A Christmas Kind of Town is a Christmas album released by the band Marah in 2005.
Reception
Tim Sendra of Allmusic called A Christmas Kind of Town an "utterly heartwarming and joyous album". Jim Musser of the Iowa City Press-Citizen called the album "upbeat, inclusive and downright irresistible". Jay Lustig of The Star-Ledger wrote that the song "New York Is a Christmas Kind of Town" is "a thoroughly modern Christmas song, but one with a classic feel".
Track listing
Personnel
- David Bielanko â singing, guitar, bass, banjo, percussion, car horns, xylophone, jingle bells, etc.
- Serge Bielanko â singing, guitar, banjo, harmonica, singing into the dryer, percussion, jingle bells, etc.
- Kirk Henderson â piano, organ, mellotron, music box, bass, guitar solo for the ages, xylophone, percussion, trumpets, backing vocals, jingle bells
- Adam Garbinski â guitar, Christmas enthusiasm, backing vocals
- Dave "Fire & Ice" Petersen â drums, backing vocals, Christmas enthusiasm
- Christine Smith â piano, vocals on "It's Cold Outside", drums on "New York Is A Christmas Kind Of Town"
- Ahneeta Shalita â vocals on "Christmas With The Snow" and "Here We Come A-Wassailing", backing vocals, "Bing Bings"
- Kazual Shalita â vocals on "Christmas With The Snow" and "Here We Come A-Wassailing", backing vocals, "Bing Bings"
- Lowlita Shalita vocals on "Christmas With The Snow" and "Here We Come A-Wassailing", backing vocals, "Bing Bings"
- Monica Bielanko â Vocals on "Handsome Santa"
- Gregory "Christmastime" Wilson â Christmas Spirit, snapping, clapping, backing vocals, fried chicken
- Larry Anderson â generosity, backing vocals
The album was dedicate to "anyone and everyone, regardless of religion or race, who just likes it when December rolls in."
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