A Swingin’ Christmas
| Release Date | October 14, 2008 |
| Label | RPM Records, Columbia |
| Release Number | 88697 38369 2 |
| Format | CD |
A Swingin’ Christmas was released in 2008.
Songs
| Track Layout | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I’ll Be Home For Christmas | 2:12 | 7 | Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | 4:36 |
| 2 | Silver Bells | 3:17 | 8 | Santa Claus Is Coming To Town | 2:53 |
| 3 | A Christmas Love Song | 4:18 | 9 | I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (with Antonia Bennett) | 3:31 |
| 4 | My Favorite Things | 2:55 | 10 | The Christmas Waltz | 3:22 |
| 5 | Christmas Time Is Here | 3:59 | 11 | O Christmas Tree | 3:27 |
| 6 | Winter Wonderland | 2:31 | |||
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Additional Song for Barnes & Noble Release
| Christmas Auld Lang Syne | 2:31 | ||
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Additional Song for Bloomingdale’s Release
| Jingle Bells | |||
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Primary Musical Personnel
| Vocals | Tony Bennett |
| Piano | Monty Alexander, Lee Musiker |
| Bass | Paul Langosch |
| Drums | Harold Jones |
| Guitar | Gray Sargent |
| The Count Basie Orchestra | John Williams (baritone sax); Doug Miller, Doug Lawrence (tenor sax); Grant Langford, Marshall McDonald (alto sax); Clarence Banks, Alvin Walker, Dave Keim, Barry Cooper (trombone); William ‘Scotty’ Barnhart, Michael Williams, Kris Johnson, James Zollar (trumpet) |
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Sessions
A Swingin’ Christmas was recorded in 2004 at the Bergen Performing Arts Center in Bergen, New Jersey.
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Production Personnel
| 2008 ORIGINAL RELEASE | |
| Producer | Phil Ramone |
| Executive Producer | Danny Bennett |
| Music Director for Mr. Bennett | Lee Musiker |
| Recorded and mixed by | Dae Bennett |
| Production Manager and Contractor | Jill Dell’Abate |
| Production Coordinator | Vance Anderson |
| Live Sound Design and Monitoring | Tom Young (with ACIR Pro Audio) |
| Assistant Engineers | Alessandro Perrotta, Travis Stefl |
| Mastering | Bob Ludwig (Gateway Mastering, Portland, Maine) |
| Art Direction and Design | John Cheuse |
| Cover Photography | Mark Seliger |
Additional Releases
- 2008: A Swingin’ Christmas (Barnes & Noble Exclusive)
- 2008: A Swingin’ Christmas (Deluxe Edition)
- 2008: A Swingin’ Christmas (Deluxe Edition, Barnes & Noble Exclusive)
- 2008: A Swingin’ Christmas (f.y.e. Exclusive)
- 2011: Disc #73 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874603-JK71)