The Christmas Album is the tenth studio album by British-Australian soft rock duo Air Supply, released in 1987. It was their last studio album to be released under Arista Records. The album features recordings of classic Christmas songs plus the two original songs, "Love Is All" and "The Eyes of a Child". There is a short instrumental version of "What Child Is This" in the track "Silent Night".
Contents
Track listing
"White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) - 3:25
"The First Noel" (Traditional, William Sandys) - 3:23
"The Little Drummer Boy" (Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone) - 3:07
"The Eyes of a Child" (Graham Russell, Brendan Graham, Rolf Løvland, Ron Bloom) - 4:33
"Silent Night" (Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr, John F. Young) - 3:08
"The Christmas Song" (Mel Torme, Robert Wells) - 3:01
"Sleigh Ride" (Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish) - 2:23
"Love Is All" (Graham Russell, Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly) - 4:30
"Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith) - 2:35
"O Come All Ye Faithful" (Frederick Oakeley, John Francis Wade) - 3:14
Personnel
Air Supply
Russell Hitchcock – vocals, backing vocals
Graham Russell – vocals, backing vocals
Musicians and Background vocals
Jim Cox – keyboards
John Hobbs – keyboards
Michael Lloyd – keyboards, additional backing vocals
Laurence Juber – guitars
Dennis Belfield – bass
Ron Krasinski – drums, percussion
Paul Leim – drums
Alan Estes – percussion
Michael Fisher – percussion
Bob Zimmitti – percussion
Linda Harmon – additional backing vocals
Edie Lehmann – additional backing vocals
Patti Lloyd – additional backing vocals
Debbie Lytton – additional backing vocals
Jeni Lytton – additional backing vocals
Orchestra
John D'Andrea – arrangements (1, 6–9)
Nick Strimple – arrangements (2–5, 10)
John Rosenberg – brass direction
Production
Jimmy Ienner – executive producer, mixing
Russell Hitchcock – producer
Graham Russell – producer
Michael Lloyd – producer, mixing
Carmine Rubino – engineer, mixing
Dan Nebenzal – mixing, assistant engineer
Steve Barncard – assistant engineer
Greg Goldman – assistant engineer
Ron Jacobs – assistant engineer
Brad Lambert – assistant engineer
Bob Vogt – assistant engineer, mix assistant
Maude Gilman – art direction
Robert Cohen – photography
Susan Tobman – clothing stylist
Imageworks – styling, set
Foley – make-up
T.A.G. – hair
JACOB Jr. – children's clothing
Clifford's Farm – sleigh