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2002 studio album by Carly Simon
Christmas Is Almost Here is singer-songwriter Carly Simon 's 25th album , 21st studio album, and first Christmas album.[1] The album was released on October 22, 2002, and peaked at No. 14 on Billboard ' s Top Holiday Albums chart.[2]
Release history and promotion
Christmas Is Almost Here was released on October 22, 2002, and Simon embarked on promotional tour that included a handful of television appearances, such as Good Morning America , The Caroline Rhea Show , Live with Regis and Kelly , Howard Stern and The Today Show . Simon's son, Ben Taylor , accompanied her on many of these promotional appearances.
Simon re-released the album the following year with two bonus tracks, "White Christmas " (with Burt Bacharach ) and "Forgive" (with Andreas Vollenweider ).[3] Borders released special limited copies in 2010 with the bonus track "The Night Before Christmas", from Simon's soundtrack album to the 1992 film This Is My Life .[4] The previous year the song had been added to the MP3 version of the album.[5]
Track listings
Original 2002 release
Expanded 2003 re-release
Title Writer(s) 1. "Christmas Is Almost Here" Livingston Taylor 4:00 2. "White Christmas " Irving Berlin 2:45 3. "Oh Come, All Ye Faithful " Traditional 3:39 4. "The Land of Christmas (Mary)" Carly Simon 3:18 5. "Silent Night " Joseph Mohr , Franz Gruber 3:09 6. "Twelve Gates to the City" Traditional 3:09 7. "I'll Be Home for Christmas " Kim Gannon, Walter Kent , Buck Ram , Carly Simon 2:23 8. "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen " Traditional 3:04 9. "Heaven" Lucy Simon , Carly Simon3:10 10. "Pretty Paper (duet with Willie Nelson )" Willie Nelson 3:29 11. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas " Hugh Martin , Ralph Blane 3:07 12. "Happy Xmas (War Is Over) " John Lennon , Yoko Ono 4:12 13. "Forgive" Carly Simon, Andreas Vollenweider 1:23 Total length: 40:48
Borders 2010 limited edition Title Writer(s) 14. "The Night Before Christmas (from the soundtrack album This Is My Life )" Carly Simon 3:41 Total length: 43:29
Credits
Personnel
Production
Producers – Carly Simon and Don Was
A&R – Robin Hurley and David McLees
Production Coordination – Blue Cullen, Cindi Peters and Denise Searle.
Product Manager – Jimmy Edwards
Project Assistants – Sheryl Farber, Gary Peterson and Tim Scanlin.
Engineering and Mixing – Ed Cherney and Don Was
Assistant Engineer – J.D. Andrew
Digital Editing – Nick Brophy
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering (Portland, ME).
Design – Julie Vlasak
Cover Photo – Peter Simon
Other Photos – Max S. Gerber
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
Year
Chart
Position
2002
Holiday Albums
14
References
External links
Studio albums Compilations Live albums Christmas albums Soundtrack albums Other albums Concert films Singles Other songs The Simon Sisters Memoirs Family Related articles