A Wish for Christmas
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| A Wish for Christmas | ||
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| Studio album by Hangad | ||
| Released | November, 2006 | |
| Genre | Inspirational | |
| Length | 18 minutes | |
| Label | Jesuit Music Ministry | |
| Producer(s) | Jesuit Music Ministry / Hangad | |
| Hangad chronology | ||
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| The Easter Journey (2005) | A Wish for Christmas (2006) | none
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A Wish for Christmas is the fifth album recorded by Philippine-based vocal ensemble Hangad. It is also the group's second Christmas album, the first being Pasko Naming Hangad. It is Hangad's shortest album to date, with four tracks.
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[edit] Track Listing
- "Raymond's Lullaby"
- Word and music by Marchan Padla and Paulo K. Tirol; vocal arrangement by P. Tirol; instrumental arrangement by J. Guevarra
- "Child Emmanuel"
- Words, music and arrangement by Nicky Reyes; instrumental arrancement by Julius Guevarra
- "Paskong Pinoy Medley"
- Arranged by P. Tirol
- Paskong Pinoy Medley is composed of the following familiar Filipino Christmas songs, in this order:
- Gabing Payapa ("Peaceful night") - words and music by Felipe de Leon, Sr.
- Pasko na Naman ("It's Christmas-time again") - Words by Levi Celerio; music by F. de Leon, Jr.
- Himig Pasko ("Christmas melody") - Words and music by Serapio Ramos
- Maligayang Pasko at Masaganang Bagong Taon ("Ang Pasko Ay Sumapit") (Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year/Christmas Is Come") - words by L. Celerio, music by Vicente Rubi
- Thank You, ang Babait Ninyo ('"'Thank you, you're kind")- composer/lyricist unknown.
- "Silent Night"
- Words by Josef Mohr; music by Franz Gruber; arranged by P. Tirol
- Hangad's version of Silent Night originally appears in their first Christmas album Pasko Naming Hangad (recorded in 2002)
[edit] Credits
Instrumentalists
- Piano - Paulo K. Tirol, Nicky Reyes
- Acoustic Guitar - Toto Sorioso
- Electric bass - Brian Sergio
- Double bass/contrabass - Dave Harder
- MIDI programming - Julius Guevarra
- Drums - Dru Ubaldo, Mikah Azurin
- Guiro, African shaker, clave, electronic percussions - Julius Guevarra
Production
- Produced by the Jesuit Music Ministry
- Executive producer - JBoy Gonzales, SJ
- Production managers - Julius Guevarra and Mariel de Jesus
- Copywriting - Paulo Tirol
Engineering
- Recording engineer - Robbie Grande and Jett Galindo
- Mixing and mastering - Robbie Grande
Art
- Art direction - James Lin and Paulo K Tirol
- Art and layout - Jon Tolentino
[edit] Raymond's Lullaby
Raymond's Lullaby is an original composition by Marchan Padla, a volunteer social worker at Ang Arko ng Pilipinas (an NGO for mentally-handicapped children). "Raymond" is the name of one of Ang Arko's wards, who was afflicted with autism. The final version of the song was the result of a collaboration between Marchan and Hangad. In accordance with Marchan Padla's original intent for writing the song, proceeds of the album will be donated to Ang Arko ng Pilipinas.
[edit] Trivia
- As of November 2006, The Easter Journey and A Wish for Christmas are the only albums by Hangad that does not contain the word "hangad" in the title.
- The album's title "A Wish for Christmas" is taken from the stanzas of Raymond's Lullaby.
- The executive producer of A Wish for Christmas, JBoy Gonzales SJ, composed Panunumpa, which appears on Hangad's self-titled debut album.
- In the Philippines, the Thank You song at the end of Paskong Pinoy Medley is commonly sung by children at the end of house-to-house carollings[1]. The identity of this song's composer or lyricist is unknown.
[edit] External Links
- A Wish for Christmas - information about the album, including audio samples (lyrics not available).
- L'Arche - Ang Arko ng Pilipinas's mother organization
| Albums by Hangad |
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| Hangad | Hangad a Capella | Pasko Naming Hangad | The Easter Journey | A Wish for Christmas |
