Christmas Album

Read About This Recording

Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass had so many hits in the 1960s that they will be permanently famous. Alpert actually took some time before hitting his stride. He started playing trumpet when he was eight, served in the military, had an unremarkable acting career, and co-wrote some hits for Sam Cooke. In 1962 when he co-founded A&M Records and had a hit with The Lonely Bull, he was on his way.

Whether it was A Taste Of Honey, Spanish Flea or What Now My Love, Alpert showed that there was a market for pop instrumentals. Although the glory days of the Tijuana Brass were over by 1970, he has remained a major power in the recording industry ever since, whether having solo hits, being a spokesman or working for charitable causes.

In 1968, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass played their versions of Christmas music. With Shorty Rogers providing arrangements for voices and strings, the familiar Tijuana Brass sound is heard on such numbers as Winter Wonderland, Jingle Bells, Sleigh Ride, Let It Snow and Jingle Bell Rock. As was always true with Alpert's music, these renditions are concise, melodic, friendly and catchy, resulting in a particularly charming set of Yuletide favorites.

-Scott Yanow

Contents

Winter Wonderland; Jingle Bells; My Favorite Things; The Christmas Song; Las Mananitas; Sleigh Ride; The Bell That Couldn't Jingle; Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow; Jingle Bell Rock; Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring.

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass.