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December
Studio album by Chris Botti
Released	October 22, 2002
Studio	Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California); AIR Lyndhurst Hall (London, England, UK).
Genre	Jazz, Christmas
Length	45:13
Label	Columbia
Producer	Bobby Colomby, Richard Marx
Chris Botti chronology
Night Sessions (2001) December (2002) A Thousand Kisses Deep (2003)

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Allmusic

December is the fifth studio album by trumpet player Chris Botti. It was released by Columbia Records on October 22, 2002. Botti himself provided vocal on "Perfect Day". In 2006 the album was reissued omitting “Perfect Day” and “Hark the Herald Angels Sing”, re-recording “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" and "Silent Night” as well as adding in "Ave Maria," featuring the Orchestra of St. John's Choir, and "I Don't Really Want Much For Christmas" (featuring Eric Benet).

Track listing

Personnel

• Chris Botti – trumpet, arrangements (1, 3-5, 9, 11-13), string arrangements (1)
• Billy Childs – Fender Rhodes (1, 11, 13), acoustic piano (3, 4, 5, 9, 12), arrangements (4, 5, 12)
• C. J. Vanston – acoustic piano (3, 13), synthesizers (4, 5, 11, 12), organ (3), string arrangements (4), Hammond organ (9)
• Randy Waldman – acoustic piano (7, 8)
• Anthony Wilson – guitar (1, 3, 7, 9)
• Shane Fontayne – guitar (6, 11, 13), arrangements (6)
• James Harrah – guitar (8)
• Dave Carpenter – bass (1, 3, 5, 12)
• Jon Ossman – bass (6, 11, 13)
• Christian McBride – bass (7)
• Brian Bromberg – bass (8)
• Jimmy Haslip – bass (9)
• Peter Erskine – drums (1, 5, 9, 12), percussion (5, 9)
• Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (7, 8, 11, 13)
• Bob Sheppard – alto flute (1), tenor saxophone (9)
• Brandon Fields – tenor saxophone (11)
• Mary Anne Steinberger – cello (1, 4)
• Andrew Picken – viola (1, 4)
• Susan Chatman – violin (1, 4)
• Joel Derouin – violin (1, 4)
• Gina Kronstadt – violin (1, 4), concertmaster (1, 4)
• John Wittenberg – violin (1, 4)
• The London Session Orchestra – orchestra (2, 10)
• Jeremy Lubbock – arrangements (2, 7, 10)
• Gil Goldstein – arrangements (8)
• JoAnn Tominaga – contractor (8)
• Richard H. Bullock – bassoon (8)
• Andrew Radford – bassoon (8)
• Don Markese – clarinet (8)
• Steve Kujala – flute (8)
• Dick Mitchell – flute (8)
• Robert Shulgold – flute (8)
• Justin Hagerman – flugelhorn (8)
• Yvonne Moriarty – flugelhorn (8)
• Brian O'Connor – flugelhorn (8)
• Kurt Snyder – flugelhorn (8)
• Nick Lane – trombone (8)
• John Van Houten – tuba (8)
• Orchestra of St John's – choir (2)
• John Lubbock – choir conductor (2)
• Eric Benét – vocals (7)

Production

• Bobby Colomby – producer, management
• Nathaniel Kunkel – engineer, mixing (1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 11-13)
• Christopher Roberts – additional engineer
• Joe Brown, Jr. – second engineer
• Charlie Paakkari – second engineer
• Haydn Bendell – recording (2, 10), mixing (2, 10)
• Al Schmitt – recording (7, 8), mixing (7, 8)
• Steve Hall – mastering at Future Disc (North Hollywood, California).
• Mary Maurer – art direction
• Kevo Sassouni – design
• Davis Factor – photography
• Marc Silag – management

Charts

References

1. Ruhlmann, William. Chris Botti: December > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
2. "December - Chris Botti > Charts & Awards". allmusic. Retrieved September 1, 2011.

• 2002 Christmas albums
• Chris Botti albums
• 2000s instrumental albums
• Christmas albums by American artists
• Jazz Christmas albums
• Columbia Records Christmas albums
• Albums produced by Bobby Colomby
• Albums recorded at AIR Studios
• Albums recorded at Capitol Studios