Home for Christmas (Hall & Oates album)

Studio album by Hall & Oates

Released

October 3, 2006

Recorded

2006

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Greg Bieck, Daryl Hall, Tom "T-Bone" Wolk

Hall & Oates chronology

Our Kind of Soul
(2004)

Home for Christmas
(2006)

The Singles
(2008)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Home For Christmas is the eighteenth studio album by Hall & Oates, and their first full-length album of Christmas music. It was released in the US on October 3, 2006. A portion of the proceeds of the sale of this album goes to Toys for Tots. It was only available at Trans World Entertainment music stores in 2006, but has since become available at all retail outlets.

Previously, the duo released a promotional only single called "Jingle Bell Rock" in the early 1980s that had each of them separately singing the lead vocals on either side of the 45. The version of "Jingle Bell Rock" on this album is different from those two versions.

This album features two new songs written by Hall & Oates: "No Child Should Ever Cry on Christmas" and "Home for Christmas".

It includes a version of "It Came Upon A Midnight Clear", which became their second number one Adult Contemporary hit.^[2]

Track listing

"Overture/The First Noel" - 6:50 (Rob Mathes/Traditional)
"It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" - 4:16 (Edmund Hamilton Sears, Richard Storrs Willis)
"No Child Should Ever Cry on Christmas" (new song) - 4:03 (John Oates)
"Everyday will be Like a Holiday" - 4:38 (William Bell/Booker T. Jones)
"Home for Christmas" (new song) - 5:09 (Greg Bieck/Daryl Hall/Tom "T-Bone" Wolk)
"Christmas Must be Tonight" - 4:26 (Robbie Robertson)
"Children, Go Where I Send Thee" - 4:29 (Traditional)
"Mary Had a Baby" - 5:03 (Traditional)
"The Christmas Song" - 4:23 (Mel Tormé/Robert Wells)
"Jingle Bell Rock" (new recording) - 2:09 (Joe Beal/Jim Boothe)
"O Holy Night" - 5:27 (Traditional)
"One On One (Live)" - 6:46 (Daryl Hall) [Japanese Version bonus track]

Credits

Musicians

Daryl Hall: lead vocals (1,2,4-8,10,11), backing vocals, acoustic guitars, keyboards, additional string arrangement (8,11)
John Oates: lead vocals (3,9), backing vocals, acoustic & electric guitars
Tom "T-Bone" Wolk: bass guitar, acoustic & electric guitars
Greg Bieck: programming & keyboards
Rob Mathes: acoustic guitars, keyboards, string arrangements & conductor
Shawn Pelton: drums
David Sancious: organ, piano, additional backing vocals
Charles DeChant: saxophone
Michael Payne: additional acoustic & electric guitars
Matthew Payne: drums
Klyde Jones: additional backing vocals
Strings performed by the London Session Orchestra
Gavyn Wright: concertmaster & first violinist
Isobel Griffiths: string contractor
Vic Fraiser: librarian
Music preparation by Mike & Lori Castreel

Production

Produced by Daryl Hall, T-Bone Wolk & Greg Bieck
Recorded & Mixed by Greg Bieck
Engineered by Greg Bieck, Peter Moshay, Jamie Rosenberg & Peter Cobbin
Assistant Engineers: Katzutaka Noda, Taz Mattar & Louis Jones
Mastered by Bob Ludwig
Album Cover Art: Michael McCurdy
Album Design & Packaging: Kathy Phillips

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ "Fred Bronson, Chart Beat, December 21, 2006", billboard.com

Hall & Oates

Daryl Hall John Oates

Studio albums	Whole Oats (1972) Abandoned Luncheonette (1973) War Babies (1974) Daryl Hall & John Oates (1975) Bigger Than Both of Us (1976) Beauty on a Back Street (1977) Along the Red Ledge (1978) X-Static (1979) Voices (1980) Private Eyes (1981) H₂O (1982) Big Bam Boom (1984) Ooh Yeah! (1988) Change of Season (1990) Marigold Sky (1997) Do It for Love (2003) Our Kind of Soul (2004) Home for Christmas (2006)

Live albums	Livetime (1978) Live at the Apollo (1985)

Compilation albums	No Goodbyes (1977) Rock 'n Soul Part 1 (1983) The Atlantic Collection (1996) The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates (2001) VH1 Behind the Music: The Daryl Hall and John Oates Collection (2002) Ultimate Daryl Hall + John Oates (2004) The Singles (2008)

Singles	"She's Gone" (1974) "Sara Smile" (1976) "Rich Girl" (1977) "Wait for Me" (1979) "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (1980) "Kiss on My List" (1981) "You Make My Dreams" (1981) "Private Eyes" (1981) "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" (1981) "Did It in a Minute" (1982) "Maneater" (1982) "One on One" (1983) "Family Man" (1983) "Jingle Bell Rock" (1983) "Say It Isn't So" (1983) "Adult Education" (1984) "Out of Touch" (1984) "Method of Modern Love" (1985) "A Nite at the Apollo Live! The Way You Do the Things You Do/My Girl" (live) (1985) "Everything Your Heart Desires" (1988) "Love Train" (1989) "So Close" (1990) "Do It for Love" (2002) "Someday We'll Know" (2003) "Getaway Car" (2003) "I'll Be Around" (2004) "Without You" (2004) "I Can Dream About You" (2005) "Ooh Child" (2005) "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" (2006)

Hall solo albums	Sacred Songs (1980) Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine (1986) Soul Alone (1993) Can't Stop Dreaming (1996) Laughing Down Crying (2011)

Oates solo albums	Phunk Shui (2002) John Oates: Live at the Historic Wheeler Opera House (2004) John Oates Solo – The Album, The Concert (2006) 1000 Miles of Life (2008) Mississippi Mile (2011) The Bluesville Sessions (2012) Good Road to Follow (2014)

Related articles	Discography Interpreting the Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates Live from Daryl's House

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