STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - HERB ALPERT & THE TIJUANA BRASS - CHRISTMAS ALBUM

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Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again's 12 Days Of Christmas Countdown . With three more spots to fill we gift you this A&M record released December 16, 1968 A&M by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, appropriately titled Christmas Album. The LP was produced by Alpert and his partner Jerry Moss, who is the M in A&M Records. 

"Winter Wonderland" (Richard B. Smith, Felix Bernard) – 3:02

"Jingle Bells" (James Pierpont, arranged by Herb Alpert and John Pisano) – 3:08

"My Favorite Things" (Rodgers and Hammerstein) – 3:01

"The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) – 3:38

"Las Mañanitas" (Traditional; arranged by Julius Wechter) – 2:57

Side 2

"Sleigh Ride" (Leroy Anderson) – 3:56

"The Bell That Couldn't Jingle" (Burt Bacharach, Larry Kusik) – 2:55

"Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 3:44

"Jingle Bell Rock" (Joe Beale, Jim Boothe) – 1:50

"Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" (Johann Sebastian Bach) – 3:26

Nick Ceroli (drums/percussion)

Bob Edmondson (trombone)

Tonni Kalash (trumpet)

Lou Pagani (keyboards)

John Pisano (guitars/mandolin) 

Pat Senatore (bass)

Julius Wechter (marimba and percussion)

Herb Alpert (lead vocals on "The Christmas Song" and "The Bell That Couldn't Jingle)

Shorty Rogers (studio choir and string instruments arrangements)