Carpenters - Christmas Portrait (1978) [USA, Pop/Soul]

Artist: Carpenters
Location: USA
Album: Christmas Portrait
Year: 1978
Genre: Pop, Soul
Duration: 49:27
Format: MP3 CBR 320

Tracks:
01. O Come, O Come Immanuel (Traditional, John Mason Neale) - 0:29
02. Overture - 4:38 including:
a). Deck The Hall (Traditional, John Ceiriog Hughes)
b). I Saw Three Ships (Traditional, David Overton)
c). Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane)
d). God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Traditional)
e). Away In A Manger (Traditional, James R. Murray)
f). What Child Is This? (Will Chatterton Dix)
g). Carol Of The Bells (Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych, Peter Wilhousky)
h). O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) (John Francis Wade, Frederick Oakeley)
03. Christmas Waltz (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 2:13
04. Sleigh Ride (Mitchell Parish, Leroy Anderson) - 2:39
05. It's Christmas Time (Victor Young, Al Stillman)/Sleep Well, Little Children (Alan Bergman, Leon
Klatzkin) - 2:53
06. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane) - 3:54
07. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town (Haven Gillespie, John Frederick Coots) - 1:05
08. Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) (Mel Torme, Robert Wells) - 3:39
09. Silent Night (Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr, John Freeman Young) - 3:19
10. Jingle Bells (James Pierpont) - 1:10
11. First Snowfall (Paul Francis Webster, Joseph F. Burke)/Let It Snow (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 3:35
12. Carol Of The Bells (Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych, Peter Wilhousky)- 1:38
13. Merry Christmas Darling (Frank Pooler, Richard Carpenter) - 3:05
14. I'll Be Home For Christmas (Kim Gannon, Walter Kent, Buck Ram) - 3:48
15. Christ Is Born (Ray Charles, Dominico Bartolucci) - 3:13
16. Winter Wonderland (Dick Smith, Felix Bernard)/Silver Bells (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans)/White Christmas (Irving Berlin) - 5:29
17. Ave Maria (Johann Sebastian Bach, Charles Gounod) - 2:35

Personnel:
- Karen Carpenter - vocals, associate producer
- Richard Carpenter - keyboards, vocals, arranger (01,11), producer
- Pete Jolly – keyboards
- Bob Bain, Tommy Tedesco, Tony Peluso – guitar
- Bob Messenger - tenor saxophone
- Earl Dumler, John Ellis – oboe
- Gayle Levant, Dorothy Remsen – harp
- Joe Osborn - electric bass
- Cubby O'Brien, Ron Tutt – drums
- The Tom Bahler Chorale - backing vocals
- Peter Knight - arranger (02-04,08,19,13-15)
- Billy May - arranger (05,07,09)
- Jack Daugherty - producer

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