Live in Concert Manhattan Transfer Live Christmas with an orchestra- 2008. The current group was founded in 1972 by singers Alan Paul, Janis Siegel, Laurel Massé and Tim Hauser. Performances at Max's Kansas City, Trude Heller’s and Reno Sweeney in New York City soon brought them a cult following, and it was at the latter venue that Ahmet Ertegün, founder and chairman of Atlantic Records, saw them and offered a recording contract which led to the release, in 1975, of their first album under the new line-up, The Manhattan Transfer. The album included the group’s first hit single, the gospel tune "Operator".The group soon did very well in Europe, where the next two albums, Coming Out and Pastiche, brought a string of top 10 hits. One was a revival of Wayne Shanklin's "Chanson D'Amour", which went to number one in the UK in 1977 but failed to chart in the US. These hits were followed by a live album, The Manhattan Transfer Live. It was recorded in the UK and captured the group's great popularity in Europe at that time. Immediately after that album was recorded, in 1978, Laurel Massé was badly injured in an auto accident and was replaced by Cheryl Bentyne. The line-up has remained the same since then.
This Christmas Album is so wonderful to watch and listen. The selected Christmas songs are just perfect for the Holidays! Who else can beat Manhattan Transfer when it comes to Acapella. The blending of their voices is just awesome! Merry Christmas to ALL!
Video clip was taken from, Vatican, Italy
Tracklist:
1 Happy Holiday
2 Let It Snow
3 Christmas Love Song
4 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
5 White Christmas, (Alan's Solo)
6 Sleigh Ride, (Janis' Solo)
7 It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
8 Caroling, Caroling
9 Good King Wenceslas
10 Christmas Is Coming
11 Snow Fall
12 Merry Christmas Baby, (Tim's Solo)
13 Santa Baby, (Cheryl's Solo)
14 The Christmas Song
15 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
16 Operator
17 Happy Holiday, (Reprise)
18 Goodnight
19 Happy Holiday, (Reprise)
