What A Night! A Christmas Album by Harry Connick, Jr. - VitaMusik

ALBUM

His third holiday-themed album, 2008's What a Night! A Christmas Album continues vocalist/pianist Harry Connick, Jr.'s tradition of delivering swinging jazz and pop versions of various tinsel tunes new and old. Recorded with a big band and orchestra, this is a terrific collection of songs making the most of Connick's knack for modern-day crooning and rambunctious small-group jazz. There is warmth, sophistication, and urbane romanticism to Connick's work here that should draw well-earned comparisons to similar classic albums by the likes of Tony Bennett, Mel Tormé, Nat King Cole, and others. However, rather than sounding like a retro affair, What a Night! delivers on Connick's promise of updating the traditional pop sound of his idols for a contemporary audience. It doesn't hurt, either, that Connick is joined here by a bevy of first-rate musicians, including vocalist Kim Burrell and trombonist/vocalist Lucien Barbarin on two duets, not to mention the stellar backing musicians. Even Kate Connick, Harry's daughter, makes an appearance for a charming duet with her dad on "Winter Wonderland." It's also refreshing to hear a few rambling small-group jazz numbers like "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies," which help remind listeners how nimble and inventive a jazz pianist Connick truly is. More than just a great Christmas album, What a Night! is the type of record you just might find yourself turning to well into the new year.
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1. It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

by Harry Connick, Jr.

Primary Artist: Harry Connick, Jr.; Main Performer
Performer: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Piano: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Vocals: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Arranger: Angela Morley; Composer
Composer: Edward Pola
George Wyle; Composer
Lyricist: Edward Pola
George Wyle; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Vlado Meller; Production
Mixing Engineer: Vince Caro; Production
Producer: Tracey Freeman; Production
Recording: Vince Caro; Production
Jr.: Harry Connick; Other

2. What a Night!

by Harry Connick, Jr.

Performer: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Primary Artist: Harry Connick, Jr.; Main Performer
Piano: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Vocals: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Composer: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Composer
Lyricist: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Vlado Meller
Vince Caro; Production
Producer: Tracey Freeman; Production
Recording: Vince Caro; Production
Jr.: Harry Connick; Other

3. Christmas Day (Album Version)

by Harry Connick, Jr.

Primary Artist: Harry Connick, Jr.; Main Performer
Performer: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Composer: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Composer
Lyricist: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Vince Caro; Production
Recording: Vince Caro; Production
Jr.: Harry Connick; Other

4. Have a Holly Jolly Christmas

by Harry Connick, Jr.

Performer: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Primary Artist: Harry Connick, Jr.; Main Performer
Piano: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Vocals: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Composer: John D. Marks; Composer
Lyricist: John D. Marks; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Vlado Meller; Production
Mixing Engineer: Vince Caro; Production
Producer: Tracey Freeman; Production
Recording: Vince Caro; Production
Jr.: Harry Connick; Other

5. Please Come Home for Christmas (Album Version)

by Harry Connick, Jr.

Performer: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Primary Artist: Harry Connick, Jr.; Main Performer
Piano: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Vocals: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Composer: Gene Redd
Charles Brown; Composer
Lyricist: Gene Redd
Charles Brown; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Vlado Meller
Vince Caro; Production
Producer: Tracey Freeman; Production
Recording: Vince Caro; Production
Jr.: Harry Connick; Other

6. O Come All Ye Faithful

by Harry Connick, Jr.

Primary Artist: Harry Connick, Jr.; Main Performer
Bass: Neal Caine; Performer
Drums: Arthur Latin; Performer
Performer: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Piano: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Vocals: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Arranger: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Composer
Composer: Frederick Oakeley; Composer
Lyricist: John Francis Wade (1711-1780)
John Francis Wade; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Vlado Meller; Production
Mixing Engineer: Vince Caro; Production
Producer: Tracey Freeman; Production
Recording: Vince Caro; Production
Jr.: Harry Connick; Other

7. Dance Of The Sugarplum Fairies (Album Version)

by Harry Connick, Jr.

Alto Saxophone: Charles "ned" Goold
Charles Goold; Performer
Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky; Composer
Baritone Saxophone: Dave Schumacher; Performer
Bass: Neal Caine; Performer
Drums: Arthur Latin; Performer
Performer: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Arranger: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Composer
Lyricist: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Jesse Singer
Justin Gerrish
Derik Lee
Rick Kwan; Production
Mastering Engineer: Vlado Meller; Production
Mixing Engineer: Vince Caro; Production
Piano: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Recording: Vince Caro; Production
Tenor Saxophone: Charles "ned" Goold
Jerry Weldon
Charles Goold; Performer
Trombone: Lucien Barbarin
Joe Barati
Dion Tucker
Jeff Bush; Performer
Trumpet: Joe Magnarelli
Tony Kadleck
Roger Ingram; Performer
Vocals: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Jr.: Harry Connick; Other
Primary Artist: Harry Connick, Jr.; Main Performer
Producer: Tracey Freeman; Production

8. Let There Be Peace On Earth (Album Version)

by Harry Connick, Jr.

Primary Artist: Harry Connick, Jr.; Main Performer
Performer: Orchestra
Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Composer: Seymour Miller
Jill Jackson; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Vince Caro; Production
Producer: Tracey Freeman; Production
Recording: Vince Caro; Production
Jr.: Harry Connick; Other

9. Winter Wonderland

by Harry Connick, Jr.

Primary Artist: Harry Connick, Jr.; Main Performer
Performer: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Piano: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Strings: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Vocals: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Composer: Dick Smith
Felix Bernard; Composer
Lyricist: Dick Smith
Felix Bernard; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Vince Caro; Production
Producer: Tracey Freeman; Production
Recording: Vince Caro; Production
Jr.: Harry Connick; Other

10. It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

by Harry Connick, Jr.

Primary Artist: Harry Connick, Jr.; Main Performer
Performer: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Piano: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Vocals: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Arranger: Jeremy Lubbock; Composer
Composer: Meredith Willson; Composer
Lyricist: Meredith Willson; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Vlado Meller; Production
Mixing Engineer: Vince Caro; Production
Producer: Tracey Freeman; Production
Recording: Vince Caro; Production
Jr.: Harry Connick; Other

11. Santariffic

by Harry Connick, Jr.

Performer: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Primary Artist: Harry Connick, Jr.; Main Performer
Piano: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Vocals: Lucien Barbarin
Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Composer: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Composer
Lyricist: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Vince Caro; Production
Producer: Tracey Freeman; Production
Recording: Vince Caro; Production
Jr.: Harry Connick; Other

12. Jingle Bells

by Harry Connick, Jr.

Primary Artist: Harry Connick, Jr.; Main Performer
Performer: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Piano: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Vocals: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Arranger: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Composer
Composer: James Lord Pierpont; Composer
Lyricist: James Lord Pierpont; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Vlado Meller; Production
Mixing Engineer: Vince Caro; Production
Producer: Tracey Freeman; Production
Recording: Vince Caro; Production
Jr.: Harry Connick; Other

13. Zat You Santa Claus

by Harry Connick, Jr.

Bass: Neal Caine; Performer
Primary Artist: Harry Connick, Jr.; Main Performer
Drums: Arthur Latin; Performer
Performer: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Piano: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Vocals: Lucien Barbarin
Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Composer: Jack Fox; Composer
Lyricist: Jack Fox; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Vlado Meller; Production
Mixing Engineer: Vince Caro; Production
Producer: Tracey Freeman; Production
Recording: Vince Caro; Production
Jr.: Harry Connick; Other

14. We Three Kings

by Harry Connick, Jr.

Primary Artist: Harry Connick, Jr.; Main Performer
Performer: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Piano: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Vocals: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Arranger: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Composer
Composer: Reverend John Henry Hopkins Jr.
John Henry Hopkins; Composer
Lyricist: Reverend John Henry Hopkins Jr.
John Henry Hopkins; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Vlado Meller
Vince Caro; Production
Producer: Tracey Freeman; Production
Recording: Vince Caro; Production
Jr.: Harry Connick
John Henry Hopkins; Other

15. Song For The Hopeful (feat. Kim Burrell) (Album Version)

by Harry Connick, Jr.

Primary Artist: Harry Connick, Jr.; Main Performer
Bass: Neal Caine; Performer
Drums: Arthur Latin; Performer
Guitar: Jonathan Dubose Jr.
Jonathan Dubose; Performer
Performer: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Piano: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Performer
Vocals: James Hall
Worship And Praise
Kim Burrell
Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick
James Hall & Worship And Praise; Performer
Composer: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Composer
Lyricist: Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick; Composer
Mixing Engineer: Vince Caro
Vlado Meller; Production
Producer: Tracey Freeman; Production
Recording: Vince Caro; Production
Jr.: Harry Connick
Jonathan Dubose; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

15 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

58 minutes and 55 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 600x600 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

14/15 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

13/15 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Ambient, New Age, Comedy, Other, Holiday, Christmas, Vocal, Traditional Pop, Rock, Christmas: Jazz, Holiday Music, Easy Listening, Jazz

Label

Columbia

Music Distribution Service

Sony

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Oct 30, 2008

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

888880804877