Christmas in Harmony

Christmas in Harmony
Studio album by
Wilson Phillips
ReleasedOctober 12, 2010 (2010-10-12)
Recorded2010
Studio
  • Carrie & Rob's home studio
  • The High Window (Hollywood, California)
  • The Manor Studio and Westlake Studios (Los Angeles, California)
GenrePop, Christmas
Length38:30
LabelSony Masterworks
ProducerGlen Ballard
Wilson Phillips chronology
California
(2004) 		Christmas in Harmony
(2010) 		Dedicated
(2012)

Christmas in Harmony is the fourth studio album by American pop group Wilson Phillips. A Christmas album, it is their first in six years, after their 2004 covers album California. The album sees them reunite with Glen Ballard, who also produced their first two albums.

It is the first Christmas album of the group, although the Wilson sisters released a Christmas album in 1993, titled Hey Santa!, and Carnie Wilson released a solo Christmas album titled Christmas with Carnie in 2007. It includes a mixture of traditional Christmas carols, covers of Christmas themed songs and new compositions. The song "Warm Lovin' Christmastime" was written by Carnie's husband, Rob Bonfiglio, and was originally included on Carnie's solo Christmas album.

The first single released was "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day", and the group filmed a video for it.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day"Roy Wood3:09
2."Little Drummer Boy" 3:11
3."Warm Lovin' Christmastime"Robert Bonfiglio3:25
4."When a Child Is Born"Fred Jacobson, Ciro Dammicco2:50
5."Christmastime"Chynna Phillips, Glen Ballard2:40
6."Silent Night" 3:02
7."Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" 2:46
8."Silver Bells" 3:13
9."Sleigh Ride" 2:56
10."Joy"Phillips, Carnie Wilson, Wendy Wilson, Ballard, Bonfiglio, Scott Campbell, Danny Knutson3:38
11."Winter Wonderland" 2:56
12."The Christmas Song" 3:22
13."Our Prayer"Brian Wilson1:22
Barnes & Noble bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"2:29
15."Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (Sing-Along Version)2:29
16."I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day" (Sing-Along Version)3:08
17."Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" (Sing-Along Version)2:45

Personnel

Wilson Phillips

Musicians

  • Zac Rae – keyboards
  • Glen Ballard – synthesizers
  • Scott Campbell – additional programming (9)
  • Robert Bonfiglio – additional programming (10), scat (11)
  • David Levita – guitars
  • Simon Smith – bass
  • Blair Sinta – drums
  • Kim Hutchcroft – saxophones

Arrangements

  • Wilson Phillips – vocal arrangements
  • Glen Ballard – rhythm arrangements (1–12), vocal arrangements
  • Zac Rae – rhythm arrangements (1–12)
  • Brian Wilson – arrangements (13)

Production

  • Executive Producers – Rick Blaskey, David Simone and Winston Simone.
  • Producer – Glen Ballard
  • Vocal Production – Rob Bonfiglio and Carnie Wilson
  • Engineers – Rob Bonfiglio, Scott Campbell and Bill Malina.
  • Assistant Engineer – Brian Warwick
  • Mixing – Scott Campbell and Bill Malina
  • Editing – Scott Campbell and Brian Warwick
  • Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering (Hollywood, California).
  • A&R – Gregory Davidson and Cathleen Murphy
  • Production Coordinator – Jolie Levine
  • Project Coordinator – Angela Vicari
  • Project Development – Laura Kazan and Jennifer Liebeskind
  • Art Direction – Roxanne Silmak
  • Package Design – Jeff Schultz
  • Photography – Randee St. Nicholas
  • Manager – Alex Miller

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Holiday Albums 9

References