A Cherry Cherry Christmas Explained
| A Cherry Cherry Christmas |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Neil Diamond |
| Cover: | CherryCherryChristmas.jpg |
| Recorded: | 1992 (4, 6, 8–9)
1994 (2–3, 7, 10–11)
2009 (1, 5, 12–14) |
| Studio: | - Arch Angel Studios and Ashbaland Studios (Los Angeles, California)
- Warner Bros. Studios/Eastwood Scoring Stage (Burbank, California)
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| Genre: | Christmas |
| Length: | 45:10 |
| Label: | American, Columbia |
| Producer: |
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| Prev Title: | Hot August Night/NYC |
| Prev Year: | 2009 |
| Next Title: | Dreams |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
A Cherry Cherry Christmas is the third Christmas album and also the twenty-eighth studio album by singer-songwriter Neil Diamond. The album contains five new tracks, and nine tracks compiled from his previous two Christmas albums. It was released on October 13, 2009. The title track is a new Christmas carol written by Diamond.[1]
The album includes a cover of Adam Sandler's "The Chanukah Song", which Diamond recorded because, he explained, "There are so many beautiful Christmas songs around and so few Hanukkah songs."[2]
Personnel
Tracks 1, 5 & 12-14
- Neil Diamond – vocals
- Alan Lindgren – acoustic piano (1, 12), orchestra arrangements and conductor (1, 12)
- DJ Ashba – all instruments (14)
- Hadley Hockensmith – guitars (1)
- Reinie Press – bass (1, 12)
- Don Markese – saxophone (1), penny whistle (12)
- Josef Powell, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters and Oren Waters – group vocals (12)
Production
- Arch Angel Music – compilation production
- Neil Diamond – producer (1, 12)
- Peter Asher – producer (2-4, 6-11)
- DJ Ashba – producer (5, 13, 14), mixing (5, 14)
- Bernie Becker – recording (1, 12), mixing (1, 12), mastering at Bernie Becker Mastering (Pasadena, California)
- Marti Fredrickson – mixing (5, 14)
- Dale Becker – mastering assistant
- Sam Cole – production coordinator
- Glen Nakasako – art direction, design
- Jesse Diamond, Mark Seliger and Jason Ware – photography
- Irving Azoff and Kate McNeil – management
Promotion
A music video ecard was also released for the song "The Chanukah Song".
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: ShieldSquare Captcha . 2022-05-26 . www.songfacts.com.
- Web site: The Chanukah Song Songfacts. March 7, 2011.
