Christmas with The Jets
Christmas with The Jets is the second studio album by Tongan-American family band The Jets, released on November 30, 1986, by MCA Records. It is also their first and only Christmas album to date. Unlike many other holiday albums, it does not include any covers of staple Christmas songs from the past; all are original compositions.
Although a single from this album was not released at the time, "Christmas In My Heart" would appear on the B-side of their single, "Anytime" two years later in 1988. Another notable track includes "Somewhere Out There" from the animated film An American Tail which was also recorded and released by Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram at the same time to become a hit for the duo a few months later in 1987. Rupert Holmes penned "You Make It Christmas" after previously contributing "You Got It All" to The Jets' first album, and would also write the previously mentioned "Anytime" for their next.
Track listing
- "This Christmas" – 4:08 Lead vocal: Haini
- "Christmas in My Heart" – 4:16 Lead vocal: Elizabeth
- "All Alone on Christmas" – 2:31 Lead vocal: LeRoy
- "On Christmas Night" – 3:02 Lead vocal: Moana
- "I'm Home For Christmas" – 3:13 Lead vocal: Eugene
- "Somewhere Out There" – 3:56 Lead vocal: Eugene, Moana
- "Love So Rare" – 2:58 Lead vocal: LeRoy
- "Christmas Is My Favorite Time of Year" – 2:05 Lead vocal: Moana
- "You Make It Christmas" – 3:35 Lead vocal: Rudy
- "This Christmas, This Year" – 2:50 Lead vocal: Elizabeth
Personnel
The Jets- LeRoy Wolfgramm
- Eddie Wolfgramm
- Eugene Wolfgramm
- Haini Wolfgramm
- Rudy Wolfgramm
- Kathi Wolfgramm
- Elizabeth Wolfgramm
- Moana Wolfgramm
- Dan Johnson
- Doug Johnson
- Don Powell
- LeRoy Wolfgramm
Production
- Don Powell – producer, direction
- Barry Mann – producer
- Steve Tyrell – producer
- Dan Johnson – associate producer, engineer
- Doug Johnson – associate producer, engineer
- Coke Johnson – engineer, mixing
- Les Williams – engineer
- Jeff Adamoff – art direction
- Jim Emmerson – design
- Norm Ung – design
- DZN, The Design Group – design
- Tom Lowe – photography
- Terra Andrews – make-up