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Chicago XXV: The Christmas Album is the nineteenth studio album by the American band Chicago, their twenty-fifth overall, released in 1998 on the band's Chicago Records label. It is an album of Christmas songs. The album was re-issued by Rhino Records in 2003 as What's It Gonna Be, Santa? with six additional, newly recorded tracks.

Chicago XXV:
The Christmas Album
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 25, 1998
Recorded1998
GenreRock, Christmas
Length50:50
LabelChicago Records
ProducerRoy Bittan
Chicago chronology
The Heart of Chicago 1967–1998 Volume II
(1998)
Chicago XXV:
The Christmas Album

(1998)
Chicago XXVI: Live in Concert
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
What's It Gonna Be, Santa?
Studio album by
Chicago
ReleasedOctober 14, 2003
Recorded1998 and 2003
GenreRock, Adult contemporary
Length74:33
LabelRhino
ProducerRoy Bittan
(1998 tracks)
and Phil Ramone
(2003 tracks)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Produced by Roy Bittan, the original album – featuring Chicago's interpretations of well-known Christmas classics plus one original tune (co-penned by Lee Loughnane) – was very well received upon its release in August 1998, peaking at #47 in the US and going gold during a stay of 7 weeks on the charts. After Chicago entered into a long-term partnership with Rhino Records in 2002, that label re-issued Chicago XXV: The Christmas Album that same year. It was further decided to record six additional Christmas songs – with Hot Streets and Chicago 13 producer Phil Ramone – and re-issue the whole package in 2003 under a new design, title and sequencing, entitled What's It Gonna Be, Santa?, deleting its predecessor in the process. Guitarist Keith Howland sang his first lead vocal on the track, "Jolly Old Saint Nicholas".[citation needed] This later release reached #102 in the US during a stay of 5 weeks on the charts.


Track listings



Chicago XXV: The Christmas Album


No.TitleWriter(s)VocalsLength
1."Little Drummer Boy"Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry SimeoneChamplin/Scheff4:05
2."God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"TraditionalScheff3:23
3."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"Hugh Martin, Ralph BlaneChamplin and Scheff4:02
4."The Christmas Song"Mel Tormé, Robert WellsRobert Lamm3:39
5."O Come All Ye Faithful"TraditionalScheff4:46
6."Child's Prayer"Lee Loughnane, John DurrillChildren's choir, with Scheff3:24
7."Feliz Navidad"José FelicianoLamm4:17
8."Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"Fred Coots, Haven GillespieChamplin/Scheff3:56
9."Christmas Time Is Here"Lee Mendelson, Vince GuaraldiLamm3:49
10."Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"Sammy Cahn, Jule StyneLoughnane3:29
11."What Child Is This?"Traditional, William Chatterton DixScheff/Champlin4:41
12."White Christmas"Irving BerlinLamm2:28
13."Silent Night"Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph MohrScheff3:18
14."One Little Candle"George Mysels, J. Maloy RoachChildren's choir1:26

What's It Gonna Be, Santa?


No.TitleWriter(s)VocalsLength
1."Winter Wonderland"Felix Bernard, Dick SmithLamm4:19
2."Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"Cahn, StyneLoughnane3:29
3."Jolly Old Saint Nicholas"Benjamin HanbyKeith Howland3:35
4."The Little Drummer Boy"Davis, Onorati, SimeoneChamplin and Scheff3:29
5."This Christmas"Donny Hathaway, Nadine McKinnorScheff4:03
6."Feliz Navidad"FelicianoLamm4:17
7."Bethlehem"Bill Champlin, Tamara ChamplinLoughnane, Scheff, with Champlin4:07
8."The Christmas Song"Tormé, WellsLamm3:39
9."O Come All Ye Faithful"TraditionalScheff4:46
10."Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"Johnny MarksChamplin3:44
11."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"Martin, BlaneChamplin4:02
12."Sleigh Ride"Leroy Anderson, Mitchell ParishLoughnane with Scheff3:55
13."Silent Night"Gruber, MohrScheff3:18
14."What Child Is This?"Traditional, Chatterton DixChamplin4:41
15."Christmas Time Is Here"Mendelson, GuaraldiLamm3:49
16."God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"TraditionalScheff3:23
17."Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"Coots, GillespieChamplin3:56
18."Child's Prayer"Loughnane, DurrillChildren's choir, with Scheff3:24
19."One Little Candle"Mysels, RoachChildren's choir1:26
20."White Christmas"BerlinLamm2:28

(New additions in italic)


Personnel



Chicago



Additional musicians


Adult choir on "The Little Drummer Boy"

Children's choir on "Child's Prayer" and "One Little Candle"


Production


Chicago XXV

"What's It Gonna Be, Santa?"


References





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