1. On Union Street (A Christmas Toast)
2. The Hope of Christmas
3. One Star
4. Discovery
5. I Believe
6. I Saw a Sparrow
7. Santa Doesn't Like Me
8. Christmas Isn't Christmas At All
9. I Want To Play Santa
10. What Good Is Being Cranky (When It's Christmas Time)
11. My Gift of Thanks
12. Fly With The Angels
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2. The Hope of Christmas
3. One Star
4. Discovery
5. I Believe
6. I Saw a Sparrow
7. Santa Doesn't Like Me
8. Christmas Isn't Christmas At All
9. I Want To Play Santa
10. What Good Is Being Cranky (When It's Christmas Time)
11. My Gift of Thanks
12. Fly With The Angels
ARTIST WEBSITE
PURCHASE FROM AMAZON
A collection of new seasonal Christmas songs, with lyrics by two-time Emmy Award winner William Schermerhorn, interpreted by multi-platinum selling singer, Tony nominated actress, pianist and leading champion of the American songbook, Ann Hampton Callaway and featuring Gerald Albright, Jay Ashby, Michael Davis, Five Play, Hubert Laws, Chuck Loeb, New York Voices, Claudio Roditi, Ted Rosenthal, and Steve Wilson.
Well known as both an actress and a singer, Ann Hampton Callaway has also written several hundred songs of her own...for television, the stage, and some, of course, just for records and CDs. She's written songs for everyone from Barbara Streisand to Carole King to Harvey Fierstein. That's actually kind of my problem with her; its hard to know before you hear it what an Ann Hampton Callaway record will sound like. It could be that Broadway MOR stuff that I usually wouldn't buy or it could be classic Jazz which I love and would DEFINITELY buy.
But look at that lineup of artists joining Ann for "The Hope Of Christmas". You had me at Hubert Laws.....or Gerald Albright.....or Chuck Loeb....or the New York Voices. Heck, any of them. That's a party I want to go to.
So I've got high hopes (though I'll still wait to hear some samples). Every song on the album is new, so you don't have to worry about "yet another version" of [insert least favorite Christmas song here].
Ann is not a stranger to holiday music. She released "This Christmas" in 1998 (that was a good'un) and has appeared on numerous holiday collections and Christmas albums from other artists (most recently with sister Liz on "Merry & Bright").
"The Hope Of Christmas" drops October 16.
But look at that lineup of artists joining Ann for "The Hope Of Christmas". You had me at Hubert Laws.....or Gerald Albright.....or Chuck Loeb....or the New York Voices. Heck, any of them. That's a party I want to go to.
So I've got high hopes (though I'll still wait to hear some samples). Every song on the album is new, so you don't have to worry about "yet another version" of [insert least favorite Christmas song here].
Ann is not a stranger to holiday music. She released "This Christmas" in 1998 (that was a good'un) and has appeared on numerous holiday collections and Christmas albums from other artists (most recently with sister Liz on "Merry & Bright").
"The Hope Of Christmas" drops October 16.
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