Big Band Wonderland

Big Band Wonderland
Studio album by Gary Williams
Released	September 14, 2015
Recorded	Kenilworth Studios
Genre	big band
Length	39:33
Label	BOS Records
Gary Williams chronology

Big Band Wonderland is jazz vocalist Gary Williams's eighth album, recorded in Kenilworth Studios in 2015. It is a collection of Christmas classics, recorded with full big band and featuring duets with Clare Teal and Michael Feinstein. More than half of the money for the album was raised with a crowd-funding appeal.[1]

This is how Williams described his love of Christmas: "I was raised as a Jehovah's Witness, so I didn't celebrate Christmas till I was sixteen years old. When all my mates where out singing carols I was sitting at home cataloguing my stamp collection! Maybe that's why I love Christmas so much now, I'm making up for lost time."[2]

His live Christmas show was given five stars by the London Evening Standard which described Gary as "…the UK's leading standard bearer for the supercool era".[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"	2:19
2.	"Mistletoe and Holly/Marshmallow World" (with The Patriot Girls)	4:05
3.	"The Christmas Waltz" (with Clare Teal)	2:47
4.	"Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer"	2:39
5.	"The Christmas Song" (with The Patriot Girls)	2:42
6.	"Caroling Caroling"	2:54
7.	"Snowbound"	3:34
8.	"Let It Snow"	2:13
9.	"(Everybody's Waitin’ for) The Man with the Bag" (with Michael Feinstein)	2:30
10.	"Winter Wonderland"	2:58
11.	"Sleigh Ride"	2:34
12.	"Jingle Bells"	2:15
13.	"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" (with The Patriot Girls)	3:00
14.	"I'll Be Home For Christmas" (bonus track – download only)	3:03
Total length:		39:33

Personnel

Performers

Gary Williams – vocals
Matt Regan – piano
Joe Pettitt – bass
Kevin Campbell – drums
Jon Russell – guitar
Tom Walsh – trumpets
Simon Marsh and Jay Craig – saxes
Chris Traves – trombone
Anthony Kerr – vibes
The Patriot Girls (Jo Gibb, Joanne Pullen, Marissa Dunlop)
Backing Singers: Luke Evered, David Hilton, Victoria Keal, Iain Mackenzie, India Moynihan, Andy Playfoot, Patrick Smyth.

Technical

Producer and Studio Engineer: Chris Traves
Executive Producer: Gary Williams
Backing vocals arranged, directed and produced by Clive Dunstall
Backing vocals recorded and mixed at Big Al’s studio by Alex Bourne, and Tileyard Studios by Sean Hargreaves
Arrangers: Phil Steel (tracks 1, 2, 3); Paul Campbell (tracks 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12); Andrew Cottee (tracks 7, 13); Callum Au (tracks 6, 9)

References

"Gary Williams and Big Band Wonderland". February 26, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
"Official Gary Williams web site: Big Band Wonderland". garywilliams.co.uk. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
Ben Walters (December 18, 2013). "Christmas cabaret in London – Theatre – Going Out". London Evening Standard.

External links

Official Gary Williams web site: Big Band Wonderland

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[1] "Gary Williams and Big Band Wonderland". February 26, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.

[garywilliams-2] "Official Gary Williams web site: Big Band Wonderland". garywilliams.co.uk. Retrieved October 26, 2015.

[3] Ben Walters (December 18, 2013). "Christmas cabaret in London – Theatre – Going Out". London Evening Standard.