The Secret Of Christmas
A HOLIDAY NOTE FROM TONI TENNILLEMerry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of you! Daryl and I hope you have your most wonderful holiday season this year, and that this, our very first Christmas CD, will be part of your Christmas celebrations for many years to come. Ever since our first hit record, LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER, in 1975, fans have been asking us to record a Christmas album. It has taken us over thirty years to finally do it, but we could not be happier with this joyous mix of holiday songs.There are wonderful songs for children on this CD, such as I WANT A HIPPOPOTAMUS FOR CHRISTMAS and SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN, as well as some lovely ballads that adults will enjoy, like MERRY CHRISTMAS, a beautiful song sung by Judy Garland in the 1940's film "In The Good Old Summer Time," and the classic HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS. You will also hear THE TENNILLE SISTERS (Jane, Louisa, Melissa and me) version of the Beach Boys Christmas song, LITTLE SAINT NICK, which was digitally remixed directly from the 1976 Captain and Tennille ABC Christmas Special.I wrote four new Christmas songs for this CD...TAHOE SNOW, CHRISTMAS IN CALIFORNIA, THE CHRISTMAS STAR, and one I wrote especially to feature Daryl's boogie piano style, BOOGIE BABY CHRISTMAS. I think listeners who prefer more spiritual Christmas songs will especially enjoy the traditional hymn, SILENT NIGHT, which I sing here as a quiet lullaby. And Daryl's strange and wonderful instrumental version of the classic Carol of the Bells, which we call DARYL OF THE BELLS, is a wild trip through Daryl's musical mind.Daryl and I had the most wonderful time writing, arranging and recording this CD, and I believe it is one of the best, most creative projects we have ever done together. We truly believe you will enjoy it, too.What is THE SECRET OF CHRISTMAS? The song that closes this album, written by the great American songwriters, Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen, discloses the secret with these lines..."so may I suggest, the secret of Christmas is not the things you do at Christmas time, but the Christmas things you do all year through."My sentiments exactly. Have a glorious holiday season.