Since the two of us liked so many Christmas songs, we were soon into a marathon of sessions. |
"For year after the release of "Merry
Christmas Darling" (1970) Karen and I talked about recording
a Christmas album. By early 1978 we finally got under way. I wanted
the arrangements to be in the traditional vein, so once again Peter
Knight and his wife "Babs" winged their way to L.A.. I wanted the
album to play almost as a continuous performance and to feature
some lovely lesser known tunes as well as the standards. Since the
two of us liked so many Christmas songs, we were soon into a marathon
of sessions. (Billy May contributed several gorgeous arrangements
as well) Ultimately we had recorded almost enough to fill two albums.
(A second Christmas album was released in 1984 with the additional
recording done at EMI's Abby Road Studios). Karen outdid herself
vocally, particularly on "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas",
"Little Alter Boy" and Bach/Gounod's "Ave
Maria". The "C.D." is 69 minutes and 32 seconds in length
and features selections from both albums."
- R I C H A R D C A R P E N T E R |
| Christmas Portrait
A&M Records Inc. 13 Oct 1978 |