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Chicago XXXIII: O Christmas Three (2011)

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This is Chicago's second full Christmas album, released as their 33rd album overall, and its guest list runs from Dolly Parton to guitarist Steve Cropper.

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Album story

Overview

• Chicago XXXIII: O Christmas Three is the 22nd studio album by the American rock band Chicago
• It is the band's second full album of Christmas songs and their 33rd album overall
• Released October 4, 2011
• The collection mixes holiday classics with one new tune, 'Rockin' and Rollin' on Christmas Day'
• The track listing has 14 songs, including Paul McCartney's 'Wonderful Christmas Time', 'My Favorite Things', and 'Jingle Bells'
• The album closes with a medley of 'Here Comes Santa Claus' and 'Joy to the World'

Background

• The album follows the band's earlier Christmas records
• Chicago XXV: The Christmas Album came out in 1998
• The 1998 album was reissued in 1999 with one new track
• In 2003 it returned under a new title, What's It Gonna Be, Santa?, with six new tracks
• The album is described as having a style similar to Chicago XXV: The Christmas Album from 1998

Recording

• Produced by veteran producer Phil Ramone
• Ramone had earlier co-produced the band's albums Hot Streets (1978) and Chicago 13 (1979)
• The new tune 'Rockin' and Rollin' on Christmas Day' was co-written by founding trumpet player Lee Loughnane
• Guest musicians appear on several tracks, listed below in the trivia section

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Tracklist

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Artist

Formation

• Chicago is an American rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1967.
• The band described itself as a "rock and roll band with horns" and blended classical music, jazz, R&B, and pop.
• The group first called itself the Big Thing, became Chicago Transit Authority in 1968, and shortened its name to Chicago in 1969.

Members

• The original line-up was Peter Cetera (bass), Terry Kath (guitar), Robert Lamm (keyboards), Lee Loughnane (trumpet), James Pankow (trombone), Walter Parazaider (woodwinds), and Danny Seraphine (drums).
• Lamm, Loughnane, and Pankow have remained constant members since 2009.
• Terry Kath died in 1978 after an accidental gunshot wound.

Career

• The band's debut double album, Chicago Transit Authority (1969), was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2014.
• In 1971 Chicago became the first rock act to sell out a week at Carnegie Hall.
• "If You Leave Me Now" (1976) became the group's first number-one single and won its only Grammy.
• Billboard placed the band among the most successful chart acts in its history, and it has sold more than 100 million records.
• The original line-up was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016.
• Chicago received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award on October 16, 2020.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Released October 4, 2011
• The 22nd studio album by Chicago
• The band's second full album of Christmas songs
• The 33rd album overall in the band's discography
• The collection pairs holiday classics with one new tune
• The new tune 'Rockin' and Rollin' on Christmas Day' was co-written by founding trumpet player Lee Loughnane
• Dolly Parton appears on Paul McCartney's 'Wonderful Christmas Time'
• America appears on 'I Saw Three Ships'
• BeBe Winans appears on 'Merry Christmas Darling'
• Guitarist Steve Cropper appears on 'Rockin' and Rollin' on Christmas Day'

Records

• Chicago XXV: The Christmas Album came out in 1998
• That album was reissued in 1999 with one new track
• In 2003 it returned under a new title, What's It Gonna Be, Santa?, with six new tracks
• This album comes after those releases as the band's second full Christmas album
• Its release is dated to October 4, 2011
• It is the 33rd album in the band's overall catalogue

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• 'Wonderful Christmas Time' is a Paul McCartney song, and Dolly Parton sings guest vocals on this album's version
• America is the guest on 'I Saw Three Ships'
• BeBe Winans is the guest on 'Merry Christmas Darling'
• Guitarist Steve Cropper plays on the new tune 'Rockin' and Rollin' on Christmas Day'
• Producer Phil Ramone had co-produced Hot Streets (1978) and Chicago 13 (1979) before this record

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org

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