Chicago - Christmas - What's It Gonna Be, Santa
| Genre: | Jazz, Rock |
| Singer: | Chicago |
| Title: | Christmas - What's It Gonna Be, Santa |
| Short-info: | Label:
Rhino Records – R2 73892
Type: CD, Album, Reissue Country: US Date of released: 2003 Category: Jazz, Rock Style: |
| MP3 album size .rar: | 1746 mb |
| APE album size .rar: | 1242 mb |
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Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 | Winter WonderlandArranged By – Robert LammWritten-By – Dick Smith , Felix Bernard |
4:19 |
| 2 | Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!Arranged By – Lee LoughnaneWritten-By – J. Styne*, S. Kahn* |
3:28 |
| 3 | Jolly Old St. NicholasArranged By – Keith Howland, Lance Morrison, Tris ImbodenWritten-By – Traditional |
3:36 |
| 4 | Little Drummer BoyArranged By – Bill Champlin, James PankowWritten-By – Harry Simeone, Henry Onorati, Katherine Davis* |
4:06 |
| 5 | This ChristmasWritten-By – Nadine McKinnorWritten-By, Arranged By – Donny Hathaway |
4:03 |
| 6 | Feliz NavidadArranged By – Robert LammWritten-By – Jose Feliciano* |
4:16 |
| 7 | BethlehemWritten-By – Tamara ChamplinWritten-By, Arranged By – Bill Champlin |
4:08 |
| 8 | The Christmas SongArranged By – Robert LammWritten-By – Mel Tormé, Robert Wells |
3:37 |
| 9 | O Come All Ye FaithfulArranged By – Jason ScheffWritten-By – Traditional |
4:46 |
| 10 | Rudolph, The Red-Nosed ReindeerArranged By – Jimmy Pankow*Lyrics By [Additional Lyrics Ontag] – Jeanne PankowWritten-By – Johnny Marks |
3:45 |
| 11 | Have Yourself A Merry Little ChristmasArranged By – Keith HowlandWritten-By – Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane |
4:02 |
| 12 | Sleigh RideArranged By – Lee LoughnaneWritten-By – Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish |
3:55 |
| 13 | Silent NightArranged By – James PankowWritten-By – Traditional |
3:18 |
| 14 | What Child Is This?Arranged By – Bill ChamplinWritten-By – Traditional |
4:39 |
| 15 | Christmas Time Is HereArranged By – Robert LammWritten-By – Lee Mendelson, Vince Guaraldi |
3:47 |
| 16 | God Rest Ye Merry, GentlemenArranged By – Lee LoughnaneWritten-By – Traditional |
3:23 |
| 17 | Santa Claus Is Coming To TownArranged By – Bill ChamplinWritten-By – Haven Gillespie, Fred Coots* |
3:57 |
| 18 | Child's PrayerWritten-By, Arranged By – John Durrill, Lee Loughnane |
3:23 |
| 19 | One Little CandleArranged By – James PankowWritten-By – Larry Mysels*, J. Mallay Roach* |
1:25 |
| 20 | White ChristmasArranged By – Robert LammWritten-By – Irving Berlin |
2:29 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Strategic Marketing
- Copyright (c) – Warner Strategic Marketing
Credits
- Accordion – Roy Bittan (tracks: 4, 6, 18)
- Acoustic Guitar – Bill Champlin (tracks: 7), Tim Pierce (tracks: 9, 19)
- Alto Saxophone – Walt Parazaider* (tracks: 6, 7, 13, 14)
- Arranged By – Jason Scheff (tracks: 10)
- Arranged By [Backing Vocals] – Bill Champlin (tracks: 1, 2, 6 To 14, 16, 20), Jason Scheff (tracks: 9, 13), Keith Howland (tracks: 3), Lee Loughnane (tracks: 18)
- Arranged By [Brass] – Bill Champlin (tracks: 7, 14), James Pankow (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 To 14, 16, 20), Lee Loughnane (tracks: 7, 17, 18), Nick Lane (tracks: 1), Robert Lamm (tracks: 1, 8, 15)
- Arranged By [Flute] – James Pankow (tracks: 9)
- Arranged By [Vocals] – Bill Champlin (tracks: 4, 17), James Pankow (tracks: 19)
- Art Direction – Hugh Brown , Linda Cobb
- Backing Vocals – Bill Champlin (tracks: 1, 2, 6 To 14, 16, 18, 20), Carmen Twillie (tracks: 7, 11, 20), Jason Scheff (tracks: 1 To 3, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20), Jason Scheff (tracks: 7, 12), Keith Howland (tracks: 3), Lee Loughnane (tracks: 3, 18), Robert Lamm (tracks: 3)
- Baritone Saxophone – Larry Klimas (tracks: 3, 10)
- Bass – Jason Scheff (tracks: 1 To 3, 5, 8, 9, 16), Jason Scheff (tracks: 7, 12)
- Bass [Fretless] – Jason Scheff (tracks: 11, 14)
- Choir – Alex Brown (tracks: 4), Alvin Chea (tracks: 4), Bobbie Page* (tracks: 4), Carmen Twillie (tracks: 4), Edie Lehmann-Boddicker* (tracks: 4), Gary Falcone (tracks: 4), Gia Ciambotti (tracks: 4), H. K. Dorsey (tracks: 4), Maxine Waters-Willard* (tracks: 4), Mona Lisa Young (tracks: 4), Oren Waters (tracks: 4), Tamara Champlin (tracks: 4)
- Computer [Programming] – Bill Champlin (tracks: 17, 14), George Black (tracks: 9, 13, 18, 19), Jason Scheff (tracks: 9)
- Conductor [Children's Choir] – Ryan Kelly (tracks: 18)
- Coordinator [Production, Original Album] – Valerie Pack
- Design [Original Album], Art Direction [Original Album] – Kosh*
- Directed By [Choir] – Carmen Twilli* (tracks: 4)
- Drums – Tris Imboden (tracks: 1 To 8, 10 To 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
- Electric Bass – Jason Scheff (tracks: 17)
- Electric Piano – Bill Champlin (tracks: 14, 17), Robert Lamm (tracks: 6, 15, 16)
- Electric Upright Bass – Jason Scheff (tracks: 4, 6, 15, 18, 20)
- Engineer [Assistant, Original Album], Mixed By [Assistant, Original Album] – Eric Ferguson, Posie Muliadi
- Engineer [Original Album], Mixed By [Original Album] – Ed Thacker
- Engineer, Mixed By – Ed Thacker (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 12)
- Flugelhorn – Lee Loughnane (tracks: 1, 6, 13 To 15, 18)
- Flute – Walt Parazaider* (tracks: 1, 6, 7, 13, 14, 16)
- Flute [Alto] – Walt Parazaider* (tracks: 1)
- Flute [C], Flute [Alto] – Walt Parazaider* (tracks: 9)
- Guitar – Bill Champlin (tracks: 17), Keith Howland (tracks: 1, 2, 5 To 8, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 20), Keith Howland (tracks: 3), Tim Pierce (tracks: 13)
- Keyboards – Bill Champlin (tracks: 4), James Pankow (tracks: 4), Jason Scheff (tracks: 9), John Durrill (tracks: 18), Keith Howland (tracks: 11), Roy Bittan (tracks: 13)
- Lead Vocals – Bill Champlin (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 10, 11, 14), Jason Scheff (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 13, 16), Jason Scheff (tracks: 7, 12), Keith Howland (tracks: 3), Lee Loughnane (tracks: 2, 7, 12), Robert Lamm (tracks: 1, 6, 8, 15, 20)
- Lead Vocals [Children's Choir] – Alex Bittan (tracks: 18, 19), Amity Addrisi (tracks: 18, 19), Brittany Scott (tracks: 18, 19), Clark Gable (tracks: 18, 19), Dylan Loughnane (tracks: 18, 19), Jade Thacker (tracks: 18, 19), Kate Lamm (tracks: 18, 19), Kayley Gable (tracks: 18, 19), Michael Amezcua (tracks: 18, 19), River Loughnane (tracks: 18, 19), Ryan Bittan (tracks: 18, 19), Sarah Pankow (tracks: 18, 19), Sean Lamm (tracks: 18, 19)
- Liner Notes [Discographical Supervision] – Gary Peterson
- Organ – Bill Champlin (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 14 To 17, 20), Roy Bittan (tracks: 4, 11, 18)
- Percussion – Luis Conte (tracks: 4, 6, 8, 9, 16, 20)
- Piano – Bill Champlin (tracks: 10), Robert Lamm (tracks: 1 To 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14,), Roy Bittan (tracks: 19)
- Producer [Original Album] – Roy Bittan
- Recorded By – Phil Ramone (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 12)
- Reissue Producer – Chicago , David McLees
- Remastered By – David Donnelly*
- Supervised By [Sound] – Jeff Magid (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 12), Lee Loughnane (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 12)
- Synthesizer [Bass] – Bill Champlin (tracks: 17)
- Synthesizer [Bells] – Roy Bittan (tracks: 18)
- Synthesizer [Vibraphone] – Bill Champlin (tracks: 6)
- Tenor Saxophone – Walt Parazaider* (tracks: 1 To 6, 8, 10 To 18, 20)
- Trombone – James Pankow (tracks: 1 To 8, 10 To 18, 20)
- Trumpet – Lee Loughnane (tracks: 1 To 5, 7, 8, 10 To 13, 16 To 18, 20)
- Trumpet [Muted] – Lee Loughnane (tracks: 14)
- Trumpet [Piccolo] – Lee Loughnane (tracks: 18)
- Vibraphone – Robert Lamm (tracks: 5)
- Vocals – Bill Champlin (tracks: 17)
Notes
This album was orginally issued a Chicago #CRD-3035 (8/25/98). Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 12 are new recordings for this reissue.The packaging includes a standard jewell case with carboard outer sleeve around the jewell case.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Other: Y22177
- Barcode: 08122739222
- Matrix / Runout: 3 R2 73892-2 AG06
- Mastering SID Code: IFPI LT40
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRD 3035 | Chicago | Chicago XXV (CD, Album) | Chicago Records | CRD 3035 | US | 1998 |
| R2 76199 | Chicago | Chicago XXV (CD, Album) | Rhino Records | R2 76199 | US | 1998 |
| WPCR-13712 | Chicago | Christmas - What's It Gonna Be, Santa? (CD, Album) | Rhino Records | WPCR-13712 | Japan | 2009 |
| 8122738922 | Chicago | Christmas - What's It Gonna Be, Santa? (CD, Album, RE) | Warner Strategic Marketing | 8122738922 | Australia | 2003 |
| CRC 3035 | Chicago | Chicago XXV: The Christmas Album (Cass, Album, Dol) | Chicago Records | CRC 3035 | US | 1998 |











