The Monkees – Christmas Party / The First Christmas Album Ever By The Monkees / A New Collection of Holiday Standards & New Classics, Including: ''The Christmas Song'', ''Silver Bells'', ''Wonderful Christmastime'' / Rhino Records Audio CD 2018
UPC 603497856657
Summary:
Christmas Party is the 13th and final album by The Monkees, released on October 12, 2018. Produced mainly by Adam Schlesinger (with Michael Nesmith's tracks produced by his sons Christian and Jonathan), the album is the Monkees' first to focus on Christmas themes. It follows on the success of their 2016 album Good Times! The album features surviving Monkees Micky Dolenz, Mike Nesmith, and Peter Tork, as well as two posthumous contributions from Davy Jones. It is the final Monkees studio album to be released prior to Tork and Nesmith's deaths in 2019 and 2021, respectively.
The album features a mix of covers of earlier Christmas songs (from "Angels We Have Heard on High" and "Wonderful Christmastime" to the relatively obscure "Jesus Christ" originally by Big Star) and new holiday tunes written specifically for the album by several Good Times! contributors, including XTC's Andy Partridge, Weezer's Rivers Cuomo and Schlesinger. This is the only Monkees album on which there are no songs written by any member of The Monkees.
The Target store exclusive version features two additional tracks, "Riu Chiu" and "Christmas Is My Time of Year," vintage recordings from the group remastered and remixed by original Monkees producer Chip Douglas.
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Rhino Records – 603497856657 |
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CD, Album
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| Country: |
Europe |
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Released:
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Oct 12, 2018 |
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| Genre: |
Rock, Pop |
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Pop Rock, Holiday |
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Tracklist:
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Unwrap You At Christmas
Backing Vocals – David Mead
Bass, Keyboards, Guitar – Adam Schlesinger
Cello – Richard Dodd (2)
Drums, Percussion – Brian Young (5)
Electric Guitar – Michael Eisenstein
Ensemble – The Section Quartet
Lead Vocals – Micky Dolenz
Viola – Leah Katz
Violin – Eric Gorfain
Violin, Arranged By [Strings] – Daphne Chen
Written-By – Andy Partridge
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3:33
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What Would Santa Do
Backing Vocals – David Mead
Bass, Keyboards – Adam Schlesinger
Drums, Percussion – Brian Young (5)
Electric Guitar – Michael Eisenstein
Lead Vocals – Micky Dolenz
Written-By – Rivers Cuomo
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3:13
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Mele Kalikimaka
Bass – Adam Schlesinger
Drums, Percussion – Brian Young (5)
Guitar – Michael Eisenstein
Lead Vocals – Davy Jones
Steel Guitar – Mike Swerdlow
Ukulele, Guitar, Producer [Davy Jones Vocals] – Chip Douglas
Written-By – Robert Alex Anderson
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2:26
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House Of Broken Gingerbread
Backing Vocals – David Mead
Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals – Adam Schlesinger
Drums, Percussion – Brian Young (5)
Electric Guitar – Michael Eisenstein
Lead Vocals – Micky Dolenz
Written-By – Adam Schlesinger, Michael Chabon
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2:55
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The Christmas Song
Acoustic Bass – Ian Walker
Backing Vocals – Circe Link
Drums – Christopher Allis
Guitar, Keyboards – Christian Nesmith
Lead Vocals – Michael Nesmith
Pedal Steel Guitar – Pete Finney
Written-By – Mel Tormé, Robert Wells (2)
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3:41
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Christmas Party
Bass – Adam Schlesinger
Drums, Percussion – Brian Young (5)
Electric Guitar – Jody Porter
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Michael Eisenstein, Peter Buck
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Piano – Scott McCaughey
Lead Vocals – Micky Dolenz
Written-By – Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey
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3:04
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Jesus Christ
Backing Vocals – David Mead
Bass, Piano, Keyboards – Adam Schlesinger
Celesta – Scott McCaughey
Drums, Percussion – Brian Young (5)
Electric Guitar – Peter Buck
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Michael Eisenstein
Lead Vocals – Micky Dolenz
Written-By – Alex Chilton
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2:37
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I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
Backing Vocals – David Mead
Bass, Piano, Keyboards – Adam Schlesinger
Drums, Percussion – Brian Young (5)
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Michael Eisenstein
Lead Vocals – Micky Dolenz
Written-By – Roy Wood
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3:31
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Silver Bells
Bass – Adam Schlesinger
Cello – Richard Dodd (2)
Drums, Percussion – Brian Young (5)
Ensemble – The Section Quartet
Guitar – Michael Eisenstein
Lead Vocals – Davy Jones
Producer [Davy Jones Vocal] – Chip Douglas
Viola – Leah Katz
Violin – Eric Gorfain
Violin, Arranged By [Strings] – Daphne Chen
Written-By – Jay Livingston, Ray Evans
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3:22
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Wonderful Christmastime
Acoustic Guitar – Michael Eisenstein
Backing Vocals – David Mead
Bass, Keyboards – Adam Schlesinger
Drums, Percussion – Brian Young (5)
Lead Vocals – Micky Dolenz
Written-By – Paul McCartney
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3:33
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Snowfall
Instruments, Backing Vocals – Jonathan Nesmith
Lead Vocals – Michael Nesmith
Written-By – Claude Thornhill, Ruth Thornhill
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2:57
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Angels We Have Heard On High
Arranged By, Producer [Additional] – James Lee Stanley, Peter Tork
Banjo – Peter Tork
Lead Vocals – Peter Tork
Twelve-String Guitar, Guitar – James Lee Stanley
Written-By – Traditional
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2:48
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Merry Christmas, Baby
Backing Vocals – David Mead
Bass, Keyboards – Adam Schlesinger
Drums – Brian Young (5)
Electric Guitar – Jody Porter, Michael Eisenstein
Lead Vocals – Micky Dolenz
Written-By – Johnny Moore (2), Lou Baxter
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- Art Direction, Design – Jonathan Lane (4)
- Cover – Michael Allred
- Engineer – Adam Schlesinger, Andrew Schwartz (4), Christian Nesmith, Dan Piscina, Jonathan Nesmith, Judy Elliot-Brown, Pete Min
- Engineer, A&R – Andrew Sandoval
- Executive-Producer, A&R – John Hughes (36)
- Mastered By – Ryan Smith (2)
- Producer – Chip Douglas (tracks: 3, 9), James Lee Stanley (tracks: 12)
- Producer, Mixed By – Adam Schlesinger (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 10, 12, 13)
- Producer, Mixed By, Arranged By [Vocals] – Christian Nesmith (tracks: 5), Jonathan Nesmith (tracks: 11)
- Product Manager – Kris Perera
