Raffi's Christmas Album

Infobox Album |
Name = Raffi's Christmas Album
Type = Album
Artist = Raffi


Released = 1983
Recorded = March – May, 1983
Genre = Children's music,
Christmas music
Length = 30:30
Label = Educational Activities, Inc.
Producer = Raffi,
Chris Whiteley,
Ken Whiteley
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://wc04.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gzfuxqwgldje]
Last album = "Rise and Shine"
(1982)
This album = "Raffi's Christmas Album"
(1983)
Next album = "One Light, One Sun"
(1985)

Extra album cover
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Background = lightsteelblue


Lower caption = Remastered cover

"Raffi's Christmas Album" is a 1983 music album by popular children's entertainer Raffi. The album was later remastered and re-released on October 22, 2002. The rerelease contains the additional track "A Child's Gift of Love".

Track listing

Original Release (1983)

#"Frosty the Snowman" – 2:01
#"Up on the House-Top" (Traditional) – 1:57
#"On Christmas Morning" – 2:02
#"Petit Papa Noël" – 2:55
#"Jingle Bells" – 2:08
#"Medley: The First Noel/Deck the Halls" (Traditional) – 2:40
#"Every Little Wish" – 2:11
#"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" – 1:53
#"Must Be Santa" – 2:28
#"Douglas Mountain" – 1:45
#"Old Toy Trains" – 2:14
#"Christmas Time's A Comin'" – 1:45
#"Medley: Silent Night/Away in a Manger" – 2:29
#"There Was a Little Baby" (Traditional) – 0:38
#"We Wish You A Merry Christmas" (Traditional) – 1:24

20th Annivsary Reissue (2002)

#"Frosty the Snowman" – 2:01
#"Up on the House-Top" (Traditional) – 1:57
#"On Christmas Morning" – 2:02
#"Petit Papa Noël" – 2:55
#"Jingle Bells" – 2:08
#"Medley: The First Noel/Deck the Halls" (Traditional) – 2:40
#"Every Little Wish" – 2:11
#"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" – 1:53
#"Must Be Santa" – 2:28
#"Douglas Mountain" – 1:45
#"Old Toy Trains" – 2:14
#"Christmas Time's A Comin'" – 1:45
#"Medley: Silent Night/Away in a Manger" – 2:29
#"There Was a Little Baby" (Traditional) – 0:38
#Bonus Track : "A Child's Gift of Love" – 3:56
#"We Wish You A Merry Christmas" (Traditional) – 1:24

Musicians

*Raffi - Guitar

*Ken Whiteley - Acoustic Guitar, Autoharp, Mandolin, Glockenspiel, Lap Steel, Banjo, Accordion, Electric Guitar, Piano, Electric Piano, Tambourine

*Chris Whiteley - Harmonica, Bass Harmonica, Guitar (Side 1 #3)

*Tom Szczesniak - Accordion, Table Hockey

*Moe Koffman - Flute

*Dennis Pendrith - Bass

*"Bucky" Berger - Drums, Sleigh Bells

*Patrick Godfrey - Piano (Side 1 #6,7)

*Cathy Ambrose - Piano (Side 2 #7)

*Graham Townsend - Fiddle

The Canadian Brass:

*Charles Daellenbach - Tuba

*Eugene Watts - Trombone

*Graeme Page - French Horn

* Fred Mills - Trumpet

* Ronald Romm - Trumpet, Flugelhorn

Arrangements for the Canadian Brass by Eric Robertson

Vocalists: Raffi, Ken Whiteley, Caitlin Hanford, Mose Scarlett, David Wall, Ben Stein

Firgrove Public School Choir Members (Under the guidance of Cathy Ambrose): Jacen Brathwaite, Chris Brown, Susan Dewkinandan, Denee Dunn, Monica Senior, Linda Prakash

Also Raffi's friends Lee Richards and Lindsay Roth