Heart Presents a Lovemongers' Christmas

Heart Presents a Lovemongers' Christmas is a Christmas album and the twelfth studio album by Heart. The album was originally released in October 1998 with the title Here Is Christmas, as the second album of the Lovemongers, a side project involving Ann and Nancy Wilson, their longtime friend and collaborator Sue Ennis and Frank Cox.

Heart Presents a Lovemongers' Christmas
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 20, 1998 (original release)
November 20, 2001
RecordedStepping Stone and Studio X (Seattle, Washington);
Take One Studios (Burbank, California);
Village Recorders (Los Angeles, California).[1]
GenreChristmas music
Length36:02
Label2b Music (original release)
Beyond
ProducerLovemongers
Heart chronology
Greatest Hits: 1985–1995
(2000)
Heart Presents a Lovemongers' Christmas
(1998)
The Essential Heart
(2002)
Lovemongers chronology
Whirlygig
(1997)
Here Is Christmas
(1998)
Here Is Christmas cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic (original release)[1]
Allmusic[2]
antiMusic[3]

In 2001, the Wilson sisters decided to re-release the album as a Heart album with no changes to the lyrics or music. The album was reissued in 2004 by Sovereign Artists with a different cover and two bonus tracks.

Track listing (original release)

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Here Is Christmas"Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Richie Zito4:11
2."Balulalow"James Wedderburn, John Wedderburn, Robert Wedderburn1:18
3."Christmas Waits"A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Sue Ennis3:06
4."William and Rose"A. Wilson, Ennis3:54
5."Ave Maria"Franz Schubert, arr. A. Wilson & N. Wilson4:49
6."How Beautiful"A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Ennis, Frank Cox5:28
7."The Last Noel"Cox4:21
8."It's Christmas Time"A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Ennis, Cox3:37
9."Oh Holy Night"Adolphe Adam3:20
10."Bring a Torch"Jeanette Isabella1:58

Track listing (2004 release)

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Here Is Christmas" 4:12
2."Christmas Waits" 3:08
3."Mary"Patty Griffin4:50
4."How Beautiful" 5:29
5."William and Rose" 3:56
6."Let's Stay In"A. Wilson, Ennis3:28
7."Balulalow" 1:20
8."Ave Maria" 4:51
9."The Last Noel" 4:23
10."It's Christmas Time" 3:39
11."Oh Holy Night" 3:19
12."Bring a Torch" 1:57

Personnel

Lovemongers

  • Ann Wilson - lead and backing vocals
  • Nancy Wilson - lead and backing vocals, acoustic & electric guitars
  • Sue Ennis - keyboards
  • Frank Cox - acoustic & electric guitars, lead vocals on "The Last Noel", backing vocals
  • David Grosman - bass
  • Ben Smith - drums

Additional musicians

  • Craig Bartock - guitar
  • Mary Frank - harp
  • Dewey Marler - flute, clarinet
  • Brad Allison - piccolo trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Probyn Gregory - flugelhorn

Production

  • Eric Oz, Daniel Mendez - engineers
  • Mark Guenther - mastering
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References

  1. Jolly, Marvin. "Lovemanongers - Here Is Christmas review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
  2. Griffith, JT. "Heart - A Lovemonger's Christmas review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
  3. Hannaleck, Keith "MuzikMan". "Review: Heart Presents a Lovemongers' Christmas". antiMusic. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
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