Christmas: A Season of Love

Christmas: A Season of Love is the second Christmas album by American singer and actress Idina Menzel. It was released through School Boy and Decca Records on October 18, 2019, and includes duets with Billy Porter, Menzel's Frozen costar Josh Gad, Ariana Grande and Menzel's husband Aaron Lohr. Menzel's duet with Grande, "A Hand for Mrs. Claus", is an original song by the composers of the Frozen soundtrack, Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, while Menzel wrote the original song "At This Table" with Jonas Myrin about "inclusion during the holiday season". The album also features a solo recording of the Rent song "Seasons of Love" and the Ladino Hanukkah song "Ocho Kandelikas", which was preceded by a home recording of Idina with her son Walker during Hanukkah. In promotion for the album, Menzel has embarked on a three-city concert tour set mainly on the East Coast, including a stop at New York City's Carnegie Hall.

Personnel

 * Idina Menzel – lead vocals
 * Walter Afanasieff – production, arrangements, keyboards
 * Rob Mounsey – production
 * William Ross – arrangements
 * Jorge Calandrelli – arrangements
 * Dave Metzger – arrangement of "A Hand for Mrs. Claus"
 * David Reitzas – mixing
 * Nathan East – bass guitar
 * Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
 * Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar
 * Dennis Budimir – guitar
 * Randy Waldman – piano
 * Kenny G – saxophone
 * Kent Smith – trumpet solo
 * Josh Gad – vocal duet
 * Ariana Grande – vocal duet
 * Aaron Lohr – vocal duet
 * Billy Porter – vocal duet
 * Missi Hale – backing vocals
 * Luke Edgemon – backing vocals
 * Monét Owens – backing vocals
 * Tyler Gordon – engineering, programming
 * David Reitzas – engineering
 * Adrian Bradford – engineering
 * Tommy Vicari – orchestral engineering
 * Larry Mah – orchestral engineering
 * Courtney Blooding – production coordination
 * Norman Wonderly – creative direction
 * Ruven Afandor – photography