A Christmas Kind of Town

A Christmas Kind of Town
Studio album by
Released2005
RecordedBrooklyn, NY
GenreRock, Christmas
Length41:28
LabelYep Roc
ProducerMarah
Marah chronology
If You Didn't Laugh, You'd Cry
(2005)
A Christmas Kind of Town
(2005)
Sooner or Later in Spain
(2006)

A Christmas Kind of Town is a Christmas album released by the band Marah in 2005.

Reception

Tim Sendra of Allmusic called A Christmas Kind of Town an "utterly heartwarming and joyous album".[1] Jim Musser of the Iowa City Press-Citizen called the album "upbeat, inclusive and downright irresistible".[2] Jay Lustig of The Star-Ledger wrote that the song "New York Is a Christmas Kind of Town" is "a thoroughly modern Christmas song, but one with a classic feel".[3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Intro-Curtain Rises"0:14
2."Christmas Time Is Here"2:00
3."New York Is a Christmas Kind of Town"3:01
4."Baby It's Cold Outside"2:36
5."Boozing It Up with Friends"0:21
6."Holly Jolly Christmas"2:16
7."Here We Come a Wassailing (#1)"0:21
8."Christmas Time's a Comin'"1:56
9."Let It Snow"1:59
10."Quithmith Pudding (Skit)"0:37
11."Counting the Days ('Til Christmas)"3:03
12."Here We Come a Wassailing (#2)"0:24
13."Silver Bells"3:06
14."Christmas with the Snow"2:36
15."Have Yourself a Merry Little Xmas"2:29
16."Handsome Santa"0:41
17."Auld Lang Syne"3:01
18."Here We Come a Wassailing (#3)"0:25
19."Outro-Curtain Call"0:31
20."Counting the Days, A Christmas Polka"7:24

Personnel

  • David Bielanko – singing, guitar, bass, banjo, percussion, car horns, xylophone, jingle bells, etc.
  • Serge Bielanko – singing, guitar, banjo, harmonica, singing into the dryer, percussion, jingle bells, etc.
  • Kirk Henderson – piano, organ, mellotron, music box, bass, guitar solo for the ages, xylophone, percussion, trumpets, backing vocals, jingle bells
  • Adam Garbinski – guitar, Christmas enthusiasm, backing vocals
  • Dave "Fire & Ice" Petersen – drums, backing vocals, Christmas enthusiasm
  • Christine Smith – piano, vocals on "It's Cold Outside", drums on "New York Is A Christmas Kind Of Town"
  • Ahneeta Shalita – vocals on "Christmas With The Snow" and "Here We Come A-Wassailing", backing vocals, "Bing Bings"
  • Kazual Shalita – vocals on "Christmas With The Snow" and "Here We Come A-Wassailing", backing vocals, "Bing Bings"
  • Lowlita Shalita vocals on "Christmas With The Snow" and "Here We Come A-Wassailing", backing vocals, "Bing Bings"
  • Monica Bielanko – Vocals on "Handsome Santa"
  • Gregory "Christmastime" Wilson – Christmas Spirit, snapping, clapping, backing vocals, fried chicken
  • Larry Anderson – generosity, backing vocals

The album was dedicate to "anyone and everyone, regardless of religion or race, who just likes it when December rolls in."

References

  1. ^ Sendra, Tim (2005). "Marah: A Christmas Kind of Town", Allmusic. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  2. ^ Musser, Jim (November 26, 2014). "Jim Musser music picks to get you in the holiday mood". Iowa City Press-Citizen. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  3. ^ Lustig, Jay (December 21, 2011). "Song of the Day: 'New York Is a Christmas Kind of Town,' Marah", NJ.com. Retrieved December 21, 2014.