| A Dave Brubeck Christmas | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | Sep 17, 1996 |
| Recorded | June 6 and 8, 1996 |
| Studio | Ambient Recording Studio Stamford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Genre | Jazz, Christmas music |
| Length | 55:28 |
| Label | Telarc Jazz Tone #83410 [1] |
| Producer | John Snyder, Russell Gloyd |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
A Dave Brubeck Christmas is an album by Dave Brubeck, released in 1996 on Telarc.
A collection of solo piano pieces, the album was recorded at Ambient Recording Studio in Stamford, Connecticut, between June 6 and 8, 1996. Brubeck also contributed the album's liner notes. [2]
In addition to several Christmas classics, Brubeck included two original compositions, "Run, Run, Run to Bethlehem" and "To Us Is Given." [2]
In his review, Ken Dryden of AllMusic called "Joy to the World" and "Winter Wonderland" "treasures" and stated that the entire CD is "worth repeated hearings." [2] The album made the top 10 on Billboard's Top Jazz Albums chart, [5] and was listed among the best-selling jazz albums of 1997. [6]
The album peaked at #3 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart. [7]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | ""Homecoming" Jingle Bells" | 3:20 |
| 2. | "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Joy to the World" | 2:53 |
| 4. | "Away in a Manger" | 5:03 |
| 5. | "Winter Wonderland" | 4:19 |
| 6. | "O Little Town of Bethlehem" | 5:34 |
| 7. | "What Child Is This? (Greensleeves)" | 3:27 |
| 8. | "To Us Is Given" | 3:32 |
| 9. | "O Tannenbaum" | 3:35 |
| 10. | "Silent Night" | 4:53 |
| 11. | "Cantos Para Pedir las Posadas" | 3:59 |
| 12. | "Run, Run, Run to Bethlehem" | 3:48 |
| 13. | ""Farewell" Jingle Bells" | 2:59 |
| 14. | "The Christmas Song" | 4:28 |