Christmas Today

By: Guido Basso

Origin: Montréal, Québec

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Track Listing

10 tracks

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Track 1 Side 1
White Christmas

Track 2 Side 1
Winter Wonderland

Track 3 Side 1
Christmas Waltz

Track 4 Side 1
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

Track 5 Side 1
Jingle Bells

Track 1 Side 2
Let It Snow

Track 2 Side 2
Sleigh Ride

Track 3 Side 2
What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?

Track 4 Side 2
Do You Hear What I Hear?

Track 5 Side 2

Insight

This, the Holy Grail of Canadian Christmas music, features easy listening, bossa, jazz, vocalese, sunshine pop, all with a Christmas twist. Created by a who's who of Canadian jazz, this album, along with Canadian Brass - Traditional Christmas Songs, were the Canadian content that was used by BBC TV in the 1970's, before the advent of 24 hour Television. The albums were played every Christmas for many years up until the end of the tescard era, when music was no longer transmitted.

Guido Basso: trumpet
Moe Koffman: alto flute
Gary Binstead: bass
Ed Bickert: guitars
Bob Edwards: guitars
Dick Smith: percussion
Jimmy Dale: harpsichord
Doug Riley: organ
Laurie Bower Singers (Laurie, Vern Kennedy, Kathy Collier, Patty Van Evera).

Arrangements by Jimmy Dale