The long-anticipated Christmas album from Striving Artists is finally here! After 8 months of recording sessions, producer Greg Luzitano unleashes a whopping 50 tracks over the span of 2 CDs. With SAC friends old and new, including studio versions of 19 songs from the first three years of Striving Artists Christmas shows, Greg Luzitano's arrangements aim to reinvent perennial favorites, while drawing from a multitude of genres and styles to make what he calls a "mixtape for people who don't ordinarily listen to Christmas music". For those people, the album should convince them to give these songs another chance. And for those who love Christmas music, the album will give them new and inventive ways to hear their favorites. Produced by Greg Luzitano Arrangements by Greg Luzitano Musicians: Greg Luzitano: Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Piano, Keyboards, Bass, Banjo, Ukulele, Mandolin, Melodica, Harmonica, Percussion, Backing Vocals, Drum Sequencing Steve Lennon: Drums Bethany Arnold: Saxophone Lauren Bailey: Cello Kelsey Baker: Backing Vocals on “Angels We Have Heard on High/Away in a Manger” Daniel Bryand: French Horn Ron Cook: Recorders, Acoustic Guitar on “Arabic Dance” Jeff Desautels: Ukulele on “The First Noel” Brian Heavey: Bodhran Elizabeth Hookway: Trombone Emma Hookway: Flute, Piccolo Jessica Hookway: Trumpet Matt Luzitano: Electric Guitar on “The Christmas Song” Jake Smith: Electric Guitar on “Baby It’s Cold Outside”, “Deck the Halls/Bring a Torch” Abigail Shaughnessy: Backing Vocals on “Deck the Halls/Bring a Torch”, “O Holy Night/Ave Maria”, “The First Noel”, “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear” Savanah Shaughnessy: Backing Vocals on “Angels We Have Heard on High/Away in a Manger”, "Auld Lang Syne" Gabrielle Toscano: Violin, Viola “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve” samples “smallaudienceclapsyahoo” and “smallaudiencechatter” by oniwe from freesound.org “Angels We Have Heard on High/Away in a Manger” interpolates “All U Can Eat” by Ben Folds Benefactors Barry McKay, Diane McKay Sponsors Jacqueline Boyle, Tofer Carlson, Greg Geer, Paul Lennon, George Luzitano, Mary Luzitano, Mary Beth Luzitano Supporters Jill Ablanese, Leah Humble, Matthew Luzitano, Kristina Vickstrom, Esq. Special Thanks Jenn, The Striving Artists Board of Directors, Jose, Don St. Jean, Matt Kelly, Everyone Who Performed and Supported This Project, and Everyone Who Donated to the Kickstarter