Holiday For Swing

Holiday For Swing

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Academy Award-nominated and Grammy - nominated writer, singer, actor, producer and director, Seth MacFarlane has recently completed his first-ever Christmas album. Following his critically acclaimed 2011 debut, Music Is Better Than Words, and a 2013 Oscar Nomination for co-writing Everybody Needs a Best Friend from Ted, the record will be available at stores everywhere and digital retailers just in time for the holiday season via Republic Records. <br><br>Once again, MacFarlane teamed up with composer, arranger, and producer Joel McNeely. The album features a 52-piece orchestra recorded at the iconic Abbey Road Studios and a bevy of London s premier players. Among the musicians in the orchestra were jazz legend Peter Erskine on the drums and former Frank Sinatra bassist Chuck Berghoffer. <br><br>For the album, MacFarlane and McNeely cherry-picked both timeless holiday songs and lesser-known gems. MacFarlane slides from a warm, introspective introduction with a vocal quintet into a bright, up-tempo swing in Let It Snow , and brings a new interpretation to the Lee Gordon rarity Christmas Dreaming . Continuing a longtime friendship and creative partnership, Norah Jones joins him for Seger Ellis and Al Stillman's Little Jack Frost Get Lost , while Sara Bareilles lends her powerful pipes to Frank Loesser s Baby It s Cold Outside .