December (Kenny Loggins album)

December is the tenth studio and first Christmas album by American singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins. Released in 1998, it contains several Christmas music standards, such as "White Christmas" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," along with several other lesser-known holiday songs (such as "Walking In The Air" from the television special "The Snowman"), as well as a few Loggins originals. Musicians include Peter Kater also the co-producer, Russ Kunkel, veteran Loggins and Messina reed player Jon Clarke, David Crosby and Graham Nash.

Track listing

 * 1) "Walking in the Air" (Howard Blake) – 5:23
 * 2) "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) – 4:34
 * 3) "The Bells of Christmas" (Kenny Loggins, Steve Wood) – 5:58
 * 4) "Coventry Carol" (Traditional) – 3:08
 * 5) "Christmas Time Is Here" (Vince Guaraldi, Lee Mendelson) – 5:03
 * 6) "Angels in the Snow" (Loggins, Julia Loggins, Wood) – 5:07
 * 7) "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) – 3:53
 * 8) "Some Children See Him" (Alfred Burt, Wihla Hutson) – 4:58
 * 9) "On Christmas Morning" (David Foster, Loggins) – 4:11
 * 10) "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) – 5:18
 * 11) "December" (Peter Kater, Loggins) – 5:38

Personnel

 * Kenny Loggins – lead vocals, guitars
 * Dean Parks – guitars
 * Jai Winding – keyboards, synthesizers
 * Raymond Cham – keyboard programming
 * Marc Mann – additional programming
 * Peter Kater – acoustic piano (11)
 * Larry Klein – bass (1, 3, 4, 6, 9)
 * Larry Tuttle – string bass (1, 8)
 * Jimmy Johnson – bass (2, 7, 10)
 * Russ Kunkel – drums (3, 6, 9)
 * Peter Asher – percussion (1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11)
 * Michael Fisher – percussion (4, 11)
 * Norton Buffalo – harmonica (5, 10)
 * Jon Clarke – oboe (1, 3, 6), English horn (3), flute (6, 9, 11), recorder (6, 9, 11)
 * Joseph Meyer – French horn (3, 9)
 * Kazu Matsui – shakuhachi (4)
 * Everette Harp – tenor saxophone (7), EWI controller (8)
 * String Trio (1, 3, 11) – Stephanie Fife, Rogin Lorentz and Novi Novog
 * David Rubenstein – string and woodwind arrangements, conductor
 * Jamie Bower – recitation (1)
 * Kate Price – backing vocals (2, 8, 10, 11), hammered dulcimer (4)
 * Beth Wood – backing vocals (3), BGV arrangements (3)
 * Steve Wood – backing vocals (3), BGV arrangements (3)
 * David Crosby – backing vocals (4)
 * Graham Nash – backing vocals (4)
 * Valerie Carter – backing vocals (5)
 * Kate Markowitz – backing vocals (5)
 * Children's Choir (5) – Hillary Brooks, Amy Gleason, Jonathon Hall, Brandon Pollard, Ian Redford and Laurie Schillinger
 * Luana Jackson – choir director (5)
 * Mervyn Warren – backing vocals (6), BGV arrangements (6)

Musicians (Instrumental Interludes)
 * Peter Kater – acoustic piano, synthesizers
 * Geoffrey Gordon – percussion
 * R. Carlos Nakai – Native American flute
 * David Darling – cello

Production

 * Kenny Loggins – producer
 * Peter Asher – producer
 * Peter Kater – producer (instrumental interludes), recording engineer (instrumental interludes)
 * Ivy Skoff – production coordination
 * Nathaniel Kunkel – recording engineer
 * Ted Blaisdell – additional engineer
 * Bob Loftus – additional engineer
 * Tony Shepperd – additional engineer
 * Rob Brill – assistant engineer
 * Mike Gillies – assistant engineer, digital editing
 * John Nelson – assistant engineer
 * Sean O'Dwyer – assistant engineer
 * George Massenberg – mixing
 * Paul DeCarli – digital editing
 * Doug Sax – mastering
 * David Coleman – art direction, design
 * Patrick Sagouspe – digital artwork
 * Jeremiah Sullivan – photography
 * Boyd Harris – photo assistance
 * Bil Zelman – photo assistance
 * Jeff Schock – management

Studios
 * Recorded at Plantation Mixing and Recording (Haiku, Maui, Hawaii); Conway Studios (Hollywood, CA); Jai Winding Productions (Los Angeles, CA); Saturn Sound (Studio City, CA); Master Tracks Recording; Oak Spring Studio.
 * Mixed at Conway Studios.
 * Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).