Name: The Christmas Album by David Lanz
Brand: David Lanz
SKU: 724384784850
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4 (84 reviews)

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This mega popular new age pianist -- who jokingly refers to himself as a SNAG (Sensitive New Age Guy) -- has been one of Narada's core artists since the mid-80s and has one of the genre's best-selling albums of all time in 1988's Cristofori's Dream. Over the years, Lanz has contributed elegant arrangements of holiday classics to a series of label samplers, and in 1994 he put out Christmas Eve, which tied more interpretations together with brief improvisations. This release is stunning musically because he's on the mark whether he's hypnotizing with unique upper-register harmonies over tunes everyone has heard a million times ("Silent Night") or playing his own classics like the orchestral-fueled "Beloved." What's curious about this collection is what its exact point is. It's not a full compilation of his Christmas catalog (that would require his best snowy tune ever, "Rock the Herald Angels" with Paul Speer on Narada's second Christmas sampler) and it features tunes from a few of his non-holiday albums. Sure they're all beautiful and romantic and put you in the mood for snowfall and candles and warming up by the fire. But it's kind of an odd mix of greatest hits. Any true Lanz fan most likely has versions of these tunes elsewhere (though several were recorded at the Guthrie Theater Christmas Concert). So this collection is most suited for those who'd like to sample him or those who just have to have another grand instrumental Christmas CD in their pile. ~ Jonathan Widran

1. Silent Night

by David Lanz

Primary Artist: David Lanz; Main Performer
Performer: David Lanz; Performer
Piano: David Lanz; Performer
Arranger: David Lanz; Composer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Editor: Albert G. Swanson; Production
Engineer: Paul Speer; Production
Mastering Engineer: Trevor Sadler; Production
Producer: David Lanz
Paul Speer; Production
Recording Assistant: Scott H. Craven; Production
Studio Personnel: Scott H. Craven
Paul Speer
Trevor Sadler
Albert G. Swanson; Production

2. Dreamer's Waltz

by David Lanz

Primary Artist: David Lanz; Main Performer
Composer: David Lanz; Composer
Bass Guitar: Steven Ray Allen; Performer
Bass Guitar: Steven Ray Allen; Performer
Cello: Yun-yin Gu
Roberta Downey
Mara Finkelchtein
David Sabee; Performer
Clarinet: Christopher Sereque; Performer
Drums: Kurt Kolstad; Performer
Flute: Richard Warner; Performer
French Horn: Mark Robbins; Performer
Conductor: Steven Ray Allen; Conductor
Editor: Trevor Sadler; Production
Engineer: Albert G. Swanson
David Lanz
Lary Nefzger
Paul Speer; Production
Executive Producer: Michael Sullivan; Production
Mastering Engineer: Trevor Sadler; Production
Recording Assistant: Scott Craven; Production
Oboe: Nancy Rumbel; Performer
Percussion: James F. Reynolds
Ed Hartman
Luis Peralta
Michael Crusoe; Performer
Performer: Roberta Downey
Rebecca Lowe Reed
Penelope Crane
Michael Miropolsky
Michael Crusoe
Mark Robbins
Mara Finkelchtein
Linda Anderson
Kurt Kolstad
Kathleen Boyer Davis
Joseph Pollard White
James F. Reynolds
Gennady Filimonov
David Sabee
Christopher Sereque
Chang Liu
Cecilia Poellein Buss
Anne Sokol Philpott
Luis Peralta
Steven Ray Allen
Brad Allison
Ed Hartman
Nancy Rumbel
Yun-yin Gu
Wesley Dyring
Vincent Comer
Richard Warner
David Lanz; Performer
Piano: David Lanz; Performer
Saxophone: Richard Warner; Performer
Trumpet: Brad Allison; Performer
Viola: Wesley Dyring
Joseph Pollard White
Penelope Crane
Vincent Comer; Performer
Violin: Kathleen Boyer Davis
Linda Anderson
Michael Miropolsky
Rebecca Lowe Reed
Anne Sokol Philpott
Cecilia Poellein Buss
Chang Liu
Gennady Filimonov; Performer
Producer: Paul Speer
David Lanz
Michael Sullivan; Production
Programmer: Scott Craven; Production
Studio Personnel: David Lanz
Paul Speer
Scott Craven
Albert G. Swanson
Lary Nefzger
Trevor Sadler; Production

3. What Child Is This?

by David Lanz

Primary Artist: David Lanz; Main Performer
Performer: David Lanz; Performer
Piano: David Lanz; Performer
Arranger: David Lanz; Composer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Editor: Albert G. Swanson; Production
Engineer: Paul Speer; Production
Mastering Engineer: Trevor Sadler; Production
Producer: David Lanz
Paul Speer; Production
Recording Assistant: Scott H. Craven; Production
Studio Personnel: Scott H. Craven
Paul Speer
Trevor Sadler
Albert G. Swanson; Production

4. O Come All Ye Faithful

by David Lanz

Primary Artist: David Lanz; Main Performer
Performer: David Lanz; Performer
Piano: David Lanz; Performer
Arranger: David Lanz; Composer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Editor: Albert G. Swanson; Production
Engineer: Paul Speer; Production
Mastering Engineer: Trevor Sadler; Production
Producer: David Lanz
Paul Speer; Production
Recording Assistant: Scott H. Craven; Production
Studio Personnel: Scott H. Craven
Paul Speer
Trevor Sadler
Albert G. Swanson; Production

5. Beloved

by David Lanz

Bass: James Cliff; Performer
Primary Artist: David Lanz; Main Performer
Cello: David Sabee; Performer
French Horn: Mark Robbins; Performer
Percussion: Michael Crusoe; Performer
Performer: David Sabee
David Lanz
Michael Crusoe
Mark Robbins
James Cliff; Performer
Piano: David Lanz; Performer
Composer: David Lanz; Composer
Engineer: Paul Speer; Production
Mastering Engineer: Trevor Sadler; Production
Mixing: Reed Ruddy; Production
Producer: Paul Speer
David Lanz; Production
Recording: Paul Speer
David Lanz; Production
Studio Personnel: Paul Speer
David Lanz
Trevor Sadler
Reed Ruddy; Production

6. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear

by David Lanz, Eric Tingstad, Nancy Rumbel, David Arkenstone

Guitar: Eric Tingstad; Performer
Primary Artist: David Arkenstone
David Lanz
Eric Tingstad
Nancy Rumbel; Main Performer
Musician: Nancy Rumbel
Eric Tingstad; Performer
Oboe: Nancy Rumbel; Performer
Performer: David Lanz
Nancy Rumbel
Eric Tingstad
David Arkenstone; Performer
Piano: David Lanz; Performer
Synthesizer: David Arkenstone; Performer
Arranger: David Arkenstone
Nancy Rumbel
Eric Tingstad
David Lanz; Composer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Trevor Sadler; Production
Studio Personnel: Trevor Sadler; Production

7. O Little Town Of Bethlehem

by David Lanz

Primary Artist: David Lanz; Main Performer
Performer: David Lanz; Performer
Piano: David Lanz; Performer
Arranger: David Lanz; Composer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Editor: Albert G. Swanson; Production
Engineer: Paul Speer; Production
Mastering Engineer: Trevor Sadler; Production
Producer: David Lanz
Paul Speer; Production
Recording Assistant: Scott H. Craven; Production
Studio Personnel: Scott H. Craven
Paul Speer
Trevor Sadler
Albert G. Swanson; Production

8. In A Holy Place

by David Lanz

Performer: David Lanz; Performer
Primary Artist: David Lanz; Main Performer
Piano: David Lanz; Performer
Composer: David Lanz; Composer
Engineer: Reed Ruddy; Production
Mastering Engineer: Trevor Sadler; Production
Producer: Paul Speer
David Lanz; Production
Studio Personnel: Reed Ruddy
Trevor Sadler; Production

9. The First Noel/Christmas Eve Waltz

by David Lanz

Primary Artist: David Lanz; Main Performer
Performer: David Lanz; Performer
Piano: David Lanz; Performer
Arranger: David Lanz; Composer
Composer: David Lanz
Traditional; Composer
Editor: Albert G. Swanson; Production
Engineer: Paul Speer; Production
Mastering Engineer: Trevor Sadler; Production
Producer: Paul Speer
David Lanz; Production
Recording Assistant: Scott H. Craven; Production
Studio Personnel: Scott H. Craven
Paul Speer
Trevor Sadler
Albert G. Swanson; Production

10. Improvisation: Friedensengel

by David Lanz

Performer: David Lanz; Performer
Primary Artist: David Lanz; Main Performer
Piano: David Lanz; Performer
Arranger: David Lanz; Composer
Composer: David Lanz; Composer
Editor: Al Swanson; Production
Engineer: Paul Speer; Production
Mastering Engineer: Trevor Sadler; Production
Producer: Paul Speer
David Lanz; Production
Studio Personnel: Trevor Sadler
Paul Speer
Al Swanson; Production

11. O Holy Night

by David Lanz

Primary Artist: David Lanz; Main Performer
Performer: David Lanz; Performer
Piano: David Lanz; Performer
Arranger: Paul Speer
David Lanz; Composer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Editor: Albert G. Swanson; Production
Engineer: Paul Speer; Production
Mastering Engineer: Trevor Sadler; Production
Producer: Paul Speer
David Lanz; Production
Recording Assistant: Scott H. Craven; Production
Studio Personnel: Scott H. Craven
Paul Speer
Trevor Sadler
Albert G. Swanson; Production

12. Variations On A Theme From Pachelbel's Canon In D Major

by David Lanz

Performer: David Lanz; Performer
Primary Artist: David Lanz; Main Performer
Piano: David Lanz; Performer
Arranger: David Lanz; Composer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Editor: Al Swanson; Production
Engineer: Paul Speer; Production
Mastering Engineer: Trevor Sadler; Production
Producer: Paul Speer
David Lanz; Production
Studio Personnel: Trevor Sadler
Paul Speer
Al Swanson; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

12 tracks available

Type

LIVE

Format

Digital Media

Duration

54 minutes and 49 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1401x1401 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

2/12 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

Ambient, New Age, Comedy, Other, Holiday, Christmas, Relaxation, Rock, Adult Alternative, Holiday Music, Solo Instrumental

Label

Narada

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United States

Language

No linguistic content

Popularity

Release Date

Sep 13, 1999

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

724384784850

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The Christmas Album

1. Silent Night

2. Dreamer's Waltz

3. What Child Is This?

4. O Come All Ye Faithful

5. Beloved

6. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear

7. O Little Town Of Bethlehem

8. In A Holy Place

9. The First Noel/Christmas Eve Waltz

10. Improvisation: Friedensengel

11. O Holy Night

12. Variations On A Theme From Pachelbel's Canon In D Major

Technical Specifications

The Christmas Album

Product information

Release options

1. Silent Night

2. Dreamer's Waltz

3. What Child Is This?

4. O Come All Ye Faithful

5. Beloved

6. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear

7. O Little Town Of Bethlehem

8. In A Holy Place

9. The First Noel/Christmas Eve Waltz

10. Improvisation: Friedensengel

11. O Holy Night

12. Variations On A Theme From Pachelbel's Canon In D Major

Technical Specifications