December Makes Me Feel This Way | ||||
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Released | September 23, 1997 | |||
Genre | Smooth jazz, Christmas | |||
Length | 48:07 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Thom Panunzio, Dave Koz | |||
Dave Koz chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
December Makes Me Feel This Way is the fourth studio album by saxophone player Dave Koz. Koz's first holiday album was released by Capitol Records on September 23, 1997. Koz provided vocals on album title track "December Makes Me Feel This Way." The album peaked at #2 on Billboard's Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Sleigh Ride" | Leroy Anderson | 3:20 |
2. | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin | 3:18 |
3. | "Winter Wonderland" | Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith | 2:56 |
4. | "White Christmas" | Irving Berlin | 3:17 |
5. | "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" | J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie | 2:54 |
6. | "The Christmas Song" | Mel Tormé, Robert Wells | 3:01 |
7. | "I'll Be Home for Christmas" | Walter Kent, Kim Gannon | 4:08 |
8. | "Little Drummer Boy" | Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone | 3:40 |
9. | "December Makes Me Feel This Way" (featuring Victoria Shaw) | Dave Koz, Jud Friedman, Allan Rich | 3:22 |
10. | "Silver Bells" | Jay Livingston, Ray Evans | 3:50 |
11. | "Eight Candles (A Song for Hanukkah)" | Koz, Phil Parlapiano | 3:31 |
12. | "O Tannenbaum" | Public Domain | 3:49 |
13. | "Auld Lang Syne" | Public Domain | 6:55 |
Studios
Chart (1997) | Position |
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Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums [2] | 2 |
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