Name: December by Kenny Loggins
Brand: Kenny Loggins
SKU: 074646937129
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3 (77 reviews)

ALBUM

Kenny Loggins clearly has mixed feelings about Christmas. In his liner notes to December, his holiday album, he twice refers to it as "bitter-sweet," and that sense is carried over into his song choices and arrangements. He picks only three real standards, "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)," "White Christmas," and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," all ballads from the 1940s, adds a mixture of jazzy ("Christmas Time Is Here" from A Charlie Brown Christmas) and traditional ("Coventry Carol," sung with David Crosby and Graham Nash) material and some obscurities, and writes four new songs of his own. But in all cases, his approach is low-key and reflective, with slow tempos and restrained performances. While not specifically religious, he seems concerned with revealing "what Christmas really means," as he puts it in his own "The Bells of Christmas." The result is an unusually somber seasonal collection, perhaps more suited for the dead of winter than the run-up to the year's biggest celebration. Play this one just before you put the children to bed; it may calm them down. ~ William Ruhlmann

3. The Bells of Christmas

by Kenny Loggins

Cello: David Darling; Performer
Cor Anglais: Jon Clarke; Performer
Arranger: David Rubenstein; Composer
Bass: Larry Klein; Performer
Drums: Russ Kunkel; Performer
Lyricist: Steve Wood
Kenny Loggins; Composer
Conductor: David Rubenstein; Conductor
Assistant Engineer: Sean O'dwyer
Rob Brill
Mike Gillies
John Nelson; Production
Editor: Paul Decarli
Mike Gillies; Production
Engineer: Tony Shepperd
Ted Blaisdell
Bob Loftus; Production
Flute: R. Carlos Nakai; Performer
French Horn: Joseph Meyer; Performer
Guitar: Dean Parks; Performer
Keyboard: Jai Winding; Performer
Oboe D'amore: Jon Clarke; Performer
Percussion: Peter Asher
Geoffrey Gordon; Performer
Performer: Kenny Loggins; Performer
Piano: Peter Kater; Performer
Synthesizer: Jai Winding; Performer
Composer: Steve Wood
Kenny Loggins; Composer
Editing: Paul Decarli
Mike Gillies; Production
Mastering Engineer: Doug Sax; Production
Mixing Engineer: George Massenburg; Production
Recording: Peter Kater
Nathaniel Kunkel; Production
Oboe D' Amore: Jon Clarke; Other
Primary Artist: Kenny Loggins; Main Performer
Producer: Peter Asher
Kenny Loggins; Production

4. Coventry Carol

by Kenny Loggins

Primary Artist: Kenny Loggins; Main Performer
Performer: Kenny Loggins; Performer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Lyricist: Traditional; Composer

8. Some Children See Him (Album Version)

by Kenny Loggins

Arranger: David Rubenstein; Composer
Background Vocals: Kate Price; Performer
Lyricist: Wihla Hutson
Alfred Burt; Composer
Assistant Engineer: John Nelson
Rob Brill
Mike Gillies
Sean O'dwyer; Production
Bass: Larry Tuttle; Performer
Cello: David Darling; Performer
Flute: R. Carlos Nakai; Performer
Guitar: Dean Parks; Performer
Percussion: Geoffrey Gordon; Performer
Composer: Wihla Hutson
Alfred Burt; Composer
Keyboard: Jai Winding; Performer
Performer: Kenny Loggins; Performer
Piano: Peter Kater; Performer
Synthesizer: Jai Winding; Performer
Woodwind: Everette Harp; Performer
Conductor: David Rubenstein; Conductor
Editing: Paul Decarli
Mike Gillies; Production
Editor: Paul Decarli
Mike Gillies; Production
Engineer: Tony Shepperd
Ted Blaisdell
Bob Loftus; Production
Mastering Engineer: Doug Sax; Production
Mixing Engineer: George Massenburg; Production
Recording: Nathaniel Kunkel
Peter Kater; Production
Primary Artist: Kenny Loggins; Main Performer
Producer: Kenny Loggins
Peter Asher; Production

5. Christmas Time Is Here (Album Version)

by Kenny Loggins

Arranger: David Rubenstein; Composer
Lyricist: Lee Mendelson
Vince Guaraldi; Composer
Assistant Engineer: John Nelson
Sean O'dwyer
Mike Gillies
Rob Brill; Production
Background Vocals: Valerie Carter; Performer
Cello: David Darling; Performer
Flute: R. Carlos Nakai; Performer
Guitar: Dean Parks; Performer
Keyboard: Jai Winding; Performer
Percussion: Peter Asher
Geoffrey Gordon; Performer
Composer: Vince Guaraldi
Lee Mendelson; Composer
Harmonica: Norton Buffalo; Performer
Performer: Kenny Loggins; Performer
Piano: Peter Kater; Performer
Synthesizer: Jai Winding; Performer
Conductor: David Rubenstein; Conductor
Editing: Paul Decarli
Mike Gillies; Production
Editor: Mike Gillies
Paul Decarli; Production
Engineer: Tony Shepperd
Bob Loftus
Ted Blaisdell; Production
Mastering Engineer: Doug Sax; Production
Mixing Engineer: George Massenburg; Production
Recording: Nathaniel Kunkel
Peter Kater; Production
Primary Artist: Kenny Loggins; Main Performer
Producer: Peter Asher
Kenny Loggins; Production

10. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Album Version)

by Kenny Loggins

Arranger: David Rubenstein; Composer
Background Vocals: Kate Price; Performer
Lyricist: Ralph Blane
Hugh Martin; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Mike Gillies
Rob Brill
John Nelson
Sean O'dwyer; Production
Bass: Jimmy Johnson; Performer
Cello: David Darling; Performer
Flute: R. Carlos Nakai; Performer
Guitar: Dean Parks; Performer
Keyboard: Jai Winding; Performer
Percussion: Peter Asher
Geoffrey Gordon; Performer
Composer: Hugh Martin
Ralph Blane; Composer
Harmonica: Norton Buffalo; Performer
Performer: Kenny Loggins; Performer
Piano: Peter Kater; Performer
Synthesizer: Jai Winding; Performer
Conductor: David Rubenstein; Conductor
Editing: Paul Decarli
Mike Gillies; Production
Editor: Mike Gillies
Paul Decarli; Production
Engineer: Tony Shepperd
Bob Loftus
Ted Blaisdell; Production
Mastering Engineer: Doug Sax; Production
Mixing Engineer: George Massenburg; Production
Recording: Nathaniel Kunkel
Peter Kater; Production
Primary Artist: Kenny Loggins; Main Performer
Producer: Kenny Loggins
Peter Asher; Production

1. Walking In The Air (Album Version)

by Kenny Loggins

Bass: Larry Klein
Larry Tuttle; Performer
Cello: David Darling; Performer
Flute: R. Carlos Nakai; Performer
Arranger: David Rubenstein; Composer
Lyricist: David Howard Blake
Howard Blake; Composer
Conductor: David Rubenstein; Conductor
Assistant Engineer: John Nelson
Rob Brill
Mike Gillies
Sean O'dwyer; Production
Editor: Paul Decarli
Mike Gillies; Production
Engineer: Tony Shepperd
Bob Loftus
Ted Blaisdell; Production
Guitar: Dean Parks; Performer
Keyboard: Jai Winding; Performer
Oboe D'amore: Jon Clarke; Performer
Percussion: Geoffrey Gordon
Peter Asher; Performer
Piano: Peter Kater; Performer
Composer: David Howard Blake
Howard Blake; Composer
Performer: Kenny Loggins; Performer
Spoken Word: Jamie Bower; Performer
Synthesizer: Jai Winding; Performer
Editing: Paul Decarli
Mike Gillies; Production
Mastering Engineer: Doug Sax; Production
Mixing Engineer: George Massenburg; Production
Recording: Peter Kater
Nathaniel Kunkel; Production
Oboe D' Amore: Jon Clarke; Other
Primary Artist: Kenny Loggins; Main Performer
Producer: Kenny Loggins
Peter Asher; Production

2. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) (Album Version)

by Kenny Loggins

Arranger: David Rubenstein; Composer
Background Vocals: Kate Price; Performer
Lyricist: Robert Wells
Mel Tormé; Composer
Assistant Engineer: John Nelson
Rob Brill
Mike Gillies
Sean O'dwyer; Production
Bass: Jimmy Johnson; Performer
Cello: David Darling; Performer
Engineer: Tony Shepperd
Ted Blaisdell
Bob Loftus; Production
Flute: R. Carlos Nakai; Performer
Guitar: Dean Parks; Performer
Keyboard: Jai Winding; Performer
Percussion: Geoffrey Gordon; Performer
Piano: Peter Kater; Performer
Composer: Robert Wells
Mel Tormé; Composer
Performer: Kenny Loggins; Performer
Synthesizer: Jai Winding; Performer
Conductor: David Rubenstein; Conductor
Editing: Paul Decarli
Mike Gillies; Production
Editor: Paul Decarli
Mike Gillies; Production
Mastering Engineer: Doug Sax; Production
Mixing Engineer: George Massenburg; Production
Recording: Nathaniel Kunkel
Peter Kater; Production
Primary Artist: Kenny Loggins; Main Performer
Producer: Kenny Loggins
Peter Asher; Production

7. White Christmas (Album Version)

by Kenny Loggins

Bass: Jimmy Johnson; Performer
Cello: David Darling; Performer
Flute: R. Carlos Nakai; Performer
Arranger: David Rubenstein; Composer
Lyricist: Irving Berlin; Composer
Conductor: David Rubenstein; Conductor
Assistant Engineer: Rob Brill
Mike Gillies
John Nelson
Sean O'dwyer; Production
Editor: Mike Gillies
Paul Decarli; Production
Engineer: Tony Shepperd
Bob Loftus
Ted Blaisdell; Production
Guitar: Dean Parks; Performer
Keyboard: Jai Winding; Performer
Percussion: Geoffrey Gordon; Performer
Piano: Peter Kater; Performer
Composer: Irving Berlin; Composer
Performer: Kenny Loggins; Performer
Synthesizer: Jai Winding; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Everette Harp; Performer
Editing: Paul Decarli
Mike Gillies; Production
Mastering Engineer: Doug Sax; Production
Mixing Engineer: George Massenburg; Production
Recording: Nathaniel Kunkel
Peter Kater; Production
Primary Artist: Kenny Loggins; Main Performer
Producer: Kenny Loggins
Peter Asher; Production

11. December (Album Version)

by Kenny Loggins

Arranger: David Rubenstein; Composer
Cello: David Darling; Performer
Flute: R. Carlos Nakai
Jon Clarke; Performer
Guitar: Dean Parks; Performer
Composer: Peter Kater
Kenny Loggins; Composer
Lyricist: Peter Kater
Kenny Loggins; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Sean O'dwyer
Rob Brill
Mike Gillies
John Nelson; Production
Keyboard: Jai Winding; Performer
Performer: Kenny Loggins; Performer
Conductor: David Rubenstein; Conductor
Editing: Paul Decarli
Mike Gillies; Production
Editor: Mike Gillies
Paul Decarli; Production
Engineer: Ted Blaisdell
Tony Shepperd
Bob Loftus; Production
Mastering Engineer: Doug Sax; Production
Oboe D'amore: Jon Clarke; Performer
Percussion: Peter Asher
Michael Fisher
Geoffrey Gordon; Performer
Piano: Peter Kater; Performer
Recorder: Jon Clarke; Performer
Synthesizer: Jai Winding; Performer
Mixing Engineer: George Massenburg; Production
Recording: Nathaniel Kunkel
Peter Kater; Production
Oboe D' Amore: Jon Clarke; Other
Primary Artist: Kenny Loggins; Main Performer
Producer: Kenny Loggins
Peter Asher; Production

6. Angels In The Snow (Album Version)

by Kenny Loggins

Bass: Larry Klein; Performer
Cello: David Darling; Performer
Drums: Russ Kunkel; Performer
Flute: Jon Clarke
R. Carlos Nakai; Performer
Arranger: David Rubenstein; Composer
Lyricist: Steve Wood
Julia Loggins
Kenny Loggins; Composer
Conductor: David Rubenstein; Conductor
Assistant Engineer: John Nelson
Sean O'dwyer
Mike Gillies
Rob Brill; Production
Editor: Paul Decarli
Mike Gillies; Production
Engineer: Ted Blaisdell
Bob Loftus
Tony Shepperd; Production
Guitar: Dean Parks; Performer
Keyboard: Jai Winding; Performer
Oboe D'amore: Jon Clarke; Performer
Percussion: Peter Asher
Geoffrey Gordon; Performer
Piano: Peter Kater; Performer
Recorder: Jon Clarke; Performer
Composer: Julia Loggins
Steve Wood
Kenny Loggins; Composer
Performer: Kenny Loggins; Performer
Synthesizer: Jai Winding; Performer
Editing: Paul Decarli
Mike Gillies; Production
Mastering Engineer: Doug Sax; Production
Mixing Engineer: George Massenburg; Production
Recording: Nathaniel Kunkel
Peter Kater; Production
Oboe D' Amore: Jon Clarke; Other
Primary Artist: Kenny Loggins; Main Performer
Producer: Peter Asher
Kenny Loggins; Production

9. On Christmas Morning (Album Version)

by Kenny Loggins

Cello: David Darling; Performer
Arranger: David Rubenstein; Composer
Bass: Larry Klein; Performer
Drums: Russ Kunkel; Performer
Flute: R. Carlos Nakai
Jon Clarke; Performer
Lyricist: David Foster
Kenny Loggins; Composer
Conductor: David Rubenstein; Conductor
Assistant Engineer: Sean O'dwyer
Rob Brill
Mike Gillies
John Nelson; Production
Editor: Paul Decarli
Mike Gillies; Production
Engineer: Ted Blaisdell
Tony Shepperd
Bob Loftus; Production
French Horn: Joseph Meyer; Performer
Guitar: Dean Parks; Performer
Keyboard: Jai Winding; Performer
Oboe D'amore: Jon Clarke; Performer
Percussion: Geoffrey Gordon
Peter Asher; Performer
Performer: Kenny Loggins; Performer
Piano: Peter Kater; Performer
Recorder: Jon Clarke; Performer
Synthesizer: Jai Winding; Performer
Composer: David Foster
Kenny Loggins; Composer
Editing: Paul Decarli
Mike Gillies; Production
Mastering Engineer: Doug Sax; Production
Mixing Engineer: George Massenburg; Production
Recording: Nathaniel Kunkel
Peter Kater; Production
Oboe D' Amore: Jon Clarke; Other
Primary Artist: Kenny Loggins; Main Performer
Producer: Peter Asher
Kenny Loggins; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

11 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

53 minutes and 13 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 600x600 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

10/11 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

2/11 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Holiday, Soft Rock, Christmas, Holiday Music

Label

Columbia

Music Distribution Service

Sony

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Oct 12, 1998

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

74646937129

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Notification

December

3. The Bells of Christmas

4. Coventry Carol

8. Some Children See Him (Album Version)

5. Christmas Time Is Here (Album Version)

10. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Album Version)

1. Walking In The Air (Album Version)

2. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) (Album Version)

7. White Christmas (Album Version)

11. December (Album Version)

6. Angels In The Snow (Album Version)

9. On Christmas Morning (Album Version)

Technical Specifications

December

Product information

Release options

3. The Bells of Christmas

4. Coventry Carol

8. Some Children See Him (Album Version)

5. Christmas Time Is Here (Album Version)

10. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Album Version)

1. Walking In The Air (Album Version)

2. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) (Album Version)

7. White Christmas (Album Version)

11. December (Album Version)

6. Angels In The Snow (Album Version)

9. On Christmas Morning (Album Version)

Technical Specifications