Description
Carole King's first ever Christmas album, A Christmas Carole, will be released by Hear Music/Concord Music Group on November 4th, 2011. Produced by her daughter Louise Goffin, the album's 12 songs artfully blend the sacred and the secular with an eclectic mix of well-chosen standards and newly-written material. Goffin co-wrote three original tracks on the album, including the atinflavored "Christmas in Paradise," on which she collaborated with Grammywinners George Noriega and Jodi Marr, the sublime Goffin/Marr composition "Christmas In The Air," and the deeply moving "New Year's Day," co-written with renowned songsmith Guy Chambers.
For King, the album's emotional highlight is undoubtedly "Chanukah Prayer." "Louise had the brilliant idea to take the Chanukah prayer that I learned from my parents, and they learned from their parents, and back through generations," she explains. "She said 'I want to record you singing that and I'm going to build a track around it.'" The result is a warm, jazz-inflected tune that brings together three generations on vocals: King, her daughter, and her grandson.
For King, the album's emotional highlight is undoubtedly "Chanukah Prayer." "Louise had the brilliant idea to take the Chanukah prayer that I learned from my parents, and they learned from their parents, and back through generations," she explains. "She said 'I want to record you singing that and I'm going to build a track around it.'" The result is a warm, jazz-inflected tune that brings together three generations on vocals: King, her daughter, and her grandson.
Product Details
- Artist
- Carole King
- Media Format
- Audio CD
- Label / Studio
- DECCA
- Media Content Format
- Album
- Number of Discs
- 1
Tracklisting
Disc 1:
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My Favorite Things
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Carol of the Bells
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Sleigh Ride
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Christmas Paradise
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Everyday Will Be Like A Holiday
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Chanukah Prayer
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Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
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I Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
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Christmas in the Air
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Do You Hear What I Hear
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This Christmas
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New Year's Day
