Boney James And Dave Koz Featured On Postal Service Holiday CD
Nov 3rd, 2009 by Bilal Ali
Smooth Jazz superstar saxophonists Boney James and Dave Koz are featured on a special holiday CD released today, November 3, by the U.S. Postal Service in collaboration with the Concord Music Group. The collection, Letters to Santa, is now available at a select group of 9,800 Post Offices across the United States and online at usps.com or through Concord.
The CD features previously released material, including James’ “O Tannenbaum” and “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” by Monica Mancini with Koz. Other tracks include “Let It Snow” by Michael Bublé, “Sleigh Ride,” “Merry Christmas Darling” from Natalie Cole, “Just Like Me” by Vanessa Williams and “Christmas Time Is Here” by Vince Guaraldi. There is also one song, “Delivering Christmas” by the Muppets, that has been previously unavailable.
Letters to Santa will be on sale through January.
Letters to Santa
1. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow (Michael Bublé)
2. The Christmas Song (Nat King Cole)
3. Sleigh Ride (Diana Krall)
4. The Christmas Waltz (Frank Sinatra)
5. Merry Christmas, Darling (Natalie Cole)
6. Christmas Time Is Here [from A Charlie Brown Christmas] (Vince Guaraldi)
7. Just Like Me (Vanessa Williams)
8. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (Ray Charles)
9. White Christmas (Rosemary Clooney)
10. O Tannenbaum (Boney James)
11. Delivering Christmas (The Muppets)
12. It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (Erich Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops Orchestra)
13. [Bonus track] I’ll Be Home for Christmas (Monica Mancini/Dave Koz)