A Swingin' Christmas (Featuring The Count Basie Big Band)
# A Swingin' Christmas (Featuring The Count Basie Big Band)

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A Swingin' Christmas is a Christmas album by Tony Bennett, released in 2008, that features the Count Basie Big Band. Bennett's daughter Antonia duets with him on one track.

The album received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 52nd Grammy Awards.

## Marketing campaign

To promote the release of the album Bennett granted numerous interviews, and made a number of television show performances, from the time of its release through the holiday season. This included a special free street performance outside of Bloomingdale's department store at 4:30 p.m. on November 20 in New York City in which he performed three songs – "I'll Be Home for Christmas," "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" and "Jingle Bells" – before the unveiling of the store's window displays. He performed a concert at New York City's Apollo Theater on December 16 that was billed as his only show in support of the album with the Count Basie Big Band.

## Track listing

* "I'll Be Home for Christmas" (Gannon, Kent, Ram) [2:12]
* "Silver Bells" (Evans, Livingston) [3:17]
* "All I Want for Christmas Is You (A Christmas Love Song)" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Johnny Mandel) [4:18]
* "My Favorite Things" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) [2:55]
* "Christmas Time Is Here" (Guaraldi, Mendelson) [3:59]
* "Winter Wonderland" (Bernard, Smith) [2:31]
* "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Blane, Martin) [4:36]
* "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (Coots, Gillespie) [2:53]
* "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" – with Antonia Bennett (Berlin) [3:31]
* "The Christmas Waltz" (Cahn, Styne) [3:22]
* "O Christmas Tree" (Traditional) [3:27]

## Versions

Many retailers featured different variations:

* Target carried an edition featuring a bonus DVD with a documentary on the making of the album as well as a host of concert performances.
* FYE carried an edition featuring a bonus DVD with a documentary on the making of the album as well as a special holiday-themed postcard reproducing Bennett's artwork.
* Borders carried an edition with ten of Bennett's holiday-themed artwork postcards.
* Barnes & Noble carried an edition with Bennett's version of "Christmas Auld Lang Syne" exclusive to the retailer. B&N also carried a deluxe version with a DVD and the exclusive track.
* Bloomingdale's carried an edition with Bennett's version on "Jingle Bells", exclusive to the retailer.

## Personnel

* Tony Bennett – vocals
* Monty Alexander – piano
* Lee Musiker – piano (7, 9, 11)
* Gray Sargent – guitar
* Paul Langosch – double bass
* Harold Jones – drums

The Count Basie Orchestra

* Grant Langford – alto saxophone
* Marshall McDonald – alto saxophone
* Doug Lawrence – tenor saxophone
* Doug Miller – tenor saxophone
* John Williams – baritone saxophone
* Scotty Barnhart – trumpet
* Kris Johnson – trumpet
* Michael Williams – trumpet
* James Zollar – trumpet
* Clarence Banks – trombone
* Barry Cooper – trombone
* Dave Keim – trombone
* Alvin Walker – trombone

Production

* Danny Bennett – executive producer
* Phil Ramone – producer
* Dae Bennett – recording, mixing
* Alessandro Perrotta – assistant engineer
* Travis Stefl – assistant engineer
* Bob Ludwig – mastering
