Wonderland [Barnes & Noble Exclusive]

by Sarah McLachlan

Overview

For Wonderland, her 2016 seasonal set, Sarah McLachlan takes the opposite tactic than she did for Wintersong, the idiosyncratic holiday album she delivered ten years earlier. That record found the Canadian singer/songwriter exploring songs that were tangentially related to the holiday season, joining Joni Mitchell's "River," Gordon Lightfoot's "Song for a Winter's Night," and Vince Guaraldi's Peanuts theme "Christmas Time Is Here" with a few standards, plus her original title song. Wonderland, in contrast, is nothing but holiday favorites, split evenly between traditional carols and secular tunes. Material-wise, the only curveball here is "Huron Carol," which is a Canadian hymn, and the arrangements are hazily familiar: soft and airy, carrying a bit of Baroque atmosphere but also a fireside coziness. That sense of warmth also differentiates it from Wintersong, an album that could favor the austere, and that also makes it an ideal record for snowy December nights. It's classy and comforting, music that sets a mood and drifts into the background, the kind of Christmas album that's designed to be a holiday perennial. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	10/21/2016
Label:	Barnes Noble Consign
UPC:	0602557155105

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Sarah McLachlan   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals,Ukulele,Keyboards,Guitar (Acoustic)
Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra   Orchestra
Emmylou Harris   Vocals
Martha Wainwright   Vocals
Michel Pepin   Guitar
Yves Desrosiers   Ukulele,Guitar (Electric)
Ashwin Sood   Drums,Percussion
Pierre Marchand   Piano,Keyboards
William Cote   Drums
Philippe Leduc   Bass (Upright)
Deyan Pavlov   Conductor
Conner Molander   Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Clapping,Stomping,Harmonium
Devon Portielje   Guitar,Vocals,Clapping,Stomping,Guitar (Acoustic)
Dylan Phillips   Drums,Vocals,Clapping,Stomping
Isaac Symonds   Bass,Drums,Vocals,Clapping,Stomping
Jerome Beaulieu   Piano
Vince May   Trumpet

Technical Credits

Traditional   Composer
Irving Berlin   Composer
Les Scurry   Production Manager
Jule Styne   Composer
Mel Torme   Composer
Ray Evans   Composer
Michel Pepin   Engineer
Buddy Miller   Engineer
Adam Ayan   Mastering
Felix Bernard   Composer
Jay Livingston   Composer
Pierre Marchand   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Drum Programming
Sammy Cahn   Composer
Robert Wells   Composer
Mel Torment   Composer
Kharen Hill   Photography
Elena Chouchkova   Orchestra Manager
Kristen Clark   A&R
Holly Adams   Product Manager
Vladislav Boyadjiev   Scoring Engineer
Vladimir Dimitrov   Production Manager
Todd Gallopo   Art Direction
Brian Byrne   Recording Producer,Orchestral Arrangements
Evelyn Morgan   A&R
Richard B. Smith   Composer
Nikolina Djidrova   Production Supervisor
Frank McDonough   A&R
Josh Hernandez   Design