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December Makes Me Feel This Way is the fourth studio album by saxophone player Dave Koz . Koz's first holiday album was released by Capitol Records on September 23, 1997. Koz himself provides vocal on album title track "December Makes Me Feel This Way." The album peaked at number 2 on Billboard' s Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "Sleigh Ride " Leroy Anderson 3:20 2. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas " Ralph Blane , Hugh Martin 3:18 3. "Winter Wonderland " Felix Bernard , Richard B. Smith 2:56 4. "White Christmas " Irving Berlin 3:17 5. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town " J. Fred Coots , Haven Gillespie 2:54 6. "The Christmas Song " Mel Tormé , Robert Wells 3:01 7. "I'll Be Home for Christmas " Walter Kent , Kim Gannon 4:08 8. "Little Drummer Boy " Katherine K. Davis , Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone 3:40 9. "December Makes Me Feel This Way" (featuring Victoria Shaw ) Dave Koz , Jud Friedman, Allan Rich3:22 10. "Silver Bells " Jay Livingston , Ray Evans 3:50 11. "Eight Candles (A Song for Hanukkah)" Koz, Phil Parlapiano 3:31 12. "O Tannenbaum " Public Domain 3:49 13. "Auld Lang Syne " Public Domain 6:55
Personnel
Dave Koz - Saxophones, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals
Lisa Haley - Fiddle (on track 11)
Phil Hartman - Narrator
Jeff Koz - Nylon Guitar (on track 5)
Phil Parlapiano - Keyboards, B-3 Organ, Pump Organ, Mellotron, celeste, Wurlitzer, Accordion, Mandolins, Piano, Guitar
Doug Pettibone - Guitars
David Piltch - Acoustic Bass
Victoria Shaw - Background Vocal
Stephen Théard - Drums, Percussion
Bruce Watson - Guitars, Harmonica, Mandolins
Charts
Chart (1997)
Position
Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums[2]
2
References
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