The Hope of Christmas, by Ann Hampton Callaway

The Hope of Christmas

by Ann Hampton Callaway

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1.	Union Street 04:13	buy track
2.	The Hope of Christmas 04:12	buy track
3.	One Star 04:35	buy track
4.	Discovery 05:12	buy track
5.	I Believe 03:46	buy track
6.	I Saw a Sparrow 03:19	buy track
7.	Santa Doesn't Like Me 03:35	buy track
8.	Christmas Isn't Christmas At All 04:46	buy track
9.	I Want to Play Santa 04:26	buy track
10.	What Good Is Being Cranky (When It's Christmas Time) 04:01	buy track
11.	My Gift of Thanks 04:22	buy track
12.	Fly With the Angels 05:47	buy track

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The Hope Of Christmas is a new collection of Christmas songs interpreted by multiplatinum-selling singer, Tony nominated actress, pianist and leading champion of the American songbook, Ann Hampton Callaway, with lyrics by two-time Emmy® Award winner William Schermerhorn, and featuring twenty-nine of the world’s best jazz musicians, including Five Play, New York Voices, Hubert Laws, Claudio Roditi, Gerald Albright, The Ted Rosenthal Trio and more. The recording will be released on the MCG Jazz record label (Marty Ashby, producer). Composers for the twelve songs on the recording are Ann Hampton Callaway; Milton Delugg (Orange Colored Sky, Just Another Polka); Mary Ehlinger; two-time Emmy® and five-time Grammy® Award-nominated entertainer Michael Feinstein; Stephen Fox; Emmy® & Tony® Award-nominated composer Matthew Sklar (Elf, The Wedding Singer); and Emmy® Award-winning composer Wesley Whatley (Yes, Virginia, There’s A Santa Claus).

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released October 9, 2015

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MCG Jazz’s mission is to preserve, present and promote jazz. Through our performances, we strengthen the long time Pittsburgh jazz community and contribute to the overall cultural and artistic diversity of the region. Through our live recordings we reach a national and international audience – a market we’d like to grow. ... more

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