Christmas Non-Stop Carol | |
Type: | Greatest |
Artist: | Various artists |
Cover: | File:Christmas_Non-Stop_Carol_cover_album.jpg |
Recorded: | 1999–2010 |
Genre: | |
Label: | Giza Studio |
Producer: | Daikō Nagato |
Christmas Non-Stop Carol is the first Christmas music album by the Giza Studio recording label. It was released on 1 December 2010. The album consists of English-language versions of Christmas-themed songs. The interpretations include new and old artists from Giza Studio as well as Sakai Izumi's previously released music.[1]
The album consists of 16 tracks, including 15 with vocals and one instrumental.[1]
Zard originally recorded "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" in 1999 and released it as an EP single under same title in limited copies.[2] The arranger Takeshi Hayama used vocals from that recording and added a Christmas-themed melody as a background.
The album includes the final recordings of Rina Aiuchi and before their career hiatuses at the end of the year.[3] [4]
In 2013, the vocalist of Garnet Crow, Yuri Nakamura, performed "Auld Lang Syne" on their final live tour in an acoustic arrangement.[5]
The album debuted at #71 on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart, selling more than 3,000 copies in its first week.[6]