The Greatest Gift

~ Release by Leann Albrecht (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD
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1The Christmas Song
recording engineer:
Michael Demus and Markus Hendrickson
executive producer:
Carl Albrecht (drummer, percussionist; member of Quad Venti)
mixer:
Salvo (recording engineer / mixer)
acoustic guitar:
Mark Baldwin (Nashville-based guitarist)
bass:
Gary Lunn
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Carl Albrecht (drummer, percussionist; member of Quad Venti)
electric guitar:
Mike Bauer (guitar player)
keyboard:
David McKay (keyboard player)
arranger:
David McKay (keyboard player)
recorded at:
High Hill Songs Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
lyricist:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) and Robert Wells (songwriter) (from 1944 until 1945)
composer:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (from 1944 until 1945)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
4:05
2The Greatest Gift
recording engineer:
Michael Demus and Markus Hendrickson
executive producer:
Carl Albrecht (drummer, percussionist; member of Quad Venti)
mixer:
Salvo (recording engineer / mixer)
acoustic guitar:
Mark Baldwin (Nashville-based guitarist)
bass:
Gary Lunn
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Carl Albrecht (drummer, percussionist; member of Quad Venti)
electric guitar:
Mike Bauer (guitar player)
keyboard:
David McKay (keyboard player)
arranger:
Carl Albrecht (drummer, percussionist; member of Quad Venti) and David McKay (keyboard player)
recorded at:
High Hill Songs Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
The Greatest Gift
lyricist and composer:
Leann Albrecht
4:38
3Silent Night
recording engineer:
Michael Demus and Markus Hendrickson
executive producer:
Carl Albrecht (drummer, percussionist; member of Quad Venti)
mixer:
Salvo (recording engineer / mixer)
acoustic guitar:
Mark Baldwin (Nashville-based guitarist)
bass:
Gary Lunn
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Carl Albrecht (drummer, percussionist; member of Quad Venti)
electric guitar:
Mike Bauer (guitar player)
keyboard:
David McKay (keyboard player)
arranger:
Carl Albrecht (drummer, percussionist; member of Quad Venti) and David McKay (keyboard player)
recorded at:
High Hill Songs Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
3:40
4White Christmas
recording engineer:
Michael Demus and Markus Hendrickson
executive producer:
Carl Albrecht (drummer, percussionist; member of Quad Venti)
mixer:
Salvo (recording engineer / mixer)
acoustic guitar:
Mark Baldwin (Nashville-based guitarist)
bass:
Gary Lunn
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Carl Albrecht (drummer, percussionist; member of Quad Venti)
electric guitar:
Mike Bauer (guitar player)
keyboard:
David McKay (keyboard player)
arranger:
David McKay (keyboard player)
recorded at:
High Hill Songs Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
White Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Irving Berlin Music Corp., Williamson Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Company (from 1940 to present)
sub-publisher:
EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 winner)
3:35
5What Christmas Means to Me
recording engineer:
Michael Demus and Markus Hendrickson
executive producer:
Carl Albrecht (drummer, percussionist; member of Quad Venti)
mixer:
Salvo (recording engineer / mixer)
acoustic guitar:
Mark Baldwin (Nashville-based guitarist)
bass:
Gary Lunn
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Carl Albrecht (drummer, percussionist; member of Quad Venti)
electric guitar:
Mike Bauer (guitar player)
keyboard:
David McKay (keyboard player)
arranger:
Carl Albrecht (drummer, percussionist; member of Quad Venti) and David McKay (keyboard player)
recorded at:
High Hill Songs Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
What Christmas Means to Me
lyricist and composer:
Carl and Leann Albrecht and Jeff Slaughter
3:33
6Joy to the World
recording engineer:
Michael Demus and Markus Hendrickson
executive producer:
Carl Albrecht (drummer, percussionist; member of Quad Venti)
mixer:
Salvo (recording engineer / mixer)
acoustic guitar:
Mark Baldwin (Nashville-based guitarist)
bass:
Gary Lunn
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Carl Albrecht (drummer, percussionist; member of Quad Venti)
electric guitar:
Mike Bauer (guitar player)
keyboard:
David McKay (keyboard player)
arranger:
Carl Albrecht (drummer, percussionist; member of Quad Venti) and David McKay (keyboard player)
recorded at:
High Hill Songs Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer) (in 1719)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
2:38
7I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
recording engineer:
Michael Demus and Markus Hendrickson
executive producer:
Carl Albrecht (drummer, percussionist; member of Quad Venti)
mixer:
Salvo (recording engineer / mixer)
acoustic guitar:
Mark Baldwin (Nashville-based guitarist)
bass:
Gary Lunn
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Carl Albrecht (drummer, percussionist; member of Quad Venti)
electric guitar:
Mike Bauer (guitar player)
keyboard:
David McKay (keyboard player)
arranger:
Carl Albrecht (drummer, percussionist; member of Quad Venti) and David McKay (keyboard player)
recorded at:
High Hill Songs Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
lyricist:
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (American poet)
composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and St. Nicholas Music Inc.
is based on:
Christmas Bells
2:25
8O Holy Night
recording engineer:
Michael Demus and Markus Hendrickson
executive producer:
Carl Albrecht (drummer, percussionist; member of Quad Venti)
mixer:
Salvo (recording engineer / mixer)
acoustic guitar:
Mark Baldwin (Nashville-based guitarist)
bass:
Gary Lunn
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Carl Albrecht (drummer, percussionist; member of Quad Venti)
electric guitar:
Mike Bauer (guitar player)
keyboard:
David McKay (keyboard player)
arranger:
Carl Albrecht (drummer, percussionist; member of Quad Venti) and David McKay (keyboard player)
recorded at:
High Hill Songs Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
O Holy Night
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (French composer) (in 1847)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
5:16
9Deeper Still
recording engineer:
Michael Demus and Markus Hendrickson
executive producer:
Carl Albrecht (drummer, percussionist; member of Quad Venti)
mixer:
Salvo (recording engineer / mixer)
acoustic guitar:
Mark Baldwin (Nashville-based guitarist)
bass:
Gary Lunn
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Carl Albrecht (drummer, percussionist; member of Quad Venti)
electric guitar:
Mike Bauer (guitar player)
keyboard:
David McKay (keyboard player)
arranger:
Carl Albrecht (drummer, percussionist; member of Quad Venti) and David McKay (keyboard player)
recorded at:
High Hill Songs Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Deeper Still
lyricist and composer:
Leann Albrecht and Jeff Slaughter
4:15
10A Cradle in Bethlehem
recording engineer:
Michael Demus and Markus Hendrickson
executive producer:
Carl Albrecht (drummer, percussionist; member of Quad Venti)
mixer:
Salvo (recording engineer / mixer)
acoustic guitar:
Mark Baldwin (Nashville-based guitarist)
bass:
Gary Lunn
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Carl Albrecht (drummer, percussionist; member of Quad Venti)
electric guitar:
Mike Bauer (guitar player)
keyboard:
David McKay (keyboard player)
arranger:
Carl Albrecht (drummer, percussionist; member of Quad Venti) and David McKay (keyboard player)
recorded at:
High Hill Songs Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
A Cradle in Bethlehem
writer:
Alfred Bryan (US songwriter) and Larry Stock
publisher:
Larry Stock Music Co. and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
3:25
11Christmas Medley
recording engineer:
Michael Demus and Markus Hendrickson
executive producer:
Carl Albrecht (drummer, percussionist; member of Quad Venti)
mixer:
Salvo (recording engineer / mixer)
acoustic guitar:
Mark Baldwin (Nashville-based guitarist)
bass:
Gary Lunn
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Carl Albrecht (drummer, percussionist; member of Quad Venti)
electric guitar:
Mike Bauer (guitar player)
keyboard:
David McKay (keyboard player)
arranger:
Carl Albrecht (drummer, percussionist; member of Quad Venti) and David McKay (keyboard player)
recorded at:
High Hill Songs Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
medley including a recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
translator:
Frederick Oakeley (in 1841)
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful
translated version of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
medley including a recording of:
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Neale lyrics)
lyricist and translator:
John Mason Neale
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Hymns Ancient and Modern (1861 edition (first edition)) (number: 36)
arrangement of:
Veni, veni, Emmanuel
translated version of:
Veni, veni, Emmanuel
medley including a recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
composer:
Lewis Henry Redner (in 1868)
is based on:
St. Louis (hymn tune)
medley including a recording of:
What Child Is This?
lyricist:
William Chatterton Dix (in 1865)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25608)
version of:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
6:35

Credits

Release

photography and graphic design:Leann Albrecht
Allison Hendrickson
mastering:Salvo (recording engineer / mixer)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/15216328 [info]