ARTIST: Kenny G
TITLE: The Greatest Holiday Classics
LABEL: Arista
GENRE: Jazz
BITRATE: 181kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 51min total
RELEASE DATE: 2005-10-18
RIP DATE: 2005-10-12
Track List
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01. We Wish You A Merry Christmas 2:37
02. Deck The Halls/The Twelve Days 3:01
Of Christmas
03. Joy To The World 2:29
04. Have Yourself A Merry Little 3:56
Christmas
05. Sleigh Ride 3:48
06. Miracles 2:32
07. Jingle Bell Rock 3:33
08. White Christmas 3:03
09. Winter Wonderland 3:03
10. My Favorite Things 3:19
11. We Three Kings/Carol Of The 4:08
Bells
12. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let 3:09
It Snow!
13. Ave Maria 4:30
14. The Chanukah Song 2:30
15. Jingle Bells 2:33
16. I'll Be Home For Christmas 3:29
Release Notes:
Arista recording artist Kenny G -- the biggest-selling instrumental
musician and biggest-selling jazz musician of the modern era, with
total global sales of more than 75 million albums, singles and videos
since 1982 -- has personally selected the tracks for The Greatest
Holiday Classics, an indispensable collection of 15 seasonal tunes
that will arrive in stores October 18th.
Ten of the tracks originate from Kenny G's trio of holiday releases:
2002's RIAA gold Wishes, 1999's triple-platinum Faith -- A Holiday
Album, and 1994's Miracles -- The Holiday Album -- the
biggest-selling seasonal album in history, at 8-times platinum and
counting. The four brand new recordings featured on this album
include "We Wish You A Merry Christmas," "My Favorite Things,"
"Jingle Bell Rock" and "Jingle Bells."
The balance of the tracks are holiday favorites: "Deck The Halls,"
the medleys of "Hark The Herald Angels/O Come All Ye Faithful," and
"Rudolph/Frosty The Snowman" (from Wishes); "Ave Maria," "Let It
Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" and the medley of "We Three
Kings/Carol Of The Bells" (from Faith); and "Have Yourself A Merry
Little Christmas," "Miracles," "Winter Wonderland," and "The
Chanukah Song" (from Miracles).
The Greatest Holiday Classics, Kenny G's sixteenth album for Arista
Records, follows up the release of the RIAA gold At Last ... The
Duets Album last November 2004. The all-star project featured a
stellar lineup of great guest performers (vocalists and fellow
instrumentalists) from different musical genres showcased alongside
Kenny G in stunning performances of classic and contemporary songs.
Among his distinguished guests were Barbra Streisand ("The Music
That Makes Me Dance"), LeAnn Rimes ("(Everything I Do) I Do It For
You"), Gladys Knight ("Misty"), Earth Wind & Fire ("The Way You
Move"), Yolanda Adams ("I Believe I Can Fly"), Burt Bacharach
("Alfie"), and Arturo Sandoval on the title tune tribute to Etta
James, "At Last."
It is Kenny G's innate ability to create and set different moods
with his music that has made him such an enduring force and earned
him Grammy, American Music, Soul Train, World Music and NAACP
Image Awards as well as a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.