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December is the tenth studio album by soft rock singer Kenny Loggins. Released in 1998, it contains several Christmas music standards, such as "White Christmas" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," along with several other lesser-known holiday songs (such as "Walking In The Air" from the television special "The Snowman"), as well as a few Loggins originals. Musicians include Peter Kater also the co-producer, Russ Kunkel, veteran Loggins and Messina reed player Jon Clarke, David Crosby and Graham Nash.
Track listing
- "Walking in the Air" (Howard Blake) – 5:23
- "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) – 4:34
- "The Bells of Christmas" (Kenny Loggins, Steve Wood) – 5:58
- "Coventry Carol" (Traditional) – 3:08
- "Christmas Time Is Here" (Vince Guaraldi, Lee Mendelson) – 5:03
- "Angels in the Snow" (Loggins, Julia Loggins, Wood) – 5:07
- "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) – 3:53
- "Some Children See Him" (Alfred Burt, Wihla Hutson) – 4:58
- "On Christmas Morning" (David Foster, Loggins) – 4:11
- "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) – 5:18
- "December" (Peter Kater, Loggins) – 5:38
Personnel
- Kenny Loggins – lead vocals, guitars
- Dean Parks – guitars
- Jai Winding – keyboards, synthesizers
- Raymond Cham – keyboard programming
- Marc Mann – additional programming
- Peter Kater – acoustic piano (11)
- Larry Klein – bass (1, 3, 4, 6, 9)
- Larry Tuttle – string bass (1, 8)
- Jimmy Johnson – bass (2, 7, 10)
- Russ Kunkel – drums (3, 6, 9)
- Peter Asher – percussion (1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11)
- Michael Fisher – percussion (4, 11)
- Norton Buffalo – harmonica (5, 10)
- Jon Clarke – oboe (1, 3, 6), English horn (3), flute (6, 9, 11), recorder (6, 9, 11)
- Joseph Meyer – French horn (3, 9)
- Kazu Matsui – shakuhachi (4)
- Everette Harp – tenor saxophone (7), EWI controller (8)
- String Trio (1, 3, 11) – Stephanie Fife, Rogin Lorentz and Novi Novog
- David Rubenstein – string and woodwind arrangements, conductor
- Jamie Bower – recitation (1)
- Kate Price – backing vocals (2, 8, 10, 11), hammered dulcimer (4)
- Beth Wood – backing vocals (3), BGV arrangements (3)
- Steve Wood – backing vocals (3), BGV arrangements (3)
- David Crosby – backing vocals (4)
- Graham Nash – backing vocals (4)
- Valerie Carter – backing vocals (5)
- Kate Markowitz – backing vocals (5)
- Children‘s Choir (5) – Hillary Brooks, Amy Gleason, Jonathon Hall, Brandon Pollard, Ian Redford and Laurie Schillinger
- Luana Jackson – choir director (5)
- Mervyn Warren – backing vocals (6), BGV arrangements (6)
Musicians (Instumental Interludes)
- Peter Kater – acoustic piano, synthesizers
- Geoffrey Gordon – percussion
- R. Carlos Nakai – Native American flute
- David Darling – cello
Production
- Kenny Loggins – producer
- Peter Asher – producer
- Peter Kater – producer (instrumental interludes), recording engineer (instrumental interludes)
- Ivy Skoff – production coordination
- Nathaniel Kunkel – recording engineer
- Ted Blaisdell – additional engineer
- Bob Loftus – additional engineer
- Tony Shepperd – additional engineer
- Rob Brill – assistant engineer
- Mike Gillies – assistant engineer, digital editing
- John Nelson – assistant engineer
- Sean O'Dwyer – assistant engineer
- George Massenberg – mixing
- Paul DeCarli – digital editing
- Doug Sax – mastering
- David Coleman – art direction, design
- Patrick Sagouspe – digital artwork
- Jeremiah Sullivan – photography
- Boyd Harris – photo assistance
- Bil Zelman – photo assistance
- Jeff Schock – management
Studios
- Recorded at Plantation Mixing and Recording (Haiku, Maui, Hawaii); Conway Studios (Hollywood, CA); Jai Winding Productions (Los Angeles, CA); Saturn Sound (Studio City, CA); Master Tracks Recording; Oak Spring Studio.
- Mixed at Conway Studios.
- Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).