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Christmas albums are often festive and cheery, but Paul Anka's Songs of December takes a different approach. It's certainly a warm and inviting listen, but this is the album to play in front of a crackling fire on a winter's night -- Anka favors the meaningful ballad, with every note treasured, rather than the jingling carol with sleigh bells on every track. Helping him in this endeavor is a series of the best arrangers in the business, including David Foster, Johnny Mandel, and Chris Walden. Beginning with "Let It Snow," which is often taken at a brisk pace, Anka positively revels in a soft, slow, yet beaming chart. The strings are top-flight, with flutes and other woodwinds providing their flair. "The Christmas Song" and "I'll Be Home for Christmas" are similarly winsome and textured, and Anka never raises the tempo throughout the entire set, which completely radiates confidence and makes this a statement album (note the title) rather than just another Christmas album because management or label suggested it. Anka's in superb voice, as strong as singers one-third his age, but with the gravity and power of a man who's been performing as long as there have been Christmas LPs to listen to and treasure.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Paul Anka, Producer, MainArtist - Jule Styne, ComposerLyricist - Sammy Cahn, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Paul Anka Productions Inc.
Paul Anka, Producer, MainArtist - Mel TORME, ComposerLyricist - Robert Wells, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Paul Anka Productions Inc.
Paul Anka, Producer, MainArtist - KIM GANNON, ComposerLyricist - WALTER KENT, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Paul Anka Productions Inc.
Paul Anka, Producer, MainArtist - Felix Bernard, Composer - Richard B. Smith, Author
℗ 2021 Paul Anka Productions Inc.
Edward Pola, ComposerLyricist - Paul Anka, Producer, MainArtist - George Wyle, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Paul Anka Productions Inc.
Paul Anka, Producer, MainArtist - Irving Berlin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Paul Anka Productions Inc.
Paul Anka, Producer, MainArtist - Hugh Martin, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Blane, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Paul Anka Productions Inc.
Paul Anka, Producer, MainArtist - J. Fred Coots, ComposerLyricist - Haven Gillespie, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Paul Anka Productions Inc.
Jay Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Paul Anka, Producer, MainArtist - Billy Hayes, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Paul Anka Productions Inc.
Paul Anka, Producer, MainArtist - Jay Livingston, ComposerLyricist - Ray Evans, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Paul Anka Productions Inc.
Paul Anka, Producer, MainArtist - Lawrence Stock, ComposerLyricist - Al Bryan, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Paul Anka Productions Inc.
Paul Anka, MainArtist - Felix Bernard, Composer - Richard B. Smith, Author - Gustavo Farías, Producer - Emmanuel, MainArtist
℗ 2021 Paul Anka Productions Inc.
Paul Anka, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Bill Ross, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Nasri, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Paul Anka Productions Inc.
Album review
Christmas albums are often festive and cheery, but Paul Anka's Songs of December takes a different approach. It's certainly a warm and inviting listen, but this is the album to play in front of a crackling fire on a winter's night -- Anka favors the meaningful ballad, with every note treasured, rather than the jingling carol with sleigh bells on every track. Helping him in this endeavor is a series of the best arrangers in the business, including David Foster, Johnny Mandel, and Chris Walden. Beginning with "Let It Snow," which is often taken at a brisk pace, Anka positively revels in a soft, slow, yet beaming chart. The strings are top-flight, with flutes and other woodwinds providing their flair. "The Christmas Song" and "I'll Be Home for Christmas" are similarly winsome and textured, and Anka never raises the tempo throughout the entire set, which completely radiates confidence and makes this a statement album (note the title) rather than just another Christmas album because management or label suggested it. Anka's in superb voice, as strong as singers one-third his age, but with the gravity and power of a man who's been performing as long as there have been Christmas LPs to listen to and treasure.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:54:55
- Main artists: Paul Anka
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Green Hill Productions
- Genre: Ambient/New Age Christmas Music
© 2021 Green Hill Productions and Paul Anka Productions, Inc. ℗ 2021 Paul Anka Productions Inc.
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