Heart Presents a Lovemongers' Christmas

Heart Presents a Lovemongers' Christmas is a Christmas album and the twelfth studio album by American rock band Heart. It was originally released under the title Here Is Christmas on October 20, 1998, by 2b Music, serving as the second album of the Lovemongers, a side project involving Ann and Nancy Wilson, their longtime friend and collaborator Sue Ennis and Frank Cox.[1][4]

Heart Presents a Lovemongers' Christmas
Studio album by
Heart
ReleasedNovember 20, 2001
Studio
GenreChristmas
Length36:02
LabelBeyond
ProducerLovemongers
Heart chronology
Greatest Hits: 1985–1995
(2000)		 Heart Presents a Lovemongers' Christmas
(2001)		 The Essential Heart
(2002)
Lovemongers chronology
Whirlygig
(1997)		 Here Is Christmas
(1998)
Here Is Christmas cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic (original release)[1]
AllMusic[2]
antiMusic[3]

On November 20, 2001, Beyond Records re-released Here Is Christmas as a Heart album with the same track listing and new artwork.[2] The album was reissued on November 16, 2004, by Sovereign Artists with a different cover and two bonus tracks—"Mary" and "Let's Stay In".[5]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Here Is Christmas"
4:11
2."Balulalow"
1:18
3."Christmas Waits"
3:06
4."William and Rose"
  • A. Wilson
  • Ennis
3:54
5."Ave Maria"
4:49
6."How Beautiful"
  • A. Wilson
  • Ennis
  • N. Wilson
  • Frank Cox
5:28
7."The Last Noel"Cox4:21
8."It's Christmas Time"
  • A. Wilson
  • Ennis
  • N. Wilson
  • Cox
3:37
9."Oh Holy Night!"Adolphe Adam3:20
10."Bring a Torch"Traditional1:58
Total length:36:02
2004 reissue[5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Here Is Christmas"
  • A. Wilson
  • N. Wilson
  • Zito
4:12
2."Christmas Waits"
  • A. Wilson
  • Ennis
  • N. Wilson
3:08
3."Mary"Patty Griffin4:50
4."How Beautiful"
  • A. Wilson
  • Ennis
  • N. Wilson
  • Cox
5:29
5."William and Rose"
  • A. Wilson
  • Ennis
3:56
6."Let's Stay In"
  • A. Wilson
  • Ennis
3:27
7."Balulalow"
  • James Wedderburn
  • John Wedderburn
  • R. Wedderburn
1:19
8."Ave Maria"
  • Schubert
  • A. Wilson (ad.)
  • N. Wilson (ad.)
4:51
9."The Last Noel"Cox4:23
10."It's Christmas Time"
  • A. Wilson
  • Ennis
  • N. Wilson
  • Cox
3:38
11."Oh Holy Night!"Adam3:19
12."Bring a Torch"Traditional1:57
Total length:44:29

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Heart Presents a Lovemongers' Christmas and its 2004 reissue.[6][7]

Lovemongers

Additional musicians
  • Brad Allison – flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet
  • Dewey Marler – clarinet, flute
  • Mary Frank – concert harp
  • Probyn Gregory – flugelhorn (2004 reissue)
  • Craig Bartock – additional guitars on "Mary" and "Let's Stay In"

Technical
  • Lovemongers – production
  • Daniel Mendez – engineering
  • Sig Skaylan – second engineer
  • Eric Oz – second engineer
  • Mark Guenther – mastering at Seattle Disc Mastering (2001 release)
  • Craig Bartock – engineering (2004 reissue)
  • Ghian Wright – second engineer (2004 reissue); production on "Mary" and "Let's Stay In"
  • Nancy Wilson – production on "Mary" and "Let's Stay In"

Artwork
  • Klaus Whitley – album art, design, back cover photo (2004 reissue)
  • Nancy Wilson – cover photo (2004 reissue)

Notes
  1. "How Beautiful"
  2. "Here Is Christmas"

References
  1. Jolly, Marvin. "Here Is Christmas – Lovemongers". AllMusic. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  2. Griffith, JT. "Heart – A Lovemonger's Christmas". AllMusic. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  3. Hannaleck, Keith "MuzikMan". "Review: Heart Presents a Lovemongers' Christmas". antiMusic. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
  4. Prato, Greg. "Lovemongers | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  5. Jurek, Thom. "A Heart Presents a Lovemonger's Christmas [Sovereign Artists] – Heart". AllMusic. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  6. Heart Presents a Lovemongers' Christmas (liner notes). Heart. Beyond Records. 2001. BEY 78222.CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. Heart Presents a Lovemongers' Christmas (liner notes). Heart. Sovereign Artists. 2004. 1954-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
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