

"Seth MacFarlane records Christmas album with Norah Jones".

Jamie Talbot - B-flat clarinet, flute, flute (alto), sax (alto), sax (soprano).Colin Skinner - B-flat clarinet, clarinet (bass), flute, sax (baritone).Martin Robertson - B-flat clarinet, clarinet (bass), flute, sax (baritone).Andy Panayi - B-flat clarinet, flute, flute (alto), sax (alto), sax (soprano).Nick Moss - B-flat clarinet, flute, flute (alto), sax (tenor).Howard McGill - B-flat clarinet, flute, flute (alto), sax (tenor).Andrew Gathercole - flugelhorn, trumpet.Tim Davis - vocal contractor, vocals (background).Graeme Blevins - B-flat clarinet, flute, flute (alto), sax (alto), sax (soprano).Dave Bishop - B-flat clarinet, flute, flute (alto), sax (tenor).Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rated the album three stars out of five and states: "Apart from the ever so slight notion that he's singing with a wink borrowed from Burl Ives - a tell that gives away his status as a Gen-Xer weaned on Rankin & Bass holiday productions - MacFarlane plays it straight, even when he's camping it up with Sara Bareilles on "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (Norah Jones is the other guest, singing on "Little Jack Frost Get Lost"), and this sincerity plays out in his favor." Track listing Holiday for Swing received mostly positive reviews from music critics upon its release.
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Critical reception Professional ratings Review scores Holiday for Swing was released on September 30, 2014, through Republic Records. It worked out nicely, and it was just a pure joy to do." Release Part of it was because we didn't want to bump up against the production schedule for Ted 2, which is not an ideal time to be recording anything with 12 to 15 hour days shooting a movie. "Generally with a holiday album, you find yourself making the recordings during the summer or any time but Christmas, with this one we actually lucked out. In an interview with Billboard, MacFarlane explained why the album was recorded during the holidays nearly one year before its release: The album was recorded between Christmas Day and New Year's Eve 2013 in Los Angeles and in studio 2 at Abbey Road Studios in London. On May 15, 2014, it was announced that MacFarlane had completed his first Christmas album and that it would be released in time for the 2014 holiday season.
