December (The Moody Blues album)
December is the sixteenth and final studio album[2] by the Moody Blues. It is their first studio album since The Magnificent Moodies in 1965 to feature cover songs in addition to original material. In the time between the band only released one cover on record, "This Is the Moment" on the 1994 Time Traveller box set. It is also their only album to be recorded and released following the departure of Ray Thomas.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 28 October 2003 | |||
| Recorded | November 2002 – August 2003 Mulinetti Studios, Italy | |||
| Genre | Rock, Christmas | |||
| Length | 42:08 | |||
| Label | Universal | |||
| Producer | Justin Hayward & John Lodge | |||
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| Singles from December | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Track listing
- "Don't Need a Reindeer" (Justin Hayward) – 3:59
- "December Snow" (Hayward) – 5:11
- "In the Quiet of Christmas Morning (Bach 147)" (Bach, Hayward, John Lodge) – 2:51
- "On This Christmas Day" (Lodge) – 3:40
- "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (John Lennon, Yoko Ono) – 2:37
- "A Winter's Tale" (Mike Batt, Tim Rice) – 4:28
- "The Spirit of Christmas" (Lodge) – 4:52
- "Yes I Believe" (Hayward) – 4:21
- "When a Child Is Born" (Zacar, Fred Jay) – 3:34
- "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) – 3:08
- "In the Bleak Midwinter" (Holst, Rossetti) – 3:21
Personnel
- Justin Hayward – vocals, guitar
- John Lodge – vocals, bass guitar
- Graeme Edge – drums, percussion
- Additional personnel
- Danilo Madonia – keyboards, sequencing, orchestration
- Norda Mullen – flute
Charts
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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| US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard)[3] | 10 |
References
- "December - The Moody Blues | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- Wink, Roger; Music, V. V. N. (2 March 2016). "Justin Hayward Says No More Moody Blues Albums". Noise11.com.
- "The Moody Blues Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
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