This Year At Christmas

Artist: BAND OF OTHER BROTHERS
Release Date: November 15, 2024
Catalog Number: EUR0446

 

L to R: Keith Carlock, Jeff Coffin, Jeff Babko, Nir Felder, Will Lee

Also From Band Of Other Brothers:

 
 

BAND OF OTHER BROTHERS:

Jeff Babko - piano, Fender Rhodes, Hammond B-3, Mellotron, vocoder, celeste, Moog, Phophet 5, melodica, bgd vocals, bells, handclaps
Keith Carlock - drums, bongos, tambourine, bgd vocals, handclaps, maracas, hi-hat, shakers
Jeff Coffin - tenor sax, soprano sax, flute, bass flute, D whistle, tarogato, bgd vocals, handclaps
Nir Felder - electric guitar
Will Lee - electric bass, fretless bass, lead vocals, bgd vocals, clavinet, sleighbells, tambourine, music box, handclaps

01) IT’S CHRISTMAS AGAIN
(Comp. Jeff Babko/Will Lee)
Jeff Babko - piano, Fender Rhodes, bgd vocals, handclaps, bells, Moog
Keith Carlock - drums, handclaps
Jeff Coffin - tenor sax, handclaps
Nir Felder - electric guitar
Will Lee - electric bass, lead vocals, clavinet, sleighbells, handclaps
Greg Kessler - handclaps
The Carlock Choir:
Zia Carlock, Ayla Carlock, Rome Carlock, Lynne Carlock, Keith Carlock - handclaps, La La La’s

 

02) SLEIGH RIDE
(Comp. Leroy Anderson / Arr. Jeff Babko)
Jeff Babko - piano
Keith Carlock - drums
Jeff Coffin - tenor sax
Nir Felder - electric guitar
Will Lee - electric bass

03) CHRISTMAS COMIN’ ON
(Comp. Jeff Babko/Will Lee)
Jeff Babko - piano, Hammond B-3, celeste
Keith Carlock - drums
Jeff Coffin - tenor sax
Nir Felder - electric guitar
Will Lee - electric bass, music box, lead vocals

Section Of Other Strings:
Songa Lee, Daphne Chen - violin
Stefan Smith - viola
Giovanna Clayton-Moraga - cello

 

04) SILENT NIGHT
(Comp. Franz Xaver Gruber / Arr. Jeff Coffin)
Jeff Babko - Hammond B-3, clavinet
Keith Carlock - drums, shakers, tambourine, maracas
Jeff Coffin - flute, soprano sax
Nir Felder - electric guitar
Will Lee - electric bass

05) BLUE XMAS (To Whom It May Concern)
(Comp. Bob Dorough / Arr. Jeff Babko)
Jeff Babko - Fender Rhodes, Prophet 5, melodica
Keith Carlock - drums, bongos
Jeff Coffin - soprano sax
Nir Felder - electric guitar
Will Lee - electric bass, tambourine, bgd vocals
Ben Sidran - lead vocals

 

06) LITTLE DRUMMER BOY
(Comp. Katherine Kennicot Davis / Arr. Jeff Coffin)
Jeff Babko - Fender Rhodes
Keith Carlock - drums
Jeff Coffin - D whistle, flute, bass flute, tarogato
Nir Felder - electric guitar
Will Lee - electric bass

07) SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN’ TO JAM
(Comp. John Fredrick Coots & Haven Gillespie / Arr. Will Lee)
Jeff Babko - Hammond B-3, vocoder, handclaps, bgd vocals
Keith Carlock - drums, handclaps, bgd vocals
Jeff Coffin - flute, tenor sax, handclaps, bgd vocals
Nir Felder - electric guitar
Will Lee - electric bass, lead vocals, bgd vocals, handclaps
Theo Babko - bari sax
Zia Carlock - handclaps, bgd vocals
Greg Kessler - handclaps, bgd vocals
Section Of Other Strings:
Songa Lee, Daphne Chen - violin
Stefan Smith - viola
Giovanna Clayton-Moraga - cello
*With nods of respect to James Brown, Curtis Mayfield, Cameo, Bootsy Collins

 

08) THE HOLLY AND THE IVY
(Trad. / Arr. Jeff Babko)
Jeff Babko - piano, Fender Rhodes
Keith Carlock - drums, tambourine
Jeff Coffin - tenor sax
Nir Felder - electric guitar
Will Lee - electric bass, fretless bass solo

09) CHRISTMAS AIN’T CHRISTMAS
(Comp. Jeff Babko)
Jeff Babko - piano
Keith Carlock - drums
Jeff Coffin - tenor sax
Nir Felder - electric guitar
Will Lee - electric bass, lead vocals
Songa Lee, Daphne Chen - violin
Stefan Smith - viola
Giovanna Clayton-Moraga - cello

 

10) WHAT ARE YOU DOING NEW YEAR’S EVE?
(Comp. Frank Loesser / Arr. Jeff Babko)
Jeff Babko - Hammond B-3
Keith Carlock - drums
Jeff Coffin - tenor sax
Nir Felder - electric guitar
Will Lee - electric bass


11) THIS YEAR AT CHRISTMAS
(Comp. Jeff Coffin/Nic Townsend)
Jeff Babko - piano, Hammond B-3, celeste, Mellotron
Keith Carlock - drums, tambourine
Jeff Coffin - tenor sax
Nir Felder - electric guitar
Will Lee - electric bass, bgd vocals
Lucy Woodward - lead vocals, bgd vocals

 

12) GOOD KING WENCESLAS
(John Mason Neale / Arr. Jeff Babko & Will Lee)
Jeff Babko - Fender Rhodes
Keith Carlock - drums, hi-hat, tambourine
Jeff Coffin - soprano sax
Nir Felder - electric guitar
Will Lee - electric bass

Recorded June 8 & 9, 2024 @ Samurai Hotel Studio / Queens, NY
Recorded and Mixed by Chris Allen
Mastered by: Nate Wood - Kerseboom Mastering

Additional overdubs:
Henson Recording: Jaime Sickora
TudorTones Engineer: Jeff Babko
ITA Studios engineer: Jeff Coffin
String Engineer: Kevin Clayton

Graphic Design: Krystal Penney

Will Lee did his overdubs in France at an undisclosed location with lots of coffee.

Band photos by Greg Kessler
other photos courtesy of the band.