An Old Fashioned Christmas

A&M SP 9107 1984

1. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear 0:43
2. Overture: 8:13
   • Happy Holiday
   • The First Noel
   • March Of The Toys
   • Little Jesus
   • I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
   • O Little Town Of Bethlehem
   • In Dulce Jubilo
   • Gesu Bambino
   • Angels We have Heard On High
3. An Old-Fashioned Christmas 2:14
4. O Holy Night 3:31
5. Home For The Holidays 2:13
6. Medley: 3:43
   • Here Comes Santa Claus
   • Frosty The Snowman
   • Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
   • Good King Wenceslas
7. Little Altar Boy 3:43
8. Do You Hear What I Hear? 2:53
9. My Favorite Things 3:53
10. He Came Here For Me 2:12
11. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town 4:04
12. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? 2:51
13. Selections from Nutcracker: 6:14
    • Overture Miniature
    • Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairies
    • Trepak
    • Valse Des Fleurs
14. I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day 2:21

Album Dedication

by Richard Carpenter

This album lovingly dedicated to the memory of my late sister and friend Karen, who was extremely fond of both Christmas and Christmas music.

Credits

• Conceived and Produced by Richard Carpenter
• Lead vocals: Karen Carpenter and Richard Carpenter
• Piano: Richard Carpenter
• Arranged by: Peter Knight (#2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14), Richard Carpenter (#1, 11) and Billy May (#10)
• Keyboards: Richard Carpenter & Pete Jolly
• Upright Bass: Pete Morgan
• Electric Bass: Joe Osborn
• Drums: Ron Tutt & Barry Morgan
• Harp: Skiala Kanga & Gayle Levant
• Tenor Sax: John Phillips
• Vocals: The O.K. Chorale Conducted by Dick Bolks, The English Chorale Conducted by Robert Howes, Karen & Richard Carpenter
• Recorded at:
  • A&M Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA
    • Engineered by Roger Young, Ray Gerhardt and Robert De La Garza
  • EMI "Abbey Road" Studios
    • Engineered by Eric Tomlinson
    • Assistant: Allan Rouse
• Mixed at:
  • A&M Recording Studios
    • Engineered by Roger Young
    • Assistants: Clyde Kaplan & Jim Cassell
  • Evergreen Studios
    • Engineered by John Richards
    • Assistants: Dave Marquette & Mike Hatcher
• Mastered by Arnie Acosta at A&M Mastering Studios, Hollywood CA
• Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Produced by Jack Daugherty and Richard & Karen Carpenter
• Art Direction: Chuck Beeson
• Album Design: Melanie Nissen
• Illustration: Robert Tanenbaum

Confused by the different Carpenters Christmas albums and CDs available? Ken Tucker provided this excllent article summarizing the different configurations.

Buy: Carpenters - Christmas Portrait CD		Buy: Carpenters - Christmas Portrait CD
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