Carole King's first studio album in over ten years, A Holiday Carole, opens on a familiar note with a light, jazzy take on Rodgers & Hammerstein's “My Favorite Things.” King's daughter Louise Goffin produced the album and co-wrote the three original pieces, which include the Latin-tinged “Christmas Paradise,” the free and easy “Christmas in the Air,” and the lovely closing ballad “New Year's Day,” and while they may not be as instantly familiar as “Carol of the Bells,” “Sleigh Ride,” or “Do You Hear What I Hear,” they blend in well amidst the yuletide standards.
Fueled by King's laid-back delivery and precise diction, A Holiday Carole, which represents the first seasonal release from the pop legend, breezes by without a whole lot of pomp and circumstance, touching on multiple genres while remaining true to both the holiday spirit and the singer's distinctive cadence.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I've Got My Love to Keep Me WarmIrving Berlin | Carole King | Play | 02:52 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 2 | New Year's DayGuy Chambers, Louise Goffin | Carole King | Play | 03:55 | 9 MB | 20 MB |
| 6 mins | 15 MB | |||||
| 6 mins | 37 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathaniel Alford | Engineer |
| 2 | Joel Alpers | Drums |
| 3 | Leroy Anderson | Composer |
| 4 | William Bell | Composer |
| 5 | Chuck Berghofer | Bass |
| 6 | Irving Berlin | Composer |
| 7 | Ralph Blane | Composer |
| 8 | Niko Bolas | Engineer |
| 9 | Guy Chambers | Composer |
| 10 | Larissa Collins | Art Direction |
| 11 | Luis Conte | Percussion |
| 12 | Lee Curreri | Arranger, Bass, Engineer, Flugelhorn, Horn Arrangements, Keyboards, Piano, Programming, Trombone, Trumpet |
| 13 | Saro Daghlian | Engineer |
| 14 | Eric Denniston | Engineer |
| 15 | Jeff Eden Fair | Engineer |
| 16 | Lars Fox | Engineer |
| 17 | Steve Genewick | Engineer |
| 18 | Bob Glaub | Bass |
| 19 | Louise Goffin | Arranger, Composer, Percussion, Piano, Producer, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 20 | Lisa Goich-Andreadis | Coordination |
| 21 | Oscar Hammerstein II | Composer |
| 22 | Donny Hathaway | Composer |
| 23 | Kevin Saunders Hayes | Bass |
| 24 | Judith Hill | Choir/Chorus |
| 25 | Clydene Jackson | Choir/Chorus |
| 26 | Booker T. Jones | Composer |
| 27 | Carole King | Photography, Piano, Primary Artist |
| 28 | Elissa Kline | Photography |
| 29 | Dillon Kondor | Guitar, Soloist |
| 30 | Robbie Kondor | Horn Arrangements, Keyboards, Piano |
| 31 | Sherry Kondor | Management |
| 32 | Danny Kortchmar | Guitar |
| 33 | Nathaniel Kunkel | Engineer, Mixing |
| 34 | Russell Kunkel | Drums |
| 35 | Nick Lane | Trombone |
| 36 | Mykola Leontovych | Composer |
| 37 | Ian MacGregor | Engineer |
| 38 | Stephen Marcussen | Mastering |
| 39 | Lou Marini | Flute |
| 40 | Jodi Marr | Composer, Vocals (Background) |
| 41 | Hugh Martin | Composer |
| 42 | Nadine McKinnor | Composer |
| 43 | Hernan Mulet | Cuatro |
| 44 | George Noriega | Composer, Vocals (Background) |
| 45 | Mitchell Parish | Composer |
| 46 | Dean Parks | Guitar, Soloist, Tres |
| 47 | Danny Pelfrey | Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor) |
| 48 | Seth Presant | Engineer |
| 49 | Louis Price | Choir/Chorus, Choir Master |
| 50 | Eric Raptosh | Photography |
| 51 | Noël Regney | Composer |
| 52 | Richard Rodgers | Composer |
| 53 | Jossip Serrano | Engineer |
| 54 | Gloria Shayne | Composer |
| 55 | Gregory Smith | Sax (Baritone) |
| 56 | Scott Smith | Engineer |
| 57 | Ramón Stagnaro | Guitar |
| 58 | Jussi Tegelman | Engineer |
| 59 | Lee Thornburg | Trumpet |
| 60 | Traditional | Composer |
| 61 | Patrick Warren | Keyboards |
| 62 | Oren Waters | Choir/Chorus |
| 63 | Hayden Wells | Vocals |
| 64 | Yvonne Williams | Choir/Chorus |
| 65 | Terry Wood-Pena | Choir/Chorus |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |