December is the tenth studio and first Christmas album by American singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins. Released in 1998, it contains several Christmas music standards, such as "White Christmas" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," along with several other lesser-known holiday songs (such as "Walking In The Air" from the television special "The Snowman"), as well as a few Loggins originals.
Musicians include Peter Kater also the co-producer, Russ Kunkel, veteran
Loggins and Messina reed player Jon Clarke, David Crosby and Graham Nash.
Contents
Track listing
"Walking in the Air" (Howard Blake) – 5:23
"The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) – 4:34
"The Bells of Christmas" (Kenny Loggins, Steve Wood) – 5:58
"Coventry Carol" (Traditional) – 3:08
"Christmas Time Is Here" (Vince Guaraldi, Lee Mendelson) – 5:03
"Angels in the Snow" (Loggins, Julia Loggins, Wood) – 5:07
"White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) – 3:53
"Some Children See Him" (Alfred Burt, Wihla Hutson) – 4:58
"On Christmas Morning" (David Foster, Loggins) – 4:11
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) – 5:18
"December" (Peter Kater, Loggins) – 5:38
Personnel
Kenny Loggins – vocals, guitars
Jai Winding – keyboards, synthesizers
Raymond Cham – keyboard programming
Marc Mann – additional programming
Peter Kater – acoustic piano (11)
Dean Parks – guitars
Larry Klein – bass (1, 3, 4, 6, 9)
Larry Tuttle – string bass (1, 8)
Jimmy Johnson – bass (2, 7, 10)
Russ Kunkel – drums (3, 6, 9)
Peter Asher – percussion (1, 3, 5, 6, 9–11)
Michael Fisher – percussion (4, 11)
Norton Buffalo – harmonica (5, 10)
Jon Clarke – oboe (1, 3, 6), English horn (3), flute (6, 9, 11), recorder (6, 9, 11)
Joseph Meyer – French horn (3, 9)
Kazu Matsui – shakuhachi (4)
Everette Harp – tenor saxophone (7), EWI controller (8)
Stephanie Fife, Rogin Lorentz and Novi Novog – string trio (1, 3, 11)
David Rubenstein – string and woodwind arrangements, conductor
Jamie Bower – recitation (1)
Production
Kenny Loggins – producer
Peter Asher – producer
Peter Kater – producer (instrumental interludes), recording engineer (instrumental interludes)
Nathaniel Kunkel – recording engineer
Ted Blaisdell – additional engineer
Bob Loftus – additional engineer
Tony Shepperd – additional engineer
Rob Brill – assistant engineer
Mike Gillies – assistant engineer, digital editing
John Nelson – assistant engineer
Sean O'Dwyer – assistant engineer
George Massenburg – mixing
Paul DeCarli – digital editing
Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
Ivy Skoff – production coordination
David Coleman – art direction, design
Patrick Sagouspe – digital artwork
Jeremiah Sullivan – photography
Boyd Harris – photo assistance
Bil Zelman – photo assistance
Jeff Schock – management