Laurie Berkner - A Laurie Berkner Christmas (2012)

01 – Jingle Bells
02 – Santa’s Coming To My House Tonight
03 – Little Drummer Boy
04 – I Saw Three Ships
05 – Candy Cane Jane
06 – Do You Hear What I Hear
07 – Children Go Where I Send Thee
08 – Silent Night
09 – Christmas Lights
10 – Christmas Is Coming
11 – Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
12 – Jolly Old St. Nicholas
13 – Frosty the Snowman
14 – White Christmas
15 – We Wish You A Merry Christmas

Musicians:
Laurie Berkner – guitar, vocals
Adam Bernstein – bass, vocals
Susie Lampert, Jeffrey Lesser  – keyboards, vocals
Christopher Olsen, David Weiss  - flute
Roger Rosenberg – bassoon
Mac Gollehon – horn
Tim Newman - trombone
Brady Rymer – bass, mandolin, vocals
Bob Golden – drums, percussion
Marisol Miller-Richa, Elizabeth Mitchell, Lucy Day Mueller, Sebastian Newman, Manika Yamin – vocals

Records by the Laurie Berkner Band offered a winning indie sensibility directed toward children's music, and their high point, Rocketship Run, was one of the best collections of original children's songs of the 2000s. Berkner's 2012 Christmas album is technically a solo effort, and it shows in the arrangements, which are much closer to standard children's fare than Rocketship Run. A tad simplistic but always buoyant and light-hearted, the arrangements help Berkner shine in a solo role, and she contributes a few solid originals to the Christmas canon, most notably "Santa's Coming to My House Tonight" and "Christmas Lights." Berkner also earns points for not shying away from religious material; the program includes "Silent Night," "Do You Hear What I Hear?," and "Children Go Where I Send Thee." Children are heard on backing vocals throughout, always a plus on children's albums, and while A Laurie Berkner Christmas could have benefited from a little more band, it's still a solid Christmas record for the pre-teen audience. --- John Bush, Rovi

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