In the Swing of Christmas
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In the Swing of Christmas is Barry Manilow's third Christmas-themed album, released in 2007. It was only available at Hallmark Cards
Hallmark Cards
Hallmark Cards is a privately owned American company based in Kansas City, Missouri. Founded in 1910 by Joyce C. Hall, Hallmark is the largest manufacturer of greeting cards in the United States. In 1985, the company was awarded the National Medal of Arts....

 stores. You could also go to one of Barry's web sites to download the bonus track "It Came Upon The Midnight Clear".

In 2009, the album was re-released on Arista Records with two added tracks,The first one was "Christmas Is Just Around The Corner", from the animated movie A Cranberry Christmas, and the other one was "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer".

In 2008, the album was nominated for a Grammy Award in the 'Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album' category.

Co-produced by Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow is an American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, producer, conductor, and performer, best known for such recordings as "Could It Be Magic", "Mandy", "Can't Smile Without You", and "Copacabana ."...

 and Scott Erickson
Scott Erickson (musician)
Scott Erickson is a Los Angeles based music record producer, music composer and music arranger. Originally from Seattle, WA, Erickson has been working in the music scene in Los Angeles since his graduation from Berklee College of Music in 1992...

, the album also features the Matt Herskowitz trio (Matt Herskowitz, David Rozenblatt and Mat Fields - formerly MAD Fusion)

Track Listing

  1. "Silver Bells" (2:38)
  2. "Carol Of The Bells
    Carol of the Bells
    "Carol of the Bells" is the common English language title of a Christmas carol of Ukrainian origin, which has in recent years grown in popularity, particularly in English-speaking countries. The work was originally a choral miniature composition by the Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych based on...

     / Jingle Bells
    Jingle Bells
    "Jingle Bells" is one of the best-known and commonly sung winter songs in the world. It was written by James Lord Pierpont and published under the title "One Horse Open Sleigh" in the autumn of 1857...

    " (2:46)
  3. "Joy To The World
    Joy to the World
    "Joy to the World" is a Christian Christmas carol.The words are by English hymn writer Isaac Watts, based on Psalm 98 in the Bible. The song was first published in 1719 in Watts' collection; The Psalms of David: Imitated in the language of the New Testament, and applied to the Christian state and...

     / It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
    It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
    "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" is a popular Christmas song written in 1963 by Edward Pola and George Wyle. It was recorded and released that year by pop singer Andy Williams for his first Christmas album, The Andy Williams Christmas Album...

    " (3:08)
  4. "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
    Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
    "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" is a song introduced by Judy Garland in the 1944 MGM musical Meet Me in St. Louis. Frank Sinatra later recorded a version with modified lyrics, which has become more common than the original. The song was written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane...

    " (4:07)
  5. "Violets For Your Furs" (3:22)
  6. "O Tannenbaum
    O Tannenbaum
    "O Tannenbaum", or, in its English version, "O Christmas Tree", is a Christmas carol of German origin.A Tannenbaum is a fir tree or Christmas tree...

    " / "Winter Wonderland
    Winter Wonderland
    "Winter Wonderland" is a winter song, popularly treated as a Christmastime pop standard, written in 1934 by Felix Bernard and Richard B. Smith . Through the decades it has been recorded by over 150 different artists.-History:...

    " (2:58)
  7. "Christmas Time Is Here" (4:36)
  8. "The Christmas Song
    The Christmas Song
    "The Christmas Song" is a classic Christmas song written in 1944 by musician, composer, and vocalist Mel Tormé and Bob Wells. According to Tormé, the song was written during a blistering hot summer...

     (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)" (Mel Tormé
    Mel Tormé
    Melvin Howard Tormé , nicknamed The Velvet Fog, was an American musician, known for his jazz singing. He was also a jazz composer and arranger, a drummer, an actor in radio, film, and television, and the author of five books...

    , Bob Wells
    Robert Wells (songwriter)
    Robert Wells was an American songwriter, composer, script writer and television producer. During his early career, he collaborated with singer and songwriter Mel Tormé, writing several hit songs, most notably "The Christmas Song" in 1945...

    ) - 3:19
  9. "Toyland" (3:24)
  10. "Count Your Blessings" (3:50)
  11. "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer" (only on 2009 re-packaging)
  12. "Christmas Is Just Around The Corner" (only on 2009 re-packaging)
  13. "It Came Upon The Midnight Clear" (Hallmark edition download-able bonus track only)
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