A Dave Brubeck Christmas

A Dave Brubeck Christmas
Studio album by Dave Brubeck
Released	Sep 17, 1996
Recorded	June 6 and 8, 1996
Studio	Ambient Recording Studio Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
Genre	Jazz, Christmas music
Length	55:28
Label	Telarc Jazz Tone #83410[1]
Producer	John Snyder, Russell Gloyd

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

A Dave Brubeck Christmas is an album by Dave Brubeck, released in 1996 on Telarc.

Recording

A collection of solo piano pieces, the album was recorded at Ambient Recording Studio in Stamford, Connecticut, between June 6 and 8, 1996. Brubeck also contributed the album's liner notes.^[2]

In addition to several Christmas classics, Brubeck included two original compositions, "Run, Run, Run to Bethlehem" and "To Us Is Given."^[2]

Reception

In his review, Ken Dryden of AllMusic called "Joy to the World" and "Winter Wonderland" "treasures" and stated that the entire CD is "worth repeated hearings."^[2] The album made the top 10 on Billboard's Top Jazz Albums chart,^[5] and was listed among the best-selling jazz albums of 1997.^[6]

The album peaked at #3 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	""Homecoming" Jingle Bells"	3:20
2.	"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"	3:38
3.	"Joy to the World"	2:53
4.	"Away in a Manger"	5:03
5.	"Winter Wonderland"	4:19
6.	"O Little Town of Bethlehem"	5:34
7.	"What Child Is This? (Greensleeves)"	3:27
8.	"To Us Is Given"	3:32
9.	"O Tannenbaum"	3:35
10.	"Silent Night"	4:53
11.	"Cantos Para Pedir las Posadas"	3:59
12.	"Run, Run, Run to Bethlehem"	3:48
13.	""Farewell" Jingle Bells"	2:59
14.	"The Christmas Song"	4:28

Personnel

• Dave Brubeck – piano

Production

• Tom Bender - technical assistance
• Anilda Carrasquillo - art direction, cover design
• Russell Gloyd, John Snyder - producer
• Kenneth Hamann - engineer
• Elaine Martone - production supervisor
• Tom McCluskey - editing
• Jack Renner - engineer
• Robert Woods - executive producer

References

1. Dicaire, David (2006). Jazz Musicians, 1945 to the Present. McFarland. p. 84. ISBN 9780786485574. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
2. A Dave Brubeck Christmas at AllMusic
3. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 2006. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
5. "Top Jazz Albums". Billboard. December 14, 1996. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
6. "Jazz - The Year To Date Chart". Billboard. June 28, 1997. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
7. A Dave Brubeck Christmas - Awards at AllMusic