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- Date Released: September 22, 1992
- Genre: Soundtracks/Other
- Style: Holiday
- Label: Columbia
- Copyright: (P) 1992 Neil Diamond and Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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They Say...
While Neil Diamond's The Christmas Album is designed almost exclusively for his adult contemporary constituency, the vocalist still manages to light up most of the obviousness of these standards with his trademark gritty soul and flair for inflection. Opening with the grandeur of "O Come, O Come Emmanuel/We Three Kings of Orient Are" and "Silent Night," the album is awash in rich reds and golds almost immediately. But Diamond has fun with "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town," loosening up with a harmonica solo and a busy, up-tempo arrangement, and "Jingle Bell Rock" does just that with a 1950s doo wop vibe. These moves count as big risks on an album that otherwise tries on every possible Christmas album cliché: children's choirs and histrionic adult ones, crashing cymbals, and tasteful piano that's as warm as a fireplace in December. Thankfully, even when the choirs threaten to outdo him, Diamond keeps the focus on his famous singing voice. A stirring a capella version of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" is a good example of this, and one of The Christmas Album's standouts.
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| 01. |  |
O Come, O Come Emmanuel/ We Three Kings Of Orient Are |
2:57 |
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| 02. | |
Silent Night
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4:03 |
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| 03. | |
Little Drummer Boy |
3:58 |
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| 04. | |
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town |
3:26 |
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| 05. | |
The Christmas Song |
3:32 |
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| 06. | |
Morning Has Broken |
3:03 |
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| 07. | |
Happy Christmas (War Is Over) |
4:19 |
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| 08. | |
White Christmas |
3:56 |
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| 09. | |
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen |
1:20 |
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| 10. | |
Jingle Bell Rock
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1:51 |
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| 11. | |
Hark The Herald Angels Sing
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2:50 |
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| 12. | |
Silver Bells |
3:06 |
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| 13. | |
You Make It Feel Like Christmas |
3:38 |
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| 14. | |
O Holy Night
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3:29 |
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14 Total Tracks, 45:28 Total Length
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Credits
- Neil Diamond - Guitar // Neil Diamond - Guitar // Neil Diamond - Vocals // Neil Diamond - Vocals // Neil Diamond - Adaptation // Neil Diamond - Adaptation // Salvatore Bonafede - Personal Manager // Salvatore Bonafede - Personal Manager // Plas Johnson - Sax (Tenor) // Plas Johnson - Sax (Tenor) // Plas Johnson - Soloist // Plas Johnson - Soloist // Andrew Gold - Guitar (Acoustic) // Andrew Gold - Guitar (Acoustic) // Ambrosian Singers - Choir, Chorus // LA Mass Choir - Choir, Chorus // LA Mass Choir - Choral Adaptation // Doug Anderson - Vocals // Peter Asher - Trombone // Peter Asher - Drums // Peter Asher - Tambourine // Peter Asher - Producer // Peter Asher - Drum Programming // Peter Asher - Rhythm Track Arrangement // Peter Asher - Percussion Programming // Robbie Buchanan - Piano // Robbie Buchanan - Keyboards // David Campbell - Arranger // David Campbell - Conductor // David Campbell - String Arrangements // David Campbell - Adaptation // David Campbell - Brass Arrangement // David Campbell - Orchestral Arrangements // David Campbell - Choir Arrangement // Dan Dugmore - Pedal Steel // Michael Fisher - Percussion // Donny Gerrard - Vocals (Background) // Gene Morford - Vocals // Gene Morford - Vocals (Background) // Bob Glaub - Bass // M.B. Gordy - Percussion // Isobel Griffiths - Contractor // Louis Gutierrez - Guitar // Louis Gutierrez - Soloist // Jim Haas - Vocals (Background) // Warren Ham - Harmonica // Jimmy Johnson - Bass // Dan Jordan - Vocals // Jon Joyce - Vocals // Jon Joyce - Vocals (Background) // Raven Kane - Vocals (Background) // Raven Kane - Choir Contractor // Nathaniel Kunkel - ? // Russ Kunkel - Drums // Russ Kunkel - Assistant // Alan Lindgren - Piano // Alan Lindgren - Arranger // Bob Magnusson - Bass (Upright) // Bob Mann - Guitar (Acoustic) // Bob Mann - Guitar // George Marino - Mastering // John McCarthy - Director // Gil Morales - Assistant // Dean Parks - Guitar // Dean Parks - Mandolin // Dean Parks - Guitar (Electric) // Joseph Powell - Vocals (Background) // Brett Swain - Assistant // Donald Taylor - Director // Maxine Willard Waters - Vocals (Background) // Oren Waters - Vocals (Background) // Jerry Whitman - Vocals // Jerry Whitman - Vocals (Background) // Frank Wolf - Engineer // Frank Wolf - Mixing // Gavyn Wright - Concert Master // Waddy Wachtel - Guitar // Waddy Wachtel - Guitar (Electric) // Julia Waters - Vocals (Background) // Leland Sklar - Bass // Eric Rudd - Assistant // Marnie Riley - Assistant // Ivy Skoff - Production Coordination // Sam Cole - Coordination // Sam Cole - Project Coordinator // Alex Marcou - Assistant // Jan Weinberg - Design // David Kirschner - Art Direction // Chad Blinman - Assistant // Robert Prizeman - Director // Jim Kline - Vocals // Pete Neushul - Vocals // Ladd Thomas - Organ // Eugene Adebari - Photography // Eugene Adebari - Cover Photo // Dan Jordan - ? // 139th Street Quartet - Arranger // 139th Street Quartet - Group // Jim Morey - Personal Manager // Barber Shop Quartet - ? // Sandy Gallin - Personal Manager
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Performers
L.A. Mass Choir // Jerry Whitman // Symphony Orchestra // The Ambrosian Singers // Jim Haas // Gene Morford // Boy's Choir // Jon Joyce // The Lower School Chorus Of Viewpoi // Angel Voices Of St. Philiph's Choir // Angel Voices Ot St. Philip's Choir Londo -
Other Details
- Instrument:
- Vocals
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