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THE REASONS FOR CHRISTMAS PROJECT

Various Artists

(To benefit Pocono Area Transitional Housing - PATH)

1. Wouldn't It Be Wonderful If Christmas Came (Bob Dorough)
Bob Dorough, piano and vocal
Paul Rostock, bass
Bud Nealy, drums
Bob Dorough, Vicki Doney, Sally Dorough, small group vocals
Gina Bertucci, flute
Barbara MacMahon, flute
Janice Lee, oboe
Laura Goss, bassoon
Ken Brader III, trumpet
Patrick Dorian, trumpet
Rick Chamberlain, trombone
Jim Daniels, bass trombone

Kyle Tomlin, Geoffrey Taylor, Kristal Nemeroff, Allie Gabriel, Mallory Goodman, John Coakley, Leonard Dever, Phil Diaz, Jessica Force, Manuel Santana, Megan Lobue, Mark Rosol, Giulianna Sarullo, Gena Argot, Renee Reilly, Michelle Dibella, Audrey Snyder, Ales Wisniewsky, choir members (made up of students from local high schools)

2. White Christmas  (Irving Berlin)
Phil Woods, alto saxophone
John Coates, Jr., piano

3. On Christmas Day (Jesse Green/Jerry Harris/Andrea Garrison)
Jesse Green, piano
Jerry Harris, vocal
Frank Hauch, Jr., bass
Neil Braunstein, drums

4. Silent Night  (Traditional)
John Coates, Jr., piano

5. An Extra Prayer (Bobby Syvarth)
Bobby Syvarth, guitar and vocal
Johnny Grub, bass
Carey Harmon, drums and vocal
John Skeehan, mandolin
Tim Carbone, violin
Jesse Green, piano

6. Santa Claus Is coming To Town (Coots/Gillespie)
David Liebman, saxopyhone
Tony Marino, bass
Vic Juris, guitar
Marko Marcinko, drums

7. Let's Make Each Day Like Christmas (Eric Doney)
Vicki & Eric Doney Band
Vicki Doney, vocal
Eric Doney, piano
Marko Marcinko, drums
Tony Marino, bass
Phil Woods, alto saxophone (soloist)
Ken Brader III, trumpet and flugelhorn
Patrick Dorian, trumpet and flugelhorn
Rick Chamberlain, trombone
Jim Daniels, bass trombone
Vicki Doney, Marti Lantz, Nancy Reed, Mary Detrick, Najwa Parkins, Susan Petratis, Ellis Williams, James Maroney, Eric Doney, the Holy Mackerel Tabernacle Choir

8. Gifts For The Children  (Phil Woods)
Spencer Reed, guitar and vocal
Nancy Reed, bass and vocal

9. Good King Wenceslas
The Gaptime Ensemble
Nelson Hill, clarinet
Ken Brader III, trumpet
Rick Chamberlain, trombone
Jim Daniels, bass trombone
Wolfgang Knittel, piano, arranger and director
Tom Whaley, drums

10. Waiting For Christmas
Gary Dillon, guitar and vocal
Tony Marino, bass
Giuliana Sarullo, Gena Argot, Renee Reilly, Kristal Nemeroff, Jessica Force, Megal LoBue, Mallory Goodman, Allie Gabriel, Audrey Ruth Snyder, Janice Lee, Lois Heckman, voices

11. Pastoral
Calliope and The Water Gap Brass
Wolfgang Knittel, arranger
Gina Bertucci, flute
Barbara MacMahon, flute
Janice Lee, oboe
Laura Goss, bassoon
Nelson Hill, soprano saxophone
Ken Brader III, trumpet
Patrick Dorian, trumpet
Rick Chamberlain, trombone
Jim Daniels, bass trombone
"The Whale," percussion

 

Project directors: Kelly Lewis, Bobby Syvarth, Lois Brownsey Heckman, Kent Heckman, Rick Chamberlain

Additional Info

  • Producer: Kent Heckman
  • Recording Location: Recorded and mixed by Kent Heckman at Red Rock Recording Studio, Saylorsburg, PA
  • Recording Date: 2003
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