Various Artists - Christmas Songs - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

A Classic Christmas featuring Michael Barry and Friends, remixed and remastered, to be released on November 6, 2020. 12 tracks of Christmas favorites in classical arrangements for guitar, recorder, cello, violin and flute. Also a bonus track, Nat King Cole's Christmas Song, performed by the Nat King Cole Generation Hope Summer Strings. 10% of proceeds to be donated to Nat King Cole Generation Hope to support it's mission to provide music education to children with the greatest need and fewest resources. Michael Barry is a Grammy award-winning guitarist, composer and producer living, working and making music in New York City. He has performed extensively in the United States, as well as Canada, South America and Europe. A former music instructor and Executive Director of the American Institute of Guitar, he continues to explore music as a universal language and a means of bridging the gap between people of different cultures and backgrounds.

Internationally acclaimed singer, pianist and songwriter Joe Stilgoe presents a classic Christmas album, complete with star-studded line up, big band songs, Christmas choirs and fireside yuletide lullabies. Joe is joined by a host of special guests for a feast of Christmas classics, including Grammy nominated saxophonist Amy Dickson on 'Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas', the Canterbury Cathedral Girls Choir on 'Rest in Peace', iconic Jazz musician and son of Roy- Ben Castle on 'Little White Berry' and legendary comedian and actor Rob Brydon on 'I'll Be Home For Christmas'. Joe introduces two original songs to the festive collection- sure to become seasonal favorites for years to come. Up-tempo festive party tune 'The Night Before' showcases Stilgoe's versatile vocals and outstanding collection of musicians, whilst the powerful festive ballad 'December Lights' conjures the magical Christmas spirit. Son of songwriter and TV personality Richard Stilgoe and opera singer Annabel Hunt, Joe has become a true modern-day entertainer, known globally as a performer of wit, style and a level of musicianship which has seen him recognized as one of the best singer-pianists in the world. Regular star of BBC Radio 2's Friday Night is Music Night and his own shows as presenter and performer, Joe has worked with some of the finest orchestras and bands in the world and regularly appears at renowned jazz club Ronnie Scotts. Joe has been hosting Christmas specials at the Lyric Hammersmith with celebrity guests and musicians for many years and his Radio 2 show 'Joe Stilgoe - Christmas At The Movies' was the most popular show aired on Christmas Day 2018. Album Tracks 1. Winter Weather - I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm 2. He Night Before 3. Little White Berry 4. December Lights 5. Sleigh Ride 6. He Christmas Song, InchChestnuts Roasting on An Open FireInch 7. Round a

Composer Harvey Schmidt and his writing partner, Tom Jones, created some of our most iconic musicals. Their first, InchThe FantasticksInch, is a perfect musical and one of the most performed pieces in the United States and throughout the world. The team of Jones & Schmidt also wrote the smash hit InchI Do! I Do!Inch as well as InchCelebrationInch and a host of others. But what many people don't know is that in addition to being a wonderful composer and a professional visual artist as well, Schmidt was a brilliant pianist with his own inimitable style. Which brings us to InchMerry Xmas 1975Inch. The title tells it all it's an audio Christmas card! Schmidt played solo piano on a variety of songs from the Golden Age of Hollywood and Broadway. Originally released on LP as a gift to lucky friends of his, the record has been a collectors' item for decades, and now, with the late composer's approval and encouragement, it can be enjoyed and savored by everyone. Don't be fooled by the title, though. There is just one bona fide Christmas standard, Hugh Martin's perennial hit, InchHave Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,Inch introduced by the radiant Judy Garland in M-G-M's Meet Me in St. Louis. But there are many, many more terrific songs by the masters of the Great American Songbook Everyone from Cole Porter to Rodgers & Hammerstein, from George and Ira Gershwin to Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown. DeSylva, Brown and Henderson share grooves with Harry Warren. It's a delightful grouping of unforgettable music. Album Tracks 1. I Feel a Song Comin' on 2. Yesterdays 3. Looking for a Boy 4. You Are Beautiful 5. My Favorite Things 6. A Judy Garland/Mickey Rooney Medley Babes in Arms/Our Love Affair/Do the Conga/Babes on Broadway 7. They All Laughed 8. The Sweetest Sounds 9. Lucky Day 10. No More Waiting 11. A Chorine Medley Oh, Kay!/Broadway Melody/Brin