A Night Before Christmas

A Night Before Christmas is the thirtieth album (and first Christmas album) by Spyro Gyra, recorded and released in 2008.

Track listing

1. "O Tannenbaum" (Traditional) - 6:01
2. "It Won't Feel Like Christmas" (Jay Beckenstein, Terry Fox) - 3:46
3. "Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith) - 3:18
4. "Christmas Time Is Here" (Lee Mendelson, Vince Guaraldi) - 5:47
5. "Baby It's Cold Outside" (Frank Loesser) - 4:42
6. "Carol of the Bells" (Traditional) - 4:36
7. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane) - 4:56
8. "The First Noel" (Traditional) - 4:36
9. "Silent Night" (Traditional) - 5:04
10. "This Christmas" (Donny Hathaway, Nadine McKinnor) - 5:49
11. "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) - 4:38

Personnel

• Jay Beckenstein: saxophones
• Tom Schuman: piano
• Julio Fernandez: guitars
• Scott Ambush: bass, mainly upright bass
• Bonny Bonnaparte: drums, vocals on "Baby It's Cold Outside"

Additional musicians

• Christine Ebersole: vocal on "It Won't Feel Like Christmas"
• Janis Siegel: vocal on "Baby It's Cold Outside"
• Dave Samuels: vibraphone on "Carol of the Bells" and "Winter Wonderland"

References