THE FIRST NOEL

The working title of this collection of Christmas songs was called "Christmas II" for a while mainly because it was my second Christmas CD. I then decided to name it after the heart felt arrangement of "The First Noel" which seemed to fit just right! Featuring the vocals of a good friend and collaborator, R&B singer "Joaquin", this CD covers a lot of ground stylistically from various musical influences of Jazz, Pop, R&B, Brazilian, Smooth Jazz, Flemenco and Classical. Sorry no rock guitar. Maybe on the next one… There’s some upbeat and jazzy toe tappin standards here like "Home for the Holidays" "Winter Wonderland" and a few new Pop Christmas songs like "Let It Snow" originally performed by the Backstreet Boys and a rendition of Natalie Cole’s version of "My Grown-up Christmas List". Ending the collection is the lyrical and ever popular holiday classical piece J.S.
Bach’s "Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring.

SAMPLE SONGS

00 Sampler
01 Home for the Holidays
02 The First Noel
  03 I'll Be Home For Christmas
  04 Little Town of Bethlehem
05 It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
06 Let It Snow
  07 Holy Night
  08 Winter Wonderland
  09 Christmas Time Is Here
10 My Grown-up Christmas List
11 Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
    Arrangement by Leon Atkinson


MUSICIANS

Acoustic / Electric Guitars – Phil Sheeran
Piano / Keyboards – Leon Bisquera
Saxophones – George Shelby
Drums – David Anderson
Bass – Keith Jones
Vocals – Joaquin / "The First Noel"

Produced by Phil Sheeran


 
       
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