Merry Arizona II: Desert Stars Shine at Christmas

Merry Arizona II: Desert Stars Shine at Christmas
Compilation album by various artists
Released	1996
Recorded	1996
Length	45:53
Label	United Cerebral Palsy
Producer	Otto D'Agnolo Art Dixie Arthur Thompson Clarke Rigsby Kevin Stoller Bergen White Glen Campbell Ken Hardling Turning Point Demitri Sahnas Jeff Dayton Marie Ravenscroft
United Cerebral Palsy's Christmas albums chronology
Merry Arizona: Desert Stars Shine at Christmas (1995) Merry Arizona II: Desert Stars Shine at Christmas (1996) Merry Arizona 97: Desert Stars Shine at Christmas (1997)
Compact disc

Merry Arizona II: Desert Stars Shine at Christmas is the second Christmas album released by United Cerebral Palsy, a leading service provider and advocate for children and adults with disabilities, including cerebral palsy.^[1]

Amongs those who contributed to the 96's collection of Christmas carols with proceeds going to Multiple Sclerosis featured such Arizona's artists as Alice Cooper, CeCe Peniston, Emilio Castillo, Turning Point, and The Kingston Trio.^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"The Christmas Song"	Mel Tormé, Bob Wells	CeCe Peniston	3:29
2.	"Angels We Have Heard on High"	Traditional	Kevin Stoller	5:16
3.	"The First Noel"	Traditional	Khani Cole Band	5:22
4.	"Little Drummer Boy"	Katherine K. Davis, Onorati, Harry Simeone	Glen Campbell	3:57
5.	"I'll Be Home for Christmas"	Buck Ram, Kim Gannon, Walter Kent	Turning Point	3:51
6.	"O Little Town of Bethlehem (Interlude)"	Phillips Brooks, Lewis Redner	Ron Herndon	0:30
7.	"Deck the Halls"	Traditional	ASU Concert Choir	1:20
8.	"Fox 10's Gone Home For Christmas"	Jolly Demis	Jolly Demis	3:50
9.	"She's Coming Home"	The Whalers	Frank Lloyd Vinyl	3:36
10.	"Is There a Santa?"	(unknown)	Alice Cooper	4:29
11.	"Children Go Where I Send Thee"	Traditional	The Kingston Trio	2:34
12.	"Home for the Holidays"	Robert Allen, Al Stillman	The Herndon Brothers	3:35
13.	"'Twas the Night Before Christmas"	Clement Clarke Moore	Walt Richardson	3:44
14.	"Emilio Says 'Thank You'"	Emilio Castillo, Ray Riendeau	Emilio Castillo, Ray Riendeau	0:50
15.	"The Spirit of Christmas"	(unknown)	Little Raymie Herndon & His Dog Spotlite	2:30
Total length:				45:53

Additional notes

• "Angels We Have Heard on High" was previously released on Indio Records
• "Little Drummer Boy" was previously released on New Haven Records
• "I'll Be Home for Christmas" was previously released by Sahnas Music
• "The Spirit of Christmas" was previously released on Rowdy Records

Credits and personnel

• Otto D'Agnolo - producer, arranger, engineer
• Art Dixie - arranger, piano, keyboards, drum programming, producer
• Arthur Thompson - arranger, vocal arranger, drum programming, producer
• CeCe Peniston - vocal arranger, lead vocal
• Alice Cooper - lead vocal
• Glen Campbell - lead vocal

Jeff Kollman - guitar Kevin Stoller - arranger, piano, keyboards, producer Bob Willocks - bass Harvey Mason - drums Clarke Rigsby - engineer, producer Todd Chuba - percussion Jerry Donato - saxophone Al Ortiz - back vocal, guitar, bass Michael Florio - back vocal, drums, percussion Claudia Bloom - piano, keyboards Khani Cole - lead vocal John Willis - acoustic guitar Bergen White - arranger Jana King - back vocal Jon Ivey - back vocal Lisa Silver - back vocal Lura Foster - back vocal Toby Parrish -bagpipes David Hungate - bass Owen Hale - drums Dan Huff - electric guitar Warren Peterson - engineer Larry Jefferies - engineer assistant Robert Charles - engineer assistant Jim Horne - flute Tom McAninch - french horn Cynthia Wyatt - harp Shane Keister - keyboards Booby Taylor - oboe Farrell Morris - percussion Glen Campbell - producer Ken Hardling - producer Nashville String Machine - strings Dennis Good - trombone Ernie Collins - bass trombone Dan Oxley - trumpet Don Sheffield - trumpet Richard Steffern - trumpet Demitri Sahnas - bass, engineer, producer Bruce Stodola - drums

Thano Sahnas - engineer, guitar Michael Broening - keyboards John Herrera - percussion Turning Point - producer Wes Marshall - trumpet, flugelhorn Mario Mendivil - bass Steve Hargrave - drums David Robinson - guitar Jolly Demis - writer Nick Jones- bass Perry Senn - drums, back vocal Allen Abbassi - lead guitar Jason McGraw - rhythm guitar John Kinerk - vocals Candace D'Agnolo - assistant engineer Janet Green - harpsichord, tambourine, bells The Kingston Trio - arranger, vocals Tom Golden - bass Teri Coté - drums, cabasa, handclaps Jeff Dayton - producer, arranger, guitar, back vocal, tambourine, handclaps George Grove - vocal, banjo Bob Shane - vocal, guitar Nick Reynolds - vocal, guitar Sean Paddock -drums Ron Herndon - keyboards Rick Pacella - vocal, bass Duane Wriston - vocal, guitar Ol Ortiz - arranger Walt Richardson - arranger, vocal arranger, guitar, drums, programming Aria Florio - back vocal Erin Florio - back vocal Felix Sainz - bass Joe Morris - drums Emilio Santiago - percussion Ray Riendeau - guitar Marie Ravenscroft - executive producer Bob Carey - photography Georgianna D'Agnolo - assistant producer

The list of 'Merry Arizona' compilations

Year	Title
1995	Merry Arizona: Desert Stars Shine at Christmas
1996	Merry Arizona II: Desert Stars Shine at Christmas
1997	Merry Arizona 97: Desert Stars Shine at Christmas
1998	Merry Arizona: Gems of Melody and Rhythm
1999	Merry Arizona: Happy Trails

See also

• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

References

1. ^ 'United Cerebral Palsy, Official website' Retrieved 7 November 2010
2. ^ 'Merry Arizona II: Desert Stars Shine at Christmas' Retrieved 7 November 2010

External links

• United Cerebral Palsy Official site