A Night Before Christmas

A Night Before Christmas is the thirtieth album (and first Christmas album) by Spyro Gyra, recorded and released in 2008.

A Night Before Christmas
Studio album by Spyro Gyra
Released	September 23, 2008 (2008-09-23)
Studio	Cove City Sound Studios, Glen Cove, New York; Eastside Sound Studios, New York, New York; Twin Pines Studio, Pomona, New York; Hararinille Studios, Weehawken, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz, Christmas
Length	53:20
Label	Heads Up
Producer	Dave Love
Spyro Gyra chronology
Good to Go-Go (2008) A Night Before Christmas (2008) Down the Wire (2009)

Janis Siegel of the Manhattan Transfer sings on "Baby, It's Cold Outside".[1] The album peaked at No. 14 on the Holiday Albums chart at Billboard magazine.[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"O Tannenbaum" (Traditional)	6:01
2.	"It Won't Feel Like Christmas" (Jay Beckenstein, Terry Cox)	3:46
3.	"Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith)	3:18
4.	"Christmas Time Is Here" (Lee Mendelson, Vince Guaraldi)	5:47
5.	"Baby It's Cold Outside" (Frank Loesser)	4:42
6.	"Carol of the Bells" (Traditional)	4:36
7.	"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin))	4:56
8.	"The First Noel" (Traditional)	4:36
9.	"Silent Night" (Traditional)	5:04
10.	"This Christmas" (Donny Hathaway)	5:49
11.	"The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells)	4:38[1]

Personnel

• Jay Beckenstein – saxophone
• Tom Schuman – piano
• Julio Fernandez – guitar
• Scott Ambush – bass guitar, double bass
• Bonny Bonnaparte – drums, vocals on "Baby It's Cold Outside" and "The Christmas Song"

Additional musicians

• Christine Ebersole – vocal on "It Won't Feel Like Christmas"
• Janis Siegel – vocal on "Baby It's Cold Outside"
• Dave Samuels – vibraphone on "Carol of the Bells" and "Winter Wonderland"

References

1. Keresman, Mark. "A Night Before Christmas". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
2. "Spyro Gyra – Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 14 April 2017.