Christmas Caravan

Last updated
Christmas Caravan
Christmascaravansnz.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 6, 1998 (1998-10-06)
RecordedJuly 1998
StudioKingsway, New Orleans; Overdub Lane, Durham, North Carolina
Genre
Length34:10
Label Mammoth
Producer Mike Napolitano, Squirrel Nut Zippers
Squirrel Nut Zippers chronology
Perennial Favorites
(1998)
Christmas Caravan
(1998)
Bedlam Ballroom
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]

Christmas Caravan is a Christmas album by the swing revival band Squirrel Nut Zippers that was released in 1998 by Mammoth Records. Produced by Mike Napolitano. Engineered by John Plymale.

Track listing

  1. "Winter Weather" (Ted Shapiro) – 2:24
  2. "Indian Giver" (Jimbo Mathus) – 3:37
  3. "A Johnny Ace Christmas" (Tom Maxwell) – 3:43
  4. "My Evergreen" (Maxwell) – 2:35
  5. "Sleigh Ride" (Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish) – 3:09
  6. "I'm Coming Home for Christmas" (Manny Cabral, Mathus) – 3:46
  7. "Carolina Christmas" (Maxwell, Ken Mosher) – 1:51
  8. "Gift of the Magi" (Mathus) – 3:19
  9. "Hot Christmas" (Maxwell, Mosher) – 2:35
  10. "Hanging Up My Stockings" (Chester Church) – 7:11

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Philip Seymour Hoffman</span> American actor (1967–2014)

Philip Seymour Hoffman was an American actor. Known for his distinctive supporting and character roles—eccentrics, underdogs, and misfits—he acted in many films and theatrical productions, including leading roles, from the early 1990s until his death in 2014. He was voted one of the 50 greatest actors of all time in a 2022 readers' poll by Empire magazine.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Squirrel Nut Zippers</span> American swing and jazz band formed 1993

Squirrel Nut Zippers is an American swing and jazz band formed in 1993 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, by James "Jimbo" Mathus, Tom Maxwell, Katharine Whalen, Chris Phillips (drums), Don Raleigh, and Ken Mosher.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Caravan Pictures</span> American film production company

Caravan Pictures, Inc. was an American film production company at Walt Disney Studios, formed by Roger Birnbaum and Joe Roth. Caravan's films were distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gil Bellows</span> Canadian character actor, screenwriter, and director (born 1967)

Gil Bellows is a Canadian actor, screenwriter, and director. He is best known for the roles of Tommy Williams in the 1994 movie The Shawshank Redemption, Billy Thomas in the Fox television series Ally McBeal (1997–2002), and CIA agent Matt Callan in the CBS television series The Agency (2001–2003). In 2016–2017, he was a regular cast member in the USA Network series Eyewitness.

"Silver Bells" is a Christmas song composed by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anna Maxwell Martin</span> British actress (born 1977)

Anna Maxwell Martin, sometimes credited as Anna Maxwell-Martin, is a British actress. She won two British Academy Television Awards, for her portrayals of Esther Summerson in the BBC adaptation of Bleak House (2005) and N in the Channel 4 adaptation of Poppy Shakespeare (2008). She is also known for her roles as DCS Patricia Carmichael in BBC One crime drama Line of Duty (2019–2021) and Kelly Major in Code 404 (2020–present). Since 2016, Martin has starred in the BBC comedy Motherland, for which she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Female Comedy Performance.

<i>The Inevitable</i> (album) 1995 studio album by Squirrel Nut Zippers

The Inevitable is the first album by the Squirrel Nut Zippers, released in 1995.

<i>Hot</i> (Squirrel Nut Zippers album) 1996 studio album by Squirrel Nut Zippers

Hot is the second studio album by the Squirrel Nut Zippers, a retro swing band. Recorded as a follow-up to their acclaimed debut, The Inevitable, the group continued their use of big band sounds and tongue-in-cheek lyrics. Upon its release in June 1996, the album drew favorable reviews from most critics, who praised the humorous lyrical compositions and the record's cross-generational appeal. The album peaked within the top 30 of the Billboard 200, and was certified Platinum by the RIAA in December of the year following its release. It also spawned a single, "Hell", which peaked at No. 13 on the Alternative Airplay chart; and though it did not reach the Pop Top 50, it did manage to garner airplay on 24 pop radio stations.

<i>Sold Out</i> (Squirrel Nut Zippers album) 1997 EP by Squirrel Nut Zippers

Sold Out is limited edition EP by the swing revival band Squirrel Nut Zippers that was released in 1997. The album contains live songs and other obscure tracks.

<i>Perennial Favorites</i> 1998 studio album by Squirrel Nut Zippers

Perennial Favorites is an album by the swing revival band Squirrel Nut Zippers, released in 1998.

<i>Roasted Right</i> 1994 EP by Squirrel Nut Zippers

Roasted Right is the debut recording by the swing revival band Squirrel Nut Zippers, first released as a 7" in 1994, and subsequently re-released with an additional track as an EP in 1997. Unlike later music by the Zippers, Roasted Right features a more blues-based sound without brass or woodwinds. The tracks "Anything But Love" and "Wash Jones" are early versions of songs later re-recorded for full-length albums.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andrew Maxwell</span> Irish comedian and narrator

Andrew Maxwell is an Irish comedian and narrator, known for narrating the MTV reality series Ex on the Beach.

Loren Richard Mosher was an American psychiatrist, clinical professor of psychiatry, expert on schizophrenia and the chief of the Center for Studies of Schizophrenia in the National Institute of Mental Health (1968–1980). Mosher spent his professional career advocating for humane and effective treatment for people diagnosed as having schizophrenia and was instrumental in developing an innovative, residential, home-like, non-hospital, non-drug treatment model for newly identified acutely psychotic persons.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jimbo Mathus</span> American musician

James H. Mathis Jr., known as Jimbo Mathus, is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and member of the swing revival band Squirrel Nut Zippers.

Sharon Mosher is an American geologist. She did her undergraduate work at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. After earning an MSc from Brown University, she returned to the University of Illinois to get her PhD in Geology in 1978. Since 2001 she has held the William Stamps Farish Chair at University of Texas, and, since 2009 she has served as the dean of the Jackson School of Geosciences at Texas. In 2013 she became the president of the American Geosciences Institute.

<i>The Classic Christmas Album</i> (Johnny Mathis album) 2014 compilation album by Johnny Mathis

The Classic Christmas Album is a Christmas compilation album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released on October 7, 2014, by Columbia Records and includes two 1961 recordings that were previously unavailable: "Ol' Kris Kringle" and the original version of the title track from his 1969 Christmas album Give Me Your Love for Christmas. Three other songs make their debut on compact disc as of this release, and two other non-album singles can be counted among the rarities here. The collection also includes a selection or two from several of Mathis's Christmas studio albums—"Sleigh Ride" from Merry Christmas, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" from Sounds of Christmas, "Calypso Noel" from Give Me Your Love for Christmas, "The Christmas Waltz" and "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" from Christmas Eve with Johnny Mathis, and "Home for the Holidays" from Sending You a Little Christmas—as well as his duet with Bette Midler from her 2006 holiday album Cool Yule, which was a medley of "Winter Wonderland" and "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tom Maxwell (singer)</span> American singer-songwriter (b. 1965)

Thomas Edward Maxwell is an American songwriter, singer, and musician. Most notably, Maxwell is the former lead singer of the swing revival band Squirrel Nut Zippers. He wrote the single "Hell" from the 1996 platinum-certified album Hot.

<i>The Complete Christmas Collection 1958–2010</i> 2015 box set by Johnny Mathis

The Complete Christmas Collection 1958–2010 is a three-disc box set by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released in 2015 by Real Gone Music under license from Columbia Records. The set includes Mathis's five holiday albums from the period in their entirety: Merry Christmas, Sounds of Christmas, Give Me Your Love for Christmas, Christmas Eve with Johnny Mathis, and The Christmas Album. It also compiles all of Mathis's holiday songs that were only released as singles, as well as thematically-appropriate tracks from his non-holiday albums: "When a Child Is Born" from I Only Have Eyes for You, the holiday version of "What a Wonderful World" from Let It Be Me, and his two recordings of "Ave Maria" from Good Night, Dear Lord, which bookend the set.

<i>Madha Mathu Manasi</i> 2016 Indian film

Madha Mathu Manasi is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Sathish Pradhan. The film was co-produced and the music was composed by Mano Murthy. It starred Prajwal Devaraj and Shruti Hariharan in the lead roles. Cinematography was by K. S. Chandra Shekar. The film was released with mixed reviews. It was dubbed into Hindi As Anth in 2018 by Pen Movies.

References