Raffi's Christmas Album

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Raffi's Christmas Album
Studio album by Raffi
Released	1983
Recorded	March – May, 1983
Genre	Children's music, Christmas music
Length	30:30
Label	Educational Activities, Inc.
Producer(s)	Raffi, Chris Whiteley, Ken Whiteley
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Raffi chronology
Rise and Shine (1982)	Raffi's Christmas Album (1983)	One Light, One Sun (1985)
Alternate cover
Remastered cover

Raffi's Christmas Album is a 1983 music album by popular 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".

[edit] Track listing

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

Bonus Tracks

1. "A Child's Gift of Love" – 3:56

[edit] Musicians

• Raffi - Guitar

• Ken Whiteley - Acoustic Guitar, Autoharp, Mandolin, Glockenspeil, Lap Steel, Banjo, Accordion, Electric Guitar, Piano, Electric Piano, Tambourine

• Chris Whiteley - Harmonica, Bass Harmonica, Guitar (Side 1 #3)

• 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