Pink Martini - Joy to the World CD

Traditional Holiday Favorites Alongside Gorgeous, Lesser-known Discoveries, All Imbued With Pink Martini's Signature "Little Orchestra" Sound!

A holiday album from Pink Martini at long last! In true Pink Martini fashion, the band has created a globally-inclusive holiday album for the 21st century, performing 14 festive songs in eight languages. Featuring traditional holiday favorites alongside gorgeous, lesser-known discoveries, the album is enhanced by an array of guests, including Japanese pop star Saori Yuki and NPR correspondent Ari Shapiro, backed by a fabulous gathering of Portland choirs.

This new CD features gorgeous 3-D packaging — each layer of buildings will be a separate flap, giving the city four layers of die-cut depth. The digipack will be protected by a clear plastic panel, on which the album title will be printed, along with delicate white snowflakes that will appear to float in front of the city.

Features:

• CD

• 3-D packaging

Musicians:

China Forbes, vocals

Thomas Lauderdale, piano

Gavin Bondy, horns

Robert Taylor, horns

Dan Faehnle, guitar

Phil Baker, bass

Nicholas Crosa, strings

Pansy Chang, strings

Timothy Nishimoto, vocals, percussion

Derek Rieth, percussion

Brian Davis, percussion

Martin Zarzar, percussion

Maureen Love, harp

Saori Yuki, guest vocals

Ari Shapiro, guest vocals

Cantor Ida Rae Cahana, guest vocals

Timothy Jensen, woodwinds

Grace Fong, celeste

Patricia Costa Kim, accordion

Portland Boychoir

Pacific Youth Choir

Bells of the Cascades

Selections:

1. White Christmas

2. White Christmas (part II) (feat. Saori Yuki)

3. Shchedryk (Ukranian Bell Carol)

4. Santa Baby

5. Elohai, N'tzor

6. Little Drummer Boy

7. Congratulations - A Happy New Year Song

8. Do You Hear What I Hear?

9. La Vergine Degli Angeli

10. We Three Kings

11. A Snowglobe Christmas

12. Ocho Kandelikas (Eight Little Candles)

13. Silent Night

14. Auld Lang Syne