A Family Holiday

A Family Holiday

  • 流派:Folk 民谣
  • 语种:英语
  • 发行时间:2007-01-01
  • 类型:录音室专辑

简介

Comprised of thirteen tracks from some of New York City's finest emerging artists plus their collective cover of "Do They Know It's Christmas," "A Family Holiday" is a seasonal charity compilation spanning the sacred (Tarrah Reynolds’ "What Child Is This") to the profane (Seth Kallen's "Dreidel 2.0"). All proceeds from "A Family Holiday" will be donated to 826NYC, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6-18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. "A Family Holiday" participants first gathered at Travis Harrison's Serious Business Studios in Soho, spending a long, sweaty October weekend together recording their cover of the 1984 Band Aid classic. They were then tasked with covering a favorite holiday tune, or writing a new one. The results are decidedly different, and surprising. The Undisputed Heavyweights deliver a sparsely arranged, acoustic version of "Baby, It’s Cold Outside" featuring soulful chanteuse Jamie Leonhart, while Jeff Jacobson gives "Frosty The Snowman" a minor chord makeover. More surprising, though, is the breadth and depth of the brand-new songs. Flying Machines craft a mini-epic with their muscular, propulsive "Right Around Christmas Time." And Queens indie rockers El Jezel capture the very real, very lame experience of "Working On Christmas." The complete “A Family Holiday” track listing: 1. Family Holiday Singers - Do They Know It's Christmas 2. Casey Shea - My Holiday Song 3. Flying Machines - Right Around Christmas 4. Misty Boyce - The River 5. Jeff Jacobson - Frosty The Snowman 6. Wakey!Wakey! - LGA (Live) 7. Benjamin Wagner - Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home) 8. Tarrah Reynolds - What Child Is This 9. The Undisputed Heavyweights (featuring Jamie Leonhart) - Baby, It's Cold Outside 10. Chris Abad - Feliz Navidad 11. El Jezel - Working on Christmas 12. Seth Kallen - Dreidel 2.0 13. Wynn Walent - Little Drummer Boy 14. Kailin Garrity - Silent Night The “Family Holiday” project was conceived by singer/songwriter Benjamin Wagner who enlisted the support of Family Records head Wes Verhoeve and Hot Rocks’ Jenny Piston. "A Family Holiday" endeavors to give back to the community from which the participating artists were born.

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