| Songs of the Season | ||||
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| Released | September 30, 1997 | |||
| Studio | Funky Joint Studio O'Henry Sound Studios Sunset Sound Recorders | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 41:53 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Paul Brown | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Song of the Season is a studio album by guitarist Peter White, released in 1997 by Columbia Records. [2] The album reached #13 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. [3]
Kenny Lattimore and Dee Harvey performed backing vocals on "River" and "Silent Night" respectively. [2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Christmas Song" | M. Torme, R. Wells | 4:31 |
| 2. | "Joy To The World/Hark The Herald Angels Sing" | Traditional | 3:16 |
| 3. | "Greensleeves (What Child Is This?)" | Traditional | 4:28 |
| 4. | "River" | J. Mitchell | 4:56 |
| 5. | "The First Noel" | Traditional | 4:16 |
| 6. | "O Tannenbaum" | Traditional | 4:24 |
| 7. | "O Little Town Of Bethlehem" | Traditional | 2:05 |
| 8. | "Jingle Bells" | Traditional | 5:38 |
| 9. | "Silent Night" | Traditional | 4:26 |
| 10. | "White Christmas" | I. Berlin | 3:53 |
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