This Is Christmas

by Luther Vandross

Overview

The pop/soul community, so prevalent in 1994, coughed up just one other slick, highly polished production piece for 1995: Luther Vandross, This Is Christmas. You might find it hard to get past "The Mistletoe Jam" (silky soul voice smugly intoning "Girl, get over here and get under this mistletoe with me..."). ~ Roch Parisien

Product Details

Release Date:	06/05/2007
Label:	Sony Bmg / Sony Music Distribution
UPC:	0886971110425
Rank:	35807

Tracks

1. With A Christmas Heart
2. This Is Christmas
3. The Mistle Toe Jam (Everybody Kiss Somebody)
4. Every Year, Every Christmas
5. My Favorite Things
6. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
7. I Listen To the Bells
8. Please Come Home for Christmas
9. A Kiss For Christmas
10. O Come All Ye Faithful

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Luther Vandross   Primary Artist,Vocals,Lead Vocals,Spoken Word,Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part
Darlene Love   Primary Artist,Lead Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Lucio Hopper   Bass
Vivian Cherry   Choir/Chorus
Phil Hamilton   Guitar
Nat Adderley, Jr.   Piano,Keyboards
Brenda White-King   Vocals (Background),Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part
Errol Crusher Bennett   Percussion
Kevin Owens   Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
Tawatha Agee   Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
Paul Jackson, Jr.   Guitar
Paulette McWilliams   Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
Steve Kroon   Percussion
Cindy Mizelle   Vocals (Background)
Cissy Houston   Vocals (Background)
Ivan Hampden   Drums,Keyboards
Jason Miles   Drums,Strings
John Clayton   Conductor
Valerie Simpson   Choir/Chorus
Katreese Barnes   Choir/Chorus
Milt Grayson   Bass (Vocal),Vocals (Background)
Reed Vertelney   Keyboards
Marcus Miller   Bass,Conductor,Keyboards,Choir/Chorus,Choir Conductor,Organ (Hammond)
Yvonne Lewis   Choir/Chorus
Clarence Clemons   Sax (Tenor)
Fonzi Thornton   Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
Genobia Jeter   Choir/Chorus
Skip Anderson   Drums,Piano,Keyboards,Synthesizer,Fender Rhodes
Dick Oatts   Saxophone,Sax (Tenor)
Robin Clark   Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
Ada Dyer   Choir/Chorus
Eluriel Tinker Barfield   Bass
Luico Hopper   Bass
John Anderson   Drums,Piano,Keyboards,Synthesizer,Fender Rhodes
Tamira C. Sanders   Choir/Chorus
Cindy Mizell   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Max Risenhoover   Digital Editing
Richard Marx   Arranger,Composer
Nat Adderley, Jr.   Arranger,Producer,String Arrangements
Al Brown   Strings Contractor
Marsha Burns   Project Coordinator
Dann Wojnar   Engineer
David I. II Ward   Design,Engineer,Recording,Sound Design
Alfred Brown   String Contractor
Stanley Wallace   Design,Engineer
Stan Wallace   Engineer
Gerardo Lopez   Assistant Engineer
Paul Brown   Engineer
Ted Jensen   Mastering
Traditional   Composer
Hugh Martin   Composer
Aya Takemura   Assistant Engineer
John Reading   Composer
Ivan Hampden   Arranger,Composer
Joe Ferla   Engineer
Carl Glanville   Assistant Engineer
Jason Miles   Drum Sounds,Programming,Drum Programming,Synthesizer Programming
Eric Caudieux   Programming,Digital Editing,Synthesizer Programming
Luther Vandross   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Vocal Arrangement,Executive Producer
John Clayton   String Arrangements
Robert Friedrich   Assistant Engineer
Ray Bardani   Mixing,Engineer,Vocal Engineer,Vocal Recording
Reed Vertelney   Arranger,Composer,Drum Programming
Darlene Love   Duet,Performer
John Francis Wade   Composer
Marcus Miller   Arranger,Producer
Earl McIntyre   Orchestration,Horn Arrangements
Fonzi Thornton   Arranger,Composer,Contractor,Vocal Contractor,Vocal Arrangement
Frederick Oakeley   Composer
Oscar Hammerstein II   Composer
Charles Brown   Composer
Skip Anderson   Arranger,Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Ralph Blane   Composer
Robert Lopez   Assistant Engineer
Corsillo   Design
Paul J. Falcone   Assistant Engineer
Alberto Tolot   Photography
John Anderson   Arranger,Composer
Jeff Jones   Make-Up,Hair Stylist
Geraldo Lopez   Assistant Engineer
Emile Charlap   Orchestra Contractor
Tony Duino Black   Assistant Engineer
Paul Falcone   Assistant Engineer
Gene Redd   Composer
Ralph Blaine   Composer