''Fallin' Like Snow'' is the third full-length album by
Jaymay
Jamie Seerman is an American singer-songwriter from New York. She performs under the name Jaymay.
Early life
Jaymay was born Jamie Seerman on January 3, 1981, and was raised on Long Island. For undergrad, she studied at New College of Florida, ...
, consisting of thirteen Christmas and other winter-themed original compositions and covers. These recordings, together with thirteen others recorded during the same sessions, were originally released online as a 26-song "advent calendar" for fans, released one per day in December, 2015.
The opening track of the album, "This is a Christmas Song, My Love", was named 2016's "Best Holiday Song" by
Blurt
Blurt is an English post-punk band, founded in 1979 in Stroud, Gloucestershire.
Background
Blurt was founded in 1979 in Stroud, Gloucestershire by poet, saxophonist and puppeteer Ted Milton along with Milton's brother Jake, formerly of ...
.
Track listing
All songs written by
Jaymay
Jamie Seerman is an American singer-songwriter from New York. She performs under the name Jaymay.
Early life
Jaymay was born Jamie Seerman on January 3, 1981, and was raised on Long Island. For undergrad, she studied at New College of Florida, ...
except where noted.
# "This is a Christmas Song, My Love" – 2:17
# "
Winter Wonderland
"Winter Wonderland" is a song written in 1934 by Felix Bernard and lyricist Richard Bernhard Smith. Due to its seasonal theme, it is often regarded as a Christmas song in the Northern Hemisphere. Since its original recording by Richard Himb ...
" (F. Bernard, R. Smith) – 2:28
# "Up in the Sky" – (Jaymay,
G. Go) 3:48
# "For Christ's Sake, Pick Up the Phone!" – 2:59
# "
Carol of the Bells
"Carol of the Bells" is a popular Christmas carol, with music by Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych in 1914 and lyrics by Peter J. Wilhousky. The song is based on the Ukrainian folk chant " Shchedryk". The music is in the public domain; Wi ...
" (M. Leontovich, P. Wilhousky) – 1:27
# "Farewell, New York" – 2:57
# "
Up on the Housetop
"Up on the Housetop" is a Christmas song written by Benjamin Hanby in 1864.Bronson, Fre"Signs Of The Season" Billboard Magazine; December 6, 2007. It has been recorded by a multitude of singers, most notably Gene Autry in 1953.
Fresh Beat Band ...
" (B. Hanby) – 2:34
# "Santa's Little Helper" – 2:29
# "My Evergreen" (
T. Maxwell) – 2:37
# "
Silent Night
"Silent Night" (german: "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht", links=no, italic=no) is a popular Christmas carol, composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber to lyrics by Joseph Mohr in the small town of Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria. It was declared ...
" (F. Gruber, J. Mohr) – 2:46
# "
Little Drummer Girl" (K. Davis, H. Onorati, H. Simeone) – 2:23
# "Fallin' Like Snow" – 3:51
# "
Ave Maria
The Hail Mary ( la, Ave Maria) is a traditional Christian prayer addressing Mary, mother of Jesus, Mary, the mother of Jesus. The prayer is based on two biblical passages featured in the Gospel of Luke: the Angel Gabriel's visit to Mary (the Ann ...
" (traditional) – 3:26
Personnel
;Musicians
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Jaymay
Jamie Seerman is an American singer-songwriter from New York. She performs under the name Jaymay.
Early life
Jaymay was born Jamie Seerman on January 3, 1981, and was raised on Long Island. For undergrad, she studied at New College of Florida, ...
– vox, guitar, electric guitar
*
Daniel Belardinelli
Daniel Belardinelli is an American artist associated with outsider art. He is a writer, art dealer, curator and an attorney.
Early life
Daniel Belardinelli was born and raised in Manhattan, New York.
Belardinelli experienced communication diffi ...
– piano, keyboards, celesta
*
Taylor McLam Taylor McLam is an American multi-instrumentalist, music composer and record producer. He has composed music for more than 300 advertisements for brands including Verizon, Chrysler, Mitsubishi, Cotton, Visa, Miller Lite, Sears, Lego, McDonald's and ...
– guitars, bass, drums
*David Luther – saxophone
*Lara Somogyi – harp
*Mike Block – cello
*Hanneke Cassel – violin
*Alexander MacDonald – tap dance
*Tyler Chester – bass on 2
*Gary Go – vox on 3
*UCLA Lab School Intermediate kids directed by Nick Kello – vox on 3
*Jonathan Monroe – guitar on 6
*City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Paul Bateman
*The Manhattan Choral Ensemble directed by Thomas Cunningham – Molly Austin, Matt Borgmeyer, Tom Blanchard, Nancy Brandler, Connie Brooks, Evelyn Chu, Covey Crolius, Tom Davidson, Liz Davis, Alison Dolinger, Dave Erbach, Adam Guzik, Stephanie Hagan, Elizabeth Healy, Erin Hillmar, Greg Johnson, Danielle Marchand, Dan Melius, Laura O'Reilly, David Prestigiacomo, Paola Rekalde, Arden Rogow-Bales, Julie Strauss, Gwen Thompson, Blake Wandesforde, Thomas Wang, Risa Ward, Evelyn Way, Brian Wong
;Production
*
Jaymay
Jamie Seerman is an American singer-songwriter from New York. She performs under the name Jaymay.
Early life
Jaymay was born Jamie Seerman on January 3, 1981, and was raised on Long Island. For undergrad, she studied at New College of Florida, ...
– producer, arranger, orchestrator
*Daniel Belardinelli – producer, arranger, orchestrator
*Patrick MacDougall – mixing
*Bradshaw Leigh, Brad Leigh – mixing
*Satoshi Mark Noguchi – mixing
*Colleen Lutz – engineer assistant
*Oscar Zambrano – mastering
*Bill Wadman – cover photograph
*City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra recorded at Smecky Studios, Prague
*Jan Holzner – Orchestra Recording Engineer
*James Fitzpatrick – Orchestra Contractor & Session Producer
*Daniel Clive McCallum - Orchestration
*David Krystal, Kevin Smithers – Additional Orchestration & Music Preparation
References
2016 albums
Jaymay albums
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