Maybe This Christmas Tree Explained

Maybe This Christmas Tree
Type:	Compilation
Artist:	various artists
Cover:	Maybe This Christmas Tree album cover.jpg
Released:	October 5, 2004
Genre:	Holiday, pop rock
Length:	44:21
Label:	Nettwerk Records
Producer:	Monica Seide
Chronology:	Maybe This Christmas
Prev Title:	Maybe This Christmas Too?
Prev Year:	2003

Maybe This Christmas Tree is a holiday compilation album released in October 2004 through Nettwerk Records featuring contemporary musicians performing both classic and original Christmas songs.^[1]

Reception

Allmusic's MacKenzie Wilson awarded the compilation four out of five stars and called it Nettwerk's "finest yuletide compilation yet".^[1]

Track listing

1. "Happy Christmas (War Is Over)" (John Lennon, Yoko Ono), performed by The Polyphonic Spree – 4:18
2. "The Christmas Song" (Sune Rose Wagner), performed by The Raveonettes – 2:15
3. "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" (Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector), performed by Death Cab for Cutie – 3:05
4. "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day", performed by Pedro the Lion – 4:40
5. "Bittersweet Eve" (Brett Detar, Chris Evenson), performed by Belasana – 4:51
6. "Christmas Time Is Here" (Vince Guaraldi), performed by Ivy – 2:56
7. "Baby It's Cold Outside" (Frank Loesser), performed by Royal Crown Revue and Vicky Tafoya – 3:25
8. "Wonderful Christmastime" (Paul McCartney), performed by Tom McRae – 4:10
9. "Fairytale of New York" (Jem Finer, Shane MacGowan), performed by Pilate – 4:56
10. "Jingle Bells", performed by Lisa Loeb – 3:21
11. "Christmas for Cowboys" (Steve Weisberg), performed by Jars of Clay – 2:52
12. "Do You Hear What I Hear?" (Noël Regney), performed by Copeland – 3:32

Track listing adapted from Allmusic.^[1]

Personnel

• Ralph Alfonso – typography
• Jeff Barry – composer
• Dave Bassett – arranger, engineer, mixing, producer
• Belasana – primary artist
• João Carvalho – producer
• Andy Chase – mixing, producer
• Jon Chiccarelli – engineer
• Copeland – primary artist
• Mitch Dane – engineer, mixing
• Mel Davis – violin
• Death Cab for Cutie – primary artist
• Brett Detar – composer, engineer, producer
• Dominique Durand – vocals
• Chris Evenson – composer, engineer, mixing, producer
• Eric Drew Feldman – producer
• Jem Finer – composer
• Brian Friedman – engineer, mixing
• Richard Gottehrer – producer
• James Gray – accordion
• Ellie Greenwich – composer
• Vince Guaraldi – composer
• Ivy – primary artist
• Jars of Clay – primary artist, producer
• Sarah Kishivevsky – violin
• Bryan Laurenson – mixing, producer
• John Lennon – composer
• Jeffrey Lesser – mixing
• Lindi – vocal arrangement
• Lisa Loeb – primary artist, producer
• Frank Loesser – composer
• Zé Luis – conductor, producer, string arrangements
• Shane MacGowan – composer
• Aaron Marsh – producer
• Paul McCartney – composer
• Tom McRae – primary artist, producer
• Yoko Ono – composer
• Pedro the Lion – arranger, primary artist, producer
• Pilate – primary artist
• The Polyphonic Spree – primary artist
• Vance Powell – engineer
• The Raveonettes – primary artist
• Noël Regney – composer
• Royal Crown Revue – primary artist
• Geoff Sanoff – engineer
• Adam Schlesinger – producer
• Monica Seide – compilation producer, producer
• Shag – design, graphic design, layout design
• Phil Spector – composer
• Speekers – producer
• Vicky Tafoya – primary artist
• Louie Teran – mastering
• Laura Usiskin – cello
• Sune Rose Wagner – composer, producer
• Chris Walla – engineer, mixing, producer
• Steve Weisberg – composer
• Emily Yaffe – viola
• Ianthe Zevos – design coordinator

Credits adapted from Allmusic.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Maybe This Christmas Tree. July 31, 2012. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. MacKenzie. Wilson.