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1998 studio album by Kenny Loggins
December is the tenth studio and first
Christmas album by American singer-songwriter
Kenny Loggins . Released in 1998, it contains several Christmas music standards, such as "White Christmas" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," along with several other lesser-known holiday songs (such as "Walking In The Air" from the television special "The Snowman"), as well as a few Loggins originals.
Musicians include
Peter Kater also the co-producer,
Russ Kunkel , veteran
Loggins and Messina reed player Jon Clarke,
David Crosby and
Graham Nash .
Track listing
"
Walking in the Air " (
Howard Blake ) – 5:23
"
The Christmas Song " (
Mel Tormé ,
Robert Wells ) – 4:34
"The Bells of Christmas" (Kenny Loggins, Steve Wood) – 5:58
"
Coventry Carol " (Traditional) – 3:08
"
Christmas Time Is Here " (
Vince Guaraldi ,
Lee Mendelson ) – 5:03
"Angels in the Snow" (Loggins, Julia Loggins, Wood) – 5:07
"
White Christmas " (
Irving Berlin ) – 3:53
"Some Children See Him" (
Alfred Burt , Wihla Hutson) – 4:58
"On Christmas Morning" (
David Foster , Loggins) – 4:11
"
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas " (
Ralph Blane ,
Hugh Martin ) – 5:18
"December" (Peter Kater, Loggins) – 5:38
Personnel
Kenny Loggins – lead vocals, guitars
Dean Parks – guitars
Jai Winding – keyboards, synthesizers
Raymond Cham – keyboard programming
Marc Mann – additional programming
Peter Kater – acoustic piano (11)
Larry Klein – bass (1, 3, 4, 6, 9)
Larry Tuttle – string bass (1, 8)
Jimmy Johnson – bass (2, 7, 10)
Russ Kunkel – drums (3, 6, 9)
Peter Asher – percussion (1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11)
Michael Fisher – percussion (4, 11)
Norton Buffalo – harmonica (5, 10)
Jon Clarke –
oboe (1, 3, 6), English horn (3), flute (6, 9, 11), recorder (6, 9, 11)
Joseph Meyer – French horn (3, 9)
Kazu Matsui –
shakuhachi (4)
Everette Harp – tenor saxophone (7),
EWI controller (8)
String Trio (1, 3, 11) – Stephanie Fife, Rogin Lorentz and Novi Novog
David Rubenstein – string and woodwind arrangements, conductor
Jamie Bower – recitation (1)
Kate Price – backing vocals (2, 8, 10, 11),
hammered dulcimer (4)
Beth Wood – backing vocals (3), BGV arrangements (3)
Steve Wood – backing vocals (3), BGV arrangements (3)
David Crosby – backing vocals (4)
Graham Nash – backing vocals (4)
Valerie Carter – backing vocals (5)
Kate Markowitz – backing vocals (5)
Children's Choir (5) – Hillary Brooks, Amy Gleason, Jonathon Hall, Brandon Pollard, Ian Redford and Laurie Schillinger
Luana Jackson – choir director (5)
Mervyn Warren – backing vocals (6), BGV arrangements (6)
Musicians (Instrumental Interludes)
Peter Kater – acoustic piano, synthesizers
Geoffrey Gordon – percussion
R. Carlos Nakai – Native American flute
David Darling – cello
Production
Kenny Loggins – producer
Peter Asher – producer
Peter Kater – producer (instrumental interludes), recording engineer (instrumental interludes)
Ivy Skoff – production coordination
Nathaniel Kunkel – recording engineer
Ted Blaisdell – additional engineer
Bob Loftus – additional engineer
Tony Shepperd – additional engineer
Rob Brill – assistant engineer
Mike Gillies – assistant engineer, digital editing
John Nelson – assistant engineer
Sean O'Dwyer – assistant engineer
George Massenberg – mixing
Paul DeCarli – digital editing
Doug Sax – mastering
David Coleman – art direction, design
Patrick Sagouspe – digital artwork
Jeremiah Sullivan – photography
Boyd Harris – photo assistance
Bil Zelman – photo assistance
Jeff Schock – management
Studios
Recorded at Plantation Mixing and Recording (Haiku, Maui, Hawaii);
Conway Studios (Hollywood, CA); Jai Winding Productions (Los Angeles, CA); Saturn Sound (Studio City, CA); Master Tracks Recording; Oak Spring Studio.
Mixed at Conway Studios.
Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).
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