Christmas Is Almost Here

Christmas Is Almost Here is the 19th studio album, and first Christmas album, by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released by Rhino Entertainment, on October 22, 2002.[1]

Christmas Is Almost Here
CD cover of original 2002 release
Studio album by
Carly Simon
ReleasedOctober 22, 2002
Recordedin Room 139, The Peninsula Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA January 2002
GenreChristmas music
Length36:40
LabelRhino
ProducerDon Was & Carly Simon
Carly Simon chronology
The Bedroom Tapes
(2000)		 Christmas Is Almost Here
(2002)		 Anthology
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic link

The album peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard Top Holiday Albums chart.[2] Simon embarked on promotional tour that included a handful of television appearances, such as Good Morning America,[3][4] The Caroline Rhea Show,[5] Live with Regis and Kelly,[6] Howard Stern, and The Today Show. Simon's son, Ben Taylor, accompanied her on many of these promotional appearances. Willie Nelson duets with Simon on "Pretty Paper".[7]

Release history

Simon re-released the album the following year with two bonus tracks, "White Christmas" (with Burt Bacharach) and "Forgive" (with Andreas Vollenweider).[8] Borders released special limited copies in 2010 with the bonus track "The Night Before Christmas", from Simon's soundtrack album to the 1992 film This Is My Life.[9] The previous year the song had been added to the MP3 version of the album.[10]

Track listings

Original 2002 release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Christmas Is Almost Here"Livingston Taylor4:00
2."Oh Come, All Ye Faithful"Traditional3:39
3."The Land of Christmas (Mary)"Carly Simon3:18
4."Silent Night"Joseph Mohr, Franz Gruber3:09
5."Twelve Gates to the City"Traditional3:09
6."I'll Be Home for Christmas"Kim Gannon, Walter Kent, Buck Ram, Carly Simon2:23
7."God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen"Traditional3:04
8."Heaven"Lucy Simon, Carly Simon3:10
9."Pretty Paper (duet with Willie Nelson)"Willie Nelson3:29
10."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane3:07
11."Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"John Lennon, Yoko Ono4:12
Total length:36:40

Expanded 2003 re-release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Christmas Is Almost Here"Livingston Taylor4:00
2."White Christmas"Irving Berlin2:45
3."Oh Come, All Ye Faithful"Traditional3:39
4."The Land of Christmas (Mary)"Carly Simon3:18
5."Silent Night"Joseph Mohr, Franz Gruber3:09
6."Twelve Gates to the City"Traditional3:09
7."I'll Be Home for Christmas"Kim Gannon, Walter Kent, Buck Ram, Carly Simon2:23
8."God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen"Traditional3:04
9."Heaven"Lucy Simon, Carly Simon3:10
10."Pretty Paper (duet with Willie Nelson)"Willie Nelson3:29
11."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane3:07
12."Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"John Lennon, Yoko Ono4:12
13."Forgive"Carly Simon, Andreas Vollenweider1:23
Total length:40:48
Borders 2010 limited edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."The Night Before Christmas (from the soundtrack album This Is My Life)"Carly Simon3:41
Total length:43:29

Personnel

Musicians

Production
  • Carly Simon – producer
  • Don Was – producer, engineer (1-4, 6-11), mixing (1, 3, 4, 7-11)
  • Ed Cherney – mixing (2, 5, 6), recording (5)
  • Jimmy Parr – mixing (4, 7, 9, 11), recording (7, 9)
  • J.D. Andrew – assistant engineer
  • Nick Brophy – digital editing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, ME).
  • Robin Hurley – A&R
  • David McLees – A&R
  • Blue Cullen – production coordinator
  • Cindi Peters – production coordinator
  • Denise Searle – production coordinator
  • Jimmy Edwards – product manager
  • Sheryl Farber – project assistant
  • Gary Peterson – project assistant
  • Tim Scanlin – project assistant
  • Julie Vlasak – art direction, design
  • Peter Simon – cover photography
  • Max S. Gerber – other photography

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
2002 Holiday Albums 14

References
  1. "Carly Simon Official Website – News (2002)". Archived from the original on October 13, 2002. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
  2. Billboard.com. "Carly Simon Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 3, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  3. "Carly Simon - Silent Night". YouTube. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  4. "Twelve Gates To The City - Carly Simon". YouTube. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  5. "I'll Be Home For Christmas - Carly Simon". YouTube. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  6. "Carly Simon with Regis and Kelly". YouTube. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  7. "Pretty Paper - Carly Simon & Willie Nelson". YouTube. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  8. "Carly Simon – Christmas Is Almost Here". Archived from the original on December 6, 2003. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
  9. "Christmas Is Almost Here [Borders Exclusive Edition]". Discogs.com. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  10. "Carly Simon Official Website – News (2009)". Archived from the original on November 20, 2010. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
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