a PBS broadcast led by Fleming on December 4 of that year. [3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

The AllMusic reviewer commented on the sameness of many of the tracks and the diverse expectations of fans of various genres, and concluded, "In all this is a holiday release that is unlikely to disappoint, even as reactions may vary." [1]

Track listing

  1. " Winter Wonderland" (with Wynton Marsalis)
  2. " Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (with Gregory Porter)
  3. " Silver Bells" (with Kelli O'Hara)
  4. " Merry Christmas Darling" (with Chris Botti)
  5. " The Christmas Waltz"
  6. " Who Knows Where the Time Goes?" (with Brad Mehldau)
  7. " Sleigh Ride" (with Wynton Marsalis)
  8. " Snowbound" (with Kurt Elling)
  9. " In the Bleak Midwinter" (with Rufus Wainwright)
  10. " Central Park Serenade" (with Gregory Porter)
  11. " The Man with the Bag"
  12. " Love and Hard Times" (with Brad Mehldau)
  13. " Still, still, still" (with Kurt Elling)

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b c Manheim, James "Renée Fleming: Christmas in New York". AllMusic. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "Renée Fleming: Christmas in New York". Decca Classics. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  3. ^ "How Renée Fleming Spends Her Holidays" (November 26, 2014). PBS.