Christmas Through Your Eyes

Christmas Through your Eyes
Studio album by Gloria Estefan
Released	September 27, 1993 (1993-09-27) (see Release history)
Recorded	Crescent Moon Studios, Miami; Capitol Studios, Los Angeles; The Hit Factory and Flying Monkey Studios, New York and the Village Recorder, Los Angeles
Genre	Holiday
Length	44:01
Label	Epic
Producer	Phil Ramone
Gloria Estefan chronology
Mi Tierra (1993) Christmas Through your Eyes (1993) Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me (1994)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Christmas Through Your Eyes is the fourth studio solo album released by Latin-American singer Gloria Estefan, and 16th overall, in 1993.

History

Following the success of her multi-awarded Latin album, Mi Tierra, Estefan recorded a collection of all Christmas songs released in the autumn of 1993. The collection contains mostly traditional songs along with the title track, an original song written by Estefan and Diane Warren. The title track was previously released on Estefan's 1992 Greatest Hits album, and it was released as a promo single.^[2] The Spanish-language song called "Arbolito de Navidad" is also included.

Gloria Estefan, who had found worldwide success singing pop and dance songs, is accompanied by a Big Band on the song "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" and sings a Jazz-inspired rendition of "This Christmas". Music videos were filmed and released for the songs, "This Christmas" and "Silent Night", available on the video-collection Everlasting Gloria!.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Overture: Silver Bells"	Livingston, Evans	4:18
2.	"The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)"	Torme, Wells	4:13
3.	"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"	Martin, Blane	5:13
4.	"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"	Cahn	3:56
5.	"This Christmas"	Hathaway, McKinnor	4:41
6.	"I'll Be Home for Christmas"	Ram	3:30
7.	"White Christmas"	Berlin	4:13
8.	"Silent Night"	Mohr, Gruber	4:38
9.	"Christmas Through Your Eyes"	G. Estefan, D. Warren	5:01
10.	"Árbolito de Navidad"	Barros	3:56
11.	"Christmas Auld Lang Syne"	Curtis, Military	2:35

Personnel

Musicians

Gloria Estefan - vocal, background vocals Rene Toledo - guitar Warren Luening - trumpet George Graham - trumpet Larry Hall - trumpet Charles Davis - trumpet James Thatcher - french horn Kurt Snyder - french horn Marilyn Johnson - french horn Calvin Smith - french horn William Waltous - trombone Charles Loper - trombone William Reichenbach - trombone Donald Wadrop - tuba Dorothy Remsen - harp Jerry Williams - percussion Alan Esters - percussion Gerald Vinci - violin Norma Leonard - violin Assa Drori - violin Don Palmer - violin Dixie Blackstone - violin Robert Sanov - violin Patricia Aiken - violin Miran Kojan - violin Jay Rosen - violin

Kwihee Shamban - violin Patricia Johnson - violin Bette Bryers - violin Jennifer Johnson - violin Kenneth Yerke - violin James Ross - viola Margot MacLaine - viola Rick Gerding - viola Carrie Holzman-Little - viola Gloria Strassner - cello Anna Karam - cello Danny Little - cello Nancy Stein-Ross - cello Kenneth Wild - bass Drew Dembowski - bass Susan Ranney - bass Gene Cipriano - woodwinds Susan Ranney - woodwinds Geraldine Rotella - woodwinds Brice Martin - woodwinds Luoise DiTullio - woodwinds Larry Dermer - keyboards Juanito Marquez - acoustic guitar The American Boys Choir - chorus Rob Mounsey - keyboards, programming, background vocals

Production

• Producers: Phil Ramone
• Arrangers: Patrick Williams, Rob Mounsey, Pat Williams, Doug Kastaros, Peter Schwartz, Juanito Marquez, Clay Ostwald
• Vocal Arrangers: Gene Puerling
• Engineers: Eric Schilling, Humberto Gatica, Patrice Levisohn, Charley Pollard, Richard Alderson, Lolly Grodner, Robert Hart
• Assistant Engineers: Sebastian Krys, Leslie Ann Jones, Nora Castilo, Charlie Paakkari, Neil Perry
• Mixed by: Eric Schilling
• Mix Assistant: Sebastian Krys
• Project Coordinator: Hill Dell’Abate
• Mastered by Bob Ludwing at Gateway Mastering, Portland, Maine
• Management: Emilio Estefan Jr.

Design

• Art direction: David Coleman
• Photography: Alberto Tolot

Release history

Region	Date
World	September 27, 1993 (1993-09-27)
United States	September 28, 1993 (1993-09-28)
Canada	October 12, 1993 (1993-10-12)

Chart performance

The album went to #43 on the Billboard 200 Pop Album chart and was certified Platinum by the RIAA in the United States by selling over a million copies. According to a 2001 review of her album sales on her discography database web, the album has sold more than a 1.5 million copies worldwide.^[3]

Chart (1993)	Peak Position
U.S. Billboard 200 Albums	43
U.S. Billboard Top Holiday Albums	9
U.S. Billboard Top Pop Catalog Albums	12

Certifications

Country	Certification	Sales
United States	Platinum	1,000,000

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Gloria Estefan, "Greatest Hits." 1992 Sony Music Entertainment
3. ^ Gloria Estefan Discography Database