Maybe This Christmas Tree
| Maybe This Christmas Tree | ||||
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| Compilation album by various artists | ||||
| Released | October 5, 2004 | |||
| Genre | Holiday, pop rock[1] | |||
| Length | 44:21 | |||
| Label | Nettwerk Records | |||
| Producer | Monica Seide | |||
| Maybe This Christmas chronology | ||||
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Maybe This Christmas Tree is a holiday compilation album released in October 2004 through Nettwerk Records featuring contemporary musicians performing both classic and original Christmas songs.[1]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [1] |
Allmusic's MacKenzie Wilson awarded the compilation four out of five stars and called it Nettwerk's "finest yuletide compilation yet".[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performed By | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Happy Christmas (War Is Over)" | John Lennon, Yoko Ono | The Polyphonic Spree | 4:18 |
| 2. | "The Christmas Song" | Sune Rose Wagner | The Raveonettes | 2:15 |
| 3. | "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" | Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector | Death Cab for Cutie | 3:05 |
| 4. | "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Baptiste Calkin | Pedro the Lion | 4:40 |
| 5. | "Bittersweet Eve" | Brett Detar, Chris Evenson | Belasana | 4:51 |
| 6. | "Christmas Time Is Here" | Vince Guaraldi, Lee Mendelson | Ivy | 2:56 |
| 7. | "Baby It's Cold Outside" | Frank Loesser | Royal Crown Revue and Vicky Tafoya | 3:25 |
| 8. | "Wonderful Christmastime" | Paul McCartney | Tom McRae | 4:10 |
| 9. | "Fairytale of New York" | Jem Finer, Shane MacGowan | Pilate | 4:56 |
| 10. | "Jingle Bells" | James Lord Pierpont | Lisa Loeb | 3:21 |
| 11. | "Christmas for Cowboys" | Steve Weisberg | Jars of Clay | 2:52 |
| 12. | "Do You Hear What I Hear?" | Noël Regney, Gloria Shayne | Copeland | 3:32 |
| Total length: | 44:21 | |||
Track listing adapted from Allmusic.[1]
Personnel
- Ralph Alfonso – typography
- Jeff Barry – composer
- Dave Bassett – arranger, engineer, mixing, producer
- Belasana – primary artist
- João Carvalho – producer
- Andy Chase – mixing, producer
- Jon Chiccarelli – engineer
- Copeland – primary artist
- Mitch Dane – engineer, mixing
- Mel Davis – violin
- Death Cab for Cutie – primary artist
- Brett Detar – composer, engineer, producer
- Dominique Durand – vocals
- Chris Evenson – composer, engineer, mixing, producer
- Eric Drew Feldman – producer
- Jem Finer – composer
- Brian Friedman – engineer, mixing
- Richard Gottehrer – producer
- James Gray – accordion
- Ellie Greenwich – composer
- Vince Guaraldi – composer
- Ivy – primary artist
- Jars of Clay – primary artist, producer
- Sarah Kishivevsky – violin
- Bryan Laurenson – mixing, producer
- John Lennon – composer
- Jeffrey Lesser – mixing
- Lindi – vocal arrangement
- Lisa Loeb – primary artist, producer
- Frank Loesser – composer
- Zé Luis – conductor, producer, string arrangements
- Shane MacGowan – composer
- Aaron Marsh – producer
- Paul McCartney – composer
- Tom McRae – primary artist, producer
- Yoko Ono – composer
- Pedro the Lion – arranger, primary artist, producer
- Pilate – primary artist
- The Polyphonic Spree – primary artist
- Vance Powell – engineer
- The Raveonettes – primary artist
- Noël Regney – composer
- Royal Crown Revue – primary artist
- Geoff Sanoff – engineer
- Adam Schlesinger – producer
- Monica Seide – compilation producer, producer
- Shag – design, graphic design, layout design
- Phil Spector – composer
- Speekers – producer
- Vicky Tafoya – primary artist
- Louie Teran – mastering
- Laura Usiskin – cello
- Sune Rose Wagner – composer, producer
- Chris Walla – engineer, mixing, producer
- Steve Weisberg – composer
- Emily Yaffe – viola
- Ianthe Zevos – design coordinator
Credits adapted from Allmusic.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Wilson, MacKenzie. "Maybe This Christmas Tree". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 31, 2012.