Dionne Warwick – Voices Of Christmas
Enjoying a year of achievements from earning the Lifetime
Achievement Grammy Award to having a Top 3 album with "She's Back",
the legendary Dionne Warwick will release her latest record, "The Voices
of Christmas," this fall. Currently signed with S-Curve/BMG Records,
Dionne's holiday album features duets with a wide range of artists, such as the
Oak Ridge Boys, Michael McDonald, Dianne Reeves, Boyz II Men's Wayna Morris,
sister duo Chloe X Halle, Aloe Blacc and Johnny Mathis. "The Voices of
Christmas" is produced by Damon Elliott, known for his works with
Destiny's Child, Pink and Christina Aguilera. He is also one of Dionne's sons,
who worked on both of her "Dionne Sings Dionne" and "She's
Back" albums. “Every song, I felt, suited my duet partner. That’s why it’s
called The Voices of Christmas,” the eight-time Grammy winner tells Billboard.
“Each of the songs felt suited to each one of the people I was singing with and
that’s how we chose them. That’s the approach I wanted to take, and I wanted to
do arrangements of the song to suit that particular person as well.”
Bing Crosby – Bing At Christmas
Bing's is the voice that is completely synonymous with
Christmas. Now, Bing's utterly distinctive original vocals are set to
newly-recorded orchestral arrangements, performed by the UK's most prestigious
orchestra, The London Symphony Orchestra, on an album that breathes new life
into the best Christmas songs in existence. The new album gives the world the
chance to hear these beloved tracks totally transformed, with today's technical
advances. Produced by Nick Patrick, who was behind the hugely successful Elvis
Presley, Roy Orbison, and Buddy Holly orchestral albums, Bing at Christmas
boasts a unique sound and warmth that sets it apart from past Bing Crosby
releases. The album features exquisite arrangements of 'Winter Wonderland,'
'It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas,' 'The Christmas Song,' and 'Peace
On Earth / Little Drummer Boy,' on which David Bowie joins in a duet recorded
in September 1977, just a month before Bing died.
Diana Ross - Wonderful Christmas Time
The spirit and sound of the iconic angelic voice of Diana
Ross rings bright again this holiday season with the vinyl reissue of her
classic Wonderful Christmas Time. The 20-track collection is available for the
first time in two physical configurations, a standard black 2LP, a
limited-edition translucent red 2LP. Wonderful Christmas Time is also available
on CD and all major digital platforms from Ross Records/UMe. The album features
covers of standards, from "Sleigh Ride" to "White
Christmas," to more recent season favorites from Paul McCartney's
"Wonderful Christmastime" to Stevie Wonder's "Overjoyed."
Ms. Ross is also accompanied by the London Symphony Orchestra on five stunning
recordings: "Sleigh Ride / Jingle Bells," "O Little Town Of
Bethlehem," "Go Tell It On The Mountain," "The First
Noël," and "I Heard The Bells." Wonderful Christmas Time. was
personally curated by executive producer, Ms. Ross.
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