Raffi's Christmas Album

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Raffi's Christmas Album
Raffi's Christmas Album cover
Studio album by Raffi
Released 1983
Recorded March – May, 1983
Genre Children's music,
Christmas music
Length 30:30
Label Educational Activities, Inc.
Producer Raffi,
Chris Whiteley,
Ken Whiteley
Professional reviews

[1]
Raffi chronology
Rise and Shine
(1982)		 Raffi's Christmas Album
(1983)		 One Light, One Sun
(1985)


Alternate cover
Remastered 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".

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] 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

[edit] 20th Annivsary 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

[edit] Musicians

  • Ken Whiteley - Acoustic Guitar, Autoharp, Mandolin, Glockenspiel, Lap Steel, Banjo, Accordion, Electric Guitar, Piano, Electric Piano, Tambourine
  • Chris Whiteley - Harmonica, Bass Harmonica, Guitar (Side 1 #3)
  • Tom Szczesniak - Accordion, Table Hockey
  • 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

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