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Ten years after his first holiday-themed album, When My Heart Finds Christmas, pianist/vocalist Harry Connick, Jr. found the spirit again with Harry for the Holidays. Still centered on Connick's vocals, this foray into "tinsel tunes" is more jazz oriented than his 1993 release and allows for his growth as a performer, arranger, and conductor. Like a Brooks Brothers' suit worn at Mardi Gras, Connick's writing for his big band and full orchestra mixes New Orleans rhythms with crisp, swinging arrangements that call to mind '60s Michel Legrand and Quincy Jones. Nothing Connick has done before can quite prepare you for the screaming trumpets and rollicking second-line-style swing of his leadoff take on "Frosty the Snowman." In fact, most of the classic standards here, including "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" and "Silver Bells," get highly unexpected treatments as on "Santa Clause Is Coming to Town," which is worked up into a funky, brass-band "go-go" dance number. Similarly tasty is "I'll Be Home for Christmas," which not only features some of the best crooning the Will and Grace star has ever done, but also a beautifully modest Count Basie-inspired piano solo. There is also an appealing balance to Harry for the Holidays between songs of Christmas nostalgia and heartfelt ruminations on what the season means in a deeper sense. Throw in four original compositions that touch on Scott Walker-esque orchestrated pop, Tin Pan Alley songcraft, and country -- yes, that is the George Jones dueting with Connick on "Nothin' New for the New Year" -- and not only do you have one of the best holiday albums in years, but easily the best album of Connick's career. [Harry for the Holidays was reissued in 2005 as a dual disc CD/DVD with additional audio tracks, video clips and an interview on the DVD side.]
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Frosty The Snowman
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3:32 |
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Blue Christmas
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3:20 |
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The Christmas Waltz
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3:16 |
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I Wonder As I Wander
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3:06 |
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Silver Bells
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3:56 |
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Mary's Little Boy Child
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5:10 |
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Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
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3:54 |
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The Happy Elf
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3:40 |
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I'll Be Home For Christmas
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5:56 |
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I Come With Love
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4:40 |
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Nature Boy
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3:48 |
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O Little Town Of Bethlehem
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3:22 |
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I'm Gonna Be The First One
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3:26 |
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This Christmas
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3:44 |
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Nothin' New For New Year
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4:05 |
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Silent Night
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4:52 |
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16 Total Tracks, 63:47 Total Length
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Credits
- George Jones - Vocals // George Jones - Vocals // George Jones - Vocals // Harry Connick, Jr. - Bass // Harry Connick, Jr. - Piano // Harry Connick, Jr. - Arranger // Harry Connick, Jr. - Conductor // Harry Connick, Jr. - Drums // Harry Connick, Jr. - Vocals // Harry Connick, Jr. - Orchestration // Sam Jones - Photography // Sam Jones - Cover Photo // Sylvia Saint James - Choir Conductor // Trenora Parker - Choir Director // Joe Barati - Trombone (Bass) // Lucien Barbarin - Trombone // Lucien Barbarin - Soloist // George Doering - Guitar // Paul Franklin - Pedal Steel // Tracey Freeman - Producer // Derrick Gardner - Trumpet // Derrick Gardner - Trumpet // Mark Graham - Copyist // Roger Ingram - Trumpet // Leroy Jones - Trumpet // Leroy Jones - Soloist // Craig Klein - Trombone // Craig Klein - Soloist // Joe Magnarelli - Trumpet // Joe Magnarelli - Trumpet // Leo Nocentelli - Guitar // Charles Paakkari - Assistant Engineer // Gregg Rubin - Engineer // Gregg Rubin - Mixing // Biff Watson - Guitar // Jerry Weldon - Sax (Tenor) // Jerry Weldon - Sax (Tenor) // Jerry Weldon - Soloist // Jerry Weldon - Soloist // James Greene - Sax (Alto) // James Greene - Sax (Tenor) // James Greene - Soloist // Mark Mullins - Trombone // Mark Mullins - Soloist // David Schumacher - Sax (Baritone) // Sandy DeCrescent - Orchestra Contractor // Ned Goold - Sax (Alto) // Ned Goold - Sax (Tenor) // Ned Goold - Soloist // David Swope - Assistant Engineer // Alice Butts - Package Design // Arthur Latin - Drums // J.R. Rodriguez - Engineer // Neal Caine - Bass // Vlado Meller - Mastering // Russell Bartmus - Copyist // Maria S. Betro - Assistant Producer // Leslie Richter - Assistant Engineer // Chris Ashburn - Assistant Engineer // Marie Josee Lafontaine - Make-Up // Scott Landis - Photography // Stephen Cirona - Wardrobe // Martial Corneville - Hair Stylist // Phil Frazier - Tuba // Phil Frazier - Soloist // John Alfred - Trombone // Mike Kam - Sax (Tenor)
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Other Details
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- Trombone //
- Trumpet //
- Bass (Vocal) //
- Drums //
- Sax (Alto) //
- Sax (Baritone) //
- Sax (Tenor)
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