The CD represents the widely diverse cultural, ethnic, and stylistic artist base in Long Beach. It features a beautiful version Silent Night sung in English, Spanish, and Hawaiian; a moving, original, three-voice arrangement of What Child Is This, also in Spanish; a jazzy 4-part acapella rendition of Oh Holy Night; a pensive and heart-felt performance of Christmas Time Is Here; a sweetly sophisticated take on Silver Bells; and even an instrumental version of Silent Night performed on Dobro, a resonator guitar.

The original songs are just as interesting. With wonderful vocal harmonies on Holiday Days, performed by The Dibs, the song wonders why we can't be more kind to each other all year long. Introspective, immediate, and heartfelt are three words that describe the Jazz instrumental Hymn for St. John of Shanghai, performed by Create(!). How Fortunate We Are, by Sander Roscoe Wolff, reminds us that friendship is more precious than any gift. Johnny Jones & The Suffering Halos delve deep into the quest for spiritual knowledge in a profoundly personal way in the song, Is Your Star To Shine So Bright.

Hear a sampler featuring bits of each song:

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These are the tracks in their final order.

Faith Rivera - Silent Night - (Orig multilingual arrangement)
Samuel Montooth - O Holy Night - (Original a capella arrangement)
Lee Adams - Silver Bells
The Dibs - Holiday Days
Create(!) - Hymn for St. John of Shanghai
The Helmut Stein Experience - Christmas Time is Here
Havalina - For Wintertime
Dodo & Zeti - What Child Is This (Spanish)
Sander Roscoe Wolff - How Fortunate We Are
Johnny Jones & The Suffering Halos - Is Your Star To Shine So Bright
Rocco Deluca - Silent Night (Instrumental)

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