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Raffi's Christmas Album is a 1983 music album by children's entertainer Raffi. The album was later remastered and re-released on October 22, 2002. The rerelease contains the additional track "A Child's Gift of Love".

Track listing

Original Release (1983)

  1. "Frosty the Snowman" – 2:01
  2. "Up on the House-Top" (Traditional) – 1:57
  3. "On Christmas Morning" – 2:02
  4. "Petit Papa Noël" – 2:55
  5. "Jingle Bells" – 2:08
  6. "Medley: The First Noel/Deck the Halls" (Traditional) – 2:40
  7. "Every Little Wish" – 2:11
  8. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" – 1:53
  9. "Must Be Santa" – 2:28
  10. "Douglas Mountain" – 1:45
  11. "Old Toy Trains" – 2:14
  12. "Christmas Time's A Comin'" – 1:45
  13. "Medley: Silent Night/Away in a Manger" – 2:29
  14. "There Was a Little Baby" (Traditional) – 0:38
  15. "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" (Traditional) – 1:24

20th Anniversary Reissue (2002)

  1. "Frosty the Snowman" – 2:01
  2. "Up on the House-Top" (Traditional) – 1:57
  3. "On Christmas Morning" – 2:02
  4. "Petit Papa Noël" – 2:55
  5. "Jingle Bells" – 2:08
  6. "Medley: The First Noel/Deck the Halls" (Traditional) – 2:40
  7. "Every Little Wish" – 2:11
  8. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" – 1:53
  9. "Must Be Santa" – 2:28
  10. "Douglas Mountain" – 1:45
  11. "Old Toy Trains" – 2:14
  12. "Christmas Time's A Comin'" – 1:45
  13. "Medley: Silent Night/Away in a Manger" – 2:29
  14. "There Was a Little Baby" (Traditional) – 0:38
  15. Bonus Track : "A Child's Gift of Love" – 3:56
  16. "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" (Traditional) – 1:24

Musicians

  • Raffi – Guitar
  • Ken Whiteley – Acoustic Guitar, Autoharp, Mandolin, Glockenspiel, Lap Steel, Banjo, Accordion, Electric Guitar, Piano, Electric Piano, Tambourine
  • Chris Whiteley – Harmonica, Trumpet
  • Tom Szczesniak – Accordion, Table Hockey
  • Moe Koffman – Flute
  • Dennis Pendrith – Bass
  • "Bucky" Berger – Drums, Sleigh Bells
  • Patrick Godfrey – Piano (Side 1 #6,7)
  • Cathy Ambrose – Piano (Side 2 #7)
  • Graham Townsend – Fiddle
  • The Canadian Brass:
    • Charles Daellenbach – Tuba
    • Eugene Watts – Trombone
    • Graeme Page – French Horn
    • Fred Mills – Trumpet
    • Ronald Romm – Trumpet, Flugelhorn
    • Arrangements for the Canadian Brass by Eric Robertson
  • Vocalists: Raffi, Ken Whiteley, Caitlin Hanford, Mose Scarlett, David Wall, Ben Stein
  • Firgrove Public School Choir Members (Under the guidance of Cathy Ambrose): Jacen Brathwaite, Chris Brown, Susan Dewkinandan, Denee Dunn, Monica Senior, Linda Prakash
  • Also Raffi's friends Lee Richards and Lindsay Roth