Christmas Songs David Foster & Katharine McPhee

• 1 Santa Baby 02:55
• 2 I’ll Be Home For Christmas 03:13
• 3 Jingle Bell Rock 02:21
• 4 It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas 02:54
• 5 We Three Kings 02:44
• 6 Snow 03:01
• 7 My Grown-Up Christmas List 03:42
• 8 Blue Christmas 03:50
• 9 Amazing Grace 04:27
• 10 Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer 02:28
• 11 Carol Of The Bells 02:54
• 12 Away In A Manger 03:36
• 13 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 02:27
• 14 The Christmas Song 04:00
• Total Runtime 44:32

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David Foster und Katharine McPhee wollen wieder einmal ihre Weihnachtsfreude mit der Welt teilen. Das Duo hat sieben neue Weihnachtsklassiker aufgenommen, die der erfolgreichen Weihnachtsveröffentlichung „Christmas Songs“ vom letzten Jahr hinzugefügt werden, einschließlich eines Auftritts mit dem berühmten Tabernacle Choir. „Christmas Songs“ war die erste Weihnachtsveröffentlichung von David und Kat überhaupt. Es war auch das erste Mal seit 17 Jahren, dass die beiden gemeinsam Lieder aufgenommen haben. Sie hatten so viel Spaß bei den Aufnahmen dass sie beschlossen, wieder ins Studio zu gehen und weitere Songs für die Weihnachtszeit aufzunehmen. Die sieben Klassiker sind: „Santa Baby“, „Its Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas“, „We Three Kings“, „Snow“, „Amazing Grace“ featuring Tabernacle Choir“, „Carol of the Bells“ und „Away in the Manger“.

Die erste Singleauskopplung aus dem Weihnachtsalbum wird eine atemberaubende Version von „Amazing Grace“ mit dem berühmten Tabernacle Choir sein, die am Temple Square aufgenommen und gefilmt wurde. David sagt über „Amazing Grace“ und die Zusammenarbeit mit dem Tabernacle Choir: „Ich hatte die Möglichkeit bei einigen Gelegenheiten mit dem Tabernacle Choir zu arbeiten. Zu sagen, dass sie spektakulär sind, ist eine Untertreibung. Wir haben die ganze Kraft, die wir aufbringen konnten, mit diesem großartigen Chor zusammengebracht. „Amazing Grace“ ist eines dieser Lieder, die so viele Emotionen hervorrufen. Vom ersten Ton des Dudelsacks bis zur letzten Note scheint dieses Lied für jeden Menschen etwas anderes zu bedeuten, von traurig bis glücklich und alles dazwischen. Wir hoffen, dass wir diesem Song die Ehre erwiesen haben, die er verdient.“

David sagt über die neuen Songs: „Wir hatten letztes Jahr eine Menge Spaß bei der Aufnahme der Songs. Dieses Jahr wollten wir wirklich tief in die Tasche greifen und 7 weitere Songs hinzufügen, um ein noch größeres Album zu machen und alles in Waagschale zu werfen was uns zur Verfügung stand, von der Rockgitarre bei „WE THREE KINGS“ über den Tabernacle Choir bei „AMAZING GRACE“ bis hin zur Schlichtheit von Kats spektakulärem Song „ITS BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS“, der nur aus Gesang und Klavier besteht. Wir hatten auch viel Spaß dabei, einen alten Song von mir namens „CAROL OF THE BELLS“ neu zu bearbeiten und mit Gesang zu versehen. Wir haben viel Herzblut hineingesteckt und wir hoffen, dass man das merkt. Weihnachten ist für so viele Menschen die schönste Zeit des Jahres. Wir wollen diese Freude mit euch allen feiern.“

Katharine McPhee, Gesang
David Foster, Klavier

Katharine McPhee
was born in Los Angeles in 1984 and is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She came into the public eye in 2005 after competing on American Idol, however McPhee has always been in the performing world. Her father, Daniel McPhee used to be a television producer while her mother and sister have been American Idol vocal coaches.

In 2005, McPhee competed in the fifth series of American Idol, performing a rendition of “God Bless the Child” for her audition. Receiving praise from judges and votes from the public, she made it to the final of the competition but was eventually beaten by Taylor Hicks.

In 2006, McPhee signed to a record company and released her first single “Somewhere Over the Rainbow/My Destiny” which she performed on American Idol. The single went on to become the second highest selling single of the year. After this, McPhee began to appear on television series such as Ugly Betty, Community and CSI: NY at the same time as releasing her first album, named “Katharine McPhee”.

Her television break came in 2012, when she was cast as Karen Cartwright in the NBC programme Smash. Based on the New York theatrical community, Smash told the story of creating “Bombshell”, a brand new musical about Marilyn Monroe, where Karen Cartwright was unexpectedly cast as the lead. With an original soundtrack, McPhee gained a new legion of fans performing alongside Broadway stars including Megan Hilty, Christian Borle and Anjelica Huston.

McPhee made her Broadway debut in 2018 as Jenna Hunterson in Waitress. She first played the role from 10th April 2018 to 17th June 2018, before reprising her performance from 5th July 2018 to 19th August 2018.

Katharine McPhee will originate the role of Jenna in the West End production of Waitress, opening at the Adelphi Theatre and play her final performance on 15th June.

David Foster
is a Canadian-born musician, songwriter, record producer, and composer who has led the industry by shepherding albums that have collectively sold in the hundreds of millions. He has created hit songs and award-winning gold and platinum albums for diverse artists including Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, and Madonna. He has escorted singers who have straddled both pop and classical styles like Andrea Bocelli and Josh Groban into the mainstream. Foster is also a celebrity judge on Asia’s biggest talent competition show, Asia’s Got Talent

and World Got Talent, which airs in China to 150 million viewers a night. For his legendary work, Foster has won 16 GRAMMY Awards, including three for Producer of the Year, an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe, and was a three-time nominee for Best Original Song.

Apart from returning to the road, Foster is preparing for the release of his feature documentary on his life and career – David Foster: Off the Record. The film premiered in Toronto on September 9 as part of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Later this year, Foster’s new PBS special, An Intimate Evening with David Foster, will air nationwide as part of Great Performances on PBS. Foster is also gearing up to take on the Broadway stage with several projects including a new musical about the classic, animated character Betty Boop, along with writing the music for a musical based on the Amy Bloom novel and New York Times bestseller Lucky Us.

Foster is also known for his philanthropic efforts, creating The David Foster Foundation in 1986 and volunteering his time and talent to more than 400 charities. The David Foster Foundation’s mission is to provide financial support to Canadian families with children in need of life-saving organ transplants, along with a new focus on organ donor awareness.

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